Bessent's $4 billion bond buyback wanted lower yields. It got a bitcoin surge instead.
Bessent’s bondbuyback plan fails to curb Treasury yields. Here's what it means for bitcoin and gold Source:CoinDesk
Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push
The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown sixfold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain told CoinDesk.…
Crypto holds big weekly rally as Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut comes into focus
Bitcoin holds above $77,000 after a 21% week, with XRP up 46% over the same stretch. Asian stocks fell as Samsung and Alibaba slid. Source:CoinDesk
Term Finance loses estimated $8.5M in vault governance exploit
Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits. Source:Cointelegraph
We are so back! Bitcoin’s 23% rally on US debt policy: Hodler’s Digest
The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debtrelated issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of…
Stock futures slip as U.S. and Canada appear headed for trade war
U.S. stockindex futures dipped on Sunday, as it appeared the U.S. was on the verge of an allout trade war with Canada, one of its biggest trade partners.…
Regulation Crypto is here: State of Crypto
The SEC published its Reg Crypto proposal last week, giving the public 60 days to comment. Source:CoinDesk
XRP on track for biggest weekly gain in 21 months as Treasury buyback spurs 'curve control' hopes
XRP’s price has surged by 50% this week, the best performance since November 2024. Here's what's driving the rally. Source:CoinDesk
Fed study finds crypto investors driven by beliefs, easily swayed by returns
A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains…
Crypto card spending tops $1 billion as stablecoins move into everyday purchases
Tracked card volume more than tripled in a year, with USDC and USDT funding over 70% of spending as users increasingly paid for groceries, rides and…
Nvidia is the beating heart of the AI boom and the stock market — which sets up a big test
Nvidia is due to report earnings on Wednesday, and “a very broad universe of companies” is tied to the themes that the chip giant represents. Source:MarketWatch
Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoins
According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments. Source:CoinDesk