Why Stablecoins May Never Escape Traditional Banking Risks: Frgmnt CEO
As stablecoins transition from decentralized finance tools to essential infrastructure for accessing U.S. dollars, an expert says their next phase...
Year: 2026
Bitcoin Price at $81,500 Leaves Bulls and Bears at a Standoff
Bitcoin traded near $81,500 on Oct. 17, 2026, with its technical indicators offering competing signals. Shorter-term moving averages favored sellers,...
French Assembly Narrowly Adopts Stablecoin Swap Tax Proposal
If passed, the measure would subject French cryptocurrency holders to a 31.4% capital gains tax each time they exchange a...
XRP Ledger Nears Oct. 23 Upgrade as Lending Votes Fall Short
The XRP Ledger is heading toward an Oct. 23 software upgrade that fixes a peculiar security flaw, one that could...
Turkey’s Justice Minister Confirms Richard Heart’s Istanbul Bust
Turkish authorities detained HEX founder Richard Heart and four others in Istanbul, uncovering an extraordinary collection of cash, luxury goods,...
Richard Heart Arrested, XRP DAT Rings Nasdaq Bell, And More – Weekly Recap
This week’s stories included crypto treasuries, legal drama, AI infrastructure and exchange fundraising. Evernorth showcased its 473 million XRP treasury...
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Lose $152M as Blackrock Drives Friday Selloff
U.S. crypto ETFs closed Friday under renewed selling pressure, with bitcoin funds losing $82.39 million and ether ETFs shedding another...
Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says
Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be...
Crypto ETF Outflows Hit $166.78M as Bitcoin Faces Potential $75K Drop
TLDR: US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $82.39M on October 16, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for $71.78M. Ethereum ETFs recorded $69.68M...
Arthur Hayes Says OpenAI and Anthropic Are Worthless and Bitcoin Wins
Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes says the artificial intelligence boom is burning cash on a government backstop, and that the bigger...
Bloomberg Sees Bitcoin Price at $10K and Cryptoquant’s CEO Doesn’t Agree
Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone has put a $10,000 target back on bitcoin, and within hours, Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young...
Binance Offers Nearly 8% in XRP for RLUSD But the Base Rate Keeps Falling
Binance is advertising up to 7.77% in XRP rewards for holding Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, but its own payout table shows...
Strategy Sinks Nearly 10% on MSCI News But Saylor Is Still $5B Up
Strategy shares lost 9.6% on Friday in the first full session after MSCI’s index ruling, even though the company’s 848,250...
Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins. Stablecoin issuer Circle is...
Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent
“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president. European Central Bank...
