The internationalization of the Chinese currency is no longer a fantasy. The growth of international payments in yuan is skyrocketing. Bitcoin is lurking.
The technological battle between Beijing and Washington reaches a new level. According to the Financial Times, China has ordered its digital giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance, to immediately suspend their purchases and tests of Nvidia's latest artificial intelligence chips, the RTX Pro 6000 D. This decision illustrates the rising tensions around semiconductors, now at the heart of the geopolitical and economic rivalry between the two superpowers.
Powell cuts timidly, Trump shouts louder than ever, and crypto cheers. In Washington, the FED lowers its arms, while Bitcoin and stablecoins revise their choreography.
On CNBC, Eric Trump stated that Bitcoin has "taken the role of gold in today’s world," elevating crypto to the status of a strategic safe haven asset. This media appearance coincides with the launch of American Bitcoin, a mining and BTC holding company he is close to. Far from a mere announcement, this statement fits within a dynamic where publicly traded companies are beginning to integrate bitcoin at the heart of their reserve strategy.
Solana and XRP arrive in the regulated court of the CME. Altcoins take the microphone… but who will really make institutional markets buzz?
The spectacular fall of SafeMoon continues to cause ripples. After the conviction of its CEO for fraud, the FBI now opens its doors to victims to try to recover part of the lost funds. But is restitution in the crypto universe as complex as hoped?
Decentralized exchanges (DEX) continue their rapid rise. Last week, they generated over $171.26 billion in spot volume, a 21% increase in just seven days. These figures, revealed by Phoenix Group, confirm that decentralized finance continues to attract more traders, at the expense of centralized platforms (CEX).
The SEC has introduced new rules to speed up approvals for spot cryptocurrency ETFs, allowing faster market access while maintaining oversight.
Popular names like the Lazarus Group often make headlines when it comes to crypto scams. But in an interesting twist, market participants were shocked to learn that digital asset fraud has crept into the sacred corridors of religion. A U.S. court has convicted a Denver pastor and his wife of running a fake cryptocurrency scheme following their indictment in July.
Barely announced, the Fed's rate cut has reignited crypto market enthusiasm. However, behind this surge lies another driver: the leverage effect of project-specific announcements. Avalanche (AVAX) and Hyperliquid (HYPE), driven by aggressive strategies, captured most of the bullish flows. Between monetary steering and targeted initiatives, token performance depends as much on macroeconomic decisions as on their ability to convince on the ground.