Enseignante et ingénieure IT, Lydie découvre le Bitcoin en 2022 et plonge dans l’univers des cryptomonnaies. Elle vulgarise des sujets complexes, décrypte les enjeux du Web3 et défend une vision d’un futur numérique ouvert, inclusif et décentralisé.
SWIFT launches its blockchain registry with 17 major banks to test cross-border payments in tokenized deposits. This pilot marks a strong step for institutional crypto, as it brings classic banking rails closer to digital infrastructures capable of operating 24/7.
Bitcoin is approaching two major forks scheduled for August 2026. The first, BIP-110, aims to limit certain data recorded on the network. The second, eCash, aims to create a separate chain with new rules. Two very different projects, but the same risk: reigniting the debate about what Bitcoin should remain.
Standard Chartered directly opens access to the creation and redemption of USDC for its institutional clients. This first in the crypto sector brings Circle’s stablecoin closer to traditional banking circuits. However, the bank does not become the legal issuer of the token, a role that remains in the hands of Circle’s regulated entities.
The crypto market ends the second quarter of 2026 under extreme pressure. About 775 million dollars were stolen over 85 incidents, a record in terms of frequency. Two major attacks accounted for most of the losses, while DeFi saw its total value locked drop near 70 billion dollars.
The crypto ranking experienced a rare shift on June 26. Tether's USDT briefly surpassed Ether in market capitalization, becoming the second cryptocurrency in the market behind Bitcoin. This reversal did not come from an increase in the USDT price, but from Ethereum's sharp drop to its lowest level in 2026.
The European Union could expand its crypto framework to DeFi, staking, lending, and NFTs. MEPs are asking the Commission to assess activities still poorly covered by MiCA. The project creates no immediate obligation, but it already outlines the next step of European digital asset regulation.
X Money begins its rollout to some Premium+ subscribers with a spectacular promise: to protect deposits up to 10 million dollars through a bank sweep program. Elon Musk's financial service also offers an announced annual yield of 6%, a Visa card, and transfers between users. An offensive that further brings X closer to its ambition of becoming a universal application.
Standard Chartered sees AAVE reaching $3,500 by the end of 2030. This scenario would place the token nearly 50 times above its $70 level observed at the time of the report's publication. The bank is counting on the return of Aave, the rise of DeFi, and the arrival of traditional assets on the blockchain.
The European Union (EU) is preparing a banking reform aimed at freeing up more capital to finance its economy. Brussels wants to reduce national barriers that prevent banks from easily moving their resources within the single market. The challenge is immense: bridging an estimated annual investment shortfall of 1.4 trillion euros.
Bitcoin has fallen below 63,000 dollars, driven by a massive sell-off in technology stocks. This decline confirms that the leading crypto remains closely linked to risky assets, despite the drop in oil and the partial easing of geopolitical tensions.
Strategy continues buying bitcoin despite the fragility of its main financing tool. Michael Saylor's company invested about 35 million dollars in 520 additional BTC, bringing its reserves to 847,362 bitcoins. A modest purchase at its scale, but meaningful as the STRC continues to lose ground.
Malta wants to regulate DAOs and certain decentralized finance protocols in the MiCA era. The regulator mainly seeks to distinguish genuine decentralized crypto projects from organizations that retain human control behind their smart contracts.
Changpeng Zhao wants to push states to tokenize their shares to make them accessible to investors worldwide. The founder of Binance envisions a market where national stablecoins, stock securities, and crypto liquidity would circulate on the same infrastructures. But regulation could slow down this ambition.
Bitcoin does not need staking, inflation, or an embedded yield in its protocol. Michael Saylor instead advocates a model where bitcoin remains pure digital capital, while financial markets create credit and income around it. In brief Saylor believes Bitcoin doesn’t need to copy Ethereum staking. Yields…
Michael Saylor continues his accumulation of Bitcoin despite the weak market. Strategy has just invested 100 million dollars in 1,587 additional BTC, bringing its total reserves to 846,842 bitcoins.