Monero surpassed US$500 for the primary time since 2021, marking a 20% weekly improve and nearing its earlier all-time excessive of US$517.50. Investor curiosity is fueled by elevated regulatory scrutiny and constructive outlooks from companies like Grayscale and Coinbase, who view privateness cash as a significant rising market theme. CapitalContinue Reading
Spot XRP ETFs have attracted $1.2 billion in internet inflows since November 2025, recording optimistic progress on practically each buying and selling day regardless of heavy outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum funds. Institutional curiosity is being pushed by Ripple’s $500 million elevate, new partnerships with Mastercard and Gemini, and theContinue Reading
Coinbase is reportedly lobbying US lawmakers to reject any transfer to amend the crypto market construction invoice to limit its skill to pay rewards to stablecoin holders on its platform. Coinbase depends on income generated from curiosity on the reserves backing stablecoins like USDC as a big supply of earnings,Continue Reading
Vitalik Buterin identifies three most important structural points in decentralised stablecoins: USD dependence, susceptible oracles, and destabilising staking yields. Previous failures, such because the US$40 billion (AU$60.4 billion) TerraUSD collapse, spotlight the dangers of excessive yields and weak governance. Decentralised stablecoins stay a minor share of the market, with centralisedContinue Reading
Seven Labour MPs who chair parliamentary committees have urged the federal government to ban cryptocurrency donations, citing dangers to transparency and electoral integrity. Ministers acknowledge the dangers however imagine a ban won’t be prepared for inclusion within the forthcoming elections invoice. Reform UK’s acceptance of a serious fiat donation fromContinue Reading
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Younger Ju accused X of suppressing reputable crypto voices whereas failing to cease a 1,200% surge in bot-driven spam. Ju argues X’s paid verification has failed as a top quality filter, main the platform to limit crypto content material attain as a substitute of bettering bot detection.Continue Reading
India’s Monetary Intelligence Unit has applied stricter KYC guidelines requiring “reside” selfie exams with motion monitoring to dam AI deepfakes and guarantee customers are actual. Exchanges should now seize geolocation, IP addresses, and timestamps throughout signup whereas verifying financial institution accounts via small check transactions to strengthen AML controls. RegardlessContinue Reading
Zodia Custody turned the primary international custodian to assist AUDM, an Australian dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Macropod, the nation’s first licensed stablecoin issuer. The partnership permits institutional purchasers to carry AUDM in chilly storage, facilitating programmable funds and real-time settlement for each conventional and crypto-native companies. AUDM just lately debutedContinue Reading
Bitcoin ended 2025 decrease than it began, whereas gold and the S&P 500 delivered superior returns to buyers over the identical interval. Analysts count on 2026 could also be a slower yr for crypto, with the market digesting Bitcoin’s substantial three-year good points somewhat than producing contemporary momentum. Latest worthContinue Reading
President Trump formally dominated out a pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried, confirming he is not going to intervene within the FTX founder’s 25-year sentence. The choice got here throughout a broader dialogue the place Trump additionally rejected clemency for Sean “Diddy” Combs, Robert Menendez, and Nicolás Maduro. Regardless of SBF’s makesContinue Reading
