PayPal and Ripple stablecoins still sub-1% despite ‘stablecoin gold rush’
Despite excellent political and banking conditions for stablecoins, PayPal’s PYUSD and Ripple’s RLUSD are still less than 1% of the market.
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China hypes its CBDC as tariff war threatens yuan
As a way to project confidence into FX markets amid trade wars, China defended its yuan with claims that its CBDC is booming.
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Elon Musk blames X outage on ‘massive cyberattack’ as bitcoin dips to $78K
Hacking group Dark Storm has claimed responsibility for the attack on X. The group has warned it would target countries that support Israel.
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Ethereum down 33% since Eric Trump suggested it was a ‘great time’ to buy
When Trump made the claim, ETH’s price stood at around $2,877.32. However, it has since dipped to $1,908.57.
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Compound DAO faces calls for more oversight amid conflict of interest claims
DeFi platform Compound is facing calls to onboard additional risk managers in response to a governance proposal by current manager Gauntlet.
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Ethereum Foundation denies rumors of Maker liquidation
The Ethereum Foundation has never been liquidated in DeFi, yet some people thought that it might suffer its first ETH liquidation today.
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Bitcoin performed better during Trump’s first term as president
Despite Donald Trump’s vocal support for bitcoin, it actually performed better during his first White House stint than this latest term.
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Venture capitalists, not Operation Chokepoint 2.0, blamed for SVB crash
Silicon Valley Bank focused on two risky industries, VC and crypto. Poor diversification, not Operation Chokepoint 2.0, caused its collapse.
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Public bitcoin companies underperform gold, S&P in 2025
Although companies with a bitcoin treasury have outperformed in prior years, they have underperformed in 2025 against basic benchmarks.
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LIBRA co-creator Hayden Davis caught cashing out millions, report
Davis was a crypto advisor to Argentina’s president Javier Milei and reportedly made over $100M trading LIBRA.
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