Tether Plans USDT Return to Bitcoin With Utexo’s RGB Rollout
Utexo plans private USDT transfers and BTC/USDT swaps through RGB, with Lightning expansion to follow as wallet partners prepare for the rollout.
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Bitcoin Briefly Tops $86,500 as Crypto Short Liquidations Hit $129M
Bitcoin reached about $86,885 before retreating, while CoinGlass recorded roughly $129 million in crypto short liquidations over four hours.
SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Advisers and Funds
The SEC would allow conditional adviser custody and eligible state trust companies to hold crypto assets, with safeguards and a 60-day comment period.
Citi Raises Bitcoin Forecast to $113,000 as ETF Demand Returns
Citi has lifted its 12-month Bitcoin target, with adviser allocations and renewed ETF demand supporting its outlook for 2027.
Open USD Launches With 200+ Partners, Including Visa, Mastercard and Stripe
Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are among more than 200 Open Standard partners backing OUSD, whose model shares reserve income with participating businesses.
Bitcoin Briefly Tops $85,000 After Core PCE Misses Forecasts
Bitcoin briefly topped $85,000 after August core PCE came in at 3.0%, below the 3.3% consensus, before giving back its initial gains.
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Poses Bigger Threat to Bitcoin Than Legislative Delays, Analyst Warns
A potential second Federal Reserve interest rate hike poses a far greater immediate risk to Bitcoin's price trajectory than legislative delays surrounding the Senate's CLARITY Act,…
Michael Saylor Sees Bitcoin “Gold Rush” Through 2035
Michael Saylor expects bank lending to support Bitcoin’s next growth phase, while Strategy ties further purchases to its ability to raise capital.
ECB Explores AI-Driven Digital Euro Payments and Autonomous Machine Interactions
The European Central Bank is opening its innovation platform to explore AI-driven digital euro payments, machine-to-machine interactions, and conditional transactions, with testing set to begin in…
Citi and Coinbase Expand Strategic Partnership to Integrate Fiat Banking with Stablecoin Payment Rails
Citi has deepened its infrastructure collaboration with Coinbase to solve operational friction for institutional clients, launching automated fiat-to-stablecoin conversion tools and merchant payment acceptance gateways.
Bitget Confirms Over $350 Million Stolen Following Major Exchange Exploit
Bitget has suffered a $351.6 million security breach, marking the largest crypto hack of 2026, though CEO Gracy Chen confirmed platform reserves will fully reimburse affected…
Japan Bond Yields Reach Multi-Decade Highs: Is Crypto at Risk?
Following the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike to 1.25%, Japanese government bond yields reached levels unseen in decades, triggering discussion over yen carry trade unwinding…