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In 2025, stablecoin issuers generated substantial revenue, mainly supported by Ethereum as the primary payment layer. Quarterly earnings grew, reflecting a stable supply increase and a shift towards sustainable cash flow, with projected annual revenue of $5 billion.

Laser Digital, the digital assets division of Japanese financial giant Nomura, has formally applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). This strategic move positions the firm alongside a growing cohort of crypto-native companies, including Circle, Ripple, and BitGo, seeking the legitimacy and operational efficiency of federal banking supervision. The application signals a decisive industry-wide shift to bring core services like

Anthropic plans to raise $20 billion in a new funding round, doubling its initial target, leading to a valuation of $350 billion. Major investors include Singapore’s GIC, Coatue, and Sequoia Capital. This news positively impacts AI infrastructure stocks and Bitcoin miners.

UK banks are increasingly blocking or limiting customers from transferring money to crypto exchanges, even those registered with the FCA. A survey indicates 80% of exchanges saw transaction rejections rise in 2025, mainly due to fraud concerns.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has issued a dire warning that the United States is a "tinderbox" on the verge of systemic collapse and potential civil war, driven by unsustainable debt, intense social conflict, and fatal government clashes with citizens. This stark macroeconomic warning arrives as Bitcoin, an asset long touted as a hedge against such chaos, remains paradoxically trapped in a tight 60-day trading range near \$88,000. Analysis from firms like Wintermute and CryptoQuant poi

X Premium unveils "X Payments Wallet," with Musk's clear ambition to embed Bitcoin transactions into the social platform. X has obtained a US money transfer license, allowing hundreds of millions of users to buy Bitcoin and tip creators with one click, without relying on CEX. "Scenario is transaction" poses a dimensionality reduction challenge to traditional platforms.

The Kite Network has officially unveiled its comprehensive mainnet roadmap, charting a decisive course to build the essential infrastructure for an economy run by autonomous AI agents. Moving beyond conceptual frameworks, this roadmap details six strategic pillars designed to solve the core bottlenecks of identity, payment, and governance in a machine-driven world. Crucially, Kite positions itself as the native settlement layer for standards like Coinbase’s x402, enabling a seamless "pay

Open-source AI assistant ClawdBot developer Peter Steinberger denies any connection to cryptocurrency. When the project was renamed to Moltbot due to trademark issues, scammers hijacked X and GitHub accounts to promote fake meme coins. Steinberger emphasized that he will never issue tokens and accused scammers of hacking into Discord and Telegram to harass him, making his online life a nightmare.

Pi coin drops to $0.17, approaching the all-time low of $0.1585. In January, 134 million tokens will be unlocked (far exceeding December's 8.7 million), which the market finds hard to digest. RSI is at 30.94 indicating oversold conditions, and MACD shows a bearish trend. The key support level is $0.13; if broken, it may test $0.12. Despite having 215 applications in the ecosystem, the short-term outlook remains bearish.

The cryptocurrency landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift from speculative frenzy to measured maturity, according to the collaborative “Charting Crypto” Q1 2026 report from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode. Their analysis reveals a market that entered the year with significantly reduced leverage and a more disciplined structure, fostering greater resilience against systemic shocks. Bitcoin (BTC) is demonstrating characteristics of a macro-sensitive asset, with investor behavior

AVAX One's stock fell over 30% after filing to potentially sell 74 million shares held by insiders, raising dilution concerns among investors. This negative market reaction reflects anxiety over increased supply amid low trading liquidity.

Silver’s explosive rally is reshaping precious metals markets as investment flows overwhelm fundamentals, pushing prices far beyond expectations and forcing Citi to dramatically lift its short-term forecast amid rising geopolitical and monetary risks. Citi Calls for $150 Silver as the Metal

In a landmark move that reshapes the American digital asset landscape, Tether has officially launched USA₮, the first federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin built explicitly for the U.S. market under the new GENIUS Act framework. Issued by the nationally chartered Anchorage Digital Bank, USA₮ represents Tether's strategic pivot to reclaim and dominate the onshore U.S. market, directly challenging Circle's USDC. This launch marks the end of the "Wild West" era for stablecoins in Ame

_Kalshi opens Washington office, hires Biden administration veteran John Bivona. Prediction market leader expands lobbying with $100B trading volume._ Kalshi expands its government footprint with a new Washington office. The federally regulated exchange announced strategic hires from both