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IMF research finds stablecoin demand shocks can lower short-term Treasury yields and spill into currencies, crypto and equities. Digital dollars now matter beyond crypto trading.
Aug 2, 2026
Bitcoin is trading near $64,000 as clearer US rules meet a difficult macro environment, proving that legitimacy and price stability are different things.
Jul 31, 2026
Stablecoins are expanding as payment and settlement tools, but BIS and IMF research warns that redemption pressure can connect token risk to traditional financial markets.
Jul 25, 2026
A leading crypto market maker registered a US broker-dealer arm and a very large custodian moved towards institutional staking. Neither made headlines. Both change who is allowed to participate.
Aug 7, 2026
After a decade of rejections, US regulators cleared eleven spot Bitcoin ETFs, letting ordinary brokerage accounts hold the asset directly for the first time.
Jan 14, 2024
Bitcoin crossed six figures for the first time this week, capping a rally that started at the ballot box and accelerated with every crypto-friendly appointment.
Dec 9, 2024
The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets law became fully applicable on December 30, forcing every exchange and stablecoin issuer to operate under a real license.
Jan 8, 2025
Dirham-pegged tokens are now licensed for retail payments across the UAE, part of a regulatory push that is reshaping remittances across the Gulf.
Mar 11, 2025
On 11 August the CFTC used emergency powers to keep Kalshi running nationwide. A week earlier a Washington judge told it to block local users. Both cannot be right, and that is now the whole fight.
Aug 16, 2026
Tokenized securities promise faster settlement and wider access, but custody, redemption, voting rights and bankruptcy treatment determine what an investor actually owns.
Aug 2, 2026
A proceeding opened on 30 June is deciding what exchange traded funds holding unusual assets may look like. Two designs dominate it: funds that earn staking rewards, and funds tracking small altcoins. The comment period closes in days.
Aug 24, 2026
The FCA has outlined a future authorization window and tailored rules for crypto firms, shifting attention from policy debate to operational readiness.
Jul 28, 2026
The exchange is cutting off transaction processing with HTX and ten other trading platforms, citing regulatory mandates and sanctions enforcement. Users of those venues have a week to move.
Aug 17, 2026
Six months in, institutional Bitcoin holdings are near record highs even as ETF assets slip, and Wall Street forecasts for the rest of the year could not be more split.
Jun 18, 2026
Bitcoin hit a record near $126,000, stablecoins topped $290 billion, and then Q4 delivered the sharpest reset in years. Here is what actually happened.
Jan 6, 2026
Bitcoin's fourth halving cut miner rewards in half overnight. Months of doomsday and moonshot forecasts met a much quieter, messier reality.
Apr 23, 2024
Holding your own keys removes one kind of counterparty risk and introduces operational risks that require backups, phishing discipline and inheritance plans.
Jul 28, 2026
The first crypto backed conforming mortgages are being written in the United States. Pledge bitcoin, keep the coins, skip the taxable sale. The catch is not a margin call. It is that you must post 250 dollars of bitcoin for every 100 dollars you borrow.
Aug 28, 2026
Down 4 per cent on the week and 34 per cent on the year, but up 21 per cent on the month, with the Fed about to raise rates and oil up eleven per cent in five days. Ether is at 2,500. What the price is telling you, and what it is not.
Sep 15, 2026
