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Toward the end of 2025, Binance solidified its peak position as the liquidity hub for stablecoins. The centralized exchange holds over 71% of stablecoin deposits, leaving other markets behind. Binance remains the biggest holder of stablecoins among all other centralized exchanges. The market now carries over 71% of stablecoin liquidity, creating the biggest concentrated pool in crypto. Exchange stablecoin reserves remain near an all-time high at the end of 2025, reaching around $69B. Binance still holds over $49B out of the total supply of 314B in various stablecoins. The most numerous inflows are for Ethereum and TRON-based coins. Binance’s reserves…

The US Federal Reserve has been highly influential on crypto market momentum this year, and its impact is likely to continue into 2026 as divisions among policymakers remain. The Fed made three interest rate cuts in 2025, the most recent on December 10, which brought rates down to between 3.5% to 3.75%. However, projections suggest there will only be one additional cut in 2026 despite rates remaining at their highest levels since 2008. Key factors influencing policymaker decisions are labor market data, inflation trajectory, particularly from tariff impacts, and overall economic growth. The central bank will also get a new…

Hundreds of Australians have suffered major losses after a Federal Court ordered the liquidation of NGS Crypto and associated companies for operating without a license. More than 450 investors poured $40.2 million into the scheme, but liquidators have found only $4.6 million in cryptocurrency so far. A Multimillion-Dollar Shortfall Hundreds of Australians who trusted their retirement savings to a “digital mining” scheme have been left facing deep losses after a Federal Court judge ordered the group to be wound up, revealing a massive shortfall in investor funds. On Dec. 18, Justice Berna Collier ordered the liquidation of NGS Crypto, NGS…

Gate Pay, a leading crypto payment solutions provider, has announced an exclusive service for merchants. Particularly, Gate Pay has introduced Institutional Accounts to offer seamless payment management at different levels for merchants. As per Gate Pay’s official X announcement, the new framework allows multi-level and inclusive account management. Additionally, the service eliminates the institutional requirement to develop and maintain complicated internal accounting mechanisms. Gate Pay Provides Merchants with Multi-Level Payment Management With the launch of the new Institutional Accounts feature, Gate Pay endeavors to streamline the merchant experience with multi-level account management. The development provides the platform with a scalable…

Sinohope Technology Holdings, formerly known as New Fire Technology Holdings. It released its audited annual results for the year ended September 30. The company reported total revenue of HK$8.66 billion. This marks a 451.8% year over year increase. The surge came mainly from rapid expansion in its cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) trading business. However, despite the strong top line growth. The group swung to a net loss for the year. It highlights pressure on margins as trading volumes scaled up. OTC Trading Drives Revenue Surge The crypto asset trading segment remained the company’s core growth engine. Revenue from this business reached…

From Jan. 1, 2026, crypto users in 48 jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and the European Union, will start to feel the first real effects of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD’s) Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) as early‑moving jurisdictions begin collecting standardized data from exchanges and platforms. CARF requires in-scope providers to gather more detailed customer information, verify tax residency, and report users’ balances and transactions annually to their domestic tax authorities, which will then share that data across borders under existing information‑exchange agreements. Lucy Frew, partner and head of the global Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group at…

AEON, an omnichain payment and settlement layer for AI Economy, has forged partnership with X Layer, an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) network developed by OKX exchange. AEON and X Layer are set to expand real-world cryptocurrency payments in emerging markets and improve merchant connectivity. The partnership connects blockchain activity to actual purchases, and facilitates smooth scan-to-pay transactions across the region. This spreads throughout Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, users enjoy unified access via mobile payment rails. AEON x X Layer 🤝We’ve integrated with @XLayerOfficial to bring scan-to-pay crypto payments to millions across the emerging markets.Users can now spend at…

Institutional interest in crypto is expected to grow in 2026. According to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will play a central role in this trend. His insights explain why ETFs are increasingly the preferred route for financial advisors and institutions alike. Why ETFs Appeal to Advisors Firstly, Hougan highlights that most advisors do not spend their days immersed in cryptocurrency. For many, digital assets constitute only a small portion of client portfolios. Consequently, advisors often think about crypto for minutes rather than hours. Therefore, investing directly in crypto can feel complex and time-consuming. Moreover, ETFs simplify…

Erden Timur, former Galatasaray vice chairman and real estate developer worth $550 million, has been formally arrested on money laundering charges linked to Turkey’s illegal betting investigation. Erden Timur’s real estate company, NEF, is believed to have engaged in suspicious transactions involving cryptocurrency platforms. The arrest is part of a broader investigation that has already led to the arrests of Turkish players, referees, and club executives and caused Galatasaray’s shares to plummet over 20% in two months. Why was Galatasaray’s former vice chairman arrested? Turkish authorities have formally arrested Erden Timur, a popular real estate developer and former executive of…

Crypto derivatives activity picked up sharply in 2025 as traders increasingly turned to onchain perpetual futures, according to Coinbase researcher David Duong. By late in the year, decentralized exchanges were processing more than $1 trillion in monthly perpetual futures volume, underscoring the growing role of onchain derivatives markets. In a post published Monday on X, Duong said the trend was driven in part by the absence of a traditional altcoin season, which led traders to seek higher returns through leverage rather than spot markets. He added that the “unprecedented degree of leverage” available in perpetual futures allowed traders to amplify…