Prospective CFTC chair’s nomination advances through committee
Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham may be one step closer to leaving the agency after the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced US President Donald Trump’s pick to replace her.
Coinbase launches ETH-backed loans as onchain lending tops $1.25B
Users can borrow up to $1 million in USDC against their Ether as Coinbase expands its Base-powered network, which has processed $1.25 billion in loans.
Bitcoin, stocks crumble after Nvidia earnings and Fed uncertainty over next rate cut
Bitcoin weakness persists as the BTC price drops to $86,000, alongside a US stock market sell-off and diminishing odds of a 50-basis-point Fed interest rate cut at the next FOMC.
India’s government may consider stablecoin framework, diverging from RBI
India’s government is considering adopting a stablecoin regulatory framework while the Reserve Bank of India urges a “cautious” approach.
Bitcoin slump to $86K brings BTC closer to ‘max pain’ but great ‘discount’ zone
Analysts say Bitcoin is nearly in its “max pain” zone as the cost basis of BlackRock’s IBIT and Strategy’s massive BTC treasury draws near.
SEC enforcement actions dropped 30% under Paul Atkins: Report
The transition from Gary Gensler to Paul Atkins led to a significant decline in enforcement cases across the board, including those involving crypto companies.
Bitcoin downtrend accelerates, but traders eye short liquidity at $100K
Bitcoin struggles to hold the $90,000 support, and while charts angle toward further price downside, traders have turned their attention to the short liquidity at $98,000 to $100,000.
Tether backs Parfin to push institutional USDT adoption across Latin America
The investment will help Parfin expand its onchain settlement tools and strengthen stablecoin infrastructure that is already driving institutional crypto use in LATAM.
Aztec launches decentralized and private Ethereum L2 on mainnet, almost
Aztec launched its Ignition mainnet with no centralized operators, opening community staking ahead of a major token sale and positioning itself as a fully decentralized L2.
21Shares lists six more crypto ETPs in Europe: Aave, Cardano and more
21Shares, one of the largest crypto ETF issuers with $8 billion in assets, continues to introduce more investment products in Europe as an influx of new crypto ETFs hits the US.