Kraken Becomes First Crypto Firm to Secure a Federal Reserve Master Account
TLDR: Kraken Financial received a Federal Reserve master account from the Kansas City Fed after a five-year application process. ...
Stablecoins at $300 Billion: The Complex Reality Behind the World’s Fastest-Grow...
TLDR: Stablecoins have surpassed $300B in market cap and $34T in annual transactions, signaling mainstream financial relevance. U...
Stablecoins Challenge Traditional Banks as Yield Gap Widens and Regulatory Debat...
TLDR: Stablecoins like USDC and PYUSD now offer yields above 4%, far outpacing bank savings rates near 0.01%. The CLARITY Act miss...
Bitcoin Q1 2026 Posts Third-Worst Quarterly Loss Since 2013 as Ethereum Slides 3...
TLDR: Bitcoin’s Q1 2026 return of -23.21% is the third-worst since 2013, trailing only Q1 2018 and Q1 2014 losses. Ethereum record...
Meta Bets on Stablecoins to Power Payments Across Facebook, Instagram, and Whats...
TLDR: Meta is trialing stablecoin payments across its apps, with a possible rollout expected later in 2025. WhatsApp is viewed as...
Standard Chartered: Stablecoin Growth Could Unlock $1 Trillion in Treasury Bill...
TLDR: Standard Chartered forecasts stablecoin market cap will grow from $304 billion to $2 trillion by 2028. Stablecoin reserve pr...
Bitwise Acquires Chorus One to Strengthen Institutional Staking Across 30+ Proof...
TLDR: Bitwise acquires Chorus One, adding $2.2B in staked assets and expanding its staking reach to 30+ networks. Fifty experience...
SEC Approves WisdomTree Digital Money Market Fund to Trade at Fixed $1 Intraday...
TLDR: The SEC issued an exemptive order on Feb. 23, 2026, allowing WisdomTree’s digital MMF to trade at $1 intraday. The order gra...
Custodia CEO Caitlin Long Says Trump Family Crypto Ties Are Blocking the CLARITY...
TLDR: Custodia CEO Caitlin Long called Trump family crypto ties the “big showstopper” blocking the CLARITY Act in the Senate. Long...
Elemental Royalty Becomes First Public Gold Company to Pay Shareholder Dividends...
TLDR: Elemental Royalty becomes the first public gold company globally to offer shareholder dividends payable in XAU₮. XAU₮ is a...