In the current cycle, a trending crypto asset may come to light not as a result of several years of development and careful preparation, but from a simple publication in a social network. Moreover, this is not an exaggeration. Believe.app was launched in April 2025 with just such a proposal.
At the end of April 2025, Ukraine’s Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy unanimously endorsed a revised draft law on virtual assets. However, this was neither the version previously developed in collaboration with the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, nor the alternative proposed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Instead, lawmakers supported a reworked version of the bill.
The crypto assets bill has been referred to the Standing Committee of the Polish Council of Ministers, according to the official website. It could potentially be approved as early as May 2025, after which it will be submitted to parliament.
Ukrainian trader Max Hamaha won the final of the first-ever live crypto trading championship, the International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025), organized by the WhiteBIT crypto exchange. This is stated in a press release for Incrypted.
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, will be included in the S&P 500 index starting May 19, 2025. This is the first time a company from the cryptocurrency sector has a place in one of the most influential U.S. stock indexes.
Ukraine has officially signed the world’s first international treaty in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) — the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Fastex has unveiled YoWallet — the upgraded successor to its previous Fastex Wallet app. The migration process is already under way, enabling users to move smoothly to the new wallet and benefit from enhanced features and higher performance, the company told Incrypted.
Information has emerged online about the possible creation of a state strategic Bitcoin reserve by the Ukrainian authorities. This information was confirmed in a conversation with Incrypted by Yaroslav Zhelezniak, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy.
The CoinFerenceX Web3 Summit was held in Dubai on 28 April 2025, organized without centralized sponsors or corporates. The event was attended by more than 2,500 participants from the blockchain industry: founders, investors, developers, and enthusiasts.
The total losses from cryptocurrency hacks in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to more than $1.93 billion, distributed among 43 separate incidents. This is stated in a report by Global Ledger analysts, which they shared with Incrypted.
The organizers of the Bitcoin 2025 conference, which will take place on May 27-29 in Las Vegas, have announced a large-scale expansion of the Open Source Hub, a platform for developers, privacy researchers, Lightning Network engineers, and decentralized technology enthusiasts. This is stated in a press release shared with Incrypted.
From April 30 to May 1, 2025, Fastex took part in TOKEN2049 in Dubai as a platinum sponsor, “standing alongside the most influential players in the Web3 and crypto ecosystem.”
A major Web3 event, the first Unchained Summit, organized by Aeternum, was held at the Kempinski Central Avenue Hotel, Dubai, from April 28 to 29, 2025. For two days, the forum was a hub for discussion, idea exchange and networking.