Visa is piloting a new scheme that will allow companies to send payments directly to recipients’ stablecoin wallets, while only sending conventional fiat USD. Firms will pay out money in fiat USD, and recipients will receive the money in dollar-pegged stablecoins like Circle’s USDC, the world’s second largest stablecoin by capitalization. It doesn’t appear that
Bitcoin’s price has struggled to regain strength since late October, with multiple failed recovery attempts extending its decline. The leading cryptocurrency has been oscillating near critical support levels as on-chain indicators reveal emerging signs of weakness. Rising volatility and a lack of directional conviction continue to define market behavior. Bitcoin May Face Resistance The Short-Term
Corporate appetite for Bitcoin cooled in October, even as total holdings across companies, governments, and ETFs reached their highest level on record, a sign the sector is shifting from rapid accumulation to a more defensive stance across balance sheets. Public and private firms added 14,447 BTC during the month, the smallest increase this year, according
Japan’s first domestic stablecoin issuer said digital asset companies may soon become significant players in the country’s sovereign debt market, potentially reshaping monetary policy. JPYC, the Tokyo-based company behind Japan’s first yen-pegged stablecoin, said issuers may evolve into major buyers of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) as their reserves increase. In comments reported by Reuters, JPYC
As the government shutdown continues in the US, US President Donald Trump is preparing for a special invitation. US President Donald Trump will host a private dinner for Wall Street’s top CEOs today, according to Reuters. A White House official confirmed to Reuters that Trump would meet with financial leaders but did not confirm the
The Canton Network said that Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform is now live on its blockchain, expanding the asset manager’s presence in regulated digital markets and giving institutional investors wider access to tokenized investment products. The move links Franklin Templeton’s blockchain infrastructure to Canton’s Global Collateral Network, a distributed system designed to connect traditional finance
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3414.21, up 2.3% (+76.18) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+4.1%) and LINK (+4.0%). Laggards: UNI (-2.5%) and DOT (+0.1%).
IBM has once again pushed the boundaries of computing innovation with the announcement of its Quantum Nighthawk chip, a next-generation processor engineered for the future of quantum computing. The processor reportedly has the capability to conduct nearly 5,000 two-qubit gates, which is a more than tenfold increase in capability over previous generations with the ambition
Bitcoin’s market performance on Nov. 12, 2025, painted a portrait of cautious optimism, highlighted by formidable resistance and a tug-of-war between momentum and hesitation. Priced at values between $104,779 to $105,153 over the last hour, bitcoin hovered near the top of its intraday range of $102,461 to $105,257, backed by a market cap of $2.09
Bitcoin (BTC) is at a critical market inflection point. A sharp divergence has emerged between bearish technical analysts and bullish on-chain data, leaving traders to question if Bitcoin is in a “macro downtrend” or a “momentum build-up.” The Bearish Technical Thesis: A ‘Macro Downtrend’ Crypto analyst Ali Martinez suggests Bitcoin may have slipped into a