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German payments processor DECTA expects the euro-pegged stablecoin market to keep evolving through 2026 as Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) comes fully into force, bringing common EU rules on reserves, issuer oversight and operational standards. That regulatory baseline should make it easier to plug regulated euro stablecoins into payment systems, trading venues and tokenized financial infrastructure, DECTA said in a report earlier this month. According to the report, market growth over the next two years will depend on how quickly MiCA-authorized issuers build distribution channels and banking connections, how deeply financial institutions adopt stablecoin-based settlement for tokenized assets and…

The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced a new payment schedule for its creditors. According to information shared by Sunil, who is known for posting on behalf of FTX creditors, the company is preparing to make a new distribution of approximately $2.2 billion. According to the shared schedule, the registration date for distribution is set as February 14, 2026. Payments are planned to be delivered to creditors on March 31, 2026. This distribution will be the newest payment installment made so far in the bankruptcy process. Looking back at previous payments, FTX first distributed approximately $454 million on February 18th…

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Among other things, 2025 will surely be remembered for the mania and then stunning collapse of hastily formed bitcoin treasury companies attempting to mirror the success of Michael Saylor’s Strategy. Perhaps none were higher profile than that of KindlyMD (NAKA), led by David Bailey, formerly the very successful CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and Bitcoin-whisperer to Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. Then a little-known microcap healthcare company, KindlyMD in May announced a merger agreement with Bailey’s Nakamoto Holdings, backed by more than $700 million in financing, to start a bitcoin treasury…

Bybit has rolled out its crypto payments service, Bybit Pay, in Peru by integrating with Yape and Plin, the country’s two most widely used digital wallets, according to an announcement shared with Finbold on January 14. The rollout allows Peruvian users to make cryptocurrency-backed payments using existing Yape QR codes and Plin phone-number transfers, extending crypto payment functionality to both online and in-store transactions. The integration is aimed at enabling the use of digital assets within familiar payment flows across Peru’s growing cashless economy. Crypto payments integrated into Peru’s digital wallet ecosystem Digital wallet usage in Peru has expanded rapidly,…

While most attention in recent months has focused on publicly traded miners racing to add hashrate or pivot toward AI, one of the fastest-growing bitcoin mining operations has expanded largely outside the spotlight. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, Blocksbridge Consulting’s weekly newsletter curating the latest news in bitcoin mining and data analysis from Theminermag. NIP Group (NASDAQ: NIPG), the $130 million parent company of esports brand Ninjas in Pyjamas, disclosed on Thursday that its bitcoin mining operations produced 151.4 BTC during an initial operating period from September through November 2025. At current prices, that output represents roughly $14.2…

The cryptocurrency and stablecoin-focused arm of French bank Societe Generale (GLE), SG-FORGE, is working with Swift, the global interbank messaging system, to exchange and settle tokenized bonds using both fiat and digital currencies, the bank said Thursday. The transaction was carried out using SG-FORGE’s EURCV$1.1631 stablecoin, the first MiCA [Markets in Crypto Assets]-compliant stablecoin natively compatible with Swift, which played an orchestration role across blockchain platforms and existing payment systems, the bank said. The transaction “demonstrated the feasibility of key market operation use cases: issuance, delivery-versus payment (DvP) settlement, coupon payments and redemption,” SG-FORGE said. Blockchain technology and stablecoin settlement…

After stepping down as CEO of Binance in 2023 and serving a brief prison sentence for violating the federal Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in the U.S., Changpeng “CZ” Zhao remains one of the most closely watched figures in crypto. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. His formal exit from the exchange he built did little to dim his prominence. If anything, CZ’s influence only became stronger in 2025 after he was awarded a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump. CZ wrote that he was “deeply grateful” for the pardon and “to President Trump for upholding America’s…

Whale activity is attracting attention in the cryptocurrency market. On-chain data has revealed both large inflows and outflows to and from centralized exchanges in recent hours, as well as the reactivation of wallets that had been inactive for a long time. According to the data, a whale that had been inactive for approximately 3 months deposited 2,015 ETH (approximately $6.67 million) into the HTX exchange. It appears that this whale previously withdrew these ETH for $8.73 million, closing the position with a loss of approximately $2.04 million with this current transaction. On the institutional side, DWF Labs withdrew 6.93 million…

Wall Street bank JPMorgan said bitcoin BTC$95,498.51 miners and data center operators have started 2026 on a firmer footing, pointing to improving fundamentals that could support the sector in the months ahead. In a January update published Friday, the bank estimated that the 14 U.S.-listed miners and operators it tracks added a combined $13 billion in market capitalization over the first two weeks of the year, lifting their total value to about $62 billion. The report attributed this early strength to a modest rise in bitcoin prices combined with a pullback in network hashrate, which eased competitive pressure. “On the…