Yearly archives: 2026

CFTC Expands Stablecoin Collateral Rules as National Trust Banks Gain Approval

U.S. regulators moved to legitimize stablecoins at the federal level, expanding approved uses and elevating national trust banks’ role as payment tokens gain momentum across mainstream financial infrastructure. CFTC Expands Eligible Stablecoins for Regulated Collateral Use The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Feb. 6 that its Market Participants Division reissued CFTC Staff Letter …

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Playnance Launches Secure Non-Custodial Gaming Platform for 30+ Studios

Playnance, a Web2‑to‑ Web3 gaming infrastructure whose model separates gameplay from value custody, ensuring all balances are secured in audited smart contracts rather than studio servers. Decoupling Gameplay from Value Custody In the rapidly evolving world of Web3 gaming, the term non-custodial is often used as a marketing buzzword. Yet for a platform hosting thousands …

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Russia’s Sberbank to Start Issuing Loans Backed by Crypto Collateral

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, stated that it was preparing to roll out a program of crypto-backed loans for corporate customers. The institution stressed that it was currently finalizing the infrastructure needed to scale up the rollout of these financial products. Sberbank Prepares To Scale Issuance Of Crypto-backed Loans Russian banks are prepared to take a …

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Google To Hand $135,000,000 To Android Users and Attorneys After Allegedly Transferring Users’ Data Without Permission

Google is preparing to pay $135 million to end a lawsuit claiming its Android software transferred users’ data without permission. The class action lawsuit alleges the Android operating system quietly initiated data transfers over cell networks even when devices were not in use. Plaintiffs say the transfers violated consumer privacy rights and forced users to …

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Vietnam to tax crypto like stocks with 0.1% trading levy: Report

Vietnam is preparing to introduce a tax framework for cryptocurrency transactions that would align digital assets with securities trading, according to a draft policy circulated by the Ministry of Finance. Under the proposal, individuals transferring crypto assets through licensed service providers would face a 0.1% personal income tax on the value of each transaction, local …

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$231.6M pours into IBIT following ‘second-worst’ day for ETF price

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) saw $231.6 million in inflows on Friday, following two days of heavy outflows during a turbulent week for Bitcoin. The iShares Bitcoin (BTC) Trust ETF (IBIT) saw $548.7 million in total outflows on Wednesday and Thursday as crypto market sentiment declined to record-low levels, with Bitcoin’s price briefly dropping …

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Crypto-focused Erebor wins first new US bank charter of Trump’s second term: WSJ

The United States has approved a newly created national bank for the first time during President Donald Trump’s second term, granting a charter to crypto-friendly startup Erebor Bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed the approval on Friday, allowing the lender to operate nationwide, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people …

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Google search volume for ‘Bitcoin’ skyrockets amid BTC price swings

Google search volume for the term “Bitcoin” surged over the past week as the asset’s price briefly fell to the $60,000 level for the first time since October 2024. Google Trends provisional data shows worldwide searches for “Bitcoin” reached a score of 100 for the week starting Feb. 1, the highest level in the past …

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Bitrue Expands XRP Infrastructure as 10 New RLUSD Pairs Go Live

XRP momentum is accelerating as Bitrue deepens integration, rolls out new RLUSD trading pairs, and doubles down on positioning traders for a potential market recovery, reinforcing XRP’s role as a core growth asset in crypto markets. Bitrue Expands XRP and RLUSD Strategy as Adoption Optimism Builds Growing optimism around XRP adoption gained momentum as crypto …

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Crypto Bull Run Forming as 9 Major Forces Align, Bitwise Says

Multiple emerging crypto narratives could converge to fuel the next bull market, with structural growth drivers, institutional capital, and expanding blockchain use cases setting the stage for a powerful multiyear upswing, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. Bull Run Outlook Strengthens as 9 Narratives Emerge, Says Bitwise CIO Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan shared …

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XRP Transitions Into Institutional Settlement Asset Under Ripple’s XRPL Strategy

XRP is emerging as core financial infrastructure as institutional DeFi takes shape, embedding itself into payments, liquidity and on-ledger credit while positioning Ripple’s network for regulated, scalable tokenized finance. Ripple’s XRPL Roadmap Positions XRP at the Center of Institutional Finance Workflow XRP is strengthening its position in institutional finance as blockchain infrastructure matures. Ripple published …

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Bessent Warns About Chinese Gold-Backed Digital Currency-Led Financial System

The statements of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent awakened concerns about a Chinese initiative to back a digital gold token to undermine American leadership in digital finance and establish a tangible alternative to the dollar-led economic system. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns About Possible Chinese Gold-Backed Currency The Trump Administration is closely scrutinizing the …

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Bitcoin’s next bull market may not come from more ‘accommodative policies’

Bitcoin’s next major catalyst may come from the common assumption being flipped on its head that interest rates are bullish for Bitcoin only when they fall, according to a crypto analyst. “I think we should expect that having more accommodative policies may in fact actually not be the catalyst to help us go into a …

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Bitcoin Sentiment Worst Since 2022 Bear As Price Crash Continues

Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been …

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Solana Spot ETFs See $2.82M Inflows as SOL Trades at $79 Amid Broader Market Stress

Solana (SOL) is drawing selective investor interest even as the wider crypto market remains under pressure. While sharp price declines across major tokens have weighed on sentiment, recent fund flow data and on-chain activity suggest that capital is not exiting the ecosystem entirely. Related Reading Instead, market participants appear to be separating near-term price weakness …

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