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China’s new chip boosts blockchain speed 50x. An autonomous agent linked to Alibaba tries to mine Bitcoin. Asia Express

Jack Dorsey has long been Bitcoin-focused. So why is Block building stablecoin support into Cash App?

The insurance broker is piloting stablecoin payments for premiums using USDC and PYUSD, testing blockchain settlement rails for faster payments in global insurance markets. Aon, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers, is testing the use of stablecoins to pay insurance premiums, highlighting the growing role of digital dollars in traditional financial infrastructure following the passage of the GENIUS bill last year.  In a Monday announcement, UK-based Aon said it completed a pilot that settled insurance premiums for clients, including Coinbase and Paxos, using USDC (USDC) on Ethereum and PayPal USD (PYUSD) on Solana. Tim Fletcher, CEO of Aon’s financial services division, said the pilot reflects the company’s effort to explore stablecoins as a payment rail, predicting that tokenized assets will become more widely used in financial transactions. Read more

Shares were up another 9.7% on Monday, bringing them nearly to double over the past month.

Treasury’s mixer language points to a new U.S. line on crypto privacy A new Treasury report says lawful users may use mixers for financial privacy on public blockchains. The language leaves Treasury’s money-laundering case intact, while opening room for privacy tools that can operate inside regulated U.S. crypto markets. In a report to Congress this […] The post US Treasury signals regulated crypto privacy may have a future in the US appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Analysts say Bitcoin increasingly sits inside ETFs and corporate treasuries.

Prominent privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) has jumped 7% over the last day as the Zcash Open Development Lab announced a $25 million fundraise.

The S&P 500 and gold are also surging.

The AI company filed a lawsuit in federal court after the Pentagon blacklisted Claude over restrictions on military use.

It's been a historic 24 hours for crude oil, which soared to $120 per barrel overnight on Iran worries, but has plunged back to just above $80.

Bitcoin broke the descending triangle with a massive candle—then crept right back inside. Today, it's trying again, but the daily chart isn't convincing.

The Ethereum-buying firm attributed its full-year performance to the asset’s volatility.

Short-term holders are currently facing about 24% unrealized losses.

Cynthia Lummis continues to push pro-crypto policies in a market structure bill under consideration in the Senate, even as she prepares to leave Congress in January 2027. Cynthia Lummis, one of Wyoming’s two US senators, who announced plans to leave the chamber in 2027, has revived a push for a de minimis tax exclusion on small cryptocurrencies transactions as the Senate debates a digital asset market structure bill. In a CNBC interview on Wednesday, Lummis said that the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee were considering a $300 exemption to allow crypto users to better use Bitcoin (BTC) for transactions without paying capital gains taxes. The Wyoming senator’s statement followed her introduction of a standalone bill in July 2025 proposing a de minimis tax exemption for crypto transactions under $300, with a $5,000 limit annually. Read more

Coinbase launched regulated crypto futures in 26 European countries, offering perpetual and dated contracts with up to 10x leverage.

America may reject the name “CBDC” while still building the conditions for CBDC-like control through private dollar infrastructure. Washington has ruled out a retail Federal Reserve digital dollar in legal form. At the same time, the stablecoin regime now taking shape can normalize freeze, block, reject, and temporary hold functions across private dollar tokens and, […] The post Are US stablecoins just CBDCs in disguise? Look closely and the differences start to blur appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Buyers were undeterred by surging oil prices, pushing Bitcoin near $69,500 and large-cap altcoins close to their overhead resistance levels. Key points: Rising oil prices have not hurt crypto sentiment as buyers attempt to push Bitcoin above $69,000 Buyers are attempting to propel several major altcoins above their overhead resistance levels, indicating demand at lower levels. Read more

The crypto brokerage said increasing demand across West Africa is driving its expansion as user activity grows across the Sub-Saharan region. Crypto brokerage company Blockchain.com is expanding into Ghana as part of a broader push to grow its presence across Africa, following rapid user growth in Nigeria over the past year. The company said it plans to offer Ghanaian users access to its trading platform as it builds out regional infrastructure and explores additional African markets. The expansion follows strong growth in Nigeria, where the company launched retail operations last year and reported more than a 700% increase in brokerage transaction volume. According to the company, the most traded assets on its platform in the country have been Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT) and Tron (TRX). Read more

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has joined the $333,000 fundraising round for Stack BTC alongside Blockchain.com.

The trading of tokens on the network will not be impacted, the exchange assured.