India leads for the third year, while US crypto activity jumps 50% to $1 trillion. India and the United States are leading global cryptocurrency adoption between January and July 2025. According to the TRM Labs’ Country Crypto Adoption Index 2025, India retained its top position for the third consecutive year, while the United States…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The United States and China wrapped up talks in Kuala Lumpur that market players called a welcome step toward cooling trade war tensions. According to Reuters, senior negotiators met on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit as they try to head off…
Financial services company Western Union is set to pilot a stablecoin-based settlement system to modernize its remittance operations for its more than 150 million customers. During Western Union’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, CEO Devin McGranahan said the pilot is “focused on leveraging onchain settlement rails to reduce dependency on legacy correspondent banking systems, shorten…
Key Takeaways Ripple becomes the first crypto firm to own a global multi-asset prime broker by acquiring Hidden Road. Hidden Road has been rebranded as Ripple Prime, aiming to enhance institutional access to digital assets through global prime brokerage services. Share this article Ripple has completed its acquisition of Hidden Road, becoming the first crypto…
After the biggest crypto deleveraging event in five years, Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, says the worst may be over — and a year-end rally could be in sight. The Oct. 10 liquidation, triggered in part by rising U.S.-China trade tensions, erased billions in leveraged positions across digital assets. “That was the biggest…
Dolphins have been the primary accumulator in this cycle, so their demand structure could continue to fuel this bull cycle. Bitcoin’s current price movement continues to raise questions about whether the bull cycle is coming to an end. However, accumulation patterns across different cohorts of BTC investors indicate the cycle is in late-stage maturity,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Kyrgyzstan has rolled out a national stablecoin in collaboration with the world’s biggest exchange, Binance. This action represents one of many significant developments following multiple contacts between the Central Asian nation and Binance co-founder and former CEO Zhangpeng Zhao. Kyrgyzstan Launches Stablecoin…
United States Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the US and China have made “substantial” progress on a trade deal framework, sparking investor hopes of reigniting the bull market. The proposed trade framework will likely remove the need for the 100% additional tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on October 10, Bessent…
Key Takeaways China and the US reached crucial agreements on trade during Kuala Lumpur talks. Communication channels between both countries have improved for discussing export controls and tariff issues. Share this article Bitcoin climbed to $113,829 on Friday morning after the US and China agreed to a framework agreement in Kuala Lumpur, resolving several key…
Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol has recorded nearly 500,000 transactions in a single week, indicating a massive spike in adoption. Summary Coinbase’s x402 protocol processed 500K transactions, up 10,780% in a month. The protocol allows payments between AI and humans using stablecoins over the internet. x402 powers API monetization, AI payments, and on-chain microtransactions. The online…
