Anisha Pandey
Trump-Backed Stablecoin USD1 Briefly Loses Peg Amid Social Media Breach
USD1, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), briefly fell below its $1 benchmark on Monday after what the company described as a coordinated attack. The token dropped...
Terraform Administrator Sues Jane Street Over Terra Crash
The bankruptcy administrator for Terraform Labs has sued Jane Street Group LLC, alleging the firm used non-public information to trade ahead of the May 2022 collapse of TerraUSD and Luna....
Tether Discontinues Support for CNH₮ Shifting Strategy
Tether announced it will discontinue support for its offshore yuan stablecoin CNH₮ after reviewing market demand and product sustainability. The company said the decision follows weak adoption and changing market...
SEC Issues 2% Stablecoin Capital Guidance, Softening Regulatory Pressure
The US Securities and Exchange Commission issued new guidance on Feb. 19 through its Division of Trading and Markets. The update explains how broker-dealers can treat payment stablecoins under Exchange...
SNX Jumps 17% After Robinhood Listing as Traders Watch Key Levels
Synthetix (SNX) surged more than 17% in the past 24 hours, trading near $0.3695 at the time of writing. Trading volume jumped 18% to $126 million, while market capitalization climbed...
Australian Executive Pleads Guilty to Selling US Cyber Tools for Crypto
Peter Williams, a 39-year-old Australian national, pleaded guilty in a US District Court to selling sensitive cyber intelligence to a Russian cyber-tools broker. The US Department of Justice confirmed Williams...
Sen. Warren Warns Against Taxpayer Support for Crypto Investors During Market Crash
Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to confirm they will not use taxpayer funds to support cryptocurrency investors amid the ongoing market pullback....
Finance Giants and Regulators Gather at Mar-a-Lago for World Liberty Forum
Wall Street executives, regulators, and government officials gathered at Mar-a-Lago for a cryptocurrency conference hosted by World Liberty Financial, a digital asset platform backed by the Trump family. The day-long...
Ex-Binance Staff Raises Crypto Manipulation Concerns, Yi He Responds
A former business development staff member from Binance, known as Chase, claimed that market manipulation in crypto is open and common, driven by short-term profit rather than long-term value. Chase...
Peter Thiel Sells Entire Stake in Ethereum Treasury Firm ETHZilla
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel and affiliated Founders Fund entities have fully exited their position in Ethereum treasury firm ETHZilla, according to a 13G filing with the US Securities and Exchange...
Only The Federal Government Has The Power To Regulate Prediction Markets: CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said only the federal government has the authority to regulate prediction markets in the United States. The agency filed an amicus brief in the...
Arizona Senate Panel Approves Bitcoin and XRP Reserve Bill in 4-2 Vote
Arizona’s Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1649 (SB1649) on February 16, 2026, in a 4-2 vote. The bill now moves to the Senate Rules Committee. It still needs full...
Steak ’n Shake Builds Bitcoin Reserve as Crypto Strategy Boosts Sales
US burger chain Steak ‘n Shake said its same-store sales rose sharply after it began accepting Bitcoin payments nine months ago. The company launched the payment option in May 2025...
Horse-Themed Meme Coins Jump as Lunar New Year Trading Heats Up
Horse-themed cryptocurrencies turned bullish as market participants celebrated the Lunar New Year on Tuesday. It seems that traders were locked in on the Year of the Horse narrative. BNB Chain-based...
Philippine Digital Bank Maya Targets US Markets for $1B Fundraise
Philippine fintech firm Maya is weighing a US initial public offering that could raise between $500 million and $1 billion. The listing could take place as early as this year,...
OKX Wins Malta License to Expand Stablecoin Payments Across Europe
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has obtained a payment institution (PI) license in Malta, allowing it to offer stablecoin payment services across the European Union in line with new regulatory rules that...
XRP Trading Volume Spikes To $1.20b Amid Recovery Hopes
XRP saw heavy trading activity across South Korean exchanges, pushing the token above $1.6 on Feb. 15 before a sharp pullback to around $1.47 by early Feb. 16. At the...
Apollo Signs Deal To Acquire 90 Million MORPHO Tokens Over Four Years
Apollo Global Management has signed a cooperation agreement with the Morpho Association to expand into decentralized finance. The deal allows Apollo and its affiliates to acquire up to 90 million...
SEC Chairman Says Crypto Rules Need Congress as Senate Talks Drag On
In a US Senate Banking Committee hearing, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said permanent crypto policy requires legislation, even though the agency can issue rules on its own. He said the...
CFTC Names Crypto and Finance Leaders to New Innovation Advisory Committee
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has finalized the first members of its Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC), a new body created to guide financial market regulation, including crypto oversight....
XRP Risks Drop to $1.28 as Analysts Flag Weak Market Structure
XRP is trading in a very uncertain structure and analysts are calling for a major coming crash towards $1.28, a significant pullback from the $1.39 price tag at the time...
US Banking Lobby Urges Delay on Crypto Bank Charter Approvals
Major US banking groups are pushing regulators to slow approvals for crypto-related bank charters. The American Bankers Association (ABA) asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to...
Thailand Expands Derivatives Market to Include Cryptocurrency Assets
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will allow digital assets to serve as underlying instruments for derivatives products after the Cabinet approved changes to the Derivatives Act B.E. 2546 (2003)...
Doppler and OpenEden Bring Tokenized US Treasuries to XRPL
Doppler Finance and OpenEden announced a strategic partnership to integrate tokenized US Treasury products into the XRP Ledger. The integration brings TBILL, tokenized US Treasury Bills, and USDO, a regulated...
Bank of England Selects Chainlink for RT2 Synchronisation Lab
The Bank of England selected Chainlink as one of 18 participants in its new Synchronisation Lab, an experimental program set to launch in spring 2026. The lab will run for...
