Tether co-founder Reeve Collins told Cointelegraph that Trump’s involvement in stablecoins paves the way for the rest of the world to adopt the asset class. While United States dollar-denominated stablecoins dominate the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization game, other competitors are coming into play, according to Tether co-founder Reeve Collins.  Speaking to Cointelegraph in...Continue Reading

Billionaire Ray Dalio says Donald Trump’s tariffs fuel deglobalization and unsustainable trade imbalances, which could lead to a breakdown in the global monetary order. Legendary investor Ray Dalio has said the world is “on the brink” of the global monetary order breaking down, which is being accelerated by the Trump administration’s tariff disruptions. The trade...Continue Reading

Mastercard also partnered with OKX for a crypto-enabled bank card, which Mastercard product chief, Jorn Lambert, said creates a “360-degree approach” to stablecoins. Mastercard says it will allow merchants across its network to be paid with stablecoins in a partnership with payment processor Nuvei and stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos.  Through the venture, 150 million...Continue Reading

The DeFi Education Fund has petitioned White House crypto czar David Sacks to have prosecutors drop charges against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm. The crypto lobby group, the DeFi Education Fund, has petitioned the Trump administration to end what it claimed was the “lawless prosecution” of open-source software developers, including Roman Storm, a creator of...Continue Reading

The Ethereum Foundation has clarified the roles of its board and management as it looks to strengthen the ecosystem’s amid Ether’s price rout. The Ethereum Foundation, which backs the development of the Ethereum blockchain, has overhauled its leadership structure to separate the responsibilities of its management team and board of directors. The board will act...Continue Reading

Regulatory tailwinds have helped Circle regain ground in the stablecoin market, with USDC outpacing USDT’s growth since November. Despite growing competition from emerging issuers, the stablecoin market remains largely dominated by a few key players. According to data from Web3 research firm Nansen, Tether’s USDt continues to lead among US dollar-pegged stablecoins, even as competition...Continue Reading

The new card will be backed by Mastercard, but faces steep competition from similar products offered by centralized exchanges. Wallet provider MetaMask is launching a crypto payments card that will allow users to spend self-custodied funds, offering crypto holders additional ways to use their tokens. The new card is backed by Mastercard and is being...Continue Reading

The Arizona House of Representatives approved two bills proposing different methods that the state could use to establish a cryptocurrency reserve. Lawmakers in the Arizona House of Representatives passed two bills that could allow the state to adopt a reserve using Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies. In a third reading on April 28 of Senate...Continue Reading

Gold-backed cryptos like Tether Gold and Paxos Gold have risen around 7% in the past month as investors seek safe haven assets. Gold-backed cryptocurrencies have spiked in value amid the global trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) reached all-time highs on April 22,...Continue Reading

Bitcoin spot demand could taper off this week, but onchain and technical data highlight healthy fundamentals, which could pave the way to new all-time highs. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s year-over-year return and realized price metric signal strong long-term support from holders and suggest that BTC is currently undervalued. Standard Chartered estimates a Bitcoin price target in...Continue Reading