SoFi Expands Stablecoin Settlement Through New Mastercard Partnership
SoFi Technologies has established a new partnership with Mastercard that provides a facility for settlement using SoFi USD, a stablecoin issued by the firm and pegged to the US dollar. The partnership will allow issuers and acquirers of Mastercard cards to settle Mastercard card transactions using a bank-issued digital dollar on Mastercard’s global payments network.
ARQ Raises $70 Million to Expand Stablecoin Services in Latin America
ARQ, a financial technology firm specializing in stablecoin services in Latin America, has raised $70 million in a new financing round. Leading venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Founders Fund participated, signaling strong institutional confidence in the region’s growing digital finance sector and ARQ’s strategy for cross-border financial solutions. ARQ, formerly known as DolarApp, has
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Institutional Accumulation: US Bitcoin ETFs and MicroStrategy Drive $1.2B Demand Surge
Institutional capital just returned to Bitcoin (BTC) with a vengeance, with ETFs and treasure companies helping to snap a volatility streak that had tested industry supporters’ conviction. In a coordinated surge of demand, US Bitcoin ETFs and MicroStrategy combined to absorb over $1.7 billion in supply within a single week. No retail hype cycle. Just […]
Bitcoin’s $85 billion derivatives engine may move onshore as CFTC eyes April approval
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig wants to bring perpetual futures home, and it could happen as early as next month, according to his latest statement. In January remarks titled “Limitless: Onshoring True Perpetual Derivatives,” he laid out a vision for pulling crypto’s most widely used leverage tool into US regulatory territory. Selig framed perps as instruments […]
South Korea Halts Trading After Kospi and Kosdaq Crash Over 10% Amid Middle East Conflict Shock
South Korea halted trading on Wednesday after a sharp market collapse triggered emergency safeguards on the Korean Exchange. Investors rushed to exit risk assets as geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle East. The sudden selloff pushed the country’s main indexes into their steepest decline since August 2024. Consequently, authorities activated a circuit breaker to stabilize […]
Here’s why bitcoin climbed through $71,000
Your day-ahead look for March 4, 2026
Morgan Stanley taps Coinbase and BNY for custody in proposed Bitcoin ETF
BNY to act as administrator, transfer agent and cash custodian for Morgan Stanley’s proposed Bitcoin Trust.
Three Bitcoin signals show $80K is next BTC price target for bulls
A symmetrical triangle breakout and an unfilled CME gap are boosting the case that Bitcoin may revisit $80,000 in March.
Trump vs. The Banks: Is the Clarity Act a Game Changer?
President Donald Trump has firmly stated his position, warning major US banks that his administration will not tolerate interference with his “Crypto Agenda”. In a fiery post on Truth Social late Tuesday, he explicitly called for the passage of the Clarity Act. This stalled piece of legislation could significantly reshape how digital assets are regulated […]
Why is Crypto Up? Bitcoin Reclaims $71,000 as Market Shrugs Off Middle East Escalation
Why is crypto up today? Crypto progenitor Bitcoin (BTC) just staged a massive V-shaped recovery, reclaiming $71,000 hours after global headlines screamed war. The weekend dip to $63,000, triggered by intensifying conflict involving Israel, the U.S., and Iran, looked like the start of a risk-off collapse. It wasn’t. Instead, the market absorbed the shock, flushed […]
CLARITY Act News: Trump Administration Confronts Banks Over Crypto Banking Access
President Donald Trump has issued a direct warning to the banking industry: stop blocking crypto or face consequences. This came as the CLARITY Act is currently at a standstill, with the President now blaming the banks. In a late Tuesday statement (March 3), Trump accused major financial institutions of undermining his administration’s digital asset agenda. […]