Gold hits $5,300 as Tether stacks bullion and Coinbase pushes futures
Tether expands physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce.
Bitget taps ex-Bitpanda legal chief Oliver Stauber to build Vienna MiCA hub
Bitget EU expects MiCA approval in Austria by mid-2026 and plans a broker-led model with strict asset standards for European users.
Bitcoin eyes $90K ahead of FOMC: Watch these BTC price levels next
Bitcoin price traded below $90,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could trigger volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.
Suspected US seizure theft wallet launches memecoin, crashes 97%
A wallet linked to an alleged theft from a US government crypto seizure launched a Solana memecoin on Pump.fun that later crashed 97%, sparking tokenomics warnings.
OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via regulated issuer Monavate
OKX says the card supports USDC and USDG spending, is issued via Monavate on Mastercard’s network and is available to verified EU users.
Crypto launderers are turning away from centralized exchanges: Chainalysis
Chainalysis says the on-chain money laundering ecosystem processed $82 billion in funds in 2025, with Chinese-language networks now dominating.
UK bans Coinbase ads that ‘trivialized’ crypto risks: Report
Coinbase’s musical ad depicting a run-down UK, which was already blacklisted from TV, has reportedly seen a wider ban by the country’s ad watchdog for being “irresponsible.”
A Fed move to backstop Japan bonds could boost Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising, which could lead to Japanese investors selling US Treasuries.
Coinbase moves closer toward rolling out ‘custom stablecoins’
Coinbase has been working with Solflare, R2, and Flipcash to bring custom stablecoins to market, with the latest testing focused on Flipcash’s USDF.
Steak ‘n Shake adds $5M in Bitcoin to reserve as in-store sales grow 18%
The restaurant chain said that its adoption of Bitcoin is one of the main reasons that it is “trouncing” its fast-food competitors.