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Brazil’s Generation Z Drives Crypto Boom As Stable Coins, Income Tokens Rise

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In Brazil, cryptocurrency adoption is not being led by traders betting big on volatile tokens. It is being shaped by younger, more cautious investors who often use stablecoins and tokenized bonds as a way to protect their wealth. According to new data from local cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin, shared with CoinDesk via a report titled […]

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle is working as expected

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It has become fashionable lately to reject bitcoins BTC$88,182.70 the four-year cycle – and the inevitable boom and bust it entails – as an anachronism. Just in the past week, Bitwise’s Matt Hougan and ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood have thrown their considerable weight behind the idea of ​​rejecting the four-year cycle. Each noted the ETFs,

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IBIT posted $25 billion in inflows by 2025, even as returns turned negative

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Spot bitcoin ETF investors may have turned out to be anything but momentum chasers this year. While it’s no secret that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has been wildly successful since it opened in January 2024, data compiled by Bloomberg’s crack ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shows that success in a different light. So far in

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Consultations from the FCA signal new market rules ahead of 2027

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The UK’s long-promised crypto regulatory regime moved closer to reality this week as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled its consultation that will ultimately define how crypto firms operate in the UK. Together with legislation from HM Treasury, the proposals form the backbone of a framework scheduled to come into force in October 2027. For

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Bitcoin (BTC) price rises on Japan interest rate hike as futures traders pile in

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The crypto market’s rich vein of volatility extended into Friday morning with bitcoin BTC$88,303.49 rises from a low at 1:00 UTC at $85,200 to $88,000 over five hours after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to the highest level in 30 years. The move marked the fourth time bitcoin has risen more than 2%

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Reaffirming the GENIUS Act carries risk and no rewards

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The GENIUS Act represents something harder and harder to find in Washington: true bipartisan consensus on complex fiscal policy. After months of negotiations and compromise, Congress delivered a stablecoin framework designed to protect consumers, support innovation and strengthen the dollar’s global leadership. Now, just as regulators begin the hard work of implementation, some in the

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Poland’s parliament revives controversial crypto law despite presidential veto

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Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, passed a sweeping bill to regulate the crypto industry, reviving legislation previously vetoed by President Karol Nawrocki and sending it to the Senate for further debate. The Crypto-Asset Market Act, approved Thursday by 241 lawmakers in the Sejm, remains unchanged from the version struck down earlier this month,

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Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) says stablecoin market could grow to $600 billion by 2028

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Wall Street bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) said stablecoin supply could reach $500 billion to $600 billion by 2028, far from the most bullish $2 trillion to $4 trillion calls. Stablecoin demand is still primarily a crypto market story, not a payments story, according to the largest US bank by assets. JPMorgan noted that

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