At $84,328, Bitcoin is exhibiting a minor consolidation phase with a 24-hour decline of -0.11%. This flat movement suggests the market is stabilizing after a period of intense volatility that saw the asset reach multi-month highs. A negligible decrease of -0.11% points to short-term equilibrium, ref
TL;DRVisa says U.S. willingness to use stablecoins rises from 36% to 56% when hypothetical bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance are added.The study covered 2,192 U.S. adults and more than 45,000 respondents across 20 markets.The findings suggest trust and consumer protection may be a bi
By Megan CheahAsian bond yields kept rising Friday even as oil pulled back, signalling continued caution about inflation and higher interest rates as the Middle East conflict drags on.The selloff in U.S. government bonds again spilled over into Asian debt markets as Treasury yields hit highs not see
Every Bitcoin bear market since at least 2017 has shared one brutal ritual: price eventually crashes below the realized price, the on-chain metric that represents the average cost basis of every coin on the network. This time, it didn't happen.Glassnode's latest on-chain report, dated September 23,
More than $170 million in crypto appears to have been moved from wallets labeled as belonging to crypto exchange Bitget to a single fresh address over roughly the past hour, according to onchain data examined by The Block.The transfers came from several Bitget-labeled hot and cold wallets and includ
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has updated its guidance on tokenized assets and using blockchain technology for recordkeeping.In a Thursday notice, the CFTC said that it had updated information under its frequently asked questions on registered crypto-related entities.The guidanc
Crypto exchange Bitget has confirmed unauthorized transfers affecting approximately $351.6 million in assets and temporarily suspended withdrawals as it investigates the security breach.Bitget said its security systems detected the transfers involving a limited number of hot wallets at 18:31 UTC on
The Federal Reserve has proposed capital, redemption and other regulatory requirements for stablecoin issuers under its supervision as it moves to implement the GENIUS Act.The GENIUS Act already requires stablecoin issuers to maintain reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and limits th
The U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation to formally custody the government's bitcoin holdings, a regulatory milestone for the asset. The bill frames BTC as a sovereign-held asset and moves the question of federal bitcoin custody into formal legislative treatment.Formal custody of gove
TL;DRCircle has launched StableFX on Arc, giving approved institutions 24/7 access to stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement.The system uses RFQ pricing from multiple liquidity providers and smart-contract settlement so both sides of a trade complete together.Circle is providing the software a
The Ethereum price has cooled from $2,800 toward $2,660, but network activity isn’t showing the same weakness. Gas Used remains strong at roughly 217.1 billion, while Priority Fees have jumped sharply, suggesting demand for Ethereum block space is still holding up.That doesn’t automatically mean ano
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the simplest crypto strategy right now is straightforward, buy the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap and hold them for the next five years. “You are going to do great,” he said. As of now, that top five includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, BNB and XRP, meaning
1407 ET - Litecoin remains up over 21%, at nearly $74. Reasons behind the uptick, the largest among major cryptocurrencies, are unclear. "I don't see one clear fundamental catalyst that fully explains the move," says Lacie Zhang of Bitget Wallet. "It looks more like a combination of unusually strong