Circle president backs USDC as new rival pressures CRCL stock
Circle President Heath Tarbert has defended the company’s long-term strategy after Circle shares fell sharply from their post-IPO peak. Summary Circle says USDC’s scale and network effects remain difficult for new stablecoin competitors to replicate. Open USD adds pressure as…
Pi Network’s PI Suddenly Explodes by 20%: Recovery or Dead-Cat Bounce?
The community wonders what is behind this sudden Sunday price pump. Pi Network’s native token has stolen the show in the cryptocurrency markets with a massive price surge that drove it to a weekly high of roughly $0.10. This…
Japan logistics giant plans JPYC payments for 2,300 partners
Japanese logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings plans to introduce the yen-backed JPYC stablecoin for payments to about 2,300 partner carriers and independent drivers, according to a Nikkei report cited by Crypto Briefing. Summary AZ-COM Maruwa plans JPYC payments for 2,300…
What Happens to Bitcoin if the Fed Raises Rates in July?
Will bitcoin be under fire if the Fed hikes the rates next week? With the latest Consumer Price Index data for June already out, all economic eyes have now turned to the United States Federal Reserve and the upcoming…
Zcash sets July 28 hard fork to seal Orchard after critical bug
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has explained how the network’s July 28 Ironwood hard fork will address uncertainty around a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Summary Zcash will seal the old Orchard pool, limiting how much ZEC can leave…
Is History About to Repeat?
If BTC is to mimic its previous surge, it would rise above $500,000. Bitcoin has managed to recover some ground from the early July drop to a multi-year low and now fights for $65,000. On the more macro scale,…
Visa and Mastercard prove an early Bitcoin payments prediction right
A prediction made more than a decade ago about closer ties between Bitcoin startups and traditional payment companies increasingly resembles the payments market of 2026. Summary A 2014 prediction about traditional payment firms partnering with Bitcoin startups increasingly resembles today’s…
CLARITY Act Odds Crash to 31% After Trump Push Fails to Break Senate Deadlock
Although it cleared a major Senate committee, the CLARITY Act’s final approval is still far from reality. Prediction-market traders have become less optimistic. Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign had a strong focus on the cryptocurrency industry. While trying to…
US regulators miss key GENIUS Act deadline as stablecoin rules stall
U.S. financial regulators have missed the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline to complete key rules for the country’s federal stablecoin framework. Summary US regulators missed the GENIUS Act deadline with several major stablecoin rule packages still unfinished. Stablecoin issuers face a…
This Week’s Biggest Gainers and Losers Revealed as Bitcoin (BTC) Aims at $65K: Weekend Watch
ZEC stands in one corner, HYPE in the opposite. Bitcoin continues with its gradual weekend climb and has neared $65,000 after bouncing from $63,700 yesterday. Most larger-cap alts have remained still over the past 24 hours, which is why…
