U.S. Bank tests proprietary stablecoin in cross-border Stellar transaction
The pilot moved USBDC between the bank’s North American and European entities on the public Stellar blockchain. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K as Bessent fuels yen strength around 153 per dollar
Bitcoin trended lower with US stocks on Iran escalation while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to fears of a yen carrytrade unwind.…
Fed rate hike hinges on two key inflation reports in the next two days
Consumer and wholesale prices are rising again. Just how bad does it have to get for the Fed to act? Source：MarketWatch
U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee
Chineselanguage platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks. Source：CoinDesk
Treasury will buy more government bonds than previously announced. The market remains ‘underwhelmed.’
The Treasury Department said it would buy back $6 billion in U.S. government debt, exceeding the amount previously announced in its effort to contain bond…
Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara
The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara's private credit network. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin and Ethereum race quantum clock as U.S. backs $300 million hardware push
The threat is not here yet, but faulttolerant machines and crypto’s migration plans are starting to converge on the same 2029 window. Source：CoinDesk
Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO
The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum cofounder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO. Source：CoinDesk
Tether, Fasanara launch $400M private credit fund targeting $3B
The evergreen fund will use USDT infrastructure to support assetbacked lending through fintech platforms in more than 60 countries. Source：Cointelegraph
PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform
The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay. Source：CoinDesk
Hunter Biden's new LAPTOP token lost 98% of its value in under an hour after $1.6 billion debut
LAPTOP swung from $190 to under $4 within minutes of opening on Base. Onchain records show tokens had been distributed to market makers for a week before…
10 of the greatest unsolved crypto mysteries
From the whereabouts of the CryptoQueen to a mysterious death involving a DeFi builder paranoid about the “pedo elite,” here are 10 crypto mysteries that still…