May 8, 20264m 46s
Lagarde Warns US Stablecoins Risk Digital Dollarisation of Europe
ECB President Christine Lagarde says Tether and Circle threaten European monetary sovereignty, urging the bloc not to copy the US stablecoin model.
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May 8, 20264m 03s
Tokenized US Treasuries on BNB Chain Hit $3.5B Market Cap
BNB Chain's tokenized US Treasury market cap reached $3.5 billion, expanding the chain's role in the fast-growing on-chain government debt sector.
May 8, 20264m 07s
Revolut Bitcoin Price Briefly Crashes to 2 Cents on Feed Disruption
Revolut users saw Bitcoin priced near zero on May 8 after a third-party data feed glitch. Trades were not executed at the bad price, the company says.
May 8, 20263m 44s
World Liberty Financial Nears National Trust Bank Charter Approval
WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff says the Trump-linked crypto venture is in final stages of conditional approval for a US national trust bank charter.
May 8, 20264m 28s
JPMorgan Sees Strategy's 2026 Bitcoin Buys Hitting $30B
JPMorgan analysts project Strategy could buy up to $30B in Bitcoin in 2026 after Saylor's firm already added 145,834 BTC worth $11B year to date.
May 8, 20264m 36s
Germany Plans to Scrap One-Year Tax-Free Crypto Holding Rule in 2027
Germany may end its one-year tax exemption on Bitcoin and crypto holdings from 2027, ending one of Europe's most generous long-term holder benefits.
May 8, 20264m 19s
Bitcoin Holders Shed 245K Wallets in 5 Days, Fastest Pace Since 2024
Santiment data shows Bitcoin lost 245,000 holder wallets in five days, the steepest drop in nearly two years, as BTC slips below $80K with neutral sentiment.
May 8, 20264m 59s
Block Stock Surges 8% on Q1 Beat Despite First Loss in Three Years
Jack Dorsey's Block jumped 8% after Q1 earnings beat estimates, even as the company posted its first quarterly loss in three years on weaker Bitcoin revenue.
May 8, 20264m 08s
Anthropic Weighs $50B Round at Near $1T Valuation, Topping OpenAI
Anthropic is in talks for up to $50B in fresh funding at a valuation approaching $1 trillion, per the FT, putting OKX's new pre-IPO perp in motion.
May 8, 20264m 22s
Coinbase Exchange Hit by Multi-Hour Outage as Trading Stalls
Coinbase Exchange has been down for more than two hours, blocking trading and withdrawals during a soft session for BTC and ETH.