Opinion by: Debanjan Chatterjee, financial analyst The trajectory of the stablecoin industry is heavily influenced by warring factions on opposite sides debating possible criminal use. Stablecoin opposers point to transfers of illicit funds. Proponents argue that the transparent nature of blockchains can be used to detect such crimes. There is a lack of awareness of…
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The Royal Government of Bhutan transferred more than $100 million worth of Bitcoin this week, raising concerns about potential sell pressure in the market just as the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut of 2025. The Bhutan government-labelled wallet moved 913 Bitcoin (BTC) worth about $107 million into two newly created cryptocurrency…
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What exactly did El Salvador do? The government redistributed roughly 6,274 BTC (around $678 million at publication time) from one address into 14 fresh addresses, each capped at 500 BTC, as a precautionary security measure. Until late August 2025, El Salvador’s national Bitcoin reserve sat in a single address. That’s a straightforward setup but a…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Illiquid supply now stands at 14.3 million BTC, a new record. Whales are absorbing nearly 300% of the yearly mined BTC supply. Bitcoin’s (BTC) illiquid supply, the coins held long-term by holders with little history of spending, has hit its highest level in history. Data from market intelligence company Glassnode shows that…
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A senior Bank of Italy official warned that stablecoins issued by multiple entities across different countries pose significant risks to the European Union’s financial system unless they are strictly limited to jurisdictions with equivalent regulatory standards. Speaking at the Economics of Payments Conference in Rome on Thursday, Chiara Scotti, vice director of the Bank of…
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Key points: Bitcoin enjoys another golden cross, this time from the NVT indicator. Previous crosses have all preceded major periods of BTC price upside. Price targets include new all-time highs within a matter of weeks from now. Bitcoin (BTC) remains in a “healthy uptrend” with new all-time highs expected within weeks. The latest research from…
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Michigan has taken the next step for its strategic crypto reserve bill, which moved to a second reading on Thursday. The Michigan House Bill 4087, which would allow the state to invest in crypto assets under specific conditions, has moved to a second reading and was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The legislation…
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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has urged the Bitcoin community to accelerate its efforts to guard against quantum attacks, arguing that a major breakthrough in quantum computing could come much sooner than expected. “I feel 50/50 within 5 years, there is a quantum breakthrough,” Yakovenko said at the All-In Summit 2025, which was published to YouTube…
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Users and supporters of the crypto platform TradeOgre have slammed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s seizure of the website and its crypto, accusing the agency of taking funds from innocent users because of the actions of a few. The RCMP said on Thursday that it carried out “the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history,” taking…
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Bitcoin advocates are jumping up and down again after reports that Vietnam has closed 86 million bank accounts that failed to comply with a facial biometric authentication mandate. Several Vietnamese media outlets — including Vietnam+ — reported in July that over 86 million bank accounts started being closed on Sept. 1, while the remaining 113…
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