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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A disagreement over US crypto regulation has spilled into public view, drawing the Cardano and XRP communities into an unexpected clash. The reason is the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a proposed bill intended to define how digital assets are regulated in the United States. The disagreement started after Charles Hoskinson openly criticized Brad Garlinghouse over his stance on the legislation, which led to pushback from prominent XRP community members. This comes just after reports have suggested growing frustration among lawmakers toward Coinbase over disagreements tied to…
In brief Steak ‘n Shake is giving hourly employees a “Bitcoin bonus” that will vest over the course of two years. The initiative is powered by infrastructure from publicly traded Bitcoin services firm, Fold. Some commenters applauded the move, while others scoffed at the size of the Bitcoin payment. Restaurant franchise Steak ‘n Shake is deepening its embrace of Bitcoin, teaming with publicly traded Bitcoin services firm Fold to offer a BTC bonus to hourly employees.Using Fold’s infrastructure, the restaurant will pay employees a bonus of $0.21 per hour, paid in BTC, which will vest in full after two years. “Starting…
President Trump has a habit of moving markets with his words, and he appears to have done that yet again Wednesday, prompting large swings across both crypto and stock markets—with the daily volatility generating over $1 billion worth of crypto liquidations in the process.Bitcoin recently rebounded above $90,000 again after falling to nearly $87,000 just hours earlier, with the rebound coming after Trump said in Davos that he would no longer issue new tariffs against European countries after meeting with the head of NATO. The price of Bitcoin has since settled to $89,574, as of this writing.“Based upon a very…
At first glance, this looks like a story that lives on the back pages of a newspaper, Japanese government bonds with maturities that run so long they sound like a joke, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years.If you own Bitcoin, you still end up in the blast radius.Because when Japan’s long-dated bonds start to wobble, it is rarely just about Japan. It is about the world’s last big source of cheap money slowly turning into something more expensive, and what happens to every trade that quietly depended on that cheap funding.The moment the mood changedJapan has spent most of the…
In brief Newrez will begin recognizing Bitcoin and Ethereum for mortgages. That is, if the digital assets are held in a centralized fashion. The company will also apply a haircut to the value of the cryptocurrencies, citing volatility. Younger Americans may find it increasingly difficult to afford a home, but Newrez, a national wholesale mortgage lender, thinks Bitcoin and Ethereum could change that.The firm—which serviced a $778.3 billion portfolio of 3.7 million loans, as of last year—recently signaled that it would begin assessing both cryptocurrencies for mortgage qualification. Last week, it billed itself as the first major provider of mortgages…
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said she believes bitcoin is nearing the end of its current down cycle, arguing that the asset’s latest four-year drawdown will likely be the shallowest in its history. “We’re pretty well through the down cycle here,” Wood said in a CNBC interview, pushing back against fears that bitcoin still faces a prolonged correction. She noted that the most recent bull market was muted by historical standards, which she believes has limited the severity of the current pullback. “I know there’s a lot of fear about the four-year cycle,” Wood said. “We didn’t have much of…
Crypto majors are red following Trump’s tariff turmoil; BTC -2% at $91,100; ETH -4% at $3,105, SOL -3% at $129; XRP -2% to $1.93. CC (+12%), MYX (+5%) and SYRUP (+4%) led top movers. The NYSE began preparations for 24/7 tokenized stock and ETF trading. Steak ’n Shake revealed roughly $10M in Bitcoin exposure alongside the creation of a corporate BTC strategic reserve. Vitalik Buterin called for more sophisticated DAO governance models to improve accountability, coordination, and long-term sustainability. Bermuda outlined plans for a fully onchain national economy, working with Coinbase and Circle on payments, identity, and tokenized financial infrastructure.…
In brief Compass Point described $98,000 as a pivotal point for Bitcoin. The price serves as a key sentiment barometer, they wrote. Bitcoin fell after flashing a “golden cross” last week. Betting on Bitcoin before it reclaims the $98,000 mark might not be the best idea, following the asset’s recent downturn, according to analysts at investment bank Compass Point.That’s the current average cost for short-term holders, who have held the digital asset for less than 155 days—and are typically sensitive to price swings—they wrote in a Wednesday note.Last week, the price of Bitcoin climbed to a two-month high of $97,500,…
Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, walked onto the World Economic Forum’s Davos stage yesterday and said the quiet part out loud.The rules-based order, the thing leaders love to invoke when they want the world to behave, is fading.Carney called it a “pleasant fiction.”He said we are living through a “rupture.”He said great powers are using integration as a weapon, tariffs as leverage, finance as coercion, and supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.Then he reached for Václav Havel’s famous “greengrocer” from The Power of the Powerless, the shopkeeper who hangs a sign reading “Workers of the world, unite!” not because he…
In brief The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will issue licenses to stablecoin providers in the first quarter of 2026. Hong Kong brought in its stablecoin regime in August last year. The city is trying to strike a balance between welcoming providers and protecting investors. Hong Kong will issue a batch of licenses to stablecoin providers in the first quarter of this year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan told World Economic Forum attendees in Davos on Tuesday.This will be the first issued since Hong Kong’s new stablecoin licensing regime took effect on August 1 last year.Companies offering or marketing stablecoins to retail…
Delaware Life Insurance Company has become the first U.S. insurance carrier to offer a fixed index annuity (FIA) linked to a cryptocurrency-focused index, the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index. The move allows retirement investors to gain indirect exposure to Bitcoin while retaining principal protection, a hallmark of traditional annuity products. The newly launched index blends 74% exposure to the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF with 25% exposure to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and a 1% cash allocation. It is designed with a 12% target volatility, using dynamic cash adjustments to moderate BTC’s price swings. “This…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Senate Banking Committee delayed the anticipated markup of its crypto market structure bill draft, prompting the Agriculture Committee to take action. The Agriculture Committee is set to release its own version of the bill’s draft today, just ahead of a crucial vote scheduled for next week. Coinbase Faces Pressure To Negotiate Yield Deal Eleanor Terret, a reporter with Crypto In America who has been closely monitoring congressional developments regarding cryptocurrency, reported that staffers from the Banking Committee hope a successful bipartisan agreement spearheaded by their counterparts…
In brief Trump publicly backed the crypto market structure bill, saying he hopes to sign it “very soon.” The endorsement comes after a White House official appeared to criticize Coinbase for pulling support for the bill last week. Coinbase pulled support for the bill over language on stablecoin yield limits, a red line the company doubled down on this week. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hopes to sign crypto’s coveted market structure bill “very soon,” likely adding pressure to a legislative effort that nearly went off the rails last week.“Now Congress is working very hard on crypto market structure…