As gold prices surged to $5,300 this week, Tether and Coinbase — the two companies behind the world’s largest US dollar stablecoins — are taking different approaches to gaining exposure to the precious metal. Spot gold climbed above $5,300 per…

Bitcoin ETF investors contend with price dropping to their aggregate entry level, but a crypto executive claimed that new institutions were lining up.Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investors face a test of “conviction” as exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings tumble by $6 billion.Key…

Bitget appointed former Bitpanda chief legal officer and prior KuCoin EU head Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU to lead the exchange’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) expansion and set up its new European headquarters in Vienna.The entity,…

The UK’s advertising watchdog has reportedly banned a series of Coinbase advertisements claiming they presented the crypto exchange as a solution to cost-of-living concerns while making light of the risks of investing in crypto.The UK Advertising Standards Authority said the…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is rolling out a payment card in Europe, allowing users to spend stablecoins at merchants accepting Mastercard.The OKX Card is issued through the company’s Electronic Money Institution (EMI) partner, Monavate, OKX said Wednesday in an announcement shared…

Bitcoin could break out of its “sideways funk” if the United States central bank attempts to support a failing Japanese bond market by printing money, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes.Hayes proposed a theory on Wednesday about how the Federal…

The use of centralized crypto exchanges for laundering illicit funds is on the decline, with Chinese-language money laundering networks now being used more than ever, according to Chainalysis.Chainalysis said in a report on Tuesday that informal service-based networks offered through…

Coinbase is testing Flipcash’s in-development stablecoin, USDF, on its backend as part of a new feature that will allow businesses to create their own branded, dollar-backed tokens.The “Coinbase Custom Stablecoins” feature, introduced in December, will let businesses earn rewards on…

Social media discussions about silver and gold have outpaced crypto on most days this month as retail investors have latched onto a recent rise in precious metal prices, according to market intelligence platform Santiment.Gold discussion erupted in the second week…

US fast-food restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake has added $5 million worth of Bitcoin to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as part of a pledge to funnel all sales made in Bitcoin straight into the fund.The move takes the company’s total…

The state representative introduced similar legislation shortly after taking office in 2025, but the bill was deferred and not signed into law.A member of South Dakota’s House of Representatives has introduced another bill that would allow the US state to…

Morgan Stanley has tapped veteran executive Amy Oldenburg to lead the investment bank’s new crypto unit, just weeks after announcing plans to launch three crypto exchange-traded funds and a crypto wallet.Oldenburg will transition to head of digital asset strategy after…

Public companies are quietly expanding their Bitcoin treasuries in early 2026, with new disclosures this week showing continued accumulation despite largely flat prices.Nasdaq-listed American Bitcoin Corporation said on Tuesday that its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings rose to 5,843 BTC, an increase…

For years, Bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee community acceptance. Now, as AI hyperscalers and developers race to build power-dense data centers, they are encountering similar local…

The US Marshals Service confirmed “the matter is under investigation” following claims that millions in government-seized crypto was stolen.US authorities have confirmed that an investigation is underway into claims that the son of a federal contractor tasked with safeguarding seized…