Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

Crypto firm Tether eyes $500 billion valuation in major raise round, Bloomberg News reports

Crypto giant Tether is in talks to raise as much as $20 billion in a private placement that could value the El Salvador-based firm at about $500 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. ...

UK and US to smooth capital markets access and crypto cooperation

LONDON -The governments of Britain and the United States will set up a body to reduce red tape for firms seeking to access capital markets on both sides of the Atlantic and improve cooperation on...

The Fed Delivers; Crypto Markets Gear Up for a Busy Autumn

Bitcoin climbs following the Fed’s rate cut, with global liquidity rising and stablecoin inflows signaling renewed risk appetite.

Working in stablecoins pays off big time

After money comes talent: the new battle for stablecoins is also being fought in recruitment offices. We discuss this in Cryptio review, after this week's essential news.

UK regulator proposes exempting crypto firms from 'integrity' and other rules

LONDON -Crypto firms in Britain could be exempted from rules that ensure financial services companies act with integrity and in the interests of customers, under new proposals outlined by the...

US senators demand Meta's internal data on kids' safety

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators demanded Meta Platforms hand over internal assessments of how its products affect children and the effectiveness of its parental controls, according to a letter...

Microsoft seizes 340 websites linked to growing phishing subscription service

Microsoft Inc said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000...

Malta's financial regulator opposes push to centralise EU crypto supervision

PARIS -Malta's financial watchdog is opposed to a push by other countries to give the European Union's securities regulator more powers to supervise crypto companies, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. ...

Exclusive-France threatens to block crypto licence 'passporting' in EU regulatory fight

France has warned it may try to block some crypto firms licenced in other EU countries from operating domestically as part of a push to get oversight transferred to the bloc's central securities...

Exclusive-Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions

Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, as companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for...

China urges US to address TikTok issue through dialogue

BEIJING -China will review issues around TikTok in accordance with laws and regulations and urges the U.S. to resolve concerns through dialogue based on mutual respect and equal consultation, a...

Gemini prices IPO above range to raise $425 million, source says

Gemini Space Station raised $425 million in an initial public offering, pricing its stock above a marketed range, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The...

Crypto companies: is the party over?

From Wall Street to Tokyo, the euphoria of the crypto summer is finishing up as a hangover. Companies that built their valuations on mountains of bitcoin are seeing their shares plummet, a sign that...

Trump's CFTC pick says entrepreneur Winklevoss lobbied president to delay nomination

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to run the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Brian Quintenz, on Wednesday accused crypto entrepreneur Tyler Winklevoss of lobbying the White House to stall his...

Bitcoin treasuries stall as institutions quietly fuel a new altcoin season

A new crypto cycle dynamic is taking shape, as corporates and ETFs drive altcoins while Bitcoin treasuries lose steam.

Exclusive-India resists full crypto framework, fears systemic risks, document shows

NEW DELHI -India is leaning towards not creating legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country and instead will maintain partial oversight, fearing that bringing the digital assets into its...

Physical gold, Tether's new playground

Tether, the stablecoin giant with USDT, wants to invest in gold mining. After building an empire of $168 billion in USDT in circulation and raking in $5.7 billion in profits in the first half of the...

Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens frozen

Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of President Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on Friday that his tokens had been frozen, without giving further details. ...

WLFI, the Trump family's crypto, already valued at over $4bn - Crypto review

On Monday, WLFI crypto-the flagship of World Liberty Financial, a project directly linked to the Trump family-made its debut on the markets. The launch was expected to be spectacular, but it quickly...