The Pulse: Breaking Financial & Crypto News
Real-time updates from the digital asset world. Read news about market movements, new listings, and economic events impacting your portfolio.
Stablecoins used to be the “boring” part of crypto: you parked cash in USDC or USDT, traded, then moved on. But a new wave of DeFi projects is treating stablecoins less like a utility token and more like core infrastructure—something that can shape user experience, revenue models, and even long-term sustainability. That’s the thinking behind … Читать далее
South Korean customs authorities say they’ve dismantled an international “underground remittance” operation that allegedly moved nearly 148.9 billion won (about $101.7 million) through cryptocurrency over roughly four years — using Chinese payment apps WeChat Pay and Alipay as the front end, then routing funds through overseas exchanges and crypto wallets in South Korea before cashing … Читать далее
Bitcoin is back in “chart-watch” season. After opening 2026 around $87,500, BTC has climbed roughly 9.5% and is now consolidating near $95,000, a zone traders describe as a make-or-break area for a push back into six figures. And while the market has cooled from recent highs, several analysts are pointing to a familiar technical setup … Читать далее
As crypto markets rolled into 2026, regulators weren’t talking about meme rallies or the next big token launch. They were talking about plumbing. And in 2025, the plumbing that mattered most was stablecoins—dollar- and euro-pegged tokens that now move a huge share of onchain value and increasingly sit at the center of compliance, sanctions enforcement … Читать далее
Malaysia just put a uniquely local stamp on the global stablecoin race. The country’s royal-backed ringgit stablecoin, RMJDT, has been launched by Bullish Aim Sdn Bhd, a company chaired and owned by Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, the regent of Johor. Issued on the Zetrix blockchain and rolled out under Malaysia’s regulated sandbox, RMJDT is … Читать далее
European crypto users just got a faster on-ramp to self-custody. Revolut and Trust Wallet have rolled out instant crypto purchases that deliver assets directly to a user-controlled Trust Wallet—skipping the usual custodial holding account. CoinDesk first reported the integration, framing it as a self-custody-first buy flow for the EU/EEA. What’s new—and why it matters At … Читать далее
U.S. banks are moving closer to offering direct Bitcoin access inside their own platforms after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed that national banks and federal savings associations may act as intermediaries in crypto transactions using a riskless principal model. In this setup, a bank simultaneously buys from one customer and … Читать далее
Argentina may be on the brink of a major policy shift for crypto. The country’s central bank, Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA), is considering whether to allow traditional banks to offer cryptocurrency services—potentially reversing a strict 2022 ban that kept digital assets out of the formal banking system, according to a new report. … Читать далее
Trust Wallet has rolled out a new “Predictions” section that lets users browse and take positions on prediction markets directly inside the wallet—no separate website, no custodial account. The feature arrives as interest in on-chain event trading accelerates across crypto, finance, and media. ForkLog and other outlets flagged the launch this week, positioning it as … Читать далее
A new wave of inflation is reshaping how people save and pay—and crypto is riding that wave. A Cointelegraph report making the rounds this week highlights a clear pattern: in countries where fiat inflation remains stubborn, consumers are increasingly turning to Bitcoin and especially stablecoins for day-to-day finance. Fresh numbers from Chainalysis, plus context from … Читать далее
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