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Big Banks Demand Identity Checks for Secondary Stablecoin Markets
The Bank Policy Institute, representing the massive U.S. banking lobby, filed a comment letter asking FinCEN to apply customer identification requirements to secondary stabilization markets, extending the provision applied to stablecoin…
Bitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coins
Bitcoin holders are lined up to receive a matching balance of a new asset called ecash (ECX) when the project kicks off its three-stage hard-fork rollout with an alpha launch around Bitcoin block height 963648. The launch comes from…
Bitcoin May Hit Turning Point This Week as Durable Bottom Takes Shape
Grayscale says bitcoin’s sharp weekly rally could mark a turning point after a relatively shallow bear market. Historical cycle comparisons and improving institutional demand suggest the market may be forming a more durable bottom.…
Robert Kiyosaki Calls Expanded Treasury Buybacks QE, Backs Bitcoin
Robert Kiyosaki says expanded U.S. Treasury debt buybacks amount to quantitative easing and renewed his preference for bitcoin, gold, silver, and selected real estate. Treasury describes the operations as liquidity support for longer-dated…
Bitcoin’s $100K Forecast May Be Too Low After Record Short Squeeze
Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says record bitcoin short liquidations and renewed ETF demand have increased the market’s upside risk. He now sees a possible year-end run from $79,500 toward bitcoin’s $126,000 record, a 58%…
Bitcoin Jumps $10,000 in a Week as Shorts Lose $3 Billion
Bitcoin has surged roughly $10,000 over the past week, breaking above $77,000 for the first time since May after the U.S. Treasury doubled its long-dated bond buybacks. The rally briefly touched $79,500 yesterday, wiping out billions in…
GensynAI’s Jeff Amico Says RWA Investors May Lack Creditor Rights
Real-world asset credit vaults are drawing more capital into tokenized lending, but GensynAI COO Jeff Amico says many investors may have weaker legal protections than they realize. He argues that clearer creditor rights and stronger…
Zcash, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano Rally as ZEC Leads With a 47% Surge
Zcash (ZEC) jumped 47.1% in 24 hours to lead a broad altcoin rally on August 22, with bitcoin cash, cardano, dogecoin and chainlink all posting double-digit gains as bond buybacks and Clarity Act optimism lifted the wider crypto market.…
Beyond the Kimchi Premium: Korea’s Institutional Shift
Factblock CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park outlines South Korea’s transition from a retail-driven crypto market to an institutional digital finance hub. However, he believes institutional adoption relies on resolving…
Expect Changes in Rewards and Fees at Crypto Exchanges as Strategies Shift
As major crypto exchanges evolve into all-things-financial-services platforms, they’re investing more in new products to grow and diversify, while increasing trading revenues has become challenging. As the bear market persisted during…