Key Highlights Macro investor Jordi Visser shifts from cautious to bullish on crypto, citing the convergence of AI and blockchain infrastructure as the primary catalyst for a new growth era. Visser argues Bitcoin’s role is evolving into a long-term store of value and collateral asset, distinct from stablecoins and networks like Ethereum and Solana that ...
Key Highlights ECB President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to halt Binance’s MiCA license approval in Greece, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The intervention was reportedly motivated by concerns that Binance’s stablecoin operations could undermine the ECB’s Digital Euro project, slated for a 2027 pilot and 2029 launch. Binance withdrew its Greek application in ...
Key Highlights Curve Finance has publicly flagged critical liquidity and market structure challenges facing stablecoins, signaling growing industry concern over DeFi infrastructure stability. The protocol will lead discussions on these issues at the upcoming Stable Summit in London, providing a high-profile forum for collaborative problem-solving. Community engagement around the announcement—evidenced by 106 likes and 11 ...
Key Highlights Swell 2026 merges Ripple’s Swell and Apex conferences into a three-day event in New York (October 27–29) with over 100 speakers and 80 sessions. High-profile speakers include Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, CME Group’s Terrence Duffy, Bullish CEO Tom Farley, actor Matt Damon, and executives from BNY, Coinbase, Robinhood, Barclays, State Street, and Jump ...
Deutsche Bank Prepares Digital Asset Custody Launch for European Institutions Deutsche Bank is advancing into digital assets with plans to offer custody services to institutional and corporate clients across Europe later this year. The bank will hold wallets and private keys, enabling clients to safeguard and transfer Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), EURC, ...
Bank of England Financial Policy Committee member Carolyn Wilkins warned Tuesday that the rapid growth of dollar-denominated stablecoins could further entrench the U.S. dollar’s global dominance while creating new channels of financial volatility. Speaking at Queen’s University Belfast, Wilkins outlined how stablecoins pegged to the greenback simplify cross-border settlement, expand international access to dollar-linked assets, ...
Ethereum’s Layer-1 network achieved fresh usage milestones in the second quarter of 2026, even as the count of monthly active users contracted sharply. According to Token Terminal data, the blockchain processed 203.9 million transactions during the quarter, representing a 68.4% increase year-over-year. Average throughput also hit a record high of 25.9 transactions per second. Transaction ...
Bitcoin’s August Surge Masks Weak Spot Demand and Liquidity Concerns Bitcoin closed August over 25% higher compared to the previous month, recording its best monthly performance since November 2024. However, the stablecoin market cap only managed to grow by 0.5% and failed to hold above $310 billion, which suggests that the inflow of liquidity is ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pressing the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act when lawmakers return from their August recess, renewing pressure on Congress to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. In a post on X, Bessent warned that further delays could weaken U.S. leadership in crypto and limit the government’s ability to ...
When crypto prices surge, market commentary often focuses on green candles and central bank policy. But beneath the immediate rally, a deeper structural shift is…
The debate over how to represent fiat money onchain is intensifying, with Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino challenging the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) preference for…
For a thousand years, the financial industry has sought ways to move wealth virtually. Yet each time innovators develop a faster or more secure method…