A Brazilian fintech firm, Tanssi, is rolling out a government-backed blockchain project that involves microloans for farmers in São Paulo, following the pilot of a local currency in the town of Santo Antônio da Alegria. During an interview with CoinDesk at the Blockchain Conference Brasil in São Paulo, Tanssi’s Director of Business Development, Luis Dal
Several crypto-linked stocks climbed on Friday as prediction-market odds of a December rate cut surged to 87% on Polymarket, the highest level this month. Three US-listed Bitcoin miners led the rally, with Cleanspark, Riot Platforms and Cipher Mining all rising in the session and showing double-digit gains over the past five days. Probability of a
Early Uber investor Jason Calacanis is urging Tether to fully stabilize and “Americanize” its operations, which he believes would restore the company’s credibility and reduce systemic risk. Specifically, he is recommending that Tethe sell all Bitcoin holdings. He argues that the leading stablecoin issuer should hold 100% U.S. Treasuries. In such a way, it would
Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism is rethinking its strategy after years of helping other projects build networks on its technology. Now the company’s chief executive, Jing Wang, says that approach came at a high cost. Optimism was designed to offer cheaper transactions just as Ethereum experienced rising gas fees around 2020-2021. Its OP Stack
Key Takeaways Senator Dave McCormick disclosed having purchased up to $150,000 in shares of the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF. McCormick sits on the Senate Banking Committee’s digital assets subcommittee, influencing crypto policy. Senator Dave McCormick, a Republican from Pennsylvania who serves on the Senate Banking Committee’s digital assets subcommittee, on Thursday disclosed fresh purchases of the
At a 16.77% loss for November, Bitcoin returns are in line with 16.23% loss in November 2022, following the FTX exchange disaster. Yet, no event of that magnitude occurred this year. In fact, Bitcoin’s price crash cannot be pinned down to any specific event related to the crypto sector. Nearly two months ago, on October
The cryptocurrency appears to have stabilized, and if everything falls into place at the right time, a holiday rally might be in order. The Catalyst That Could Push Bitcoin Higher Before the Holidays It went largely unnoticed, but on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrapped up several important interviews with five candidates, all vying for
A well-known commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence says there’s a chance Bitcoin could collapse 45% from here to its yearly pivot. Notably, Bitcoin (BTC) has bounced over the past week, but the market still shows signs of stress from a longer timeframe. The price has climbed about 9% in the last 7 days to trade
BNB Chain has confirmed giving its customers an extension on free stablecoin transfers. The team announced today, November 28, that the platform will extend its 0 Fee Carnival to December 31. @BNBCHAIN ·Follow The 0 Fee Carnival has been extended so you can continue moving stablecoins on BNB Chain for free! 🥳 Transfer, withdraw and
Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) shares experienced a significant boost following a major investment by Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest, which purchased $16.5 million worth of stock on November 26, 2025. The purchase comes as COIN rebounded from a 30% drawdown over the previous month, with the stock closing at $264.97, up 4.27% during that trading session.