The five-year deal could strengthen USDC’s reach in emerging markets, though Tether’s liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge, analysts told CoinDesk.
MoonPay is buying SEC-registered North Capital in an all-stock deal worth more than $60 million, adding securities-tokenization infrastructure and regulatory registrations as it expands beyond crypto payments into tokenized assets, DeFi and stablecoin liquidity.
Trump on Sunday didn’t rule out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, even as he said the war could end soon. Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures wilt.
Data shows bitcoin’s correlation with U.S. Treasury yields is near zero, indicating rising bond yields don’t systematically drag down the cryptocurrency, though short‑term volatility can still cause price swings.
U.S. spot Solana ETFs saw a record $188 million in weekly inflows, with Bitwise's BSOL capturing $128 million. The surge coincides with developers testing the Alpenglow upgrade to dramatically reduce transaction finality times.
Bitcoin's 10% September gain puts it on track for its first July-to-September winning streak since 2012. The 2012 precedent was followed by a sharp October drop and a rally exceeding 2,000% from the monthly low.
Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok warns that AI agents could rapidly shift household cash from low‑interest checking accounts to higher‑yield options, draining banks of cheap deposits and threatening the financial system.
Trump on Sunday didn’t rule out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, even as he said the war could end soon. Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures wilt.
EU regulators caution that sufficiently advanced quantum computers could break blockchain cryptography before the technology reaches broad commercial use. Roughly 6.9 million bitcoin in wallets with exposed public keys could be at risk.
Bond market volatility has surged to March highs while bitcoin and stock volatility remain near yearly lows, creating an unusual divergence that suggests equities and crypto are shrugging off rising rate uncertainty for now.
By building a shared multi-bank network, Canada's dominant lenders aim to modernize core clearing infrastructure while keeping capital within the banking system.
The European regulatory push mirrors U.S. debates over stablecoin rewards, highlighting growing global central bank opposition to yield-bearing digital assets.
CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade sizes made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume.
Bitcoin traders are increasingly betting on lower prices as Treasury yields rise, driving gold lower and prompting a shift toward bearish sentiment. Capital outflows and weakening funding rates underscore the market's cautious outlook.
Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0, adding customizable security layers to its cross‑chain bridge to prevent single‑point failures after a high‑profile hack.
The CFTC warned that prediction-market contracts tied to a specific person's statements or actions are especially prone to manipulation and outlined criteria for allowing such markets to operate.
New York has filed a lawsuit against Polymarket, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an unlicensed gambling business in the state and seeking to halt its activities without a gambling license while reclaiming alleged illegal profits.