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White House Hosts Second Stablecoin Summit With Banks and Crypto Giants

It is the second stablecoin roundtable of the White House today, where traditional finance and big crypto players gather together. There are banking giants such as JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. Meanwhile, the major crypto companies including Coinbase, Circle, and Tether exist. This convergence is a rarity because stablecoins have shifted to the periphery to the mainstream of U.S. financial policy debate. Stablecoins Enter the Regulatory Limelight This conference is an indication that stablecoins are not being taken as experimental assets anymore. The policymakers have now considered them as important financial tools. With the invitation of the issuers…

LegalFeb 12

Ethereum Super Bull? New Whale Opens 16,270 ETH Long

After a relatively quiet start to the week, Ethereum slid in the early Tuesday session, falling to a low of $1,994. At the time of writing, Ethereum remains in red, down 1.28% in the last 24 hours to $2,010 and down 12.26% weekly. Amid the Ethereum price drop, a brand new whale's contrarian strategy is catching attention on the market. In a recent tweet, Lookonchain reported that a newly created wallet deposited 12.88 million $USDC into Hyperliquid to go long on $ETH with 20x leverage. So far, he has opened a long of 16,270 $ETH worth $33.38 million. This singular…

EthereumFeb 12

A Groundbreaking Leap for Institutional Digital Asset Adoption

In a landmark move for traditional finance, Standard Chartered announced plans on March 15, 2025, to launch a cryptocurrency prime brokerage service through its innovation subsidiary SC Ventures, fundamentally reshaping institutional access to digital assets and marking one of the most significant banking entries into crypto infrastructure to date. Standard Chartered Crypto Prime Brokerage: Institutional Gateway Standard Chartered’s strategic initiative represents a calculated expansion into digital asset services. According to Bloomberg’s exclusive report, the banking giant will develop this service through SC Ventures, its dedicated innovation and ventures arm. The planned crypto prime brokerage will specifically target institutional clients, offering…

RegulationFeb 12

Kazakhstan to set up state-controlled custodial platform for crypto assets in coming weeks

Financial authorities in Kazakhstan intend to set up a state-controlled custodial platform for crypto assets in the coming weeks, the head of the monetary authority in Astana unveiled. The announcement comes amid efforts to legalize and liberalize the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the Central Asian nation, which has already established itself as a mining hotspot. Kazakh government to offer storage services for digital assets The country will soon have its own crypto custodial solution, the Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK), Timur Suleimenov, made that clear on Tuesday. Speaking during a government meeting, the governor highlighted that work…

LegalFeb 12

Ethereum Holds $2,000 Support — Accumulation Keeps Recovery Hopes Alive

Ethereum has shown early signs of recovery after a prolonged period of weakness that pushed prices sharply lower. $ETH has attempted to stabilize near key support levels, but further upside depends on sustained backing from investors and broader market conditions. At present, Ethereum appears to have at least one of these factors working in its favor, keeping recovery prospects alive. Ethereum Investors Change Stance On-chain data suggests a notable shift in investor behavior. The exchange net position change indicator, which tracks capital flows into and out of exchanges, has turned negative for Ethereum. This signals that more $ETH is leaving…

EthereumFeb 11

Goldman Sachs Revises FED Interest Rate Forecast for 2026 Following Data Release! Explains Why!

The Fed made successive interest rate cuts in the final months of 2025. However, the outlook for 2026 does not look very positive. At this point, Goldman Sachs revised its forecast regarding the Fed’s interest rate cuts. According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs revised its Fed expectations, pointing to rate cuts in June and September instead of the previously expected March and June. The bank now expects the Fed to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points twice, in June and September. In this revision, Goldman Sachs cited the slower-than-expected decline in inflation and the resilient performance of the US economy…

RegulationFeb 11

Victory Securities cuts off mainland China crypto trading access

Mainland China users have been cut off from trading services on the Victory Securities platform. Functions of buying and deposits have been permanently disabled following months of gradual decline. Despite the cut-off, Victory Securities clarified that withdrawals will remain open to allow the affected users to recover their existing assets. Victory Securities blocks mainland trading functions Victory Securities, a licensed broker in Hong Kong, has completed the final step in its multi-phase plan to distance its digital asset services from the Mainland Chinese market. The firm announced that users identified as Mainland Chinese residents can no longer use the platform…

LegalFeb 11

Hong Kong working to allow perpetual contracts, chief regulator says

HONG KONG — Financial regulators in Hong Kong are going to unveil a framework for trading platforms to offer perpetual contracts, the head of the region's Securities and Futures Commission said Wednesday. Brokers in Hong Kong will soon be able to provide financing to clients backed by bitcoin BTC$68,747.00 and ether ETH$2,000.64 and platforms will be able to offer market-making through independent units, said Julia Leung, the CEO of Hong Kong's SFC at CoinDesk's Consensus Hong Kong conference. While the SFC plans to share more details later, the moves are part of the regulator's broader push to let regulated firms…

DeFiFeb 11

Ethereum Derivatives Signal a Crowded Trade at Key February Expiries

Ethereum was trading between $2,014 and $2,028 per coin on Feb. 10, while derivatives markets told a far louder story beneath the surface. Futures open interest remains elevated, options positioning is heavily skewed toward calls, and max pain levels across major exchanges cluster uncomfortably close to spot. Ethereum Derivatives Flash Mixed Signals Across Binance, OKX, Deribit Ethereum futures open interest continues to sit near cycle highs, with aggregate exchange data showing billions of dollars in leveraged exposure spread across centralized venues. While price has drifted lower from recent highs, traders have not meaningfully reduced risk, suggesting conviction remains intact—at least…

EthereumFeb 11

Bitcoin fails haven test as Justice Dept. subpoenas Powell: Crypto Daybook Americas

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Since its introduction in 2009, bitcoin $BTC$90,709.15 fans have seen it as an anti-establishment asset and a shield against financial mismanagement and political turmoil. Yet on Monday, the largest cryptocurrency is trailing traditional safety assets such as gold even as tensions between President Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell escalate, raising concerns on the central bank's ability to maintain its independence. On Sunday, Powell revealed that federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation against him, focusing on his Congressional testimony about the central bank's $2.5 billion renovation. Powell framed the probe…

RegulationFeb 11