Standard Chartered and Circle have launched integrated access to USDC minting and redemption, marking a notable step in bank-led stablecoin infrastructure. The move boosts institutional adoption, but it’s still centralized finance with blockchain plumbing—not a decentralization victory lap.
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Standard Chartered and Circle have launched institutional access to USDC minting and redemption, with the bank saying it’s the first G-SIB to do so. The move brings stablecoin infrastructure further into regulated finance, starting in Dubai’s DIFC.
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Michael Saylor says Strategy’s derivatives signal is so outsized it makes Big Tech look small, underscoring just how much MSTR has become a high-octane Bitcoin proxy. With Bitcoin rebounding above $62,000, the stock surged — but analyst cuts and leverage risks still loom.
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Bitcoin’s realized price shows the market’s average on-chain cost basis, helping reveal when holders are broadly in profit or underwater. It’s a useful lens for spotting stress and potential bottoms — just not a precise buy/sell signal.
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Standard Chartered has launched bank-led USDC minting and redemption for eligible institutional clients in Dubai’s DIFC, letting them access stablecoin rails through the bank instead of a direct Circle account. It’s another sign stablecoins are moving into mainstream financial plumbing.
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HashKey Capital is launching a Bitcoin Hashrate Fund with BITMAIN, giving professional investors BTC-denominated exposure to mining economics as miners face tighter margins, falling difficulty, and rising pressure to diversify beyond hashpower.
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The UK’s FCA has finalized a broad crypto rulebook covering exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and staking firms, with tougher standards on capital, custody, consumer protection, and market abuse. Stablecoins get especially sharp oversight, while full authorization kicks in in 2027.
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Metaplanet added 2,823 Bitcoin to its treasury, lifting holdings to 43,000 BTC, even as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $294.62 million in net outflows. The split shows Bitcoin’s adoption story is still being driven by long-term treasury buyers, not just ETF inflows.
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Bitcoin’s power-law theory may offer a useful long-term lens, but the headline 96% claim is unverified and missing key details. Scarcity and math can explain some of Bitcoin’s structure — just don’t confuse a fit on past data with a crystal ball.
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Tether reportedly froze USDT in 131 TRON wallets said to be linked to ISIS-K, underscoring the tradeoff with centralized stablecoins: fast, useful money that can also be blacklisted by the issuer when compliance alarms go off.
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