Binance Drives Global Crypto Payments as More Than 21M Merchants Join Digital payment adoption is accelerating across global commerce as crypto-based systems expand their reach. Binance CEO Richard Teng posted on X this week that more than 21 million merchants now accept Binance payments, signaling increased real-world usage. The executive wrote: “21M+ merchants already accept
Is Bitcoin About to Drop Again? BTC Tests Critical $65.5K Support Level Price action on bitcoin‘s daily chart reflected a continuation of a broader downtrend that followed a lower high near the $76,000 region. The current zone around $66,000 to $67,000 has emerged as tentative support, but the inability to reclaim higher levels underscores persistent
WEEK IN REVIEW VIX Jumps to 27 as $1 Trillion Leaves US Stock Markets on Iran Oil Shock U.S. markets sold off sharply on Thursday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions sent oil prices higher and pushed investors away from equities, crypto, and even gold… read more Editor’s comment: The “buy the dip” mantra that has worked
Top 100 Holders Control 80% of DeFi Governance Tokens, ECB Study Finds The working paper, ECB Working Paper No. 3208, examined governance data from four protocols, Aave, MakerDAO (now rebranded as Sky), Ampleforth, and Uniswap, across two snapshots in time: November 2022 and May 2023. The protocols were selected for their size and representation of
Judge Rules Nvidia Investor Fraud Lawsuit Can Proceed as Class Action U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. of the Northern District of California certified the class in In re Nvidia Corporation Securities Litigation (Case No. 4:18-cv-07669-HSG), clearing the case to move forward as a collective action on behalf of investors who bought or acquired
Lawmaker Presses Fed Over Crypto Account Approval Heightened scrutiny over access to U.S. payment infrastructure is intensifying as policymakers examine crypto integration. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter on March 26, to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and CEO Jeff Schmid seeking details on
Institutional Capital Accelerates Crypto Integration as Allocations and Product Access Rapidly Expand Institutional capital rotation into crypto markets is accelerating, with Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley signaling a transition from anticipation to active deployment. He framed the shift as a near-term inflection point driven by sustained inflows and expanding participation from large allocators. The executive expressed
Telecommunications giant Globe Telecom has officially announced its readiness to implement a network-wide blockade of the popular gaming platform Roblox. It also detailed the technical measures it will deploy if the government’s impending ban pushes through. The statement comes just as the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) officially deferred its nationwide ban ultimatum, moving
Cryptoquant Says Bitcoin Treasury Summer Is Over Outside Strategy The data reveals a stark split in the corporate bitcoin market. Strategy‘s buying represents its highest 30-day purchase volume since April 2025. Every other publicly traded company holding bitcoin in treasury has, by comparison, nearly stopped buying. Cryptoquant researchers tracked the collapse in detail. Non-Strategy treasury
Kalshi Margin Trading Approved The NFA filing lists Kinetic Markets as both an FCM and swap firm. Bloomberg was the first to report on the NFA filing. Kalshi Inc. holds a 10% or greater financial interest in the entity. Co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara are named as indirect owners, with Lior Samuel Hirschfeld