Brazil Enforces Ban on Algorithmic Stablecoins; Ethena’s USDe at Risk
Brazil's Central Bank enforces a hard ban on algorithmic stablecoins while reclassifying fiat-pegged assets as foreign exchange operations.
House Probe Targets Trump’s $500M UAE Crypto Deal; WLFI Slips 5%
Rep. Ro Khanna demands records on a $500M UAE stake in World Liberty Financial, alleging links to AI chip exports...
CME Group Confirms ‘Proprietary Coin’ Plans with Google Cloud; Targets 2026 Launch
CEO Terry Duffy confirms the derivatives giant is building a settlement coin on Google Cloud's Universal Ledger to rival JPM...
Bitcoin Surrenders $70k Support; XRP Erases ‘Trump Trade’ Gains
Bitcoin's correlation with sliding AI stocks drags it below $70k, wiping out gains from the 2024 election cycle as XRP...
Vitalik Buterin Issues ‘Stage 1’ Ultimatum as Coinbase’s Base Corners 62% of L2 Revenue
Vitalik Buterin challenges the 'branded shard' model as Coinbase's Base captures 62% of Layer 2 revenue while remaining centralized.
Treasury Sec. Bessent: No Federal Authority to “Bail Out” Bitcoin
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms the U.S. government lacks the authority to stabilize crypto prices, sending Bitcoin to $72K and...
Epstein’s Secret $3M Coinbase Stake Exposed in DOJ Files; COIN Slips 7%
Unsealed DOJ documents confirm Jeffrey Epstein invested $3 million in Coinbase's Series C via Blockchain Capital, with co-founder Fred Ehrsam...
Fidelity Mints ‘FIDD’ on Ethereum as GENIUS Act Era Begins
Fidelity becomes the first major asset manager to mint a public stablecoin under the new GENIUS Act, challenging Tether's dominance...
White House Issues February Ultimatum to Coinbase & Banks: Fix the Yield War or the Bill Dies
The Trump administration gives crypto firms and banks 25 days to solve the $6.6 trillion stablecoin yield dispute.
Canada’s CIRO Caps Dealer Self-Custody at 20% in New Crypto Framework
New interim rules force Canadian crypto dealers to store 80% of client assets with third-party custodians, introducing a capital-weighted tier...