USDT dominates payments, USDC rules DeFi as stablecoins go their separate ways
The two biggest stablecoins are no longer direct competitors. They’re becoming completely different products for completely different jobs. Dune’s latest…
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Bitcoin may be near a cycle bottom as over half of supply sits at a loss, K33 says
More than half of all Bitcoin in circulation is currently held at a loss. According to K33 Research, that’s historically…
Institutional crypto exchange EDX grabs $76M from Japan’s SBI Holdings
EDX Markets, the institutional crypto exchange backed by heavy hitters like Citadel and Fidelity, just closed a $76 million investment…
Nigel Farage resigns from UK Parliament over crypto “gift” probe, will run in by-election
Nigel Farage is stepping down from the UK Parliament. The Reform Party leader says he’s under investigation by British authorities…
Tether pours $20M into Mercado Bitcoin for tokenized finance push in Latin America
Tether is putting $20 million into Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s biggest crypto exchange. The money’s meant to expand tokenized finance across…
Bitcoin Bottom? Most Analysts Say Not Yet — But Opinions Are All Over the Place
Bitcoin’s sitting around $64,000, down almost 50% from its cycle peak. That’s a shallower drop than past cycles, but also…
Bitcoin Covenants Part 3: How SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT Lets Signatures Work Across UTXOs
Bitcoin’s covenant toolbox keeps growing. Part 3 of Cointelegraph Research’s series walks through SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT — proposed in BIP 118 —…
Real World Assets Could Close Europe’s $39 Billion SME Funding Gap
Small and medium businesses across Europe are stuck with a $39 billion annual funding hole. Banks don’t want their loans…
Bitcoin’s July Bounce Rides Thin Summer Liquidity as Half of Supply Sits at a Loss
Bitcoin pushed to around $63,500 after a six-day rally. But don’t pop the champagne just yet. Wintermute and Bitfinex are…
Coinbase Lands UK License to Expand Into Derivatives and Equities Trading
Coinbase just secured a UK investment services license. The move lets the exchange go way beyond spot crypto trading. Here’s…