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Tether CEO Says USDT Drives Trade Across Emerging Markets

Coins Legend August 25, 2026 0

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of top stablecoin issuer Tether, said USDT’s dollar-proxy function has scaled globally, giving developing countries access to foreign currency for domestic and cross-border commerce. Ardoino stressed that the company’s mission was more important than ever. Tether Highlights

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The Huge Dormant Wave of New Bitcoin Buyers Doesn’t Even Get Bitcoin Yet

Coins Legend August 25, 2026 0

While even the oldest Bitcoiners disagree on what the Bitcoin network and its asset, bitcoin (BTC), are, a new survey showed that the existing knowledge gap among the general public might be turned into a major boost for this market. However, the same ignorance and misunderstanding of the asset is also among the factors contributing […]

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Bitwise XRP ETF Trading Volume Tops $200M Across Three Sessions

Coins Legend August 25, 2026 0

Trading volume in Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) exceeded $200 million across three consecutive sessions. Each session established a new high for the fund, culminating in more than $80 million on Aug. 24. Bitwise XRP ETF Sets Three Consecutive Volume Records Trading activity in the Bitwise XRP ETF accelerated sharply during the three sessions ending […]

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Bessent Warns Foreign Nations to Sever Iranian Digital Asset Ties

Coins Legend August 25, 2026 0

As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury Department stressed any nation or person can be sanctioned, regardless of location, following Executive Order (E.O.) 13902. U.S.

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Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Bull Case Strengthening on 5 Key Shifts

Coins Legend August 25, 2026 0

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan finds crypto’s bullish case easier to make in 2026 than during earlier cycles. His outlook reflects structural changes he believes have made optimism easier to sustain. Five Factors Reshape the Crypto Bull Case Five structural factors now give crypto investors more fundamental reasons to support a bullish outlook than […]

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Bitcoin May Hit Turning Point This Week as Durable Bottom Takes Shape

Coins Legend August 23, 2026 0

Grayscale says bitcoin’s sharp weekly rally could mark a turning point after a relatively shallow bear market. Historical cycle comparisons and improving institutional demand suggest the market may be forming a more durable bottom. Grayscale Sees Potential Bitcoin Turning Point Bitcoin’s rapid recovery may signal that its latest bear market has reached a turning point,

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Big Banks Demand Identity Checks for Secondary Stablecoin Markets

Coins Legend August 23, 2026 0

The Bank Policy Institute, representing the massive U.S. banking lobby, filed a comment letter asking FinCEN to apply customer identification requirements to secondary stabilization markets, extending the provision applied to stablecoin issuers to exchanges with a direct relationship with retail customers. Big Banks Ask For Customer ID Requirements to Be Extended to

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Bitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coins

Coins Legend August 23, 2026 0

Bitcoin holders are lined up to receive a matching balance of a new asset called ecash (ECX) when the project kicks off its three-stage hard-fork rollout with an alpha launch around Bitcoin block height 963648. The launch comes from Layertwo Labs, founded and led by longtime Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc, also known as Truthcoin. The […]

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EU Carbon Taxes Push Bitcoin Mining to Russia, Study Claims

Coins Legend August 23, 2026 0

The study, published by three Vietnamese investigators, found a positive relation between the EU’s carbon emissions pricing and a so-called “leakage” to cheaper jurisdictions, such as Russia. This means that as carbon allowance pricing grows, some of this mining activity shifts to Russia to maximize profits. Study Suggests High EU Carbon Pricing Causes Mining Migration

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Bitcoin Miners Get a Lifeline as Hashprice Explodes 20% Higher

Coins Legend August 23, 2026 0

Over the last four days, Bitcoin’s hashprice has climbed 20.41%, punching into territory not seen since May. Bitcoin miners are pocketing fatter revenue from the latest price rally, delivering a badly needed reprieve after months of tighter margins. Bitcoin Mining Revenue Rises Bitcoin miners are finally catching a break from the price jump, with hashprice […]