Finance and Business News

The growing global demand for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins could play an unexpected role in influencing interest rates, says Fed Governor.

Australia markets risk losing their competitive edge unless the nation accelerates its adoption of emerging technologies like tokenization.

Trading platform Robinhood Markets remains undecided on whether to buy and hold cryptocurrencies on its balance sheet.

Ripple Labs, the company behind the XRP token, has just secured a fresh $500 million investment that now values the firm at around $40 billion

The White House said that Trump’s pardon of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao went through the standard legal review process before being approved. 

Canada is to introduce new legislation regulating fiat-backed stablecoins to modernize the country’s financial and digital payment systems

Ripple has announced the acquisition of Palisade, a crypto custody and wallet solutions provider, as part of its ongoing expansion efforts.

Trump has defended his decision to pardon CZ, saying the move was not politically motivated and both have no personal connection. 

Stablecoin infrastructure firm Zerohash has achieved a major regulatory milestone by securing a MiCA license.

Changpeng Zhao dismissed claims that he was the driving force behind a proposal to establish a crypto-friendly private bank in Kyrgyzstan.

The Hong Kong's HKMA has announced an ambitious plan to make the region a global hub for tokenization and financial innovation.

While the measure has cleared a hurdle, it must still pass through the Senate as part of France 2026 budget debate before becoming law.

Coinbase has continued to strengthen its position by significantly increasing its Bitcoin holdings and broadening its strategic direction.

OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in late 2026, with plans to seek a $1 trillion valuation.

Bank Indonesia (BI) is planning to issue a national stablecoin version, a digital currency backed by government bonds (SBN).

Despite a recent dip in share price and a slowdown in Bitcoin accumulation, Strategy could soon join the S&P 500 index,10X Research says. 

A U.S. lawmaker is calling for a ban that would prevent Trump, his family, and all members of Congress from trading crypto or stocks.

S&P Global Ratings has given Strategy a “B-” credit rating, placing it in speculative, non-investment-grade territory.