ECB seeks online merchants for 2027 digital euro pilot
Euro-area online and mobile merchants can apply until Oct. 27 to test beta digital euro payments in a 12-month pilot.
Crypto
Singapore Crypto Heist: Six Malaysians Sentenced Over S$4.9M Robbery
Six Malaysian men have been convicted in Singapore over a 2024 armed robbery involving cryptocurrency, cash and luxury items worth about S$4.9 million. The robbers targeted a luxury property in Bukit Timah where high-st…
Tonkeeper Becomes Keeper as Wallet Adds Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tron
Tonkeeper has rebranded to Keeper and added support for six blockchains beyond The Open Network, turning one of the TON ecosystem’s largest self-custodial wallets into a multichain product.
Arbitrum Price Prediction: Can ARB Turn Standard Chartered’s $10 Call Into a New Rally?
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Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will Today’s Fed Decision Lift BTC Above $80K?
Bitcoin price is trading near the $76Kâ$77K zone after failing to sustain its latest push toward $80K.
Bitcoin's Coinbase premium sinks to one-month low, here’s why
The premium measures the difference between bitcoin’s dollar price on Coinbase and its USDT price on Binance. CryptoQuant’s Coinbase Premium Index tracks that gap as a percentage of price. Tuesday’s reading of around -0…
Crypto India: Parliament Panel Questions Finance Ministry on Crypto
Indiaâs Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance is hearing oral evidence from the Ministry of Financeâs Department of Economic Affairs on virtual digital assets (VDAs) today. The hearing is part of the committee…
Crypto Markets Plummet as CLARITY Act Vote Falls Short—Should You Be Worried?
The CLARITY Act failed to clear the Senateâs 60-vote threshold, delaying the US crypto regulatory framework and triggering a wave of sell-offs
XRP Takes Second Spot in Grayscale’s New Crypto Portfolio
Grayscale has allocated 26.11% to XRP in its new Next Gen portfolio, making it the second-largest holding behind Ether at 42.34%. Solana follows with a 21.09% allocation. Together, the three assets account for nearly 89…
AI has been a ‘net negative’ for crypto: Phemex CEO
Federico Variola says AI has diverted capital from crypto and is empowering attackers, while rising cybersecurity costs could push the industry toward greater centralization.
XRP Price Today Falls 11% After CLARITY Act Vote Fails
XRP price fell more than 11% during the day, with the sharpest drop coming after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act. XRP traded near $1.28, down from about $1.47 at the start of the session. Its market ca…
FOMC Meeting Today: Fed Expected to Hike Rates 25 Bps – Will Bitcoin Drop Again?
FOMC Meeting today as Fed markets price a 92.5% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike today.
Bitcoin ETFs shed $450M in biggest outflow since June
The $450 million withdrawal came as Bitcoin fell 2.5% and the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, with Fidelity and BlackRock funds leading the outflows.
US charges ex-Robinhood engineers over alleged pre-listing crypto trades
The former employees allegedly earned more than $50,000 each by trading Hyperliquid perpetuals ahead of Robinhood token listings.
Crypto industry turns to US regulators after CLARITY setback
The CLARITY Act still has a procedural path after Senator Thom Tillis moved to reconsider the failed cloture vote, though industry executives are divided over whether Congress has enough time left.
XRP sinks 10% as the Clarity Act fails and bitcoin slides toward $76,000 - CoinDesk
XRP dropped nearly 10% to $1.30 as of Asian morning hours Wednesday, the worst performance among the majors, after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, according to CoinDesk data.
Wall Street Bets on Fed Rate Hike: Here's What It Means for Bitcoin, Bonds and Trump
Wall Street is bracing for the Federal Reserve to do something it hasn't done since 2023: raise interest rates.
XRP News: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Vows Post-Mortem After CLARITY Act Defeat
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says Monday’s CLARITY Act defeat “stings,” and he’s promising a full breakdown of what went wrong in the days ahead. The CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, falling well short of th…
Inside the last-minute political breakdown that doomed the Clarity Act vote
Senator Cynthia Lummis' disappointment was already palpable the day before the U.S. Senate shot down the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. She stood on a stage at a crypto event in Washington and talked about how she'd …
Crypto stocks sink after Senate rejects Clarity Act
Crypto stocks were a sea of red Tuesday afternoon after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, dealing a major blow to an industry that has spent years — and hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributi…
Crypto stocks slide after CLARITY Act fails to advance in Senate
Circle and Coinbase shares fell about 10% as the failed Senate vote weighed on crypto-linked equities, with Bitcoin miners and treasury companies also declining.
Stablecoin growth could boost dollar dominance, US Treasury demand: BoE official
A Bank of England policy maker said digital dollars could expand access to the US currency while turning stablecoin issuers into bigger buyers of government debt.
'It's Now or Never' for Clarity Act, Says 'Bitcoin Senator' Lummis
The Wyoming Republican says the final text hands Democrats more than 120 of their own demands, including sweeping new ethics rules, as the Senate holds a make-or-break cloture vote Tuesday afternoon.
Coinbase-Backed Crypto Group Warns of Midterms Payback After Clarity Act Fails
Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed advocacy group, warned of electoral consequences Tuesday after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act.