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U.S. FDIC proposes first U.S. stablecoin rule to emerge from GENIUS Act

The banking regulator began its formal rulemaking process to set up the procedures by which depository institutions can start stablecoin subsidiaries.

Acting FDIC chairman Travis Hill

Finance

Tether leads $8 million investment in Speed to push USDT further into everyday payments


Using the Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Tether's USDT, Speed handles $1.5 billion in annual payments and serves 1.2 million users.

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Markets

Bitcoin bounces from Monday's worst levels, but sub-$80,000 may come next, analyst says

Crypto markets remain "fragile," said Samer Hasn from XS.com. Traders are either stepping aside or being forced out.

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Markets

CoreWeave collapse sparks fears of cracks in AI infrastructure boom

Bitcoin miners who pivoted business plans to high-performance computing benefitted greatly this year, but have seen sharp declines of late.

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Policy

Brazil to test blockchain in state real estate auction to reduce fraud, disputes

The São Paulo auction will record every document involved in the process on blockchain, making it a public, traceable, tamper-evident record.

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Finance

Most Influential: Peter Schiff

Peter Schiff, the outspoken gold advocate and notorious bitcoin critic, has been vindicated by the market’s performance, cementing his stance after years of skepticism towards digital assets.

Peter Schiff

Policy

Most Influential: Jerome Powell

Powell’s decisions as Fed chair have continued to have a massive impact on bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency markets.

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Finance

Most Influential: Guy Young

Young sparked a new category of digital assets, yieldcoins, that sits at the intersection of DeFi rails and TradFi basis trades.

Guy Young
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Finance

Most Influential: Oleg Ogienko

Sanctions, capital controls and Russia’s improvised financial plumbing helped create A7A5, a ruble stablecoin built on a currency rarely used in global commerce, allowing it to appear legally at major events even as its presence leaves compliance teams panicked.

Oleg Ogienko

Policy

Most Influential: Tyler Williams

Williams has helped cement crypto gains in Congress alongside White House allies.

Tyler Williams

Markets

Bulls beware — BofA Fund Manager Survey flashing contrarian sell signal

Bitcoin could see further declines if traditional markets sharply pull back, or just possibly a broad tumble in stocks could set the stage for a bull run in crypto.

CoinDesk

Markets

Crypto asset manager Bitwise says bitcoin will break its four-year cycle in 2026

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said BTC is likely to hit all-time highs next year, with lower volatility and weaker equity correlations reshaping how institutions view the asset.

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Markets

Number of crypto users in the UK drops even as amount held increases

About 21% of people surveyed by the Financial Conduct Authority said they hold between $1,345 and $6,718, and the most popular cryptos are bitcoin and ether.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London, England (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SUI Gains 3.9% as Index Moves Higher

Aave (AAVE) was also among the top performers, rising 3.9% from Monday.

CoinDesk

Finance

Hong Kong's RedotPay raises nearly $110 million Series B to push global stablecoin payments

The Hong Kong-based fintech says demand for stablecoin-powered cards and cross-border payouts is accelerating as it scales payments beyond crypto trading.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Strata protocol developer Frontera Labs raises $3 million in seed round

The funding will help the London-based team expand Strata, a DeFi protocol that structures onchain yields into senior and junior tranches.

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