Crypto Macro Pulse

Fed Payment Access Proposals

• 🔥 Trump Directs Fed Review: President Trump signed an executive order directing the Federal Reserve to evaluate...

OSL HK has listed USDKG, the state-supervised gold-backed stablecoin issued by the Kyrgyz Republic, on its Hong Kong-licensed platform. The move...

U.S. Treasury sanctions continue clamping down on Iranian crypto use, freezing nearly $500 million in assets to disrupt oil and trade networks, while...

The timeline reveals a sharp pivot from prolonged legal resistance to executive-backed expansion of Fed rails, setting the stage for quicker...

USD1 has broken into the top four stablecoins in its first year with a $4.53 billion market cap, driven by Binance incentives and a $2 billion MGX...

Crypto shows tentative resilience with a 1.3% market cap rise to $2.59T, rebounding from the 50-day MA as Bitcoin holds at $78K for a third day.

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Ripple and BlackRock are advancing blockchain into mainstream finance through tokenization of traditional assets. The partnership highlights XRP's growing role in cross-border liquidity and global payments.

Spot bitcoin ETPs demand extra scrutiny beyond standard ETF metrics like fees and liquidity.

• Custody arrangements differ widely, with varying...

US Regulatory Tailwinds

• 🔥 South Carolina Bitcoin Protections: South Carolina governor signs bill shielding Bitcoin miners from discriminatory...

Several macro and market developments are reinforcing Bitcoin's long-term bullish thesis.

• FOMC policy signals and favorable monetary conditions...

Coordinated US actions across regulators and states are building a pro-crypto framework that could unlock institutional flows and lift market...

Dubai's robust new framework for crypto derivatives delivers enhanced regulatory clarity that boosts investor confidence and drives secure market growth. This move cements the UAE as a premier global hub for crypto innovation.

Macron urged strict cryptocurrency regulation at a terrorist financing conference, warning that even less than 1% illicit transactions could be...

Stripe-backed Tempo is teaming up with Morpho, a DeFi lending network overseeing $7.5 billion in TVL, to move beyond payments into lending and yield...

Bitcoin's rejection at the 200-day moving average signals a macro bearish phase with the next bottom likely in Q4 2026. This sets up the big opportunity for a major pump through 2027 as capital rotates from AI into crypto after the high-volume flush.

Singapore regulator MAS revoked BSQ's license after uncovering serious compliance failures in the crypto sector.

• Core breaches: Weak risk...

Qivalis has added 25 new banks across 15 countries, expanding its network to 37 partners to support the euro stablecoin rollout in the second half of 2026.

Deloitte's acquisition of Blocknative marks a strategic push into crypto infrastructure, structured as a talent acquisition-focused merger that brings specialized expertise into the consulting giant's fold.

US Crypto Regulatory Advances

• 🔥 Permanent CBDC Ban Push: House Republicans are advancing a permanent ban on a U.S. central bank digital...

Iran's launch of Hormuz Safe demonstrates Bitcoin operating at nation-state scale for sanctions evasion and revenue generation.

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