Author: Michael Fawn

Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial faces intense regulatory scrutiny regarding its business and technological ties to Chinese artificial intelligence entities.

China has expanded its digital yuan network by adding eight new banks, bringing the total number of authorized operators to 30.

World Liberty Financial received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, enabling direct USD1 issuance as the stablecoin market hits $316 billion.

XRP traded near $0.996 after large transactions surged 280%, while derivatives activity increased and the transaction bridge remained halted following an exploit.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued conditional approval for World Liberty Trust Bank to operate stablecoin services.

Global crypto lending volumes dropped 17 percent to reach $56 billion, sparking discussions among analysts regarding market health compared to 2022.

Bitcoin traded near $64,100, maintaining its price level even as rising Treasury yields and climbing oil prices reduced broader market risk appetite.

Binance has abandoned a prominent wallet associated with founder Changpeng Zhao after traders capitalized on signals to generate substantial profits.

South Korea’s media review committee ordered access to Polymarket blocked, concluding that the crypto prediction platform violates domestic gambling laws.

Bitcoin achieved an 87x return over a decade, vastly outperforming actively managed US equity funds that largely failed to beat passive benchmarks.