Standard Chartered to absorb Zodia
The crypto custody market reached a new consolidation milestone Wednesday when Bloomberg reported that Standard Chartered is planning to integrate Zodia Custody’s business into its corporate and investment bank division as early as this month, folding its majority-owned crypto custody…
Visa and Coinbase team with Nevermined on AI agent commerce
Visa Intelligent Commerce is powering a new Nevermined integration that lets AI agents buy digital goods and services autonomously using existing card rails, in a move aimed at turning agent activity into actual merchant revenue. The system combines Visa’s agent…
Violent Crypto Robberies Rise in Los Angeles and Bay Area
A man answered his door expecting a package. What arrived instead was a team of thieves posing as pizza delivery drivers who bound him with duct tape, beat him with a firearm, threatened to cut off his fingers, and walked…
Stablecoins now move more money than Visa and Mastercard combined
Stablecoins processed $33t in 2025, topping Visa and Mastercard, and could clear over $50t by 2026 as corporates, banks and AI agents turn on‑chain dollars into core payment rails. Summary Morph’s “State of Stablecoins” report says stablecoins settled $33 trillion…
Ethereum (ETH) Rally Ignites as Investors Pour $205M Despite Market Turmoil
Bitcoin faced $946 million outflows last week, yet altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP gained millions. Despite turbulence across crypto markets, investors treated Ethereum’s weakness as a buying window. During the week, investment funds dedicated to ETH pulled in…
Solana’s Core Economy Faces a Reality Check in Q3 But Stablecoins Surge
The Solana network’s economic activity contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Solana witnessed a notable economic slowdown as its active addresses took a plunge of 30% and operational efficiency collapsed by over 40% in the third quarter of the…
Spot Solana (SOL) ETF Gets Regulatory Green Light in Hong Kong
Hong Kong investors will soon access Solana via ChinaAMC’s first spot ETF, which joins the company’s existing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Hong Kong’s financial regulator has granted approval for ChinaAMC’s spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), setting the stage…
Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko Clash Over Ethereum’s Layer-2 Security
Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko debate whether Ethereum’s Layer-2 networks truly ensure security and decentralization. A public exchange between Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has gotten attention in the X crypto community. The debate centered…
BSP to Financial Firms: Do Not Transact With Unregistered Crypto Exchanges
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Crypto VC Explodes in Q4 2025: $8.5B Floods Later-Stage Startups
US-headquartered companies captured 55% of Q4 crypto VC capital. Crypto and blockchain venture capital witnessed a sharp rebound in Q4 2025, driven predominantly by large late-stage deals. Galaxy Digital’s report, authored by Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research, found…
Blockdag Price Prediction 2026 to 2030: Will BDAG Go Up?
BlockDAG (BDAG) raised over $452 million in its recently concluded presale and is scheduled for exchange listing on February 16, 2026. The presale raise is more than any token has done in a single presale, and for this reason, BDAG…
Jack Dorsey’s Block Eyes 10% Workforce Reduction Amid Business Overhaul: Report
Payments firm Block Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, is preparing to cut as much as 10% of its workforce as it pushes deeper into an efficiency drive, according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported this weekend that Block has…
TradFi Deleveraging Triggered Feb 5 Crypto Crash
Bitwise advisor Jeff Park attributed the February 5 crypto selloff to multi-asset portfolio deleveraging rather than crypto-specific factors. Summary February 5 selling was driven by multi-asset fund deleveraging, not crypto-native fear. CME basis trades unwound violently as pod shops de-grossed…
Bitcoin Market Bottom Signals? Institutions De-Risk, Whales Sell
Current market dynamics suggest that Bitcoin market bottom signals are becoming increasingly visible during this period of structural realignment. More precisely, several high-conviction data points suggest that the digital asset market is currently experiencing a scenario of maximum pain. While…
BSP to Release Shortlist for 4 New Digital Bank Licensees in Q1 2026; Eyes Foreign Players
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Paolo Ardoino: Stablecoins are core financial infrastructure, Tether’s USAT enhances liquidity for US users, and the inevitability of stablecoin adoption
Tether’s new stablecoin aims to transform liquidity and bridge the gap between crypto and traditional finance. Key Takeaways Stablecoins are transitioning from niche crypto experiments to core financial infrastructure. Tether is launching USAT, a new stablecoin aimed at enhancing liquidity…
LuckyLand, Pulsz Casino, and Spartans
The online casino market in 2026 is seeing a surge in global participation, fueled by compliance-based gaming and blockchain-powered accessibility. LuckyLand and Pulsz Casino continue to dominate the U.S. sweepstakes sector, offering legal entertainment in most states, while Spartans has…
Rap Star Drake Uses Stake to Wager $1M in Bitcoin on Patriots Despite Super Bowl LX Odds
Drake has never been shy about betting big, but on the eve of Super Bowl LX, the global music star took it up another notch by placing a $1 million wager on the New England Patriots—despite the majority of betting…