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The dual life of stablecoins: A lifeline for citizens and a tool for sanctioned entities involved in Venezuela and Iran’s economic crises. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-role-venezuela-iran-highlights-stablecoin-duality?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Cato Institute analyst Nicholas Anthony argues the US Congress needs to reform the Bank Secrecy Act, repeal confidentiality laws and end reputational risk regulation to address debanking. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cato-institute-government-pressure-debanking-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

South Korea’s FSC reportedly shared guidelines allowing listed companies to invest up to 5% of equity in the top 20 cryptocurrencies, ending a 2017 ban. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-ends-9-year-ban-on-corporate-crypto-investment?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The chairs of seven UK government committees have asked for a ban on crypto donations to be added to an elections bill set to be introduced soon. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-lawmakers-push-ban-political-donations-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

It isn’t a good idea to fully back a stablecoin with a single fiat currency, because if that nation-state fails, so will the stablecoin, argues Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-calls-for-better-decentralized-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto content viewership on YouTube has plunged over the past three months, signaling bear market conditions as retail interest in crypto continues to decline. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-youtube-viewership-sinks-2021-lows-as-retail-interest-evaporates?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Memecoin launchpads such as pump.fun flooded the market in 2025 with millions of “low effort” coins, leading to a record number of crypto token failures. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-project-failures-record-2025-memecoin-turbulence?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says his refusal to drop interest rates led to Donald Trump opening a criminal investigation over renovations to the central bank’s headquarters. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-powell-says-doj-probe-due-defying-trump-interest-rates?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The crypto-focused markets structure bill is set to be discussed at a markup session on Thursday. On the line is the ability for stablecoin issuers to offer rewards via crypto exchanges. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-could-pull-clarity-act-support-over-stablecoin-rewards-ban?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Smart Cashtags will enable users to track real-time price movements of crypto tokens and stocks, building on X’s long-term vision to become an Everything App. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/x-building-smart-cashtags-tracking-crypto-stock-prices?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound