Mike Selig is positioned to replace Acting Chair Caroline Pham at the CFTC if confirmed. The CFTC has already expanded crypto oversight through collateral approvals and spot trading permissions. Travis Hill’s confirmation would formalise his interim role at the FDIC and continue crypto-friendly banking policies. Crypto regulation in the United States is entering a more defined phase as Senate procedures bring key financial watchdog appointments closer to completion. Two agencies with direct influence over digital assets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., are on the verge of formal leadership changes, as per a CoinDesk report.…
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Crypto Journalist Amin Ayan Crypto Journalist Amin Ayan Part of the Team Since Apr 2025 About Author Amin Ayan is a crypto journalist with over four years of experience in the industry. He has contributed to leading publications such as Cryptonews, Investing.com, 99Bitcoins, and 24/7 Wall St. He has… Share Last updated: December 12, 2025 Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and Capital A, the parent company of AirAsia, have taken a major step into the country’s digital asset landscape with plans to explore a ringgit-pegged stablecoin. Key Takeaways: Standard Chartered and Capital A will jointly explore a ringgit-backed stablecoin built for…
Key Highlights: AMINA Bank goes live with Ripple Payments. The partnership bridges fiat and stablecoin payment rails. Ripple confirms newly closed deal with Rail. Ripple announced through social media platform X, today, December 12, 2025, that it has teamed up with Switzerland’s AMINA Bank to make sending money across borders much faster for the bank’s global customers. AMINA is now the first bank in Europe to use Ripple’s fully regulated payment platform, which relies on blockchain to move funds almost instantly and more efficiently than traditional banking systems. Big News: @AMINABankGlobal is the first European bank to go live with…
Key takeaways PI is down 1% in the last 24 hours and is now trading below $0.21. The coin could drop lower as the bearish sentiment grows stronger. Pi core team transfers 2 million tokens PI is down 1% in the last 24 hours despite the broader crypto market recovering from its recent slump. The negative performance comes after an outflow of 2 million PI tokens from the Pi core team’s liquidity reserve wallet. Usually, such transfers are a strategic movement of supply for rewards of operations. This is usually followed by a bearish movement in the price action of…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. YouTube lets US creators receive AdSense payouts in PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin via PayPal. PYUSD’s market cap soared from $500M in January to $3.9B, driven by new integrations. YouTube has started allowing US-based creators to accept their earnings in PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin. The development was confirmed by PayPal’s head of crypto, May Zabaneh, who told Fortune the feature is already live. Zabaneh noted, “The beauty of what we’ve built is that YouTube doesn’t have to touch crypto and so we can help take away that complexity.”…
Ripple XRP is trading at the $2.04 level on Friday and is a stone’s throw away from falling to $1.90. It had dipped to $1.99 in the day’s session and could go below the point during the weekend. The leading altcoins had several news items popping up this week, with a string of major developments.Also Read: EGRAG: XRP Structure Not Bearish, Bullish Roadmap Remains ActiveRipple XRP Highlights That You Missed: A Roundup of the Recent DevelopmentsSource: Michael Nagle / BloombergDAS’s Research paper has highlighted that XRP could act as a core global payments infrastructure after studying its cross-border transactions mechanism.…
Over $4.3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options will expire today, December 12. BTC trades above $92,300, with a maximum pain level at around $90,000. Data shows balanced calls and puts, signaling a cautious stance among traders. Cryptocurrencies remained elevated on Friday as Bitcoin recovered from post-FOMC retracements. While most tokens trade below their key resistance zones, today’s gains brightened the mood across majors as uncertainty dominates even after the highly anticipated December 10 rate cut. Amidst the optimism, the primary story remained the over $4.3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiring today, on December 12. With BTC price…
Crypto Journalist Amin Ayan Crypto Journalist Amin Ayan Part of the Team Since Apr 2025 About Author Amin Ayan is a crypto journalist with over four years of experience in the industry. He has contributed to leading publications such as Cryptonews, Investing.com, 99Bitcoins, and 24/7 Wall St. He has… Share Last updated: December 12, 2025 The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has granted no-action relief to four prediction market operators, easing enforcement pressure on platforms that have faced mounting regulatory scrutiny. Key Takeaways: The CFTC granted narrow no-action relief to four prediction markets, reducing immediate enforcement risk. Platforms must fully…
Planning to invest in crypto? Looking for a detailed guide to get started in the crypto space? If so, you’re on the correct page. Cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies that leverage blockchain networks and cryptography to secure, verify, and record transactions. Bitcoin is the pioneer cryptocurrency and the largest by market cap, while all other cryptocurrencies are collectively known as altcoins.From choosing a trustworthy platform to storing your crypto securely, our guide provides a step-by-step breakdown of the buying process. We’ll also run you through different payment methods and common mistakes to avoid while purchasing virtual currencies.How to Buy Crypto: A…
K9 Finance, which provides Liquidity Staking to Shiba Inu’s Shibarium, has threatened to withdraw support to the network if the SHIB team fails to compensate victims in the $2.4 million September hack. They issued a deadline of January 6, 2026, and if the SHIB team fails to address the issues, support would be withdrawn for the Shibarium network.If K9 Finance steps away from Shibarium, the network will come under severe distress. Shiba Inu, which is already plunging in the charts, could head further south. K9 Finance took to X, stating that the platform has provided support after the hack. However,…
