Bank of Italy Study: Stablecoin Remittances Cost Up to 9%, No Edge Over Banks
A Bank of Italy study finds stablecoin-based remittances can cost up to 9%, revealing no consistent pricing advantage over traditional banking channels.…
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A Bank of Italy study finds stablecoin-based remittances can cost up to 9%, revealing no consistent pricing advantage over traditional banking channels.…
Kalshi has filed with the CFTC to launch perpetual futures on stock indexes and copper, transplanting crypto's signature leverage instrument into traditional markets.…
The US accounting standards body says stablecoins need direct redemption rights and one-to-one liquid reserves — not just market liquidity — to qualify as cash equivalents.…
Tom Lee is pitching Ethereum as the verification backbone for artificial intelligence — but the BlackRock Bitcoin report he's citing never makes that argument.…
Bitcoin returned to $65,000 for the first time in a week as US assurances over the Strait of Hormuz helped lift risk assets globally.…
DMND's mining pool now shares Mempool Accelerator revenue directly with miners, leveraging the Stratum V2 protocol to redistribute transaction acceleration fees.…
Tokyo-based Metaplanet is leveraging 2,100 BTC from its existing treasury to gain a Nasdaq foothold via a proposed deal with Super League Enterprise.…
Despite Bitcoin's price decline in 2026, BlackRock says the asset's investment thesis is intact — its role as a global monetary alternative unchanged.…
Leon Wankum's new book "Digital Real Estate" argues Bitcoin's absolute scarcity and global portability make it a compelling new framework for storing and transferring value.…
New VanEck research shows Bitcoin's wild price swings have dampened significantly, yet bearish conviction remains stubborn among skeptics.…
The SEC has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, introducing capital-raising exemptions designed to keep crypto fundraising onshore and curb regulatory arbitrage.…
Aave's total value locked remains 43% below pre-hack levels after KelpDAO's $290M cross-chain bridge exploit stripped DeFi's top lender of its throne.…