Boss of Japanese group plans to borrow against its growing stash of cryptocurrency
War is peace, freedom is slavery, dilution is accretion
Brandon Lutnick in late-stage talks with Adam Back in latest move to use blank cheque vehicles to buy the cryptocurrency
AMLA chair says Europe’s digital currencies market will be its clear priority
UK lender becomes first major bank to offer spot bitcoin and ether transactions
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Record bitcoin price and investor enthusiasm lead digital asset companies to seek Wall Street listings
New record price comes as lawmakers prepare series of bills designed to make US ‘world’s crypto capital’
Appetite to integrate into financial system driven by bullishness over Trump’s regulatory regime
Plus market breadth
A viable renminbi stablecoin has potential to disrupt entrenched dependence on dollar
Token gestures
Lazarus Group cited in recent digital currency heists suspected of funding regime’s weapons of mass destruction
Regulator allows locals to purchase foreign currency debts issued onshore as it seeks to offset capital outflows
New president’s pledge to allow won-based stablecoins has led to huge gains in related shares this month
Moves highlight growing trend for businesses to turn themselves into proxies for the cryptocurrency
And are parallels to the era of Free Banking any good?
Ethena goes
European Commission poised to propose treating stablecoins issued outside bloc as interchangeable with EU versions
Is $9.3bn a lot of money?
And how much does the Fed chair matter?
I’m thinking about the pitfalls with crypto versus more traditional assets
Financial regulator says unlicensed exchanges must close by end of month
The A7A5 token aims to facilitate financial flows disrupted after Ukraine war
They are no substitute for money, even if usage is growing fast
BIS says they fail crucial tests for a sound currency and are exploited by criminals
