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A Strategic Policy Concession Could Strengthen Crypto’s Future

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A growing coalition of U.S. banks is panic-stricken. They are currently urging lawmakers to rewrite the GENIUS Act, specifically targeting the reward structures offered by non-bank stablecoin issuers. They see the ability for crypto platforms to offer yield on digital dollars as a “loophole” that threatens to siphon deposits away from the traditional banking system. […]

Historic: Brazil’s B3 Stock Exchange to Issue a Stablecoin Next Year

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The new stablecoin is designed to enhance liquidity across diverse market segments, encompassing both tokenized and traditional financial offerings. B3 authorities indicated that the tokenized product could potentially serve as an alternative to drex, Brazil’s CBDC, which has recently been scaled back in its initial implementation. Brazil’s Stock Exchange Prepared to Launch Own Stablecoin The […]

Report: CAR’s Bitcoin-to-Memecoin Experiments Threaten Sovereignty Ahead of Election

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A new report warns that the Central African Republic’s rapid embrace of “opaque crypto projects” is exposing the country to foreign criminal influence and eroding state sovereignty ahead of the Dec. 28 election. A Warning of ‘State Capture’ The Central African Republic is facing a “grave risk of state capture” by foreign criminal organizations through […]

Crypto Industry Moves to Defend Stablecoin Rewards as GENIUS Act Interpretation Tightens

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More than 125 organizations and companies are pressing Congress to preserve stablecoin rewards, warning that reinterpreting the GENIUS Act would limit consumer choice, weaken competition, and unravel a hard-won regulatory balance. Industry Coalition Defends Stablecoin Rewards Under GENIUS Act A coalition of digital asset and fintech groups moved to head off potential limits on stablecoin […]

Base App Goes Live Across 140+ Countries as Coinbase Pushes Social Trading Toward the Mainstream

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Coinbase-backed Base App launches globally, rolling out a social-first crypto platform that blends trading, payments and earning into a single onchain experience designed to push blockchain tools to mainstream users across more than 140 countries. Coinbase Accelerates Consumer Crypto Adoption as Base App Exits Waitlist and Scales Worldwide The expansion of consumer crypto platforms continues […]

Fold Expands to All 50 US States After Bitgo Receives OCC Banking Charter

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Fold has secured nationwide consumer bitcoin access in the United States through a single federally supervised trust framework, following a partnership tied to Bitgo Bank & Trust’s newly granted Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charter. Bitcoin Platform Fold Achieves Nationwide Reach According to the company, bitcoin consumer access in the United States […]

Bitget Launches Gold, Forex and Commodities Markets for Crypto Users

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This content is provided by a sponsor. Victoria, Seychelles, December 18, 2025 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced the launch of the private beta for Bitget TradFi, a new cross-market feature that gives crypto users direct access to global forex, metals, commodities, indices, and stock CFDs using USDT as margin. Selected […]