Kyrgyzstan launched USDKG, a gold-backed stablecoin with an initial $50 million issuance and a 1:1 peg to the U.S. dollar, aiming to modernize cross-border payments and widen financial inclusion.
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Olivia reports on regulation, compliance, and policy developments shaping the crypto industry. Her coverage examines how legal and regulatory decisions influence market structure, project development, and industry behavior. She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.
Bitcoin Price Prediction centers on a subdued short-term outlook as BTC consolidates near $86.000–$87.000, even amid a year marked by strong institutional accumulation under the “American Bitcoin” thesis.
Hut 8 has closed a historic 15-year lease agreement valued at $7 billion to expand its technological capacity in Louisiana. The Bitcoin mining company is diversifying its operations by partnering with Fluidstack and Google to develop massive artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the demand of hyperscalers.
The ASTER market faces critical pressure following the unexpected capitulation of its most loyal investors. Recent data from analytics firm Nansen reveals that ASTER whales have drastically reduced their exposure to the asset, selling millions of tokens in the last 24 hours amidst price weakness.
The stablecoin giant has led an $8 million funding round in the startup Speed to boost its technological infrastructure capabilities. This capital injection aims to massify stablecoin payments on the Lightning Network at a corporate level, confirmed Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO, who highlighted the network’s ability to move money at high scale with reduced fees.
BNB climbed past $870, recording a marked outperformance versus Bitcoin and Ethereum and displacing XRP in market rankings. The move coincided with a sharp rise in trading activity, highlighted by 24‑hour volumes above $2.45 billion, which traders and analysts say is testing key resistance near $880 and $900.
The US unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, its highest level since September 2021, provoking immediate volatility in major digital assets. Bitcoin and Ethereum registered short-term declines as markets digested the labor data and its implications for Federal Reserve policy.
Visa has launched a stablecoin settlement service in the United States that enables U.S. issuer and acquirer partners to settle transactions in Circle’s USDC, initially using the Solana blockchain with broader availability planned through 2026. The rollout aims to modernize Visa’s settlement layer by enabling 24/7 programmable settlement and improving treasury efficiency across participating banks.
According to a revealing report recently published by the analysis firm Delphi Digital, the digital asset industry is officially entering an aggregation era characterized by fierce competition among platforms. This paradigm shift suggests that true market power no longer resides exclusively in the underlying base protocols, but in those entities that manage to own and handle the direct relationship with the end user from their very first connection.
Market analyst Steph is Crypto recently shared an XRP price prediction suggesting an imminent move similar to the 2017 bullish cycle. According to his technical analysis, the asset remains hovering around the 2 dollar support, preparing to define its trajectory in the short term.