ALT5 Sigma underwent sweeping executive changes and is under regulatory investigation tied to its agreement with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the cryptocurrency project associated with the Trump family. The deal, announced in August 2025 and valued between $750 million and $2 billion in reports, prompted sharp stock declines and heightened scrutiny from U.S. regulators.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Layer 1 infrastructure are at the center of Chloe’s coverage. She follows protocol upgrades, network changes, and technical decisions that affect how major blockchains evolve over time, with particular attention to long-term reliability and adoption. When relevant, she also tracks regulatory developments and market reactions tied to core blockchain systems.
UK has proposed a “No Gain, No Loss” (NGNL) rule for lending and staking in DeFi that defers Capital Gains Tax (CGT) until the moment of a true economic disposal. The measure aims to reduce the administrative burdens created by forced taxation of operational movements within protocols and intends to bring crypto taxation closer to the logic of traditional finance. It has been framed as an important victory for users.
Visa has finalized a strategic partnership with infrastructure firm Aquanow to implement stablecoin settlement processes across Central Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Godfrey Sullivan, Visa’s head of product and solutions for the CEMEA region, confirmed that this integration aims to modernize traditional payment rails and reduce intermediaries. The technical collaboration is specifically designed to allow financial institutions to settle transactions using approved digital assets such as USDC, which promises to significantly decrease operational costs and friction. On the other hand, the initiative responds to growing demand from banks and payment processors requiring faster and cheaper solutions for conducting cross-border…
BitMine Immersion Technologies has begun to show clear signs of a BitMine recovery following a difficult period marked by sharp losses in November. The company has managed to reverse recent bearish pressure, driven by an improvement in general sentiment and more favorable market conditions. This rebound suggests that investors are regaining confidence in the company’s treasury strategy focused on Ethereum.
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has formally requested a United States judge to limit his prison sentence to five years. This request arises in the context of the infamous TerraUSD Case, which caused massive losses in the global crypto market in 2022. In a court filing made this Wednesday, the defense argued before the court that a longer conviction would be excessive, given the physical and financial punishment the entrepreneur has already endured during his detention abroad.
Bitcoin has managed to surpass the psychological mark of $90,000 again, showing an interesting recovery after days of uncertainty. However, recent data provided by the analytics firm CryptoQuant warns of latent Bitcoin selling pressure in the current market environment. Analysts point out that 45% of inflows come from large deposits, which generates uncertainty among short-term investors regarding the sustainability of this rebound.
Hedera (HBAR) recorded a 1% gain that allowed it to break the resistance at $0.143, a technical signal interpreted as potentially bullish for the asset. The move coincides with institutional flows and the derivatives calendar on major platforms, which places price and liquidity in the spotlight for institutional traders and investors.
Grayscale filed an S-3 with the SEC to convert its Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZCSH) into a spot Zcash (ZEC) ETF, seeking to facilitate institutional and retail access to this privacy-focused cryptocurrency. The initiative follows an extreme ZEC surge—more than 1,000% since late September—accompanied by volatility and a recent correction.
Strategy, formerly known under the trade name MicroStrategy, officially confirmed that its financial stability remains unshakable in the face of extreme bearish market scenarios. The firm assured through a post that MicroStrategy Bitcoin reserves would maintain a collateral ratio of 2.0x, even if the digital asset price dropped dramatically to the 25,000 dollars level.
Saudi Aramco has officially deployed the Kingdom’s first quantum computing system, a powerful 200-qubit machine developed by the French firm Pasqal. This technological milestone marks Saudi Arabia’s operational entry into the global data processing race, raising new questions about the future robustness of security in blockchain networks.