Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

Leverage, buy, repeat: the addiction of crypto treasuries

In France, all companies listed on the tightrope or lacking a business model seem to want to become Crypto Treasury Companies. However, this is not a French phenomenon. It's actually a global...

Binance teams up with BBVA to let customers keep assets off exchange, FT reports

MADRID -Binance is working with Spanish bank BBVA to allow customers to hold their assets off the cryptocurrency exchange, Financial Times reported on Friday. The Spanish bank is...

Web3 is evolving: how DeFi consolidation and new sectors are reshaping the crypto space

Web3 activity is shifting as DeFi consolidates into fewer hands and emerging sectors like RWA and DePIN drive broader user adoption and diversify use cases.

Paxos Trust in $48.5 million New York settlement over Binance-related lapses

NEW YORK -Paxos Trust reached a $48.5 million settlement to resolve New York charges the virtual currency company failed to police illegal activity related to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the...

Stablecoin Tether, more profitable than ever - Crypto review

Tether is no longer content with issuing the world's most valuable stablecoin: it is also printing record profits at a dizzying pace. With nearly $5bn in profit in a single quarter, the USDT giant now...

Corporate crypto treasuries exceed the $100bn mark in cryptocurrencies

Corporate crypto treasuries have just passed a symbolic milestone: over $100bn in cryptocurrencies now sit in the digital vaults of listed companies.

CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Monday it would launch an initiative to allow for trading of spot crypto asset contracts listed on a futures exchange registered with the...

Eric and Trump Jr-backed manufacturing SPAC files for $300 million US IPO

New America Acquisition I Corp, a blank-check firm backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., filed on Monday for an initial public offering of up to $300 million in the United States. ...

Peter Thiel-backed Bullish seeks up to $4.2 billion valuation in US IPO

Crypto exchange Bullish is targeting a valuation of up to $4.23 billion in its United States listing, the company said in a filing on Monday, launching its roadshow to capitalize on the momentum...

Altseason is back, but it’s different this time around

Altcoins are rallying again, led by large caps and institutional flows. But is this a true altseason or just another short-lived bounce?

US securities regulator lays out sweeping plans to accommodate crypto

The head of the U.S. securities regulator unveiled sweeping plans to overhaul capital markets regulations on Thursday to accommodate cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading, in a major win for...

US banks up in arms against the rise of stablecoins - Crypto review

Faced with the rapid rise of stablecoins, major US banks are taking action to slow down the integration of Web3 giants into the banking system. Circle, Ripple, Fidelity: they all want to become their...

JPMorgan to enable crypto purchases via credit cards in Coinbase tie-up

U.S. banking giant JPMorgan partnered with Coinbase on Wednesday to allow customers to fund their wallets using its Chase credit cards and buy cryptocurrency on the exchange starting in fall 2025. ...

White House in crypto policy report calls for SEC action, new legislation

A cryptocurrency working group formed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday outlined the administration's stances on market-defining crypto legislation and called on the U.S. securities regulator to...

First Hong Kong stablecoin licences may be issued early next year, HKMA says

HONG KONG -The first batch of Hong Kong stablecoin issuer licences is expected to be granted early next year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority told a media briefing on Tuesday. Hong...

XRP surges to new highs as Ripple’s institutional-focused narrative gains traction

Ripple’s XRP has jumped to a new all-time high and a $183 billion market cap, driven by rising institutional interest, regulatory positioning, and growing links to traditional finance...

JPMorgan opens up to crypto: Bitcoin-backed loans coming soon? - Crypto review

The CEO of JPMorgan, once a fierce opponent of Bitcoin, is now considering lending dollars to customers in exchange for cryptocurrencies. What Wall Street refused yesterday is now becoming a new...

Morocco's central bank explores digital currency cross-border payments

RABAT -Morocco's central bank was exploring the use of its own digital currency for peer-to-peer and cross border payments, bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said on Monday.  A central...

Yen gains broadly as Japan's Ishiba stays on; dollar weakens

NEW YORK -The yen climbed across the board on Monday after beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to hang on as leader even though his ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday's...