Tether is expanding its commodity-trade lending after deploying $1.5 billion in credit, marking a deeper shift from stablecoin issuer to global finance player. Stablecoin issuer Tether is expanding its presence in commodity lending, with billions of dollars already deployed in the sector, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino. In an interview with Bloomberg, Ardoino said Tether has extended about $1.5 billion in credit to commodities traders so far, providing financing in both cash and its USDt (USDT) stablecoin. The company is targeting traditional commodity trades, including agricultural products and oil, and plans to increase its exposure. “We are going to expand dramatically,” Ardoino said. Read more
The oft-cited Wyckoff pattern suggests that Bitcoin price could be headed toward $86,000 next, especially if BTC fails to hold $94,000, which is the average cost basis of six to 12-month Bitcoin holders. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s drop below $100,000 comes as a Wyckoff Distribution pattern points to a potential decline toward $86,000. Some analysts remain optimistic, arguing that the bull market will hold as long as the $94,000 support level remains intact. Read more
The “50-year Bitcoin” joke reveals crypto’s split tempo, where the base layer ossifies while L2s and edge systems innovate rapidly. Bitcoin evolves on two clocks: slow, consensus-driven changes at the base layer and fast experimentation at the edges. Major upgrades (such as Taproot) arrive through cautious soft forks after long review. Rapid shifts such as Lightning payments and Ordinals happen without changing Bitcoin’s core rules, which is why headlines move faster than the L1. Read more
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Several people were killed and others injured when a bus rammed into a bus stop queue in central Stockholm during Friday’s afternoon rush hour, police said. Shortly after the crash, images in Swedish media showed a swarm of police, ambulances and emergency vehicles at the scene, with rescue crews crouched down along the underside of the double-decker bus, appearing to help people trapped underneath. “There are both injured and deceased people in the incident. Police are for the moment not commenting on the number, gender or ages of the victims,” said a police statement. Health authorities spokeswoman Michelle Marcher told AFP that two seriously injured people had been transported to the hospital. Police spokesperson Nadya Norton said the cause of the accident was still unknown. “The investigation will have to determine what happened. It’s too early to say and I don’t want to speculate,” she told AFP. She said the bus driver had been arrested and a manslaughter investigation had been opened as a matter of rout...