Stablecoin Crackdown: European Central Bank Gathers Backing For Joint Issuance Ban

The European Central Bank (ECB) is reportedly gaining traction in its pursuit of a ban on multi-issuance stablecoins across the European Union (EU). This move comes in light of recommendations from the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), which is tasked with safeguarding Europe’s financial integrity. Multi-Issuance Stablecoins Under Fire Last week, the ESRB approved a […]

Visa Pilots Stablecoin Prefunding To Modernize Cross-Border Payments

Visa is launching a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, in a bid to make cross-border payments faster and more flexible. Visa Direct Will Utilize Stablecoins For The First Time Payments giant Visa has announced a new pilot program for Visa Direct, the firm’s real-time global payments platform. According to the announcement, which occurred at […]

Chinese National At Center Of Historic $6.7B Crypto Bust Pleads Guilty

A Chinese national, “Zhimin Qian” (also known as “Yadi Zhang”), has pleaded guilty in London to offences linked to what authorities call one of the largest cryptocurrency seizures on record. Related Reading: Crypto Kings: Singapore And UAE Dominate Global Digital Currency Usage – Study According to court records, she admitted two counts under the Proceeds […]

Bitcoin Core Vs Knots Is Old News — Satoshi Fought The Same War 15 Years Ago

A fresh round of sparring between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots over “arbitrary data” and policy defaults is ricocheting across X, but the argument’s bones are older than many remember. As Bitcoin developer Peter Todd put it on Sunday, “Good read. tl;dr: everything that has been said about Core vs Knots has already been said […]

Analyst Warns That No Matter What Direction XRP Price Takes, The End Result Is Still The Same

An analyst’s recent chart review shows XRP holding steady around the $2.80 level while forming a structure that has historically preceded bigger moves. The analysis points to two possible short-term outcomes, yet both lead to the same bullish conclusion in the long run. Bullish Technical Analysis For XRP XRP has spent the past week moving […]