Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the potential passage of the US Clarity Act is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin’s price, after indications that it could pass Congress as soon as January. “Is it a world-shaking macro development? Nope. Needed for sure, but not something that should redefine value,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on
PayPal, an asset-conserving platform that acts as a bridge between Traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), has announced its groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI, the most notable artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory in the world. The basic purpose of this partnership is to enable seamless and trusted shopping directly from ChatGPT without switching to another
The cryptocurrency had recently stalled, but news of a TikTok U.S. joint venture buoyed equity markets and perhaps boosted bitcoin as well. Bitcoin and Stocks Surge with TikTok’s U.S. Pivot More than two billion users have now downloaded what was once an obscure Chinese short-form video-sharing application, an impressive number that likely saved the app
In a recent social media post, Elon Musk has opined that energy is the true currency. Bitcoiners have treated this take as an endorsement of the leading cryptocurrency because it validates the core philosophy of proof-of-work money. They see Musk’s post as an indirect admission that Bitcoin is the superior form of money because it
Italy’s capital markets take a step into on-chain finance as the country’s first tokenized structured note reaches private investors through a major bank’s wealth platform. Summary UniCredit and BlockInvest complete first tokenized investment product for Italian private clients Product structure and blockchain-based lifecycle management Tokenization, regulation, and efficiency gains Strategic relevance for Italian markets UniCredit
On December 18, 2025, ArtGis Finance partnered with Aether Network, an innovative modular blockchain platform. This collaboration merges the experience of ArtGis Finance in the field of Artificial Intelligence assisted digital asset settlements with the scalable capacity of Aether Network. This collaboration seeks to provide better execution, better incentives, and a higher variety of services
Mastercard is expanding its Crypto Credential system to self-custody wallets through a partnership with Polygon and Mercuyo. The firm has broadened its presence in the crypto space via collaborations with Ripple, Chainlink, Revolut, and other blockchain platforms. Mastercard, an American multinational financial services corporation, has secured a strategic collaboration with the Polygon (POL) blockchain. Leveraging
Chainlink’s (LINK) co-founder has disclosed that market dynamics and efficiency benefits have been the two major driving forces of institutions going on-chain. He disclosed that blockchain adoption has been hindered by unfounded negative claims about the technology and crypto. Co-founder of Chainlink (LINK), Sergey Nazarov, has in his latest appearance on the New Era Finance
Stablecoins could process more transaction volume than the US Automated Clearing House system in 2026, as regulatory clarity and rising adoption expand their usage, according to a new forecast. Galaxy Research, the research arm of digital asset company Galaxy Digital, pointed to existing transaction data and regulatory developments to support its prediction, noting that “stablecoin
Arthur Hayes, a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency market, shared a noteworthy price scenario for Bitcoin. Hayes, an investor and CIO of the Maelstrom fund, argued that the Fed is effectively printing money through a new program, suggesting that the price of Bitcoin could rise to $200,000 in the first three months of 2026. In