News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
Tokenpost
The global crypto card market has reached a major milestone, with monthly transaction volume exceeding $1 billion as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins gain traction for everyday payments, according to a new Gate Research report. Since March 2023, tracked cryptocurrency card projects have processed more than $10 billion in cumulative transactions.
Cryptopolitan
HMRC split cryptoasset gains out for the first time, showing 17,600 filers declared £1.38 billion in 2024-25 and 240 of them took £717 million.
The Currency Analytics
Poland's Olympic Committee president is in custody.
Crypto Briefing
Stablecoins' reinforcement of dollar dominance could accelerate dollarization in emerging markets, challenging local currencies and CBDCs. Cornell's Eswar Prasad says stablecoins are reinforcing dollar dominance, not threatening it.
Tokenpost
Binance Futures has expanded its traditional finance offering by launching perpetual contracts linked to shares of five major global companies, giving traders access to leverage of up to 20x directly through the cryptocurrency exchange. The new Binance stock futures cover Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings, medical artificial intelligence firm Tempus AI, quantum computing specialist IonQ, Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings and pharmaceutical giant Merck.
Cointelegraph
According to Circle, the USDC stablecoin name will appear on the front of club jerseys for Chelsea's upcoming football season.
Tokenpost
Crypto custody firm BitGo is acquiring the institutional trading business of bitcoin-focused financial services company NYDIG in a deal worth up to $57.5 million, strengthening its position in the growing institutional cryptocurrency market. According to a regulatory filing on Friday, BitGo will purchase NYDIG IF Holdings for $42.5 million in cash and stock.
Crypto Briefing
Asia's regulatory advancements in stablecoins could reshape global financial systems, emphasizing bank-led frameworks and B2B applications. Asia races to establish stablecoin regulations for banks.
Crypto Economy
The president of the Polish Olympic Committee, Radosław Piesiewicz, was detained and formally charged as part of the investigation into Zondacrypto, the Polish cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed amid a liquidity crisis. Poland's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Waldemar Żurek, confirmed the detention through his X account.
The Currency Analytics
Autonomous AI agents are breaking things. Literally.
AMBCrypto
OCC bank charter approvals, some tied to crypto firms, have increased during Trump's second term.
Crypto Briefing
Digital finance innovations, like stablecoins, could reinforce the dollar's global dominance by increasing demand for dollar-denominated assets. Circle economists argue digital finance could strengthen dollar dominance.
Crypto Briefing
BitGo's acquisition enhances its comprehensive service offerings, potentially solidifying its position as a key player in institutional crypto markets. BitGo acquires NYDIG's institutional trading business in bid to become crypto's one-stop shop.
Blockchain News
Fireblocks Flow streamlines stablecoin payments for PSPs, fintechs, and platforms, eliminating the need for rebuilding checkout systems.
Crypto Economy
Binance Futures launched perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage on the shares of five major international companies. MARA Holdings leads the listing alongside Tempus AI, IonQ, PDD Holdings, and Merck, despite net losses of $611 million for the BTC miner. Tokenized assets on Binance total $581 million.
Crypto Economy
HM Revenue & Customs said August 27 that 240 people reported more than £1 million each in cryptoasset capital gains during the 2024 to 2025 tax year.
Forbes
Deep vacancies at SEC & CFTC, along with the absence of Democratic Commissioners, is yet another minefield for negotiators as time runs out for a crypto Clarity Act vote.
Tokenpost
U.S. banks are accelerating plans for tokenized deposits and onchain settlement even as the Senate delays the Clarity Act until September, leaving key digital asset market rules unresolved. Major financial institutions are already moving commercial bank money onto blockchain-based infrastructure.
Tokenpost
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings plans to invest $270 million in Indonesian online brokerage Ajaib Group as it accelerates its blockchain and stablecoin expansion across Southeast Asia. The transaction, expected to be completed before the end of August, is part of SBIs strategy to broaden the regional reach of JPYSC, its yen-denominated stablecoin, while developing blockchain-based infrastructure for cross-border settlements and digital assets.
The Currency Analytics
The Federal Reserve just did something it's never done in 48 years.