Japan’s three megabanks target joint yen stablecoin by March 2027
MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mizuho Bank plan to start live transactions with a jointly issued stablecoin during fiscal year 2026. Japan’s fiscal...
Category : News
Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and SOL enter CME’s new crypto index futures
CME Group has launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures, giving traders exposure to eight large cryptocurrencies through one regulated contract. Summary CME’s new index futures...
Bitcoin traders brace for Federal Reserve decision as hold odds hit 98%
Bitcoin traders have positioned for a Federal Reserve pause next week, with CME FedWatch data showing a 98.2% probability that policymakers will leave interest rates...
Wirex joins Visa program to test AI agents making payments
Wirex has joined Visa’s Agentic Ready programme to help test how artificial intelligence agents can initiate and complete payments using stablecoins. Summary Wirex has joined...
Gannon Van Dyke faces landmark Polymarket insider trading trial
The U.S. government’s first insider trading prosecution involving a prediction market has advanced after a Manhattan court scheduled a Dec. 7 trial for Army soldier...
Wintermute warns Bitcoin lacks inflows needed to confirm market bottom
Bitcoin’s recent selloff has yet to establish a durable market bottom as institutional demand remains absent and capital continues to leave spot Bitcoin ETFs, according...
Bitcoin price tumbles after Trump orders military response to Iran
Bitcoin price extended its decline on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a military response against Iran, triggering a broader risk-off move across global...
Crypto tax bills draw scrutiny as House hearing opens debate
A House tax package for digital assets has drawn questions from lawmakers during an early committee hearing. The Ways and Means Committee reviewed bills meant...
Washington man gets five years for laundering $97M in fraud proceeds
A Newcastle, Washington, man has received five years in prison for helping move fraud proceeds through bank accounts and crypto exchanges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Kristin Smith pushes Senate to protect crypto developers in CLARITY Act
Solana Institute CEO Kristin Smith has urged the U.S. Senate to preserve developer protections in the CLARITY Act as more than 200 crypto firms and...