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US Distances Its Naval Assets From Asia as New Guidelines for Tracking Emerge
A new Chinese military study led by Gao Tianyun at the National University of Defense Technology in Nanjing describes how a U.S. carrier strike group could be tracked and targeted from 3,000 kilometers away, roughly the distance from…
Latam Insights: Regulators and Courts Move on Crypto in Brazil and Paraguay as Disaster Relief Hits…
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Brazil proposes a 24-hour holding period for stablecoin remittances, two illegal bitcoin miners get convicted…
‘The Collapse Point Is Near’: Chinese Wealth Funds Warn of Global AI ‘Super Bubble’ Burst
Two of the largest Chinese wealth funds, Wealspring Asset and Banxia, have warned about the impending doom of the global AI boom, stating that the so-called bubble may burst in the near future, as AI companies still lack a long-term moat…
Privacy Chains Face Compliance Gap as Stablecoin Freezes Grow Complex
Privacy-focused blockchain networks are drawing scrutiny as stablecoin issuers confront a difficult compliance problem: how to carry out court-ordered freezes without sweeping legitimate users into enforcement actions. Privacy Chains Face a…
Crypto’s Dry Powder Is Drying up as Stablecoin Sector Contracts by $9.4B
According to the latest figures, the stablecoin economy contracted by $2.119 billion during the past seven days, while several of the leading USD-backed coins also posted notable outflows over the last 30 days. Stablecoin Supply Has Fallen…
10 Crypto Market Predictions for 2026 Show Winners, Laggards, and Emerging Trends
21Shares says its 2026 crypto forecasts are showing uneven progress, with prediction markets and Ethereum scaling ahead of pace while ETPs, stablecoins, DeFi, digital asset treasuries, and tokenized assets trail ambitious targets. 21Shares…
US Lawmaker: Bitcoin Could Mark the ‘Beginning of the End’ of All Authoritarian Governments
House lawmakers spotlighted bitcoin as a challenge to authoritarian governments after Representative William Timmons said cryptocurrency could mark the “beginning of the end” of authoritarian rule. At a House roundtable, participants…
Ripple CEO Sees Massive XRP Opportunity in $16 Trillion Payment Flows
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse outlined XRP’s role in institutional payments, citing $16 trillion in annual payments and clearing activity across businesses Ripple added through acquisitions, where digital asset usage remains minimal.…
Ripple’s CLARITY Truck Hits Washington as Congress Weighs Crypto Rules
Ripple pushed its CLARITY Act campaign through Washington with a branded truck as Senate pressure mounted over crypto market rules. Ripple Takes CLARITY Act Campaign to Washington, D.C., as Senate Vote Pressure Builds Ripple put its CLARITY…
Brazil Proposes Mandatory 24-Hour Hold on Large Crypto Stablecoin Transactions
The 24-hour hold period would allow virtual asset service providers to screen the transactions and verify the legitimacy of the funds moved. The funds could be released in a shorter timeframe, provided that the risks associated with the…