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Bitget has named former KuCoin EU and Bitpanda executive Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU and will base its new MiCA-ready European headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has appointed Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU as…
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MEXC has launched a month-long promo that cuts USDT and USDC borrowing rates from 3.5% to 0%, letting verified users lever up against BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP collateral. Digital asset exchange MEXC announced Monday the launch of a limited-time…
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A PayPal–NCA survey finds nearly 4 in 10 U.S. merchants already accept crypto, with payments making up 26% of sales where offered and most expecting it to go mainstream. Nearly four in ten U.S. merchants now accept cryptocurrency payments at…
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OKX founder Star Xu unveils OKX Pay and a Mastercard-linked OKX Card to turn fiat-backed stablecoins into a compliant everyday payment rail inside the EU’s rules. Europe’s crypto industry is inching from speculation to spendability, and OKX wants to be the…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are stuck in tight ranges as traders watch today’s Fed decision and, more importantly, Powell’s tone to decide the next big move. Federal Reserve anxiety is gripping crypto markets this morning, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP…
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Chinese national Jingliang Su was sentenced to 46 months in US prison for laundering $36.9M in a USDT-based pig-butchering scheme that funneled victim funds via Deltec to Cambodia. A US federal court has sentenced Chinese national Jingliang Su to 46…
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Tether has built the world’s largest non-sovereign gold hoard in a Swiss bunker, buying more than a ton a week to harden USDT and XAUT against fiat risk. Tether’s quiet march into the physical gold market has moved from curiosity…
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Jerome Powell and the Fed are set to hold rates at 3.5%–3.75% despite Trump pressure, leaving Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana rangebound as traders focus on Powell’s tone over future cuts. Jerome Powell and Federal Reserve opens 2026 in a holding…
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Arthur Hayes says stealth Fed support for the yen could expand dollar liquidity, weaken the DXY, and mechanically push Bitcoin and majors to new highs. Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is betting that quiet Federal Reserve intervention to support the…
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Trump says his next Fed chair will usher in “a lot” of rate cuts, stoking debate over political pressure on the central bank and what looser policy means for crypto. U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon name his…
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Citrea has launched its mainnet, introducing a Bitcoin-native application layer built for on-chain trading, lending, and settlement. Bitcoin ZK-rollup Citrea has launched its mainnet, opening the door for lending, trading, and settlement directly on the Bitcoin network. The launch was…
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Japan’s FSA plans strict bond rules for yen stablecoins, reshaping reserves, JGB demand, and megabank-led digital yen settlement projects. Japan’s Financial Services Agency has unveiled strict collateral requirements for stablecoin reserve assets, setting a high threshold that could limit which…
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A US winter storm knocked Bitcoin hashrate to a 7‑month low as miners powered down to ease grid stress, even as BTC, ETH and SOL prices stayed relatively calm. Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining network just endured a stark reminder that it…
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SHIB price is still capped by resistance, but a 29m token outflow, rising active addresses and “fear” sentiment hint at a quieter accumulation phase. Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders are pulling tokens off exchanges at a steady clip, quietly setting up…
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Vitalik Buterin reverses his 2017 stance, arguing zk-proofs now make “mountain man” full verification a real fallback as Ethereum stress-tests decentralization. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly walked back a long‑standing critique of “mountain man” full verification, arguing that…
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ERC-20 stablecoin market cap on Ethereum just fell $7b in a week, signaling investors may be exiting crypto entirely instead of rotating risk. The ERC-20 stablecoin market capitalization has declined by several billion dollars over the past week, marking the…