Crypto

Tether’s new stablecoin aims to transform liquidity and bridge the gap between crypto and traditional finance. Key Takeaways Stablecoins are transitioning from niche crypto experiments to core financial infrastructure. Tether is launching USAT, a new stablecoin aimed at enhancing liquidity for US users. The future of finance may see tokenized deposits and transactions moving through…

UBS has taken a firm stance against digital assets, declaring that “crypto is not an asset” as Bitcoin whales and ETF investors begin pulling capital from the market. Bitcoin managed a bump to $70K this morning, but don’t pop the champagne just yet; the original cryptocurrency is still down 50% from its October highs. Market…

The Seoul court handed crypto asset manager prison sentence in the first case under the new Virtual Asset User Protection Act. A South Korean court has sentenced Jong-hwan Lee, CEO of a local crypto asset management firm, to three years in prison for manipulating cryptocurrency prices to secure illicit profits. The Seoul Southern District…

Bitwise advisor Jeff Park attributed the February 5 crypto selloff to multi-asset portfolio deleveraging rather than crypto-specific factors. Summary February 5 selling was driven by multi-asset fund deleveraging, not crypto-native fear. CME basis trades unwound violently as pod shops de-grossed across portfolios. Short gamma and structured product hedging amplified downside despite ETF inflows. IBIT recorded…

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a 0.1% personal income tax on crypto transactions conducted through licensed platforms, treating digital assets similarly to stocks, according to Hanoi Times. The tax applies to the total transaction value for both residents and non-residents, including foreign investors. The proposal is part of a five-year pilot program that began…

High-risk and scam-adjacent projects have been found to dominate press release volume. A majority of press releases published across crypto news sites originate from high-risk or outright fraudulent projects. In a new report, crypto communications firm Chainstory analyzed 2,893 crypto press releases published between June 16 and November 1, 2025, and found that roughly…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Once, the word “crypto” might have made UAE executives nervous. Today, it sparks little, if any, fear.  Summary Crypto went from taboo to toolkit: In the UAE, digital assets are no longer…

BTC surges 11% after one of its worst days since FTX, Strategy bounces 21% after earnings loss, XRP leads altcoin recovery. Bitcoin reclaimed the $70,000 level today after surging more than 11% by midday Friday, recovering from its steepest single-day drop since the FTX collapse. The leading crypto asset had plunged below $60,000 on Thursday…

Sen. Mark Warner says he feels stuck in “crypto hell” as the Senate tries to restart talks on a long-delayed crypto market structure bill. Bitcoin and Ethereum barely moved after the comments, which tells us traders already expect Washington gridlock. That matters because unclear rules keep hanging over US crypto users like a storm cloud….