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Tether, issuer of USDT, invests $200 million in Whop to expand stablecoin payments

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Tether, the crypto company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT USDT$1.0005invests $200 million in online marketplace Whop to boost stablecoin payments. The deal values ​​the startup at $1.6 billion, Whop CEO Steven Schwartz said in an X post. Whop operates a digital marketplace where creators sell access to software tools, trade groups, online communities and […]

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The Bank of England’s plan to limit stablecoin holdings sparks an industry uproar

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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) selected Revolut, Monee Financial Technologies, ReStabilise and VVTX to test stablecoin issuance in its Regulatory Sandbox as regulators move towards a full rulebook. The FCA said the cohort will trial stablecoin products under real-world conditions with safeguards in place. The regulator plans to focus on issuance and review use

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MrBeast editor caught by prediction market firm Kalshi for alleged insider trading

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Kalshi, one of the leading prediction market firms, said it caught and punished two users for insider trading on its platform, including an editor for popular social media star MrBeast. The company said it has more than a dozen active insider trading cases among 200 it has investigated. On Wednesday, Kalshi revealed the details of

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What early Bitcoin (BTC) architect Adam Back thinks about this cycle

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MIAMI BEACH — Bitcoins BTC$69,450.40 The latest slide has frustrated investors who expected a smoother ride after a wave of institutional milestones, but Adam Back, one of the early cypherpunks cited in bitcoin’s 2008 white paper, said the volatility shouldn’t surprise long-term observers. “Bitcoin is generally volatile,” Back said at the iConnections conference in Miami

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Blockfill’s co-founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer has stepped down

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Nicholas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of crypto lender Blockfills, has stepped down from his leadership role, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The company’s website now lists Joseph Perry as the interim CEO. A company spokesman confirmed that Hammer was CEO until July 2025. The leadership change comes as the firm

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BTC Hits $67,000; ETH, DOGE, SOL lead amid crypto short squeeze

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Bitcoin BTC$65,121.75 returned to $67,500 during Wednesday’s US morning session and gained more than 5% over the past 24 hours as deeply bearish positioning across the crypto market began to relax. The move sparked a broader relief rally across altcoins. Ethereum’s ether (ETH) surged 10%, regaining the $2,000 level for the first time in a

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Ripple-linked token zooms 6% as bitcoin (BTC) approaches $67,000

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XRP rose 6% as bitcoin neared the $67,000 mark in US morning hours on Wednesday, with data from one exchange showing spot buyers outnumbering sellers by more than 200%. News background Long-time XRP supporter and exchange Bitrue told CoinDesk that it observed a sharp increase in XRP spot activity between the 23rd-24th. February, when retail

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