Brazil reports stablecoin boom as USDT trading volume surpasses all other digital assets combined

Brazil’s Receita Federal — the Special Department of Federal Revenue — has recently reported a substantial increase in the usage of stablecoins, specifically Tether’s USDT. According to the regulator’s report, the volume... Read more »

Bitcoin price hovers near $35K as ETH, APT, QNT and RUNE turn bullish

Hopes of approval for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission boosted Bitcoin’s price by 27% in October. This improved sentiment, attracting aggressive buying by... Read more »

Taiwan introduces bill aiming to create regulatory framework for crypto

Taiwan has taken a significant step towards regulating its flourishing virtual asset market by introducing a new bill called the “Virtual Asset Management Regulations Draft,” which aims to create a comprehensive regulatory... Read more »

SBF takes the stand, ‘buy Bitcoin’ searches soar and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 22-28

Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand on FTX’s collapse Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried testified this week in his ongoing criminal trial in the Southern District of New York, denying any... Read more »

Elon Musk says X payments will eliminate need for bank account by end of 2024

Twitter/X owner Elon Musk revealed new details of his planned payment services during an all-hands staff meeting, as reported by The Verge on Oct. 26. Musk said the new feature will cover... Read more »

Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador can become ‘Singapore of the Americas’: VanEck advisor

El Salvador can follow Singapore’s lead and become a financial center in the Americas, according to  Gabor Gurbacs, strategy advisor of investment management firm VanEck. “I say often to portfolio managers and... Read more »

BlockFi emerges from bankruptcy, Worldcoin halts USDC payments and more

Crypto lender BlockFi announced its emergence from insolvency this week, just a few days after FTX announced that it successfully reclaimed approximately $7 billion in assets. FTX debtors, comprising FTX and affiliates,... Read more »

VanEck believes Solana can grow 10,000% in value if it onboards 100M users

Asset management firm VanEck believes Solana could see a 10,000% growth in value by 2030 if the blockchain attracts 100 million users, according to a new research report. The most striking prediction... Read more »

Crypto wallet Trezor looks into phishing campaign, exec says

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Trezor is investigating a recent phishing campaign, as users have reported receiving phishing emails. The anonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT took to his Telegram channel on Oct. 26 to alert users... Read more »

SBF Trial – Week 4 concludes with SBF telling jury he was blindsided by $8B shortfall

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took the stand again on Oct. 27 — this time in front of a jury — and told the courtroom that he had been blindsided by the $8 billion... Read more »