Tag: Bitcoin

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…

Crypto investment products surged last week as institutional appetite strengthened, pushing inflows to their highest level of the year so far. Bitcoin once again dominated investor interest, accounting for more than two thirds of new capital entering the market, while Ether and select altcoins showed resilience despite regulatory headwinds in the United States. According to…

The White House is considering withdrawing its support for a major cryptocurrency market structure bill after Coinbase stepped back from negotiations warning that the proposed law could harm decentralised finance stablecoins and tokenised assets. The move has sparked fresh tension between the US administration lawmakers and the digital asset industry highlighting deep divisions over how…

Decentralized finance teams are quietly rethinking one of crypto’s most popular community tools. Once seen as the heart of user engagement, public Discord servers are increasingly being viewed as risky spaces where scammers thrive and genuine support becomes harder to deliver. Several major DeFi projects are now shifting away from always open chat rooms toward…