cryptocurrency news april 22 2025

Cryptocurrency news april 22 2025

A former skeptic turned zealous promotor, Trump has promised to usher in a golden age for the cryptocurrency industry. His administration has already taken many early actions without Congress to boost crypto, including establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve and undoing previously enforcement actions App casino. But Trump needs Congress to get some of his and the deep-pocketed industry’s top priorities passed, including enacting the stablecoin legislation.

However, the Democratic caucus remained divided in its support for the bill; while over a dozen Democrats voted with Republicans to advance it, senior Democratic leadership – including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Whip Dick Durbin – voted against invoking cloture.

The vote is a blow to one of Trump’s top legislative priorities and a setback for the cryptocurrency industry, which spent heavily in last year’s election and has been emboldened to cement its influence in politics and the mainstream financial system. The legislation would aim to create a federal framework to regulate the stablecoin industry, which is currently governed by a patchwork of existing federal and state laws.

“Stablecoins are already playing an important role in the global economy, and it is essential that the U.S. enact legislation that protects consumers, while also enabling responsible innovations,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the initial Democratic cosponsors of the bill, said in a statement on Friday.

Latest cryptocurrency news april 2025

FinCEN notes FATF identifies jurisdictions with AML/CFT deficiencies. On February 26, FinCEN announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated its lists of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (CPF) deficiencies at the conclusion of its plenary meeting this month. FinCEN informed US financial institutions to consider FATF’s stance toward these jurisdictions when reviewing their obligations and risk-based policies, procedures, and practices. FATF added Laos and Nepal to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring and removed the Philippines from that list. Additionally, FATF’s list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action remains the same (Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Burma).

While this guidance, released on April 4, 2025, expresses only the views of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance and is not legally binding, it nevertheless clearly states the SEC staff’s current position on what the guidance defines as «Covered Stablecoins.»

PwC issues Global Crypto Regulation Report. In March, Price Waterhouse Coopers released its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2025. The report «provides an overview of the global regulatory landscape, how regulatory frameworks are developing across the world, and the impact on crypto and traditional financial services firms.» The report contains a «high-level snapshot of global cryptocurrency regulation,» key regulatory trends, a summary of recent developments by «key global standard-setting institutions,» and an overview of digital assets regulation across key jurisdictions.

ada cryptocurrency news

FinCEN notes FATF identifies jurisdictions with AML/CFT deficiencies. On February 26, FinCEN announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated its lists of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (CPF) deficiencies at the conclusion of its plenary meeting this month. FinCEN informed US financial institutions to consider FATF’s stance toward these jurisdictions when reviewing their obligations and risk-based policies, procedures, and practices. FATF added Laos and Nepal to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring and removed the Philippines from that list. Additionally, FATF’s list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action remains the same (Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Burma).

While this guidance, released on April 4, 2025, expresses only the views of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance and is not legally binding, it nevertheless clearly states the SEC staff’s current position on what the guidance defines as «Covered Stablecoins.»

PwC issues Global Crypto Regulation Report. In March, Price Waterhouse Coopers released its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2025. The report «provides an overview of the global regulatory landscape, how regulatory frameworks are developing across the world, and the impact on crypto and traditional financial services firms.» The report contains a «high-level snapshot of global cryptocurrency regulation,» key regulatory trends, a summary of recent developments by «key global standard-setting institutions,» and an overview of digital assets regulation across key jurisdictions.

Ada cryptocurrency news

After jumping 20% last week, Cardano (ADA) has now dropped 5%, but there’s more behind it. With the Brave Wallet now supporting ADA and Cardano’s founder teasing more surprises, the stage is set for ADA price to hit a month high. So, is ADA on its way to $1?Let’s dive in detail, & how $1 reach is possible?

This is because of the positive regulatory policies that Donald Trump has put in placed in his administration. Paul Atkins, a pro-crypto voice, recently took over as SEC Chair, with him in office, the environment for digital asset innovation appears to be on greener pastures. Atkins has expressed intentions to introduce clearer regulations for the crypto industry, potentially paving the way for new financial instruments like an ADA ETF.

Crypto intelligence tracker DefiLlama data shows that Cardano’s chain DEX trading volume has constantly fallen since early December and currently reads $3.06 million on Tuesday. This fall in volume signaled decreased user activity and liquidity in the ADA blockchain, indicating a bearish outlook.

Latest cryptocurrency market news april 2025

According to Milk Road, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant shifts as we approach mid-2025. They highlight that Bitcoin has shown a marked increase in trading volume, which could indicate a bullish trend. Additionally, Ethereum’s recent upgrade has sparked renewed interest among institutional investors .

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Regulatory clarity and market acceptance will be crucial for XRP to reach the higher end of this spectrum. The expected positive resolution of the battle between Ripple and the SEC is clearly positively impact its trajectory.

After the April tariff policy is implemented, the optimistic scenario is that Trump’s tariff policy doesn’t trigger large-scale trade retaliation, and the Fed releases dovish signals (such as hints at rate cuts), BTC could break through the $90,000 resistance level and test the $100,000 mark; but the pessimistic scenario is, if tariff conflicts escalate and PCE data exceeds expectations, BTC may test the $75,000-$80,000 support range, and the altcoin market may accelerate its collapse.

In 2025, Ethereum is expected to trade in a wide range with a minimum price of $1,667 and maximum price of $4,911. If and whenever bullish momentum in crypto markets accelerates, ETH may push to our stretched price target of $5,590.

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