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S&P Global Ratings has lowered its assessment of Tether’s flagship stablecoin USDT, warning that its ability to maintain a strict 1:1 peg to the U.S. dollar is “weak” because of the assets backing it—most notably Bitcoin and other higher‑risk holdings. According to the credit ratings agency, USDT could become “undercollateralized” if the value of its…

Why Is Bitcoin Falling? Economist Paul Krugman Points to Donald Trump Bitcoin’s latest downturn has puzzled many traders who only months ago watched the leading cryptocurrency smash fresh all‑time highs. One prominent voice, however, thinks the explanation lies less in blockchain fundamentals and more in U.S. politics—specifically, in the fortunes of Donald Trump. Nobel Prize-winning…

Global Exchanges Press SEC to Rein In Crypto Exemptions, Flag Dangers of Tokenized Stocks A powerful bloc of traditional stock exchanges is urging U.S. regulators to take a much harder line on crypto companies that want to offer tokenized versions of U.S. equities. In a recent letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto…

Korea is poised to set the tone for the next phase of decentralized finance. Instead of suppressing innovation, South Korea is actively reshaping its crypto landscape, steering it away from purely retail speculation and toward a more mature, institutionally supported ecosystem. For years, Korea’s crypto market has stood apart from the rest of the world….

Bitcoin drifts near $86,000 as traders weigh conflicting technical signals Bitcoin is treading water just below the $86,000 mark, struggling to extend its recent rebound as technical indicators send a murky, often contradictory message. After a mild pullback over the past 24 hours, the leading cryptocurrency remains under its latest peak, holding above nearby support…

SEC committee to examine tokenized stocks and AI disclosure rules on December 4 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing for one of its clearest public forays into the regulation of next‑generation market infrastructure. On December 4, the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) will hold a virtual meeting dedicated to two fast‑moving issues: tokenized…

Stocks may be sliding, but for a select group of crypto executives, 2025 is looking far from bleak. While many publicly traded crypto firms have watched their share prices grind lower for much of the year, top brass at several of these companies have still managed to lock in generous pay packages and performance incentives….

Klarna is taking a decisive step into digital assets, unveiling plans for its own USD-pegged stablecoin aimed at overhauling the way money moves across borders. The Swedish buy-now-pay-later heavyweight is not dabbling at the margins: it is building KlarnaUSD as a core part of its future payments infrastructure, targeting one of the most expensive pain…

Institutional investors yank $1.94B from Bitcoin and crypto funds in one week Institutional money has staged a sharp retreat from digital asset investment products, with nearly $2 billion pulled in just seven days — one of the largest withdrawal waves since the crypto fund market began to mature. According to data from digital asset manager…

How the rising cost of mining is reshaping the Bitcoin ecosystem: Winners, losers, and what comes next Rising electricity prices are fundamentally redrawing the Bitcoin mining map. What started as an enthusiast hobby with a few GPUs in a spare room has transformed into a capital‑heavy, infrastructure‑driven industry where energy strategy is as important as…