Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, a member of the US Senate Banking Committee and one of the most prominent proponents for addressing digital asset market structure in Congress, said she wants to take the next step in advancing the bill sometime next week. Speaking at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit on Tuesday, Lummis said she anticipated … Read more
Stablecoin issuer Circle is developing a privacy-enhanced version of its US dollar-pegged USDC token, aiming to spur institutional adoption by offering greater confidentiality than traditional public blockchains allow. The new stablecoin, called USDCx and targeting banking and enterprise users, is being built in partnership with the privacy-focused blockchain company Aleo, Fortune reported on Tuesday, citing … Read more
Institutionally-backed Bitcoin native company Twenty One Capital has launched for public trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker XXI. The Jack Mallers co-founded company has the ambition of becoming the largest publicly-traded holder of Bitcoin (BTC), and its Tuesday US launch follows the completion of its business combination with Cantor Equity Partners. … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) Hash Ribbons metric, tracked by onchain analytics platform Capriole Investments, sent a “buy signal” for the fifth time in 2025. Key takeaways: A historically accurate Bitcoin price metric sends a “buy” signal for the fifth time this year. Miners’ BTC sales have accelerated since the beginning of October compared to earlier in the … Read more
Major tokenization platform Securitize has doubled down on its push to bring tokenized equity to US investors, naming a former PayPal executive as its new general counsel. Securitize on Tuesday announced the appointment of ex-PayPal executive Jerome Roche, who led the company’s expansion into digital asset projects, including the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin. Securitize also said … Read more
The eldest son of Malaysia’s billionaire king is launching a stablecoin pegged to the national currency, targeting payments across the Asia-Pacific region. Bullish Aim, a telecom company owned by Ismail Ibrahim, the son of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of the Johor royal family, on Tuesday announced the launch of RMJDT, a new stablecoin backed by the … Read more
The cryptocurrency industry is approaching its “Netscape moment,” as steady progress in blockchain infrastructure and the rise of regulated investment products drive a new wave of institutional adoption, according to Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang. The crypto sector is “facing its ‘Netscape’ or ‘iPhone’ moment,” Huang wrote Sunday in a post on X. “It’s working bigger … Read more
US spot Dogecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are showing early signs of cooling demand, as total value traded (TVT) has fallen to its lowest level since launch. SoSoValue data showed that on Monday, Dogecoin ETFs’ TVT fell to just $142,000, the lowest since launch. This marked a sharp retreat from late November, when the funds saw … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) price action has painted bearish continuation patterns on its daily chart, which may propel BTC to new lows, according to analysts. Key takeaways: A sharp decline in spot buying and weakening ETF demand suggests that the upside may be limited. Bitcoin’s bear flag pattern on the daily time frame targets $67,000 BTC price. … Read more
Blockchain network Polygon has rolled out its latest protocol upgrade, known as the Madhugiri hard fork, which aims to achieve a 33% increase in network throughput and reduce block consensus time to one second. Polygon core developer Krishang Shah said on X that the update includes support for three Fusaka Ethereum Improvement Proposals, specifically EIP-7823, … Read more