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Stablecoin volumes projected to hit $33 trillion in 2025, almost all dollar-pegged. Yat Siu says Europe must build a euro stablecoin or lose financial sovereignty.
ECB warns EU finance ministers that stablecoin growth could drain deposits, raise bank funding costs, and impair policy rate transmission. Digital euro not before 2029, leaving a gap.
Fed backs stablecoins as payments; BoE sees tokenized deposits winning in 5 years. CLARITY Act advanced 15-9 but stablecoin reward dispute continues. Next catalyst: Senate floor vote.
PeckShield confirmed $4.3M USDC, 274 WETH, $434K USDT, and PAXG stolen from Gravity Bridge. Primary wallet still holds $4.23M ETH. Bridge halted.
Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe warns MiCA forces stablecoin issuers to hold reserves in fractional banks, exposing crypto to systemic bank risk. The 2023 USDC depeg shows the failure chain.
Wintermute will provide two-sided markets on event contracts but did not name platforms. Traders face unresolved regulatory and counterparty risk despite tighter spreads.
Fund managers say asset selection, fundamentals, and alpha now matter more as broad beta fails in crypto. What allocators should watch for in fund performance.
White-hat hacker recovers $2M from a 2016 Hong Coin ICO smart contract flaw. Refund distribution to original investors is next. The event tests liquidity and trust in old ICO tokens.
Technical traders should examine volume ratios and exchange concentration to validate Humanity's spike. Humanity's 73% surge on a $1.14B cap tests the altcoin rally thesis with a practical framework.
Housel’s survival-first philosophy forces crypto traders to rethink leverage and position sizing. Sizing rules and cash reserves are the tools to avoid forced exits.
Fed Governor Waller said dollar stablecoins could export US monetary policy, as CLARITY Act faces tight Senate calendar before August recess.
Texas man allegedly spent $6.2M on personal expenses, $5.5M on Ponzi payments, with only 3% of investor funds used for actual trading.
Argentine police seized 8 million USDT and arrested 24 suspects in nationwide fraud crackdown. Operation exposed three networks using fake apps, WhatsApp hacks, and malware.
Coinbase targets India's $3B crypto market with direct IMPS deposits, INR order books, and perpetual futures from June 1, 2026. FIU registration addresses prior regulatory failures.
Senate markup of GENIUS Act sets a June deadline for stablecoin rules. Tether and Circle face reserve demands that could trigger a liquidity crunch across crypto markets.
Moomoo's new suite targets the tooling gap that has long separated retail crypto traders from institutional desks, with charting, analytics, and risk management.
Four working weeks in June set a hard deadline for Senate action on the CLARITY Act. A passed bill settles the security-or-commodity question. A miss extends the overhang.
SoFi's bank-issued stablecoin goes live to 14.7M members as CoinGecko's stablecoin count nears 400. OCC charter and FDIC insurance give it a structural edge over USDT and USDC.
OFSI's network-level designation creates compliance risk for exchanges and stablecoin holders. Traders face withdrawal restrictions and liquidity fragmentation as the UK sets a precedent for blockchain sanctions.
The EU is considering a tax on crypto transactions to fund a €2 trillion budget. Here's how it could impact trading volumes, liquidity, and where to watch for confirmation.
Kraken plans to offer CFTC-approved Bitcoin perpetual futures to US institutions within one month. Rivals already have live products. The race for regulated crypto leverage is on.
Crypto PACs spend millions across both parties, shifting regulatory risk for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Watch primary elections and legislative proposals for the next catalyst.
BoE Deputy Governor Breeden's May 19 roadmap gives tokenised deposits a structural cost edge over stablecoins via a 40% unremunerated reserve requirement. June 2026 draft rules are the key catalyst.
Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene argues tokenised deposits will surpass stablecoins as preferred digital payment. Split among BoE peers creates policy uncertainty for crypto traders.
30M users, $156B assets: moomoo's director says retail crypto traders need institutional execution and analytics, not just broader asset access. The bet pressures Coinbase and Robinhood.
CryptoQuant data shows blockchain trade volumes rising across multiple altcoin networks during price stagnation, matching discreet accumulation patterns seen before past altseason cycles.
Two weekend incidents – a Circle USDC freeze and a Gravity Bridge hack – test DeFi's liquidity and regulatory vulnerability. Next catalyst: how protocols respond to restore trust and prevent further contagion.
May's $1.2B Binance outflow reverses April inflows, thinning order books and widening spreads. Next proof-of-reserves will confirm if the drain is structural.
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance wants SMEs to pledge digital assets and intellectual property as loan collateral. The proposal faces valuation and regulatory hurdles.
Vietnam's draft law lets SMEs pledge digital assets as loan collateral. The central bank must set valuation and custody rules before banks accept volatile assets.