The U.S. Treasury recommended a digital-asset-specific law allowing exchanges to temporarily freeze funds linked to suspected illegal activity without a court order, as part of a March 2026 report under the GENIUS Act. It also urged clearer DeFi AML rules and addressed mixer risks.
Bitfarms exits Bitcoin mining completely, pivoting to HPC/AI data centers. Network difficulty drops 11.16%, the biggest since 2021. Hashprice hits record low of $33.31, miners lose ~$18,000 per BTC.
Tether invested $150M in Gold.com for a roughly 12% stake, aiming to expand access to tokenized gold XAU₮. Gold.com committed $20M to buy XAU₮, and the two firms plan to integrate stablecoins into the precious metals platform.
Blask says Canada’s 2025 online gambling activity is estimated at $9.5 billion, with offshore operators still dominating every province except Ontario ahead of the World Cup.
BTCC was named Best Centralized Exchange in the Community Choice category at the BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025, citing over 10 million users and $1.15 trillion in combined Q3 2025 spot and futures volume.
Tether cut its fundraising target from $20 billion to $5 billion after institutional investors balked at a $500 billion valuation. CEO Paolo Ardoino mocks loss-making AI firms. Profit fell 25% to $10B, but assets include $141B in Treasuries.
Consensus HK 2026 reveals three consensuses: AI economic independence is key to silicon-based life, stablecoin sovereignty wars heat up, and crypto apps must go invisible for mass adoption.
Tether teams up with Georgia to issue the official Lari-pegged stablecoin GELT, focusing on cross-border payments. The initiative follows Georgia's March stablecoin regulation, but key terms remain undisclosed, signaling early-stage talks.
