Category: Optimized Tax Strategies

Visa survey: AI and crypto are reshaping holiday shopping Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies are no longer fringe experiments during the holidays – they are beginning to define how people browse, buy and even give gifts. New survey data from Visa shows that this year’s festive season is being shaped by a clear shift toward digital-first…

Circle stock flashes sell signal as UAE license and new deals broaden USDC’s reach Circle’s share price is running into a technical headwind even as the company racks up regulatory wins and strategic partnerships that extend the footprint of its USDC stablecoin. Market analyst Ali Martinez highlighted that the TD Sequential indicator on Circle’s daily…

U.S. banks get green light to intermediate cryptocurrency trades under new OCC guidance The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has opened the door for nationally chartered banks to play a more direct role in the cryptocurrency market. In a new interpretive letter, the agency confirmed that banks are allowed to intermediate…

Shiba Inu whales are quietly rebuilding positions while SHIB trades more than 90% below its all‑time high, with price coiling just under a key resistance band around 0.0000095. The market is stuck in a tense middle ground: too quiet for euphoria, too volatile to ignore. At the moment, SHIB is fluctuating in a relatively tight…

Standard Chartered-backed Libeara launches MG 999 tokenized gold fund in Singapore Libeara, a blockchain-based infrastructure provider supported by Standard Chartered’s innovation arm SC Ventures, has introduced a new tokenized gold investment product in Singapore, targeting professional and institutional investors seeking alternative access to the precious metal. The fund, branded MG 999, has been structured in…

Leverage drains from Bitcoin perpetuals as funding and open interest slide Bitcoin’s (BTC) perpetual futures market is going through a pronounced cool-down, with leverage steadily unwinding and speculative energy fading fast. Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows that open interest in BTC-denominated perpetual futures has been stuck below 310,000 BTC ever since a major…

South Korea cools on crypto oversight as strict liability rules loom South Korea’s once-prominent Virtual Assets Committee (VAC) has quietly faded into the background, signaling a clear change in how the country is approaching digital assets. The committee, created roughly a year ago to help shape and coordinate crypto regulation, has not convened since May,…

U.S. and Canadian digital asset treasury firms have taken a brutal hit in 2025. Companies that turned their balance sheets into crypto investment vehicles have seen their median stock prices tumble by about 43%, according to data reported by Bloomberg. What was once marketed as a bold financial innovation is now exposing serious vulnerabilities in…

Strategy doubles down on Bitcoin as shares sink, amassing 660,000+ BTC Strategy is pressing ahead with its aggressive Bitcoin-first playbook even as its own stock continues to slide, dramatically expanding its already massive crypto treasury. Over the past week, the company executed its largest Bitcoin purchase in months, adding 10,624 BTC to its balance sheet…

Robinhood Targets Indonesia as Crypto Usage Booms and Rules Tighten Robinhood Markets Inc. is preparing a major push into Southeast Asia by entering Indonesia, one of the region’s most dynamic retail trading and crypto markets. The California-based fintech has agreed to acquire two locally licensed companies, positioning itself to offer both traditional securities trading and…