Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire lands on the 2026 TIME100 list as $USDC’s compliant stablecoin rail goes mainstream with banks, fintechs and regulators worldwide. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has been named to the 2026 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people, underscoring how $USDC has evolved from a crypto stablecoin into core payment infrastructure for
Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street’s leading investment banks, has added another strategic move to its portfolio of cryptocurrency markets. The company announced its plan to develop a new Bitcoin-based ETF product through an application to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With this, Goldman Sachs has joined the race to “bring crypto into
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire ruled out issuing a Korean won stablecoin for now, but called a privately led KRW token “essential” and said Circle will expand in South Korea once clear rules are in place. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has ruled out issuing a Korean won‑pegged stablecoin for now, even as he pushes to deepen
Gold is no longer getting the same support from central banks that helped keep prices strong over the past few years. Of course, the reason is Trump’s war in Iran, because as you know, war costs money, and higher oil prices are hurting countries that depend on imports, local currencies are under pressure, and some
CoreWeave, a publicly traded AI cloud infrastructure company, announced on Wednesday a $6 billion deal with quantitative trading firm Jane Street, in which the firm will use CoreWeave’s AI cloud computing infrastructure to power its trading and research operations. Under the agreement, CoreWeave will provide Jane Street with compute from multiple data center facilities, the
India has slipped to sixth place in global GDP rankings, triggering discussion. The change comes from the latest IMF World Economic Outlook update released in April 2026. Experts say the shift reflects currency movements and statistical revisions rather than a sharp economic slowdown. Financial expert Neil Borate pointed out the change in a Reddit post.
Morgan Stanley executives used the firm’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call to outline a future where blockchain-based infrastructure reshapes how client assets move and how advice is delivered. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley flagged tokenization on Apr. 15, 2026 as core to $9T wealth platform evolution. Sharon Yeshaya said onchain tools could speed asset flows and reshape
Brix raises $5.5M to tokenize emerging‑market credit strategies on MegaETH, targeting “institutional‑grade” yield products that trade like altcoins with added credit risk. Brix, a tokenization startup focused on emerging markets, has raised $5.5 million to bring what it calls “institutional‑grade” trading strategies on‑chain, extending a tokenization wave that already includes BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and Franklin
Donald Trump has nominated cryptocurrency fan Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Powell, originally a Trump nominee, has repeatedly clashed with the president and the Federal Reserve. These clashes have included verbal assaults over what Trump believes to be Powell’s reluctance to