Tether-backed Northern Data sold mining firm to Tether execs: FT
Northern Data, which is majority-owned by Tether, sold its Bitcoin mining arm to businesses owned by Tether executives, the Financial Times reports.
US lawmakers push to fix staking ‘double taxation’ before 2026
Lawmakers led by Republican Mike Carey argue that current IRS rules penalize stakers with an administrative burden and potentially over-tax unrealized gains.
Fed seeks input on account type attractive to crypto firms
The Federal Reserve is seeking public feedback on a new “payment account” which could give fintechs and crypto companies easier access to the central bank’s systems.
Video game mods are spreading new ‘Stealka’ crypto infostealer: Kaspersky
Kaspersky found a new malware, dubbed Stealk, that disguises itself as game mods and pirated software to steal crypto wallets, passwords, and browser data.
Fintechs’ prediction market addons will cost them in churn: Inversion CEO
Inversion Capital CEO Santiago Roel Santos argued that “casino-like” features increase user liquidation risk, undermining long-term value capture.
Uniswap fee switch to go live as community vote set to pass
Uniswap’s fee switch proposal, designed to boost its token’s supply-demand dynamics via token burns, has passed a community vote threshold and is set to take effect this week.
Migrating Bitcoin to post-quantum may ‘easily’ take 5-10 years: Crypto exec
Bitcoin is a decentralized software protocol that has a collective action problem, unlike centralized companies, according to Jameson Lopp.
Bitcoin traders split between $70K crash and BTC price rebound within days
Bitcoin price expectations diverged into the weekly close as $150,000 targets met calls for a drop to levels not seen in over a year.
Crypto activity in Brazil rises 43% with average investment surpassing $1,000: Report
Brazil’s crypto market showed signs of maturity in 2025, with higher transaction volumes, larger per-user investments and growing demand for low-risk products.
US lawmakers propose tax break for small stablecoin payments, staking rewards
US lawmakers are proposing a $200 tax exemption for stablecoin payments and a multi-year deferral option for crypto staking and mining rewards.