Bolivia Weighs Recognizing USDT as Payment Currency
Bolivia's finance ministry is weighing a framework to recognize USDT as a payment currency alongside the boliviano and dollar amid a currency shortage.
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Strategy Raises $467M, Leaves Bitcoin Stack Untouched
Strategy skipped Bitcoin buys for a third week, raising $467M in stock sales to push cash reserves to $3B while its 843,775 BTC stack stayed untouched.
UK Recruits BlackRock and JPMorgan for $44B Tokenization Push
The UK Treasury built a 54-firm taskforce to push tokenization across financial markets. The first tokenized government bond is due by 2027.
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post $282M Inflow After Eight-Week Outflow Streak
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs pulled in $282 million, snapping an eight-week outflow streak that drained $9.46 billion. Analysts stay cautious.
Bank of Thailand Tightens USDT Oversight in Gray Money Crackdown
The Bank of Thailand is auditing USDT and cash transactions to fight scam-linked gray money. What it means for traders and exchange Bitkub.
Ripple Nearly Shut Down Over SEC Lawsuit
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed the company considered dissolving and handing XRP to shareholders instead of fighting the SEC's 2020 lawsuit.
BIP-110: Saylor and Adam Back Oppose Bitcoin Fork Over Ordinals
Michael Saylor and Adam Back criticized BIP-110, a Bitcoin fork proposal targeting Ordinals. Here's the dispute, the activation mechanism, and its chances.
IMF Warns Stablecoins Could Fuel Currency Runs
A new IMF working paper explains how dollar stablecoins improve FX access but could also accelerate currency runs during exchange-rate crises.
Fraudster Tried to Move $290K in Crypto From Kraken While Jailed
The DOJ charged Rossen Iossifov with trying to move $290,000 in forfeited crypto from a Kraken account while serving his prison sentence.