What matters today
Headlines and short briefings we actually use when reading the market — filtered for relevance, not volume.
Anchorage Digital, a crypto bank serving institutional clients, has reduced its workforce by 17%, according to a new report. The cuts occur as the firm expands into stablecoin issuance and receives a $100 million investment from Tether.
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Bitcoin gained roughly 43% in Q3 despite a significant climb in US Treasury yields, hitting a peak of 5.34%. The era of cheap money is over, forcing a repricing of risk across crypto finance.
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European stablecoin issuers are arguing that limiting access to USD-denominated stablecoins hinders businesses needing US dollar liquidity for international transactions. They contend a solely Euro-based system is insufficient for global commerce.
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The failure of the CLARITY Act in the Senate unexpectedly benefited several areas of the crypto industry, according to a new analysis from Bitwise. Stablecoin platforms, DeFi, tokenized real-world assets, and Bitcoin ETFs are highlighted as sectors that gained.
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Circle is calling for the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules while preserving cross-border stablecoin issuance under the upcoming MiCA review.
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The US Treasury designated the Russia-linked A7 Network a significant transnational criminal organization, citing over $17 billion in USDT‑denominated transactions processed by its sub‑agents from Jan 2025 to Jun 2026, and FinCEN proposed barring covered financial institutions from moving funds involving A7 sub‑agents.
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Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market capitalization is approaching 60%, signaling a shift toward risk-on sentiment among traders. Tether’s (USDT) dominance has concurrently decreased to 6.3%.
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Privacy coin Zano executed a 30-day blockchain rewind after identifying a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to mint illicit tokens. The exploit involved Gateway Addresses and affected both ZANO and fUSD.
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Open USD (OUSD) launched with approximately $468 million in circulation and a partnership with Stripe, aiming to leverage Stripe’s $1.9 trillion network to gain traction against dominant stablecoins like USDT and USDC.
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