Crypto Council Letter Urges SEC to Provide Clarity on Staking
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The organization is a collection of more than thirty crypto firms that lobby public institutions for better regulation of the industry. Industry Leaders Call on SEC to Define Rules for Crypto Staking The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), an advocacy group for more favorable crypto regulation, submitted a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

Stablecoins on track for $2T market cap by 2028 — US Treasury
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US Dollar-pegged stablecoins are on track to reach an aggregate market capitalization of approximately $2 trillion by 2028, according to the United States Department of the Treasury’s Q1 2025 report. Stablecoins’ cumulative market cap currently stands at roughly $230 billion, but “[e]volving market dynamics [have] the potential to accelerate stablecoins’ trajectory to reach ~$2tn in […]

Stablecoins on track for $2T market cap by 2028 — US Treasury
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US Dollar-pegged stablecoins are on track to reach an aggregate market capitalization of approximately $2 trillion by 2028, according to the United States Department of the Treasury’s Q1 2025 report. Stablecoins’ cumulative market cap currently stands at roughly $230 billion, but “[e]volving market dynamics [have] the potential to accelerate stablecoins’ trajectory to reach ~$2tn in […]

Phoenix Group Boosts Ethiopia Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 132 MW
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Phoenix Group has expanded its Bitcoin mining operations in Ethiopia, securing an additional 52 megawatts, bringing its total capacity there to 132 megawatts and surpassing 500 megawatts globally across five countries. Development of New Site to Be Conducted in Stages The Abu Dhabi-based bitcoin miner, Phoenix Group, has secured an additional 52 megawatts (MW) of […]

Tether plans US stablecoin launch as soon as this year — CNBC
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Tether plans to launch a stablecoin product in the United States as soon as this year, the stablecoin issuer’s CEO, Paul Ardoino, said in an April 30 CNBC interview. Tether’s flagship stablecoin, USDT (USDT), is already the US dollar’s top “exporter,” Ardoino told CNBC. It has a market capitalization of nearly $150 billion, according to […]

Markets Bet on Fed Pause in May Even as Trump Rattles the Cage
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On April 12—just over two weeks prior—expectations surrounding a potential cut to the federal funds rate were in flux, with markets assigning a 39.8% probability that the U.S. Federal Reserve would lower the rate by 25 basis points. Fast forward to seven days ahead of the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) gathering, and that […]

Price predictions 4/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX
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Key points: Bitcoin’s 7-day volatility is the lowest in 563 days, signaling an impending range expansion. Bitcoin’s breakout above $95,000 could swiftly take it to $100,000 and above. Although the probability is low, traders should remain cautious about a pullback in the near term. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a tight consolidation near the […]

Global demand grows for non-dollar stablecoins, says Fireblocks exec
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Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of policy Dea Markova told Cointelegraph at Token2049. In an exclusive interview, Markova described the competition with dollar-pegged stablecoins as “all about sovereignty.” She compared the situation to earlier tensions between […]

Eric Trump Warns Banks Could Be ‘Extinct’ in 10 Years Without Crypto Pivot
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Eric Trump said traditional banks could “be extinct in ten years” unless they embrace cryptocurrency and blockchain, telling CNBC that today’s financial plumbing is too slow, costly, and exclusionary. Eric Trump: SWIFT Is ‘a Disaster,’ Blockchain Does It Better Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, argued that legacy rails such as the […]

Bitcoin selling at $95K is ‘profit-taking pressure test’ but BTC whales are still buying
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Key Takeaways: US GDP shrank -0.3% in Q1, far below +0.3% forecasts, sparking recession fears. Bitcoin faces selling pressure with its spot volume delta dropping $300 million in 3 days. Whales are accumulating BTC, but smaller holders are selling, hinting at profit-taking. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dropped under $93,000 on April 30, after the US Gross […]