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Acting FDIC Chair Travis Hill said the agency is also working on a regime for stablecoin issuance and expects to issue a proposal for an application process by the end of year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fdic-tokenized-deposit-insurance-stablecoin-application-plans?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Speculation that Kraken was planning to go public has been circulating since mid-2024, with one report suggesting it would do so in the first quarter of 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-wont-rush-us-ipo-says-co-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin’s ability to boost financial inclusion, allow transactions without government interference, and strengthen the energy grid means it can align with the values of nearly any voter. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-aligns-all-political-parties-btc-policy-analysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A malicious “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” extension is currently live on the Chrome Web Store, using a crafty backdoor to exfiltrate seed phrases. Here’s how it works. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/malicious-crypto-wallet-google-extension-steals-seed-phrases?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Analysts at Glassnode argue that the recent wave of Bitcoin whale sales is a typical part of a late-stage crypto cycle when older hands take profits. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-whales-selling-could-mean-late-cycle?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Coinbase Institute has criticized banking groups for asking regulators to prevent merchant rewards for stablecoin customers, arguing the request has no merit under the GENIUS Act. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/banning-merchant-rewards-stablecoins-un-american?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitfarms said it plans to shift its Bitcoin mining sites over the next two years and convert them to power AI, starting with its major site in Washington. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfarms-plunges-18-after-plan-wind-down-bitcoin-mining-ops?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin’s recent weakness mirrors broader economic uncertainty, as unreliable economic data and shifting expectations on US growth and policy cloud investor confidence. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/3-reasons-why-bitcoin-and-risk-markets-sold-off-is-a-recovery-on-the-horizon?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Threshold has introduced upgrades to its tBTC bridge, which it claims will better position the $500 billion worth of Bitcoin held by institutions and whales to access DeFi opportunities. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/threshold-improves-tbtc-bridge-institutional-btc-defi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The move pushes MoonPay deeper into stablecoin infrastructure, giving issuers a ready-made stack for launching fully backed digital dollars across multiple chains. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/moonpay-enterprise-stablecoin-suite-m0-paxos?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound