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“Bitcoin bull run just started, but no one cares,” Ki Young Ju, founder of crypto asset analytics platform Cryptoquant, posted on X earlier this month, sharing a chart with skyrocketing “AI” searches and a relatively flat line for “Bitcoin” searches. However, this picture changes dramatically when Google Trends compares two other queries: “how to invest

Chainalysis’ LATAM Report: Brazil leads, Stablecoins Grow Across the Region The 2026 Chainalysis LATAM crypto report has unveiled how the region has grown to become a hub for stablecoin usage in the world, as it presents the right conditions for these to thrive. Brazil, which ranked first among the world’s crypto economies, received over $252

It would be more profitable for the average investor to buy a 10 year US government bond than to become a typical landlord. Indeed, this relative profitability is at its highest level since July 2007. Negative housing spreads occur when the interest rate “spread” between low-risk US Treasuries are outperforming the risky operations of renting-out

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects AI agents to reshape digital payments, with crypto and stablecoins likely to become core transaction tools as autonomous software handles more trading, subscriptions, data purchases, and online services without relying on traditional banking systems globally.

The Numbers on the Screen The U.S. Treasury’s daily yield curve shows the 10-year note closing at 5.18% and the 30-year bond at 5.47% on Sept. 24. Both are 2026 highs. The 10-year has not closed that high since July 2007, and the 30-year has not gone that high since February 2002. The move has

Merger Expands Moonpay’s Reach Financial technology firm Moonpay has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a platform providing technology and regulated brokerage services for private markets. The acquisition will integrate North Capital’s securities brokerage, investment advisory, and clearing capabilities into Moonpay’s global infrastructure, moving the crypto-native company further into

There has been an increase in the number of wallets that hold tokenized stocks from nearly 100,000 a year earlier to 4.3 million, as per Token Terminal. This staggering growth of 43 times suggests that the race is heating up among blockchains to bring public equities onchain, turning tokenized stocks from being just another niche

The bond market is taking a beating, as the average rate on a 30-year US mortgage has climbed to 7.45%, up 150 basis points in six months and its highest level since 2023, when inflation was above 6.4%. The 10-year Treasury yield gained about 30 basis points in two days, including its biggest one-day jump

Stablecoin issuer Tether said it has very little exposure to a lender seized by U.S. authorities on Thursday. Tether said assets it holds at EQIBank represent less than 0.034% of its total assets, after the Dominica-licensed lender was caught up in a U.S. asset seizure that it said could force it into liquidation, according to

Iran sent a 7-day plan to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, negotiate an end to the war, and restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the timeline to reopen Hormuz can begin if the US accepts certain conditions, with broader talks also set to resume. Stock