Store brands like Kirkland are winning the war for consumer wallets, squeezing out national brands
From razors to soda, private label keeps eating retail. For many big brands, there’s no point fighting it. Source：MarketWatch
Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token
Circle’s Arc mainnet is live with USDC for transaction fees, support for more than 20 fiat stablecoins and links to over 20 blockchains. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin traders brace for Fed hike, but a surprise hold could pose bigger risk
Bitcoin is stuck near $80,000 as traders build stablecoin positions that could return to the market once Fed uncertainty clears. Source：CoinDesk
Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault
Two Prime expands into onchain finance with a bitcoin lending vault built on Pareto for institutional investors. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million as Clarity Act fails
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million, the most since June, as the Senate's failure to advance the Clarity Act sent regulatorysensitive tokens sharply…
Deutsche Bank awaits regulatory nod to launch institutional crypto custody solutions
Germany’s largest bank is awaiting regulatory approval to launch institutional custody solutions for Bitcoin, Ether and select stablecoins before expanding…
Circle debuts Arc blockchain which Jeremy Allaire calls ‘more consequential’ than USDC
The USDC issuer's chain is built for payments, tokenized assets and institutional finance as banks and payment giants pile into the stablecoin market.…
Italy investigates government email breach linked to Revolut data leak
Italy is probing the Revolutlinked breach after its cyber agency reported more than 650 cases involving abused or illicit certified email accounts.…
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium hits monthly low as CLARITY Act vote squeezes US demand
Bitcoin exchange demand on Coinbase declined after the US Senate voted against the CLARITY Act, while traders sent BTC to exchanges at an unrealized loss.…
What Altman, Amodei, Huang and Zuckerberg are saying about the raging AI debate
A product conference at software giant Salesforce turned into the battleground on the new debate on whether there should be a slowdown in artificial…
Fed meeting is shaping up to be a nightmare for Warsh. Bitcoin might still shine
An aggressive market expectations trap and a strict aversion to forward guidance have backed the Fed chair into a corner, where failing to deliver a hawkish…
AI has been a ‘net negative’ for crypto: Phemex CEO
Federico Variola says AI has diverted capital from crypto and is empowering attackers, while rising cybersecurity costs could push the industry toward greater…