Kyrgyzstan formally launched KGST, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the som, as a part of a legislative package deal referred to as the “digital storm.” The nation can be piloting a separate Central Financial institution Digital Foreign money (CBDC), the “digital som,” which might be examined in three phases forContinue Reading
Swyftx’s fifth Annual Crypto Survey has discovered 40% Aussies aged underneath 35 remorse not shopping for Bitcoin a decade in the past. The survey additionally discovered {that a} third of Gen Zs now personal Bitcoin, excess of the final inhabitants the place the possession fee is round 20%. Swyftx CEO,Continue Reading
Forte Tech Options has accomplished Australia’s first tokenisation of presidency bonds, value US$2 million (AU$3.07 million), underneath the RBA’s Venture Acacia. The pilot, performed with CoinSpot, makes use of Forte’s AUDF stablecoin and a brand new on-chain Supply-versus-Fee framework for near-instant bond settlement. Venture Acacia brings collectively regulators, main banksContinue Reading
Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao ends a year-long authorized saga and indicators a friendlier stance on crypto regulation. The choice follows in depth lobbying and comes amid rising hyperlinks between Binance and the Trump household’s crypto enterprise. Lawmakers from each events have criticised the transfer, warning it dangersContinue Reading
T. Rowe Value, a century-old monetary big managing US$1.8 trillion in belongings, has filed for an actively managed crypto exchange-traded fund together with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Litecoin and others. The transfer is important as a result of T. Rowe Value solely entered the ETF sector in 2020 andContinue Reading
An amended lawsuit accuses Meteora and co-founder Ben Chow of operating a “liquidity lure” scheme across the LIBRA and MELANIA memecoins utilizing a pump and dump playbook. The grievance alleges that defendants leveraged Melania Trump and Argentinian President Javier Milei’s public personas for legitimacy to market the tokens, which subsequentlyContinue Reading
Debt throughout Bitcoin miners has surged from US$2.1 billion to US$12.7 billion in a single 12 months, as operators race to improve fleets and combine high-performance computing HPC and AI capability. Miners are utilizing debt to take care of hashrate share in opposition to the “melting ice dice drawback” ofContinue Reading
Stablecoins are actually core infrastructure for gaming, used for funds, creator rewards, and in-game pricing to chop volatility. USDT is favored for predictable payouts, supporting increased consumer spending, much like the fixed-rate foreign money mannequin of platforms like Roblox. The shift strikes sport economies from unstable tokens to stablecoin-backed mechanicsContinue Reading
Gold’s 57% surge in 2025, driven by central bank purchases, highlights why Bitcoin’s price remains range-bound despite heavy ETF and corporate accumulation. Bitcoin’s price-sensitive holders have sold into rallies, muting gains, but once this pool diminishes, institutional demand could drive a major breakout. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan suggests Bitcoin couldContinue Reading
a16z’s 2025 report highlights stability, institutional scale, and technological progress defining crypto’s subsequent development stage. Stablecoins processed US$46T (AU$70.5T) in a yr, whereas BlackRock and Morgan Stanley deepen their crypto choices. Advances in blockchain velocity, tokenisation, and AI integration mark crypto’s evolution into an open monetary system. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Continue Reading
