News item US Senate has proposed banning the launch of CBDC until 2031 A provision has emerged in the US Senate, as part of a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting housing, to ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital...
News item $529m in Polymarket bets on US strike on Iran Prediction platform Polymarket has attracted record trading volume amid bets related to a US strike on Iran - more than $529m on contracts linked to the likely date of a military...
News item Tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds have surpassed $1 billion in value Since the beginning of 2026, the tokenized U.S. Treasury bond segment has added more than $1 billion to its market value despite macroeconomic uncertainty and...
News roundup Hedge funds cut positions in Bitcoin ETFs by 28% Hedge funds aggressively reduced their investments in spot Bitcoin ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2025, reducing aggregate volumes by 28% compared to the third quarter. Analysts...
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Key data on the DeFi sector (▲ growth in the last 24 hours) Total blocked value (TVL) in DeFi: $98.95 billion (▲3.91%) TVL in the Lending category: $51.54 billion (▼2.23%) TVL in the Liquid Staking category:...
News roundup Capital is leaving crypto tokens for stocks According to DWF Labs research, the crypto market is witnessing a rotation of capital from crypto tokens into shares of public companies related to digital assets. According to...
News item Bank of America has increased its stake in BitMine Bank of America has nearly 17 times increased its stake in BitMine, bringing it to 3.1 million shares, according to a Form 13F filed with the SEC. We are talking about the fourth...
News item Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds have invested more than $1 billion in Bitcoin ETFs Abu Dhabi sovereign entities have disclosed large positions in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF - IBIT. Mubadala Investment Company declared 12.7...
News item Netherlands advances 36% tax on crypto income The Dutch House of Representatives has supported the promotion of a bill to introduce a 36% tax on investment income, including cryptocurrency. This is a capital tax reform that...
News item S&P Global has assigned a credit rating to Bitcoin loans S&P Global has assigned a credit rating to Bitcoin-backed loans for the first time, effectively cementing the use of BTC as a collateral asset in traditional...
News roundup EU discusses complete ban on crypto transactions linked to Russia The European Union is considering a complete ban on any cryptocurrency transactions related to Russia, as part of the forthcoming twentieth package of...
News roundup China tightens ban on steblecoins and asset tokenization Chinese regulators have reiterated a tough stance on steblecoins and tokenization of real assets, regardless of whether such instruments are targeted at the domestic...
News item The state of Nevada has started legal action against Coinbase The regulator of the state of Nevada has started legal actions against Coinbase, considering that the exchange provides services that fall under the regulation of...
News item The collapse of Russia's largest mining company A crisis is unfolding in Russia around Bitriver, the country's largest mining operator. The founder of the company Igor Runtz was sent under house arrest in the case of hiding...
News roundup EU speeds up unification of taxes on cryptocurrency The European Commission said that EU countries should speed up the implementation of unified tax rules for cryptocurrencies, as fragmented regulation is already creating...
News item The UAE has launched the first USDU steiblcoin Universal Digital Intl Limited announced the launch of USDU steiblcoin, which is officially registered and approved by the UAE Central Bank for use in regulated digital asset...
News roundup Australian regulator expands control over crypto market. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC has released a forecast for 2026, stating its intention to significantly expand the "regulatory perimeter" in...
News item A7A5 stablecoin has surpassed $100 billion in volume Ruble-based stablecoin A7A5 has surpassed $100 billion in total transaction volume in less than a year since its launch. This is stated in a new review of the analytical...
News item Central Bank of Iran uses USDT to circumvent sanctions The analytical company Elliptic stated that the Central Bank of Iran purchased USDT stablecoins worth about $507 million. According to the investigation, the cryptocurrency...
News item Kazakhstan legalizes cryptocurrency The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a new law "On Banks", which for the first time at the level of basic financial legislation fixes the regulation of digital assets and...