Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Western Union’s stablecoin integration, alongside issuances from PayPal and Ripple, signals that the shift toward a multi-trillion-dollar stablecoin economy is already underway. Summary Stablecoins are already systemically important: Processing $46T annually and…
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, has urged major economies to focus on developing central bank digital currencies instead of stablecoins, which it believes pose mounting risks to financial stability and monetary sovereignty. Summary The Reserve Bank of India has urged global policymakers to prioritize central bank digital currencies over stablecoins. The central…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s deputy director of the Division of Corporation Finance, Cicely LaMothe, has announced her retirement after a 24-year tenure with the commission, during which she supported several pro-crypto initiatives that helped lay the groundwork for the SEC’s current, more supportive posture toward the digital asset space. Summary Cicely LaMothe has…
Many crypto industry proponents have criticized a proposed 5% tax on California billionaires, saying it would push wealth out of the state while doing little to fix the problems in the healthcare system it is designed to fund. Summary California’s proposed 5% billionaire tax would apply to unrealized gains and a wide range of personal…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Every year, crypto promises reinvention. In 2025, it finally delivered something more difficult and more important: maturation. Across the Opinion desk this year — where I manage, edit, and communicate with the…
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, may soon start offering crypto-backed loans as it plans to collaborate with regulators to build the necessary infrastructure. Summary Sberbank is evaluating a plan to offer loans in rubles secured by cryptocurrency. The bank says any such service will require cooperation with regulators to build the legal and technical framework. Anatoly…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For most of the last decade, crypto’s regulatory environment developed around one central question: what will the rules be? That question has now been answered. From Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation in Europe…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. 2025 closed as a watershed year for Europe’s digital asset ecosystem: legislative clarity arrived globally at scale, institutional rails matured, and market participants, from native crypto firms to traditional banks, accelerated pilots…
With Washington flipping the script on digital assets, crypto companies struck $8.6 billion in deals in 2025, notching the industry’s busiest mergers and acquisitions year to date. Summary Crypto dealmaking reached a record $8.6 billion in 2025 across 267 transactions. Major acquisitions by firms like Coinbase, Kraken, and Ripple drove the surge. According to a…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Latin America has no shortage of potential. It’s rich in resources, talent, and geography, but lacks the infrastructure to connect them all. Overregulation, fragmented FX markets, and political shifts have built walls…
