A U.S. House investigation is probing whether World Liberty Financial, a Trump-associated crypto venture, and its dollar-pegged token became entangled with foreign sovereign capital and U.S. technology policy. The move follows a Wall Street Journal report that an Abu Dhabi-linked entity secretly agreed to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500 Million
Retail investors in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland said they would invest more in funds if tokenized products with faster settlement and 24/7 access were available, according to a new report from Aptos Labs, Boston Consulting Group, and Hang Seng Bank. The report is based on a Hong Kong pilot that tested tokenized funds
USDt hit many new highs in Q4 2025: A market cap of $187.3B The eighth consecutive quarter of 30M+ user growth The largest quarterly increase in on-chain wallets holding USDt The highest ever level of monthly active on-chain users The highest ever number and value of transfers on-chain At the same time, the crypto liquidation
Cap Protocol ended its “Frontier” rewards phase on Wed, Feb. 4, by distributing 12 million cUSD, its dollar-pegged stablecoin, to early users. The project is calling the initiative crypto’s “first-ever stablecoin airdrop.” In a post on X, Cap explained it chose to airdrop a stablecoin rather than a governance token to give users a fixed-value
Digital asset treasuries (DAT) were touted as a major unlock in 2025, with struggling companies being acquired and repurposed as crypto allocation vehicles; however, just one month into 2026, the new class of DATs are almost $20 billion in the hole. According to Artemis Terminal, the 20 largest DATs are down a cumulative $17 billion
If there’s one thing Microsoft’s recent earnings report made abundantly clear, it’s that investors have zero tolerance for stalling cloud growth, given billions being funneled into AI infrastructure. Naturally, therefore, all eyes are on Amazon Web Services as the tech behemoth warms up to report its fourth-quarter earnings on February 5th (after market close). While
In his recent statements, US President Donald Trump delivered noteworthy messages regarding both monetary and foreign policy. Trump continued his harsh rhetoric towards Tehran, stating that Iran’s religious leader “should be deeply concerned right now.” On the economic front, Trump stated that interest rates would be lowered, calling it “almost inevitable.” Referring to the new
Just over six months after Shopify partnered with Coinbase, payments using $USDC on Base via the integration remain only a small fraction of the e-commerce giant’s activity. The integration, announced in June of last year and involving Shopify, Coinbase and Stripe, allows merchants at Shopify to accept $USDC payments settled on Base. The payments are
Shares of publicly traded Bitcoin miners are plummeting as Bitcoin marked a new 15-month low price, dipping to $72,185 on Wednesday—now down nearly 20% over the last week. Major $BTC mining firms MARA Holdings (MARA) and Riot Platforms (RIOT) have seen their shares dip 11.6% and 10% respectively on the day to $7.99 and $13.78.