Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has blasted the Trump administration over a new criminal probe, arguing it’s the latest attempt to destroy the central bank’s independence on interest rates. Powell said on Sunday that the charges are “a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve … Read more
Crypto market turbulence decimated memecoins in particular last year, driving the number of crypto project failures to over 11.6 million in 2025, the highest level recorded for a single year. The fourth quarter of 2025 was among the worst, with 7.7 million tokens listed on GeckoTerminal ceasing active trading during the period, according to a … Read more
US crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly ramping up pressure on US lawmakers to resist a push to ban certain decentralized finance provisions in a major crypto bill known as the CLARITY Act. A report from Bloomberg on Sunday, citing “a person familiar with the firm’s thinking,” said Coinbase “may reconsider its support” for the bill … Read more
Elon Musk’s social media platform is building a “Smart Cashtags” feature for release next month, giving users access to real-time price movements of cryptocurrencies and stocks. One of the concept screenshots has also teased a highly-anticipated in-app trading feature. In a post to X on Sunday, head of product Nikita Bier said users would be … Read more
The price of Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum layer-1 blockchain network, bottomed out in April 2025, and its price action mirrors the 2019 cycle, according to market analyst Michaël Van De Poppe. A surge in stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), which are traditional or physical assets represented as tokens on a blockchain, … Read more
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a regulatory agency that sets anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations, issued new guidelines tightening rules for onboarding users to crypto platforms. The new rules force regulated crypto exchanges to verify users through live selfie pictures and geographic location verification, according to The Times of India. The live selfie pictures are … Read more
Crypto treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) staked an additional 86,400 Ether (ETH) on Saturday, valued at about $268.7 million at the time of this writing, crossing the 1 million staked ETH milestone. The 86,400 ETH was staked in four separate transactions, according to data from crypto market analytics platform Arkham Intelligence; this brings BitMine’s … Read more
Key takeaways: Monero (XMR) surged past the $500 mark for the first time since its peak in May 2021. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency briefly touched $500.66 after rising more than 6% on Sunday and 20% over the past week. That brought it closer to its record high of around $517.50, established in April 2021. XMR/USD daily … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) faces a “do-or-die” price point if 2026 becomes a classic bear market year. Key points: Bitcoin four-year price cycles and bear markets remain relevant, the latest power law analysis says. 2026 may see a BTC price support showdown with $65,000 as the key level. History demands price “catching up” to power-law targets. Bitcoin … Read more
Inquiries about whether pensions can be paid in crypto have become one of the most frequent non-standard requests received by the Social Fund of Russia, a state-run institution responsible for managing Russia’s public pension system. In 2025, the Social Fund’s call center handled roughly 37 million calls, the vast majority related to routine matters such … Read more