Circle pushes USDC into AI agent payments with gas-free nanopayments
TL;DR Circle’s Agent Stack lets AI agents hold and spend USDC. Nanopayments protocol enables gas-free transfers as small as $0.000001. Multiple firms race to build...
Author : Sophie Bennett
VanEck analyst says Bitcoin could hit $1 million within five years
TL;DR VanEck sets Bitcoin base-case target at one million dollars. Adoption mimics gaming, widening user base across all ages. No bailouts exist; cycles purge leveraged...
Eric Trump hails Bitcoin’s “greatest period ever” as critics point to volatility and questions over his crypto ventures
TL;DR Eric Trump calls six months bitcoin’s strongest period ever. ETFs bring ordinary investors into crypto without technical hurdles. Major banks now offer mortgages backed...
Traders split on $250.000 Bitcoin as “sell in May” debate resurfaces
TL;DR Bitcoin’s technical channel pattern suggests potential decline toward sixty-nine thousand dollars. Halving cycle fractals indicate the twenty-twenty-five peak represents the cycle top. Historical “Sell...
KBank and Ripple launch multi‑phase blockchain remittance pilot targeting UAE and Thailand
TL;DR Partnership signed by Kbank CEO Choi Woo-hyung and Ripple’s Asia-Pacific MD Fiona Murray Two-phase technical verification underway (app-based structure, then account linking) Tests include...
Bitcoin ETFs Extend Longest Inflow Streak Since September as Spot Demand Lags
TL;DR BlackRock’s IBIT posted $983 million weekly inflows (highest in six months) Short liquidations ($2.8B) outpaced long liquidations ($1.8B) since April 13 Cash-and-carry trades account...
Uzbekistan launches Besqala Mining Valley, offers near‑decade tax holiday to attract crypto miners
TL;DR Uzbekistan offers a ten-year tax holiday for industrial crypto mining. Miners pay only a one percent monthly fee on mining revenue. The zone mixes...
Tether freezes $344 million in USDT on Tron in coordination with OFAC
TL;DR Tether froze $344 million USDT on Tron for sanctions evasion. Largest single enforcement move highlights stablecoin centralization risks and compliance cooperation. Freeze removes on-chain...
Mastercard joins Blockchain Security Standards Council to tighten security for tokenized assets
TL;DR Mastercard joins Blockchain Security Standards Council as charter member. Claire Le Gal brings payments security to blockchain standards body. BSSC develops node, token, key...
UK moves to fold stablecoins and tokenized deposits into its payments rulebook
TL;DR UK Treasury proposes single rulebook for standard and tokenized payments. Reforms aim to reduce paperwork for stablecoin payment service providers. Former FCA executive Chris...