U.S. President Donald Trump said bankers are trying to undermine the GENIUS Act — the signature stablecoin legislation he signed into law last year — in a Truth Social post Tuesday, and he urged passage of Congress’ crypto market structure legislation without interference. “The U.S.… Read More
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said that “stablecoins are the most popular virtual asset used in illicit transactions,” including Iran and North Korea, and therefore calling for stricter oversight of stablecoin issuers in a 42-page report published Tuesday. In January 2026, the global watchdog… Read More
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin fell more than 3.5% to below $67,000 as escalating tensions in the Middle East drove investors out of risk assets and into the U.S. dollar. As the conflict escalates, Iran has threatened to close the… Read More
NEAR token climbed as much as 17% after launching “Confidential Intents,” a new private execution layer designed to shield trades from public view, extending a 40% weekly rally and outperforming both the CoinDesk 20 Index and the broader privacy token sector. The feature was first… Read More
PayPay, a SoftBank Corp-backed payments company that owns a 40% stake in Binance Japan, is seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion in a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reported Monday. The Tokyo-based company and a selling shareholder plan to offer 55 million American… Read More
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) on Monday reported purchasing nearly 51,000 more ETH tokens last week, increasing its holdings to 4.474 million. “In the midst of this ‘mini crypto winter,’ our focus continues to be on methodically executing our treasury strategy and steadily acquiring ETH and… Read More
