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Research cited by CryptoSlate links wider fee gaps between adjacent Bitcoin blocks to more block races and slower immediate next-block arrivals, highlighting a potential short-term security concern for BTC’s chain extension.
Shinhan Financial Group and Visa will test stablecoin issuance, remittance and redemption in South Korea, alongside B2B settlement applications and AI-powered payment models.
Shinhan Financial Group will use Visa’s platform to test stablecoin issuance, remittance, redemption and B2B settlements, while also developing AI-powered payment models, CoinDesk reports.
A protocol upgrade highlighted by Cointelegraph allows nodes to reach agreement on blocks before transaction execution is complete, separating consensus from execution in an effort to address scaling bottlenecks.
Tokenized-equity perpetual futures rose from $16 billion to over $590 billion in a year, but CoinDesk says the key issue is whether tokens provide real ownership or only synthetic exposure.
XRP has rebounded about 32% from below $1 and is nearing its strongest monthly gain in over a year. CryptoSlate reported the token near $1.40, down roughly 5% in 24 hours, amid ETF inflows and whale repositioning.
Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026, then reach $300,000 in 2029 under its base case. Its bull case projects a potential rise to $500,000.
Bitcoin briefly dropped to $77,870 after its rally above $80,000, triggering more than $300 million in crypto liquidations. CryptoSlate said profit-taking and the reversal from short to long squeezes drove the latest market move.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla has postponed Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash retrial until April 2027. His motion for acquittal remains undecided, while TORN is the related crypto asset.
Bitcoin’s end-of-September options expiry has 130,670 BTC in open interest versus 79,003 BTC for August. Positioning includes hedges near $60,000 and upside exposure above $78,000, leaving the low-$70,000 range less covered.
Japan plans to begin developing stock and bond tokenization this year as regulators modernize national settlement systems and seek to retain institutional investors and foreign capital.
Bitcoin ETFs have posted inflows for seven straight days, cutting their 2026 year-to-date net outflow deficit by more than half. Their inflow total remains $390 million below October 2025’s level, Cointelegraph reported.
The Blockchain Association wants one-off and intermediary-routed stablecoin cash-outs excluded from an account requirement. Regulators would decide when self-custody holders become customers of the issuer.
XRP’s 44% rally has brought leverage back to the Binance market, with estimated leverage at its highest since January. Longs outnumber shorts and futures volume exceeds spot trading by more than five times, raising pullback risk.
The crypto Fear & Greed Index rose to 74 on Tuesday from 27 less than two weeks earlier, reaching its highest level since before an October wipeout that erased $19 billion, according to CoinDesk.
World Liberty Financial has launched USD1 natively on the Canton Network. Cointelegraph reported that USD1 is the sixth-largest stablecoin, with a market capitalization exceeding $4 billion, according to industry data.
Nancy Pelosi disclosed millions of dollars in Bloom Energy investments weeks after shares and options were bought through her husband’s accounts, including one purchase made shortly before the company reported record earnings.
