Cryptocurrencies analysis

Widely-used stablecoins need to be regulated like money, BoE's Bailey says

LONDON -Any stablecoin that becomes widely used as a means of payment in Britain needs to be regulated like money in a standard bank, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday,...

A wave of crypto ETFs is about to flood Wall Street

In Washington, the SEC has lifted a barrier: the approval of crypto ETFs will no longer be subject to endless procedures. Now, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, and others are seeing a fast track to traditional...

Tether names ex-Google, Limestone executive as chief business officer

Crypto giant Tether has appointed Benjamin Habbel as its chief business officer, the company said on Wednesday, as it looks to broaden its investments beyond digital assets. Habbel, who...

Leverage flushed, bulls cornered: is Bitcoin's $111K line about to break?

Bitcoin slid below $112K, triggering $1.6B in liquidations. With short-term holders capitulating, the $111.4K realized price is now the key battleground.

UK and US to smooth capital markets access and crypto cooperation

LONDON -The governments of Britain and the United States will set up a body to reduce red tape for firms seeking to access capital markets on both sides of the Atlantic and improve cooperation on...

The Fed Delivers; Crypto Markets Gear Up for a Busy Autumn

Bitcoin climbs following the Fed’s rate cut, with global liquidity rising and stablecoin inflows signaling renewed risk appetite.

Working in stablecoins pays off big time

After money comes talent: the new battle for stablecoins is also being fought in recruitment offices. We discuss this in Cryptio review, after this week's essential news.

UK regulator proposes exempting crypto firms from 'integrity' and other rules

LONDON -Crypto firms in Britain could be exempted from rules that ensure financial services companies act with integrity and in the interests of customers, under new proposals outlined by the...

Malta's financial regulator opposes push to centralise EU crypto supervision

PARIS -Malta's financial watchdog is opposed to a push by other countries to give the European Union's securities regulator more powers to supervise crypto companies, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. ...

Exclusive-France threatens to block crypto licence 'passporting' in EU regulatory fight

France has warned it may try to block some crypto firms licenced in other EU countries from operating domestically as part of a push to get oversight transferred to the bloc's central securities...

Exclusive-Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions

Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, as companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for...

Crypto companies: is the party over?

From Wall Street to Tokyo, the euphoria of the crypto summer is finishing up as a hangover. Companies that built their valuations on mountains of bitcoin are seeing their shares plummet, a sign that...

Bitcoin treasuries stall as institutions quietly fuel a new altcoin season

A new crypto cycle dynamic is taking shape, as corporates and ETFs drive altcoins while Bitcoin treasuries lose steam.

Physical gold, Tether's new playground

Tether, the stablecoin giant with USDT, wants to invest in gold mining. After building an empire of $168 billion in USDT in circulation and raking in $5.7 billion in profits in the first half of the...

WLFI, the Trump family's crypto, already valued at over $4bn - Crypto review

On Monday, WLFI crypto-the flagship of World Liberty Financial, a project directly linked to the Trump family-made its debut on the markets. The launch was expected to be spectacular, but it quickly...

Digital vs. traditional gold: September pressure builds on Bitcoin

Gold hits new highs as Bitcoin struggles with weak September seasonality, ETF outflows, and rising exchange reserves.

After MicroStrategy's Bitcoin bet, here comes BitMine's Ethereum bet

+886%. That's BitMine Immersion Technologies' stratospheric performance since the end of June. In the space of a few weeks, the company has gone from obscurity to prominence, rising to the top of a...

European regulator says tokenised stocks risk 'investor misunderstanding'

PARIS -Blockchain-based assets which provide exposure to equities could lead to investor misunderstanding, as they typically do not make the buyer a shareholder in the underlying company, the...

Meta to add new AI safeguards after Reuters report raises teen safety concerns

Meta is adding new teenager safeguards to its artificial intelligence products by training systems to avoid flirty conversations and discussions of self-harm or suicide with minors, and by...