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The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has launched a rulemaking process related to stablecoin regulation. On the 26th, Cointelegraph reported via X (formerly Twitter) that “the OCC released a proposed rulemaking to implement the GENI
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has released ‘Strawmap,’ a document laying out the long-term direction for Layer 1 (L1) upgrades. On the 26th, Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, published the document via X (formerly Twitter). Strawm
As U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his resolve to tighten tariffs, expectations for additional rate cuts have weakened, deepening a wait-and-see mood in bitcoin (BTC) as well. With spot ETF outflows continuing, experts say the path toward furt
A senior White House official said there has been no change to President Trump’s plan to raise tariffs to 15%. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by overseas economy breaking-news channel Walter Bloomberg on the 24th, a White House official
Coinbase has begun offering stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading to all U.S. customers, expanding its business beyond cryptocurrencies into traditional assets. According to crypto-focused outlet CoinDesk on the 24th, Coinbase has launched a s
Six Democratic U.S. senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to explicitly ban prediction-market contracts linked to an individual’s death or physical harm. According to CNBC on the 24th, Democratic senators Adam Schiff, Richard
WisdomTree is introducing 24/7 trading and instant-settlement capabilities for its tokenized money market fund (MMF). According to PR Newswire on the 24th, WisdomTree said it will launch round-the-clock trading and real-time settlement for the Wisdom
US private-sector employment has returned to growth since February, signaling a rebound in the labor market. According to Walter Bloomberg, an overseas economy newsflash channel, ADP Research data showed US private-sector employment rose by a weekly
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said the disinflation trend has stalled, adding that it is difficult to be confident that current monetary policy is sufficiently restrictive. According to Walter Bloomberg on X (form
More than 20,000 “Bitcoin millionaire addresses” have disappeared so far this year amid the sharp drop in Bitcoin (BTC) prices. According to crypto (cryptocurrency) media outlet Finbold on the 24th, an analysis based on BitInfoCharts data found that
As stablecoin supply shrinks and tariff uncertainty adds to the overhang, analysts say the crypto market’s capacity for a rebound—led by Bitcoin (BTC)—is being constrained. According to Cointelegraph, a crypto-focused outlet, crypto services provider
With Bitcoin (BTC) down about 45% from its peak, Michael Saylor compared the move to Apple’s 2013 share-price plunge, arguing that it marks entry into the recurring “valley of despair” seen in long-term technology investing. According to crypto media
Bitcoin (BTC) appears to have attracted substantial buying interest in the $60,000–$70,000 range during the latest pullback. According to CoinDesk, a digital asset (cryptocurrency) news outlet, an analysis by on-chain data provider Glassnode shows th
Emirates NBD, a major bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is said to be reviewing the possibility of adding Bitcoin (BTC) as an investment. On the 24th, Maurice Gravier, Group Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Emirates NBD, said in an interview o
Russian authorities have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into Pavel Durov, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Telegram. According to Cointelegraph, a cryptocurrency-focused outlet, Russia’s state-run Rossiyskaya Gazeta cit
A growing view suggests the United States could enter a phase of higher structural unemployment amid the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) and broader structural shifts. According to BlockBeats, a crypto-asset (cryptocurrency) industry outlet, o
Swiss technology firm The Hashgraph Group has unveiled a supply-chain traceability platform designed to meet the European Union’s (EU) Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements. According to Cointelegraph, a cryptocurrency-focused outlet, The Hashg
As Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $63,000, analysis has emerged suggesting the market has entered a full-fledged capitulation (capitulation·mass selling) phase. According to Cointelegraph, a crypto (cryptocurrency) news outlet, Bitcoin fell 4% over the
UK-listed Smarter Web Company has entered into a $30 million credit facility agreement with Coinbase to fund bitcoin purchases. According to investment information platform TipRanks on the 24th, Smarter Web signed an agreement with Coinbase Credit. T
The Arizona State Senate Finance Committee has passed legislation to establish a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund. According to Decrypt, a crypto-focused outlet, Senate Bill 1649 (SB 1649) cleared the Finance Committee by a 4-2-1 vote and has al
The Democratic Party of Korea has begun work at the party task force (TF) level to craft a compromise over the second-phase legislation of the Digital Asset Framework Act related to stablecoins. According to industry sources on the 24th, the Democrat
Bitcoin (BTC) has again failed to break above $70,000 and continues to move sideways around the $63,000 range. On the 24th, crypto (digital asset) market-making firm Wintermute shared a market update via X (formerly Twitter), saying it views Bitcoin
Cathie Wood, founder of Ark Invest, has reaffirmed her long-term bullish view of bitcoin (BTC), calling it a structurally superior asset to gold. According to cryptocurrency-focused outlet The Crypto Basic on the 24th, Wood said in a recent Bloomberg
An analysis suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) has recently seen a sharp decline in its price correlation with gold, signaling a move away from the ‘digital gold’ narrative. On the 24th, Ki Young Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “B
National Bank of Canada has reportedly sold part of its holdings in Strategy, a company that stockpiles Bitcoin (BTC). According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET on X (formerly Twitter) on the 24th, National Bank of Canada, which has $421 billion in total as
The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking part of its holdings. On the 24th, the foundation said via X (formerly Twitter) that, in line with the treasury policy it announced last year, it will use a portion of its treasury assets for staking. It init
Solana (SOL)-based portfolio management platform Step Finance will ultimately cease operations following a security incident involving roughly $40 million. According to crypto industry outlet The Block on the 24th, Step Finance said it decided to win
Global crypto exchange Binance is adding spot trading pairs. According to a Binance announcement on the 24th, Binance will launch trading for four spot pairs—ADA/U, DOGE/U, PEPE/U and TAO/USD1—starting at 08:00 on the 25th (UTC; 19:00 Korea time). Sp
South Korean card issuers are launching a joint pilot to apply won-denominated stablecoins to card payments. According to industry sources on the 24th, the second stablecoin task force (TF) led by the Korea Credit Finance Association is expected to h
As the cryptoasset (cryptocurrency) market continues a broad-based correction, observers say Ethereum (ETH) appears to be limiting its downside relative to the rest of the market. According to crypto-focused outlet Coindoo on the 24th, total crypto m