By Aaron Watts The global crypto community faced significant volatility in 2025, with the Federal Reserve’s uncertainty and interest rate shifts playing a significant role, as crypto prices tend to fluctuate with investors’ perceptions of policy tightening or easing. Higher rates and rate hesitancy raised risk premia, pushing investors away from assets like Bitcoin and […]
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By Aaron Watts In 2025, stablecoins leveled up, going from simple payments and capital flows to become multi-purpose assets with a plethora of use cases. Whereas previously these fiat-pegged tokens were good for a few things – hedging; trading; collateral – now they’re good for many. This rapid evolution has been partly thanks to external […]
By Wayne Jones Binance users hold about 87% of USD1, the Trump-linked stablecoin, according to a Forbes report published on February 9, 2026, putting most of the token’s circulating supply on a single exchange. The concentration has drawn criticism online, but Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao says the figures reflect user demand across stablecoins rather […]