The latest developments in cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital finance.
Northern Data has sold its Bitcoin mining unit, Peak Mining, to companies linked to senior Tether executives, according to the Financial Times. The deal highlights Tether’s expanding role across mining, data centers, and digital infrastructure beyond stablecoins.
Crypto market sentiment suggests traders have not yet reached the level of fear typically seen at a market bottom, according to Santiment. Analysts warn Bitcoin could see further downside before conditions support a sustained recovery.
Brazil’s crypto activity rose 43% in 2025 as average investment per user crossed $1,000, signaling a more mature market. Investors increasingly favored diversification and lower-risk crypto products, including stablecoins.
A crypto user lost nearly $50M in USDT after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history. The incident highlights how address spoofing scams exploit habit and speed, not technical flaws.
The UK’s financial regulator has launched a sweeping consultation to bring crypto exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi under a unified regulatory framework by 2027. The move signals a shift from fragmented oversight to full market-structure regulation, giving crypto firms a clear timeline to prepare.
The ECB plans to enable blockchain-based settlements in central bank money by 2026 as part of its digital euro rollout. While the technical design is ready, final decisions on privacy and safeguards now rest with EU lawmakers.
Poland’s lower house has approved a revived crypto regulation bill aligned with the EU’s MiCA framework and sent it to the Senate for review. The bill, previously vetoed by the president, could still return to his desk if cleared by the upper chamber.
Solmate says digital asset treasury firms need real, revenue-generating businesses to avoid volatility tied to token balance sheets. The company is focusing on validator and infrastructure services to support long-term growth beyond pure asset holdings.
The SEC says tokenized stocks must follow existing US securities rules, with custody handled by regulated broker-dealers rather than self-custody. The guidance signals that blockchain-based equities will be integrated into traditional market safeguards, not treated as a separate asset class.
A new report says the Central African Republic’s crypto initiatives benefited political elites and foreign actors while failing to deliver financial inclusion. Weak infrastructure, regulatory gaps and underperforming projects instead exposed the country to corruption and criminal influence.
UK FCA opens consultations on new crypto rules for exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi, with feedback open until early 2026. The move marks a shift toward full market-structure regulation as the UK plans to bring crypto under financial laws by 2027.
Alexander Ray, a Web3 infrastructure builder and CTDG partner, has passed away, leaving a lasting impact on Solana staking and regulated DeFi. His work on JPool, Albus Protocol and institutional blockchain infrastructure continues to shape the ecosystem he helped build.
StraitsX plans to bring its Singapore dollar and US dollar stablecoins to Solana by early 2026, targeting payments, DeFi and AI-driven use cases. The move reflects growing demand for regulated, high-speed stablecoin infrastructure as real-world adoption accelerates across Asia.
Ripple is piloting its RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum layer 2s including Optimism and Base using native crosschain transfers. The move signals a broader multichain push as Ripple positions RLUSD as a regulated, scalable stablecoin for both DeFi and institutional use.
Bitcoin has slid in recent months but is still outperforming most crypto sectors, Glassnode says. Deeper losses in ETH, AI tokens, memecoins and DeFi suggest investors are concentrating capital in BTC as a relative safe haven.
Visa has launched a global stablecoin advisory unit to help banks and fintechs deploy dollar-backed tokens for payments. The move reflects how stablecoins have become crypto’s most widely adopted use case, while Bitcoin increasingly settles into a store-of-value role rather than a payments rail.
A new Soulja Boy memecoin on Base has sparked fresh warnings from ZachXBT after Jesse Pollak publicly shared a purchase. Past allegations of rug pulls and failed NFT projects are resurfacing, reinforcing long-standing concerns around celebrity-backed crypto promotions.
Vitalik Buterin is pushing for social media platforms to use zero-knowledge proofs and blockchain to make content-ranking algorithms verifiably fair. His proposal reflects growing concern over centralized control, algorithmic opacity, and the societal impact of major social platforms.