HYPE has entered a classic breakout stage after its onchain activity exploded, with a 45% price rally to $50 next in the cards.
Banks fear stablecoin ‘bank run,’ regulators see limited impact
Banks warn stablecoins could siphon deposits from the banking system, but policy and regulatory experts say there’s little evidence of it happening yet.
Top Bitcoin mining stocks rise amid US winter storm hashrate decline
Hashrate fell sharply as Bitcoin miners curtailed operations during extreme winter conditions in the US, boosting profitability for companies that stayed online.
Europe’s DeFi tax gap won’t last forever, says ex-OECD official
DeFi is still out of scope for DAC8 and CARF, but AML enforcement trends suggest that may not last, according to Taxbit’s Colby Mangels.
Crypto loses speculative edge as AI and robotics attract capital: Delphi
Speculative capital is flowing into emerging tech opportunities, as progress with US crypto regulations continues to stall, limiting investor appetite for digital assets, Delphi Digital said.
WisdomTree brings its full tokenized fund lineup to Solana
WisdomTree adds Solana to its tokenized fund lineup, citing transaction speed as it expands a regulated multi-chain strategy.
For Wall Street’s most sophisticated trading firms, the next alpha is onchain
Physical co-location and nanosecond advantages end as alpha shifts onchain. High-frequency trading firms own blockchain infrastructure.
Gold hits $5,300 as Tether stacks bullion and Coinbase pushes futures
Tether expands physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce.
South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges
The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline.
ECB’s Cipollone says digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity.