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Stablecoin adoption is rising across Africa as individuals and businesses search for faster cross-border payments and protection from rising prices. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, economist Vera Songwe said stablecoins are filling gaps left by costly remittance systems and weak local currencies. Growing usage is also drawing closer attention from regulators across the continent.

While US markets showed mixed signals this Friday, another trend emerged on the sidelines of major indices: the strong rise of shares linked to bitcoin mining. This contrast with the Nasdaq’s dynamic and the Dow’s decline raises questions about a possible repositioning of investors towards crypto-correlated assets, ahead of key economic decisions. A careful reading of these movements reveals much more than a simple technical variation.

Coinbase is forming an expert panel to tackle future quantum threats and strengthen blockchain security before the technology becomes a real risk.

The crypto ETF dance does not slow down. It changes tune. After Bitcoin and Ethereum, now the market attacks more "political" tokens, more linked to ecosystems, thus more sensitive to regulators' scrutiny. And Grayscale, true to its style, does not timidly knock on the door: it files a dossier and forces the conversation.

In a context of persistent tensions between the crypto ecosystem and U.S. regulation, the SEC has just taken an unexpected step. The agency has definitively dropped its civil action against Gemini Trust, marking the end of the Gemini Earn case. This decision, legally qualified as "dismissal with prejudice," raises questions about the regulator's strategic shift regarding crypto yield products, and what this might imply for future relations between platforms and authorities.

A public reserve in Bitcoin without tax or debt? Kansas proposes a shock law that disrupts traditional financial codes.

In 2025, bitcoin was not content to be just a store of value. It established itself as a central tool in digital payments. According to a Coingate report, it dominates the market again with 22.1% of transactions, driven by increasing adoption by businesses. This renewed interest marks a strategic turning point. Crypto is no longer on the sidelines, it is now integrated into real economic flows.

While gold breaks records and nears $5,000 an ounce, a part of the Bitcoin camp keeps hammering the same idea. The BTC market hasn’t really started yet.

At Davos 2026, AI establishes itself as the new playground for private equity giants. OpenAI and Anthropic show record valuations, fueled by investors' FOMO. But could this frenzy overshadow interest in crypto and bitcoin?

Saga, a Layer-1 blockchain protocol, has paused its Ethereum-compatible SagaEVM chainlet after a $7 million exploit triggered unauthorized fund transfers. The attack involved assets being bridged out of the network and swapped into Ether. Although the affected chainlet remains offline, Saga says the broader network continues to operate normally.

Donald Trump accuses JPMorgan of having closed his accounts for political reasons and demands 5 billion dollars before the Florida courts. By directly targeting CEO Jamie Dimon, the president reignites the explosive debate on "debanking," a practice that fuels tensions between the political and financial spheres. This case questions the neutrality of major American banks. While Trump denounces ideological exclusion, JPMorgan, on its side, rejects any accusation of discrimination.

In Davos, the head of Circle promises that stablecoins will not blow up banks. What if crypto became the secret weapon... of AI? Allaire swears no, or almost.

Davos 2026: Ripple and Trump unite to transform the United States into a crypto empire. All the details in this article.

Faced with rising tensions around information control, Vitalik Buterin takes a stand. The Ethereum co-founder makes decentralized social networks his priority for 2026, calling for an open, interoperable model free from commercial logics. This choice marks a strategic and ideological turning point, supported by concrete actions and a frontal critique of dominant platforms. Buterin no longer just codes the Web's infrastructure but now wants to rethink how we exchange, debate, and share online.

Crypto portfolio management platform adds real-time position monitoring for three major perpetual trading protocols

The crypto market evolves at a crazy pace, and Binance Wallet has just changed the game with three new AI tools: Topic Rush, Social Hype, and AI Assistant. Discover how these innovations help you anticipate crypto market movements and make informed decisions without wasting time.

Billionaire investor Tim Draper predicts Bitcoin could reach 250K USD within six months, citing rising adoption and supportive policies.

According to ARK Invest's projections, the value of tokenized assets could climb to 11 trillion dollars by 2030, compared to a current market estimated around 22 billion. In other words, ARK is not talking about a gadget, but about a plumbing change for finance.

Caroline Ellison released from prison. FTX returns to the heart of debates in the crypto ecosystem. All the details in this article!

XRP is once again worrying analysts. A rare technical signal, identical to the one that preceded a 68% drop in 2022, has reappeared. As tensions return to the crypto market, this alert strengthens fears of a major pullback. At the same time, massive XRP ETF outflows increase the pressure on Ripple's crypto. Is history repeating itself?

Bitcoin just broke a key threshold below $90,000, reigniting doubts about the market's strength. Between massive profit-taking by long-term holders and liquidity inflows from whales, selling pressure intensifies. Buyers struggle to contain the drop amid this shock. The balance is fragile, as speculative appetite faces increasingly vulnerable technical supports.

The so-called Ethereum Killer blockchains are stirring to nibble away market shares and gain media spotlight. But deep down, in reality as in collective perception, there is only one master. Its name comes up in every conference, every strategic plan, every institutional tweet. Ethereum is no longer just a technology…

The recent surge in activity on Ethereum might be less a sign of euphoria and more a malicious background noise. A security researcher, Andrey Sergeenkov, believes that part of this increase resembles an "address poisoning" campaign, a variant of dusting that takes advantage of transaction fees that have been very low since December. "Activity retention" nearly doubled in a month, around 8 million addresses, while daily transactions reached a record close to 2.9 million.

At Davos 2026, Scott Bessent reaffirms Trump’s Bitcoin vision: a strategic reserve to assert American crypto leadership. But behind this reaffirmation, doubt persists. Is it a show of strength or an admission of a lack of real progress in crypto innovation?

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is strengthening its leadership as it prepares for a potentially expanded role in overseeing digital asset markets. Chair Michael Selig has appointed two senior advisers, signaling the agency’s focus on crypto regulation as lawmakers consider legislation that could grant the CFTC broader authority over the sector.

Ray Dalio warns of uncertainty in global markets as U.S. economic policies shift. He notes rising stress in currencies and sees gold as a reliable hedge.

Trump Airdrop: a crypto without cash, but with real benefits. We deliver all the details in this article.

Bitcoin: Institutional accumulation explodes. Here are the figures confirming massive accumulation.