Malaysia’s securities regulator is seeking public feedback on a proposal to allow certain cryptocurrencies to be listed on exchanges without prior approval.

Bolivia’s crypto payments soared to over US$430M in a year, driven by Resolution 082/2024, which allowed banks and even the state oil firm YPFB to use crypto amid dollar shortages. Retail users made up 86% of transfers, mostly via Binance and Tether, moving money to protect against the weakening boliviano, but informal trades likely push […]

Stablecoins now process more on-chain volume than Visa and Mastercard, with Alchemy’s Noam Hurwitz calling them the “default settlement layer for the internet”. Major payment giants like PayPal and Stripe are integrating stablecoin rails for faster, cheaper transactions; Alchemy powers stablecoin flows for Visa, Stripe, Circle, and Robinhood. Stablecoins are transforming cross-border remittances, cutting fees […]

Bitcoin remains within striking distance of a new record high after scoring its highest quarterly candle ever

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in the United States to oversee its stablecoin reserve. Strengthening Its Stablecoin Oversight Announced yesterday (Monday), the stablecoin issuer’s First National Digital Currency Bank would operate as a federally regulated […]

The volatile nature of cryptocurrency will make its retention within an SMSF portfolio more difficult under the proposed Division 296 tax.