Tether has made a $100 million strategic equity investment in Anchorage Digital, extending an existing partnership as the federally regulated crypto bank explores a major capital raise ahead of a potential IPO.
Aster said its layer-1 blockchain testnet has gone live for all users, with a mainnet rollout targeted for the first quarter of 2026.
Polymarket has partnered with Circle to migrate its platform from bridged USDC on Polygon to Circle-issued native USDC, marking a shift toward direct stablecoin settlement as prediction markets grow.
Crypto market sentiment slumped to its lowest level since mid-2022 after Bitcoin plunged to around $60,000, marking a renewed wave of panic across digital asset markets.
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token rose 6.2% on February 5 after the platform confirmed an integration with Ripple, bucking a broader crypto market sell-off.
Evgeny Gaevoy delivered a blunt assessment of crypto’s direction, arguing the industry has stalled on substance even as speculation continues to dominate attention.
A consortium of South African financial and fintech firms has launched ZAR Universal, a blockchain-based stablecoin pegged one-to-one to the South African rand.
The Coinbase Premium Gap has fallen to its lowest level since December 2024, signalling intensifying selling pressure from institutional bitcoin investors.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn a Biden-era proposal that would have banned sports and political prediction markets, reversing course on one of the most contentious rulemakings affecting event contracts.
Crypto wallet provider Payy has launched a new privacy-enabled Ethereum layer 2 that makes all ERC-20 transfers private by default without requiring new wallets or tokens.
Bhutan has transferred more than $22 million worth of Bitcoin from its national reserves as prices slide and mining conditions become more challenging.
Crypto companies are proposing concessions on stablecoin rules in an effort to break a stalemate in the US Senate over the long-delayed crypto market structure bill.
