Hong Kong’s largest English-language newspaper published a pointed debate on stablecoins on March 25, as the city’s self-imposed March deadline for its first stablecoin licenses nears its end with no official word. The conversation raises a question that every non-US jurisdiction now confronts: Does embracing dollar stablecoins deepen dependence on the very system many governments
Fresh reports of a potential US-Iran ceasefire have added a new layer of uncertainty to global markets. Israeli media suggested Washington is pushing for a one-month pause in fighting. However, Iran previously denied any negotiations, calling the reports false. The conflicting signals have left markets reacting to headlines rather than confirmed developments. Stocks moved higher
Morgan Stanley is Pushing Bitcoin and Crypto, But Says Wall Street Isn’t Chasing FOMO Morgan Stanley is accelerating its bitcoin and crypto strategy, but the bank’s digital asset head says it’s the result of years of preparation, not a sudden rush to catch up. Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit on Tuesday, Amy Oldenburg emphasized
A down day in crypto became slightly less so in the minutes since U.S. stocks closed for the session. According to Israeli Channel 12, a one-month ceasefire could soon be announced as part of a package being negotiated by White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Other terms of the deal reportedly include a
BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, signaled a shift in how large investors view crypto, pointing to artificial intelligence (AI) as a more meaningful driver than the expansion of new tokens. Speaking about client behavior, Mitchnick described a market that has moved away from broad exposure to smaller assets. He said the turnover among
Robinhood’s (HOOD) board has approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, according to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It adds more than $1.1 billion to existing buyback capacity. The company said it expects to carry out the plan over about three years starting in the first quarter of 2026,
Renowned technical analyst Francis Hunt, a guest on Michaël van de Poppe’s show, made striking statements about the future of the global financial system and Bitcoin’s place within it. Known for his predictions regarding gold and debt crises, Hunt shared his technical and macroeconomic analyses, which are of particular interest to Bitcoin investors. Francis Hunt,
Bitcoin is starting to trade like the market’s real-time geopolitical switch After Bitcoin moved back above $70,000, following President Trump’s five-day delay of planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure, the useful question is whether Bitcoin is now functioning as one of the fastest live markets for repricing geopolitical risk. The evidence increasingly supports this interpretation. Bitcoin
Banks Took $434 Billion From Americans Last Year — Is it Time for Bitcoin? Banks extracted hundreds of billions from American savers last year — and the scale of it shows a deep structural issue in America’s financial system. Bitcoin might help. In 2025, U.S. banks generated roughly $434 billion in net interest income, or