The Kingdom of Bhutan has launched the Bitcoin Development Pledge program, committing up to 10,000 BTC (approximately $1 billion) to support the national economy. Bhutan has announced a landmark Bitcoin Development Pledge, committing up to 10,000 BTC (≈ USD 1B) to support the long-term development of Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). Guided by the vision of […]
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released its first draft of rules governing the application process for issuing stablecoins. This initiative is part of the GENIUS Act. The FDIC plans to review public comments for 60 days following the publication. The proposal will affect depository institutions seeking to create subsidiaries for issuing dollar-backed […]
Between 2024 and 2025, the proportion of the adult population in the UK holding digital assets decreased from 12% to 8%, according to a report by the FCA. Source: FCA. For comparison, the figure was 4% in 2021 and 10% in 2022. Public awareness of cryptocurrencies remains high at approximately 91%, with little change from […]
Payment company Visa announced the launch of USDC settlements in the United States. Issuing banks and acquirers can now conduct direct transactions in stablecoin through the payment system. The first participants in the program are Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, which have already begun using the Solana blockchain. A full-scale expansion of the service […]
New investors in the leading cryptocurrency are incurring losses as the asset has been trading below their average entry price for over a month, according to CryptoQuant analyst Carmelo Aleman. Short-Term Holders Under Pressure “Historically, prolonged periods in which STH remain at a loss tend to coincide with weak-hand cleansing phases and supply transfer toward […]
Venezuela has climbed to the 11th position in the global cryptocurrency adoption index. The surge in citizens’ interest in digital assets occurred amid increased pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on local leader Nicolás Maduro. Source: TRM Labs. The country rose from the 14th place it held a year earlier. Experts described this as […]
Tesla has initiated trials of driverless taxis without supervisory drivers, though passengers are not yet involved. This was announced by the company’s head, Elon Musk. Testing is underway with no occupants in the car — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 14, 2025 “Today, a driverless Tesla robotaxi was spotted on the roads of Austin, Texas. There […]
The AI-focused Bittensor network has undergone its first scheduled halving. Similar to Bitcoin, the block reward in TAO tokens has been halved. The first ever #Bittensor halvening is complete Block rewards have been cut to 0.5 $TAO per block History.$TAO pic.twitter.com/3ybir8TpG5 — ＤＲＥＡＤ ＢＯＮＧＯ (@DreadBong0) December 15, 2025 As with the protocol of the first […]
The company Ripple is set to begin testing the stablecoin RLUSD on Layer 2 networks such as Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain. RLUSD is expanding to Layer 2s using @wormhole’s NTT standard for native, secure transfers and will become the first U.S.-based, trust-regulated stablecoin on @Optimism, @Base, @Inkonchain and @Unichain: https://t.co/ju9KyoOIBa This will enhance utility […]
Banking giant JPMorgan has unveiled its first tokenized money market fund (MMF) based on Ethereum. The product, My OnChain Net Yield Fund, with the ticker MONY, is issued through the bank’s proprietary platform, Kinexys Digital Assets. It is structured as a private placement fund 506(c) and targets qualified investors. These investors can subscribe to it […]
