West Virginia lawmakers launched the Inflation Safety Act to allow the funding of ten % of state reserves into valuable metals and Bitcoin. Digital belongings should preserve a market capitalisation exceeding 750 billion {dollars} to qualify which successfully limits the state to Bitcoin alone. The proposal is presently below evaluateContinue Reading

Moynihan mentioned permitting stablecoin-linked yield might set off large-scale deposit migration away from the banking system, weakening banks’ skill to increase credit score. He mentioned deposit migration would pressure banks to depend on higher-cost wholesale funding, pushing borrowing prices increased, significantly for smaller companies. The feedback come as US lawmakersContinue Reading

State Road is growing tokenised money-market funds, ETFs, and deposits to transition conventional market infrastructure onto blockchain expertise. The financial institution focuses on upgrading present fund constructions for institutional shoppers reasonably than creating crypto-native merchandise. This transfer mirrors a broader trade shift the place companies like BNY Mellon and FranklinContinue Reading

Institutional traders are anticipated to guide accelerated crypto inflows in 2026 after document 2025 ranges. Regulatory readability, significantly within the US, is seen as a key catalyst for broader institutional engagement. ETF flows and digital asset treasuries dominated 2025, whereas futures and early-stage VC exercise lagged. Institutional traders are anticipatedContinue Reading

Visa partnered with BVNK so as to add stablecoin settlement to its US$1.7 trillion Visa Direct community, permitting for twenty-four/7 real-time world cash motion. Companies can now pre-fund payouts utilizing stablecoins and ship funds on to digital wallets, bypassing banking holidays and weekend delays. The combination focuses on payroll, gigContinue Reading

Whereas giant monetary establishments globally, reminiscent of Financial institution of America, transfer to permit their advisers to suggest crypto merchandise, Aussie monetary advisers stay poorly knowledgeable and reluctant to have interaction with crypto, in accordance with Andrew McPhee from Swyftx. McPhee mentioned many Aussie advisers proceed to carry “outdated misconceptionsContinue Reading

South Korea permits corporations and buyers to allocate as much as 5% fairness to high cryptocurrencies. Break up trades and worth limits purpose to handle volatility and liquidity dangers successfully. The coverage diverges from Hong Kong and Japan, that are tightening company crypto oversight. Almost US$110B (AU$166.1B) in crypto belongingsContinue Reading

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes the crypto market construction laws often called the CLARITY Act is unlikely to go into legislation in Q1 of 2026. Hoskinson additionally mentioned if the invoice fails to go in Q1, the Trump administration’s ’crypto czar’ David Sacks ought to resign from his place. HeContinue Reading