Tag: Bitcoin

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDt, has reported record US Treasury holdings in 2025, even as its annual profits fell compared to the previous year. The company’s latest financial report highlights a strategic shift toward safer and more liquid assets amid rising global demand for dollar-backed digital currencies. Profits fall despite strong…

Washington expands Iran sanctions to digital asset platforms The United States Treasury has taken a landmark step in its Iran sanctions program by targeting cryptocurrency exchanges for the first time. On Friday, the Treasury Department announced sanctions against two UK-registered crypto platforms accused of playing a role in Iran’s financial network, signaling a tougher stance…

Stablecoins are emerging as a serious risk to traditional banking deposits across the United States and globally according to a new report by Standard Chartered. The bank’s digital assets research team warns that the rapid growth of dollar backed cryptocurrencies could significantly weaken banks’ funding bases particularly at regional institutions. The analysis comes amid ongoing…

Bitcoin is showing worrying signs of entering a new bear market, as major technical indicators on the weekly chart repeat patterns last seen in 2022. Analysts say the latest trendline crossover and weakening performance against silver are raising serious concerns among traders and long term investors. With similarities to the last major market downturn becoming…

European crypto exchange Bitpanda is taking a decisive step beyond digital assets, announcing plans to roll out stocks and exchange traded funds on the same platform. The move reflects a wider shift in the crypto industry, where major players are racing to become all in one financial apps rather than niche trading venues. Starting January…

European regulators are stepping up pressure on crypto based prediction market Polymarket, with Hungary and Portugal becoming the latest countries to move against the platform. The actions underline a widening debate across the region over whether prediction markets should be regulated as financial instruments or treated as online gambling. Hungary blocks access over gambling concerns…

A new policy paper from the Coinbase Institute argues that the biggest divide in modern finance is no longer between high earners and low earners, but between people who can directly access capital markets and those who cannot. According to the report, the ability to own productive assets or raise capital at scale has become…