World Liberty Financial Enters Crypto Lending with USD1 Stablecoin

World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, has entered the cryptocurrency lending market, highlighting renewed interest in onchain credit as regulatory clarity improves. The new product, called World Liberty Markets, launched on Monday and allows users to borrow and lend digital assets, according to a Bloomberg … Read more

Ethereum Prints Copycat 95% Rally Setup Against Bitcoin

ETH price could rally 95% versus Bitcoin if a decisive breakout above the key 0.042 BTC neckline confirms a bullish reversal. Key takeaways: Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), could rally by over 95% versus Bitcoin (BTC), according to a textbook bullish reversal pattern forming on the ETH/BTC chart. Ethereum mirroring bullish setup from 2021 As … Read more

BitGo Launches IPO Targeting $1.96B Valuation

BitGo Holdings, a major cryptocurrency custody company, announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a Form S-1 filed with the SEC, BitGo said the offering will include 11 million shares of Class A common stock issued by the company, along with … Read more

Strategy Buys $1.25B in Bitcoin as Holdings Near 690,000 BTC

Corporate Bitcoin investor Strategy added another 13,627 Bitcoin to its balance sheet last week, spending $1.25 billion as it continues accumulating Bitcoin early in the year. The purchase marks the company’s biggest BTC buy since July. In a Form 9-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the company disclosed on Monday that its … Read more

Standard Chartered Said to Launch Crypto Brokerage, Lowers ETH Forecasts

Standard Chartered is reportedly considering launching a crypto prime brokerage platform, signaling a potential expansion of the bank’s digital asset ambitions as traditional financial institutions deepen their involvement in the sector. The British multinational bank is in early-stage discussions to establish a crypto trading and prime brokerage platform under its venture capital arm, SC Ventures, … Read more

Economists Urge MEPs to Support Digital Euro in Open Letter

Seventy economists and policy experts called on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to back a digital euro that serves the public interest, arguing that it is crucial for Europe’s monetary sovereignty and for guaranteeing access to central bank money in an increasingly cash‑light economy.  The open letter, published on Sunday and titled, “The Digital … Read more

Dubai DIFC Shifts Crypto Token Vetting to Licensed Firms

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) made a major update to its Crypto Token Regulatory Framework, shifting responsibility for crypto token suitability assessments from the regulator to licensed companies operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai’s financial free economic zone. Under the revised rules, which took effect on Monday, companies providing financial services … Read more

Crypto ETPs Post $454M Outflows As Bitcoin Leads Losses

Crypto investment products posted significant outflows last week, with a four-day run of withdrawals erasing part of the $1.5 billion in inflows seen during the first two trading days of 2026. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $454 million in outflows last week, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. “This turnaround in sentiment appears … Read more

Powell Probe May Introduce Bitcoin Risk Premia, Analysts Say

Bitcoin’s role as a non-sovereign risk asset may benefit from renewed investor focus amid a criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Powell over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to the Fed’s buildings. In a Sunday statement, Powell said the investigation is … Read more