DWF Labs accomplished its first bodily gold commerce by settling a 25-kilogram bar via conventional bullion clearing methods as a substitute of utilizing blockchain know-how. Gold has considerably outperformed Bitcoin in 2025 with a 70% return in comparison with Bitcoin’s detrimental 6.7% main the agency to focus on silver andContinue Reading

The Worldwide Financial Fund confirmed that El Salvador is shifting towards promoting its government-run Chivo pockets as a part of a $1.4 billion mortgage settlement. Conflicting reviews exist relating to the nation’s Bitcoin purchases, with the IMF claiming shopping for paused in 2024 whereas the Salvadoran authorities reviews ongoing dayContinue Reading

Palmer Luckey and Joe Lonsdale’s banking startup, Erebor, raised $350 million at a $4.35 billion valuation to serve the “innovation financial system”. The FDIC not too long ago permitted the financial institution’s deposit insurance coverage utility, a important regulatory milestone following its preliminary nationwide constitution approval in October. Anticipated toContinue Reading

Australian liquidators have recovered solely $6.7 million of an estimated $60 million invested in NGS Crypto, a “digital mining” scheme marketed as a retirement technique. The Federal Courtroom ordered the Gold Coast-linked group to be wound up after discovering it operated with out a monetary companies licence and posed aContinue Reading

Coinbase will purchase prediction market startup The Clearing Firm in January to develop its buying and selling choices for real-world occasions. The acquisition contains practically all the startup’s workers and its founder who beforehand held management roles at opponents Polymarket and Kalshi. This transfer helps Coinbase’s technique to develop intoContinue Reading

Complete transaction quantity within the Brazilian crypto market jumped 43% in 2025 as customers shifted from speculative buying and selling towards bigger and extra severe long-term investments. Stablecoin transactions tripled and digital fixed-income merchandise noticed a 108% surge in quantity as buyers sought decrease volatility and regular returns amidst macroContinue Reading

Social media customers identified conflicting Bitcoin forecasts the place one senior strategist predicted a drop to $60,000 whereas the agency’s co-founder focused $200,000. Supporters defended the discrepancy by explaining that the analysts concentrate on totally different targets akin to short-term threat administration versus long-term macro tendencies. Tom Lee endorsed theContinue Reading

The Digital Asset PARITY Act introduces a $200 capital beneficial properties tax exemption for purchases made with regulated US greenback stablecoins beginning after 2025. Taxpayers might select to defer earnings taxes on crypto staking and mining rewards for as much as 5 years to keep away from being taxed onContinue Reading

Senator Cynthia Lummis confirmed she won’t run for reelection in 2026 after serving as a main advocate for digital belongings since 2020. Her legislative work included the Accountable Monetary Innovation Act and efforts to scale back tax burdens on small crypto purchases. Business leaders and officers credited her with efficientlyContinue Reading