SoFi posts record quarter with $1B revenue, stronger crypto and payments push, and 2026 growth outlook as shares climb over 6% on guidance. Summary Q4 adjusted net revenue hit $1.013b, up 37% YoY, with net income at $173.5m. SoFiUSD stablecoin, Lightning Network payments, and resumed crypto trading anchor its blockchain strategy. Management guides for 30%+
Bitcoin BTC$70,390.83 fell below $70,000 as the crypto selloff deepened before the start of equities trading in the U.S. The largest cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $69.917.20 according to CoinDesk data, with sentiment sliding further into “extreme fear.” The Fear and Greed Index sits at 11, a level reached only a handful of times
The European Central Bank (ECB) is holding its two-day meeting and will announce its monetary policy decision on Thursday. The ECB is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold for the fifth consecutive meeting, leaving the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility, and the deposit facility at 2.15%, 2.4%, and 2%, respectively. Additionally,
Another leading Russian banking institution is joining the financial giant Sberbank in lending against cryptocurrency as collateral. Sovcombank announced a program to offer loans secured by Bitcoin amid growing demand from businesses in the industry ahead of regulation. Private Russian bank enters the promising market for crypto-backed credit A privately owned universal bank, which is
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