Ethereum (ETH) has traded sideways around $2,000 since the beginning of the year. This price action has strengthened accumulation sentiment and encouraged investors to store assets off exchanges. The latest data shows multiple new records in ETH withdrawals, reflecting investor confidence in the asset.
Meanwhile, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for building Ethereum into a...
Visa and Bridge plan to roll out stablecoin-linked cards to more than 100 countries by the end of 2026.
Visa is a global payments technology company. Bridge is a stablecoin infrastructure platform acquired by Stripe that enables businesses and fintech developers to offer Visa cards backed by stablecoins.
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Visa and Bridge unveiled the stablecoin-linked card issuance...
Bitcoin is holding its ground in a market where almost nothing else is. Over the past seven days, BTC has gained roughly 3.5%. Yet, gold, the traditional refuge during geopolitical stress, is trading nearly flat on the week at -0.05%. This divergence is unfolding despite a rising US Dollar Index (DXY) and Brent crude climbing, both of which typically weigh on risk assets.
On-chain data shows...
OKX has just introduced a native AI layer on OnchainOS, its developer-focused onchain platform, designed to enable AI agents to act autonomously on blockchain networks.
The layer bridges traditional decentralized tooling with machine-native automation for trading, wallet management, payments and market data access.
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OnchainOS is the onchain toolkit and execution...
Ripple announced the expansion of Ripple Payments into a comprehensive end-to-end platform as adoption continues to grow.
The announcement comes as XRP (XRP) liquidity on Binance has dropped, a development that may amplify price volatility if large capital flows occur.
Ripple Payments Update: What’s New in the Latest Expansion
For context, Ripple payments is a blockchain-powered global...
A month before bombs fell on Iran, Reuters reported that the US Treasury was investigating whether crypto platforms had helped Iranian officials evade sanctions. When airstrikes began on February 28, that investigation got a live stress test — and the results were revealing.
The war did not break Iran’s crypto infrastructure — it proved how indispensable stablecoins have become to it....
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly disavowed a cryptocurrency bearing her name and likeness. The token crashed 58% within hours, and regulators moved to investigate the issuer.
The episode is the latest in a string of political memecoins that have burned retail investors worldwide.
PM’s Denial Triggers Crash
Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister and one of its most...
President Donald Trump accused US banks of threatening the GENIUS Act and holding the CLARITY Act hostage, escalating a months-long standoff between the banking and crypto industries over stablecoin yield.
The clash threatens to derail the CLARITY Act before the 2026 midterms, leaving the US crypto regulatory framework incomplete at a critical moment.
Trump Takes Aim at Banks Over...
A new US housing bill includes a provision that temporarily bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar to consumers until 2030.
The move represents a shift from previous strong opposition to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
Senate Advances Housing Bill With CBDC Ban
The Senate on Monday advanced the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan bill focused on...
Core Scientific, a Bitcoin mining company, announced this week its plans to sell nearly all of its Bitcoin holdings to fund its shift towards AI and high-performance computing.
The move reflected a broader trend in the Bitcoin mining industry. However, it also raised questions over the purpose of sustaining Bitcoin treasuries, especially in light of a broader market downturn.
Bitcoin Miner...