By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) A real-time tracker of U.S. inflation is offering good news to crypto bulls as bearish forecasts continue to roll in. The Truflation index, an independent, real-time blockchain-based tracker of daily changes in the consumer price index (CPI), has dropped below 1% for the first time since
January 2026 marked a watershed moment for stablecoins, with total on-chain transaction volume surpassing $10 trillion in a single month. $USDC dominated that surge, processing more than $8.4 trillion in payments, far outpacing rivals and exceeding the combined monthly payment volumes of Visa and Mastercard. Yet despite this explosive growth, Circle, the issuer of $USDC,
China has unveiled plans to expand its gold and silver reserves while promoting the yuan as a global reserve currency. These efforts are seen as part of a broader strategy to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar. HUGE: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China plans to replace the U.S. dollar by expanding its gold and silver reserves and promoting
Stani Kulechov, the founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, bought a 22 million-pound ($30 million), five-floor mansion in London’s upscale Notting Hill area, according to a report from Bloomberg. The entrepreneur bought the luxury property in November for about 2 million pounds less than the guide price, Bloomberg reported citing brokers involved in the sale.
China seeks to make the renminbi a true reserve currency, but the numbers reveal a story in which Beijing’s capital controls create conditions for Bitcoin and dollar stablecoins to thrive as workarounds rather than competitors. The International Monetary Fund’s latest reserve data shows the renminbi holding just 1.93% of global foreign exchange reserves in the
Tokenized assets used to sit in the same bucket as a lot of crypto ideas: interesting, promising, but always a bit “down the road.” People talked about putting stocks or gold on-chain the way they talked about mass adoption – something that would happen eventually. Now that it’s 2026, it’s starting to feel less theoretical.
In 2025, many companies were expected to make large purchases of Bitcoin (BTC), and one of them was the US-based giant gaming retailer GameStop. GameStop attracted market attention with its Bitcoin purchase, and the company is now considering the possibility of acquiring a large publicly traded consumer goods company. Speaking to Coindesk, GameStop CEO Ryan
GameStop Corp. sparked renewed investor interest Monday after media personality Charles Payne announced he would not interview CEO Ryan Cohen, who is focused on a “monumental” project. Summary GameStop now sits on roughly $9 billion in cash and liquid assets, plus a strategic reserve of about $519 million in Bitcoin. The CEO has indicated he
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun says crypto’s next breakout may come from artificial intelligence (AI), posting Tuesday on X that he is all-in on AI, but the industry has not yet produced a product that resonates with consumers. In an interview with CoinDesk before Consensus Hong Kong 2026, the Tron founder argued that most AI-linked tokens
Bitcoin’s $BTC$78,204.36 price sell-off has paused in the last 24 hours. However, prospects for a long-lasting recovery look dimmer as the dollar index springs back to life, threatening to squeeze crypto prices. Prices for the leading cryptocurrency by market value have stabilized between $75,000 and $80,000 after a weekend decline that saw valuations drop from