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‘Clueless and Venal’: Economist Nouriel Roubini Blasts Trump’s Crypto Push as a Recipe for Financial Ruin

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Economist Nouriel Roubini has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s second‑term embrace of digital assets, calling it a reckless experiment that undermines the U.S. financial system. Legislative ‘Time Bombs’ Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini has issued a blistering critique of the Trump administration’s second-term pivot toward digital assets. In a scathing opinion piece, Roubini argues that the … Read more

Latam Insights: Brazil Prepares to Tax Crypto Flows, Venezuela Offers Flared-Gas Bitcoin Mining Opportunities

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Brazilian government is preparing to introduce a decree to pave the way for taxing cryptocurrency flows, Venezuela offers gas bitcoin mining opportunities, and new Libra revelations arise. Brazil Prepares to Tax … Read more

Tether Targets Cross-Border Payments With t-0 Network Investment

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Tether has made a strategic investment in t-0 network, a settlement platform designed to support USDT-based cross-border payments between licensed financial institutions. Tether Makes Strategic Investment in t-0 Network The investment is aimed at supporting the development of a payments network that enables banks and fintech firms to conduct near-instant international transfers while settling transactions … Read more

Galaxy Digital Authorizes $200M Share Buyback as Stock Rebounds

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Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. announced this week that its board has authorized a $200 million share repurchase program for the company’s Class A common stock. Galaxy Digital Moves to Buy Back Shares Following Q4 Loss According to the announcement, the program will run for up to 12 months and allows Galaxy to repurchase shares through … Read more

Strike Extends Margin Call Window for Bitcoin-Backed Loans as Volatility Intensifies

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BTC lending platform Strike has updated its bitcoin-backed loan policies amid heightened crypto market volatility, extending the margin call recovery window and adjusting loan-to-value thresholds to give borrowers more flexibility. Bitcoin Lending Platform Strike Expands Margin Call Recovery Time for Bitcoin-Backed Loans The changes include expanding the margin call recovery period from 24 hours to … Read more

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

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

Russia’s Sberbank to Start Issuing Loans Backed by Crypto Collateral

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Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, stated that it was preparing to roll out a program of crypto-backed loans for corporate customers. The institution stressed that it was currently finalizing the infrastructure needed to scale up the rollout of these financial products. Sberbank Prepares To Scale Issuance Of Crypto-backed Loans Russian banks are prepared to take a … Read more

Report: China’s Central Bank Leads New Crackdown on Crypto, Stablecoins and Offshore Tokens

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China has doubled down on its hardline crypto stance, issuing a fresh multi-agency directive that tightens enforcement and explicitly bans unauthorized overseas token issuance and yuan-linked stablecoins, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 5, 2026. Beijing Moves to Close Crypto Loopholes With New Multi-Agency Notice China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), reportedly joined seven … Read more

Strategy Reports $17.4 Billion Q4 Operating Loss Amid Bitcoin Price Correction

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Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy reported a massive Q4 2025 operating loss of $17.4B, a 17‑fold jump from the prior year, driven largely by unrealized losses on its BTC holdings. Bitcoin Holdings Slip Underwater Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy reported a staggering operating loss of $17.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 17-fold increase from … Read more