Stablecoin Giant Tether Disputes S&P Rating Method After USDT Score Drop

Tether pushed back Wednesday after S&P Global Ratings downgraded USDT’s stability assessment to its lowest tier, arguing the agency relied on outdated assumptions and ignored the stablecoin’s decade-long record of maintaining its peg. Tether Rebukes S&P After USDT Stability Score Falls to Lowest Tier S&P cut USDT’s stability score to 5 — the weakest level … Read more

Grayscale Moves Toward First Zcash ETF With SEC Filing

Grayscale announced the move on Wednesday on X, saying it submitted a Form S-3 for the Grayscale Zcash Trust, calling the filing “an important step required to launch the first ZEC ETPs.” Grayscale Advances ZEC ETF Ambition With Form S-3 Submission The company highlighted Zcash’s zero-knowledge cryptography and privacy features as central to the token’s … Read more

Deribit’s $13B Bitcoin Options Expiry Could Steer Short-Term Market Tone

Bitcoin and ether are heading into a packed expiry window this Friday, with billions in open interest lined up against max pain levels that sit far above spot. BTC Derivatives Align for Friday Shakeout Bitcoin and ether enter Wednesday’s session with heavy derivatives momentum, as traders prepare for one of November’s largest options expiries on … Read more

Report: Korean Fintech Giant Kakaobank Begins Full Stablecoin Buildout

Kakaobank has kicked its long-discussed stablecoin ambitions into full gear, moving its Korean won–pegged token project from boardroom chatter to actual system development. Newspim: Kakaobank Moves KRW Stablecoin Into Build Phase A newly published report from Newspim’s Jeon Mi-ok confirms that the digital bank has entered the build-it-for-real phase, supported by internal documents outlining new … Read more

China Reemerges as Global Bitcoin Mining Power

China’s bitcoin mining industry is staging an unexpected resurgence four years after a sweeping ban forced mass shutdowns. New data shows China has reclaimed the world’s No. 3 spot as cheap electricity, regional incentives, and shifting policy signals draw miners back. Beijing’s Softening Crypto Stance Fuels Stealth Mining Comeback Bitcoin mining in China is rebounding … Read more

Berachain Co-Founder Refutes Claims on Brevan Howard Refund Right, Calls Story ‘Inaccurate’

Berachain is under scrutiny after reports revealed a refund right granted to co‑lead investor Brevan Howard Digital’s Nova fund on its $25 million Series B stake. The project’s co‑founder dismissed the coverage as inaccurate, insisting the clause was a compliance measure tied to Nova’s liquid fund strategy rather than investor protection. Refund Right Explained Berachain, … Read more

Bitget Wallet Bridges Crypto With Banking Systems in Nigeria and Mexico

Bitget Wallet has introduced a bank transfer feature that connects stablecoins to more than 80 banks across Nigeria and Mexico, enabling instant conversion of the stablecoins USDT and USDC into local currencies. Bitget Wallet Connects Crypto Payments to Traditional Banks in Two Major Markets The company told Bitcoin.com News that the update allows users to … Read more

Anchorage Digital Introduces Platform Rewards for USDtb and USDe Holders

Anchorage Digital Bank is expanding access to USDtb, the first federally regulated stablecoin in the United States, following a partnership that makes the firm the sole issuer of the token. Anchorage Digital Pushes USDtb Forward With Full Mint-and-Redeem Access Anchorage Digital Bank now lets clients mint, redeem, and hold USDtb directly on its platform, adding … Read more

Bitcoin Core Completes First Public Security Audit

Bitcoin Core, the broadly used software implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, has undergone its first-ever public third-party security audit. The assessment found no high-impact vulnerabilities and introduced new testing tools that strengthen the network’s long-term resilience. Independent Audit Strengthens Bitcoin Core’s Security Bitcoin Core, the widely used software running the world’s largest blockchain, has completed … Read more

Falcon Finance Expands Collateral Set With $1B Centrifuge JAAA RWA Token

Falcon Finance has integrated Centrifuge’s $1B JAAA token as collateral to mint USDf, marking a major step in DeFi by enabling investment‑grade structured credit and expanding real‑world asset utility onchain. Real-World Credit Becomes Active Collateral Falcon Finance has announced a major expansion of its collateral universe by integrating the tokenized asset platform Centrifuge’s JAAA token. … Read more