USDT Sets Record as Onchain Transfers Hit $4.4 Trillion

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Tether’s USDT reached record highs across usage, transfers, and reserves in Q4 2025, continuing to grow even as the broader crypto market slowed sharply after October’s liquidation event. Tether Hits New Highs as Stablecoin Market Stalls Tether’s USDT closed out 2025 with a string of milestones, reinforcing its position as the dominant stablecoin despite a … Read more

Sen. Cynthia Lummis Tells Banks to Stop Fighting Stablecoins and Start Using Them

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U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis urged American banks to embrace stablecoins and digital assets, arguing they represent a new financial product rather than a threat as Congress struggles to advance stalled crypto legislation. Banks should see stablecoins as a way to expand services, not defend turf, Lummis said during a Feb. 6 appearance on Fox Business, … Read more

Prediction Markets Price Patriots Loss Ahead of Super Bowl LX

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Prediction markets across Kalshi, Polymarket, and Myriad are signaling a strong consensus that the New England Patriots will lose Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, with pricing one day before kickoff historically among the most reliable signals these platforms produce. Kalshi, Polymarket, and Myriad Agree: Patriots Face Long Odds on Super Bowl Sunday As of … Read more

Why Some Traders Say Bitcoin’s 21 Million Cap Is Being Diluted Off-Chain

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Several X accounts have reignited a long-running debate in bitcoin circles, arguing that a single onchain bitcoin now underpins multiple financial claims across exchange-traded funds (ETFs), futures, perpetual swaps, wrapped tokens, and structured products. The argument, often labeled the “paper bitcoin” theory, draws direct comparisons to gold’s financialization in the 1980s, when derivatives came to … Read more

Report: Vietnam Proposes 0.1% Crypto Transaction Tax Under Securities-Style Rules

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Reports detail that Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has floated a draft circular that would pull cryptocurrency trading firmly into the tax net, proposing a securities-style framework that levies a flat 0.1% personal income tax on every crypto transfer while exempting the activity from value-added tax. Vietnam’s Crypto Market Pilot Adds 0.1% Personal Income Tax Under … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs Snap Losing Streak With $331 Million Inflow

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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finally halted weeks of selling pressure with a strong inflow, offering a rare moment of relief. Ether and solana, however, remained under strain, while XRP continued to quietly rebuild momentum. Capital Rotates Back to Bitcoin ETFs While Ether, Solana Stay Under Pressure After days of relentless selling, the tone shifted modestly … Read more

Struggling DATs, a Resurfacing of Bitcoin’s Shadowy Past, And More – Week In Review

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This week’s stories cut to crypto’s foundations. Tom Lee defended ETH treasury drawdowns as structural, not a flaw. The new Epstein file dump reignited scrutiny around Blockstream. Nic Carter showed most Bitcoin devs see quantum risk as distant, but legitimate. Vitalik called time on generic L2s, and Wintermute’s Evgeny Gaevoy argued the industry has stalled … Read more