Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.…
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin just $5K away from ‘best investment opportunity’ of bear market
Bitcoin's recent selloff brought it within 10% of its realized price — a line that has marked the bottoming zone…
Has Strategy’s capital overhaul put an end to ‘death spiral’ fears?
Strategy's latest plan includes MSTR and STRC buybacks, expanded cash reserves and even potential Bitcoin sales. Will it be enough…
UK crypto investors sue Binance, Changpeng Zhao for $200M
One Binance customer said he lost the equivalent of more than $132,000 from the crypto exchange’s derivatives offerings before restrictions…
Can AI drain DeFi? Separating Claude Mythos hype from reality
Claude Mythos has raised concerns about AI-driven attacks on DeFi protocols. However, the same AI tools are also available to…
BNY adds USDC minting and redemption to institutional custody platform
The move deepens BNY's partnership with Circle and builds on the bank's role as the primary custodian of USDC reserves.…
Bitcoin balances $60K tightrope as US stocks rebound on fresh Iran peace deal hopes
Bitcoin faced its own battle for support as US stocks headed higher and analysts warned of a lack of "conviction"…
Bitcoin unspent transaction outputs signal capitulation underway: analyst
“These periods have always been profitable for long-term investors,” said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. ...
Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages
A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage. ...