Traditional finance institutions across the US, Europe and Asia are moving into stablecoins now that regulatory uncertainties are easing. Payment companies like PayPal, Mastercard and Visa are either launching stablecoins, integrating stablecoin settlement into payment systems or building the infrastructure to support them. The race is not limited to corporations but is also developing at…
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While the rest of the crypto space has entered a slump, traders are banking on privacy tokens with Zcash leading the charge. CoinMarketCap data shows that Zcash (ZEC) climbed to a high of $655 earlier today, reaching a market capitalization of approximately $10.6 billion. At the time of writing, the rally had cooled off and…
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Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), endorsed a project by the country’s largest financial institutions to jointly issue yen-backed stablecoins. In a Friday statement, the FSA announced the launch of its “Payment Innovation Project” as a response to progress in “the use of blockchain technology to enhance payments.” The initiative involves Mizuho Bank,…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs recorded $240 million in inflows on Thursday, ending a six-day outflow streak. Bitcoin’s failure to drop below the 50-day EMA suggests strong support in this area. Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended a six-day outflow streak with inflows returning on Thursday, leading traders to believe that a recovery is imminent as…
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United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a $239.9 million net inflow on Thursday, ending a six-day slump of outflows draining almost $1.4 billion from the market. According to data from Farside Investors, the reversal came after a turbulent week of profit-taking driven by macroeconomic uncertainty, which led to redemptions across the largest institutional…
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After adopting the AI Act last year, the European Union is considering easing certain provisions amid mounting pressure from the US and Big Tech. Source link
Opinion by: Christos A. Makridis, associate research professor at Arizona State University and visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation Stablecoins received a real boost when US President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act earlier this year — and now European banks are trying to get into the act by issuing stablecoins of their own. Their…
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Block Inc.’s third-quarter earnings missed analyst expectations on the top and bottom lines despite strong profit growth in its Cash App and Square businesses. Source link
Nearly half of exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors are planning to buy a crypto ETF, matching those who said they’d buy a bond ETF, according to a report from brokerage giant Schwab Asset Management. In its ETFs and Beyond report released on Thursday, Schwab found that 52% of respondents to its survey were planning to invest…
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Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said it was “shocking” to see Schwab’s findings that crypto ETF investments could be on par with those in bond ETFs. Source link