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Today in crypto, US President Donald Trump’s sons have partnered with Hut 8 to launch American Bitcoin, aiming to build the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm with strategic reserves, DeFi protocol SIR.trading lost $335,000 in a hack (its entire total value locked), and Binance has introduced a CEX…
Japan’s finance regulator is planning to change the country’s laws to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products as early as 2026, according to the local outlet Nikkei.The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to submit a bill to parliament to revise the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act a…
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The CME bitcoin futures chart is in focus once again as bitcoin's recent 12% retracement has filled the latest CME gap—caused by the exchange’s weekend closure and bitcoin's price run up to $95,000. According to RiggsBTC, a post on X hi…
Midas, a protocol for issuing yield-bearing tokens backed by U.S. Treasuries and other assets, has introduced Liquid Yield Tokens (LYT) linked to actively managed, decentralized finance (DeFi) funds, starting out with Edge Capital, RE7, and MEV Capital.Late last year, Midas received regulatory appro…
Circle's USDC, the second-largest stablecoin on the market, rose to a record market capitalization over $56 billion this week as stablecoin growth showed signs of reaccelerating.USDC added $10.2 billion to its market cap over the past month, driven primarily by rising Solana-based DeFi trading volum…
Stablecoins could emerge as one of the most efficient means of payment in a global economy as legacy payment systems struggle to keep pace with AI agents, blockchain technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), according to Sky Protocol (formerly MakerDAO) co-founder Rune Christensen.Christensen …
Ethereum saw some huge selling in the early trading hours of Monday as it dipped below the $2.1K mark – a 25% dip from its opening price that day.This fall was a result of whale wallets liquidating their positions in $ETH. For instance, two dormant wallets sent $149M and $201M worth of $ETH to Bitfi…
A new report from CryptoQuant highlighted that the expansion of stablecoins in circulation is likely to be a key driver for the next cryptocurrency rally.Liquidity conditions in the crypto markets, as measured by the total value of stablecoins in circulation, have experienced a boost since the U.S. …
The European Securities and Markets Authority has urged national authorities in the European Union (EU) to ensure that exchanges are no longer making non-compliant stablecoins available for trading within the next two months.The regulator has requested that the 27 member states in the EU ensure cryp…
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire believes US President Donald Trump could soon sign an executive order making it easier for banks to own digital assets. In an interview with the Reuters Global Markets Forum at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Allaire said he expects Presiden…
By Lauren ThomasCryptocurrency executives exuded optimism as President Trump took the oath of office. Trump has pledged support for the digital-asset industry and is expected to promote widespread adoption of crypto."The backdrop is dramatic-more dramatic than the past few years. We're at the center…
In tuxedos and finery, one of the most famously dressed-down industries celebrated Friday night with a "Crypto Ball" in Washington to welcome the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, which the crowd of digital-assets insiders trusts will lift their sector into U.S. legitimacy.Big…