Lloyds Settles $750K With Visa in USDC Pilot
Funds reached Visa in under an hour, including over the weekend, giving the bank a test of settlement beyond standard banking hours.
Lloyds Settles $750K With Visa in USDC Pilot
🔥BULLISH
Category
Business
Crypto business news — institutional moves, funding rounds, payments, partnerships, and country-level adoption.
WuBlockchain
Zcash Approves $8.39M in Grants After Orchard Bug Fix
🔥BULLISH
Zcash Approves $8.39M in Grants After Orchard Bug Fix
The vote directs several million dollars toward work on the critical vulnerability, alongside code audits and the Ironwood upgrade.
Ripple Unlocks 1 Billion XRP Worth $1.49 Billion
🩸BEARISH
Ripple Unlocks 1 Billion XRP Worth $1.49 Billion
The release puts a large amount of XRP in focus, but an escrow unlock alone does not establish that the tokens were sold.
Crypto News
EU Regulators Seek More Power to Oversee Crypto
🩸BEARISH
EU Regulators Seek More Power to Oversee Crypto
The call puts the reach of EU oversight in focus for crypto firms operating across the bloc.
WatcherGuru
Binance Faces EU Scrutiny Over MiCA Exemption
🩸BEARISH
Binance Faces EU Scrutiny Over MiCA Exemption
The review tests whether Binance can continue serving some European customers without a license under MiCA’s reverse solicitation exemption.
Coinbase CEO Says Banks May Push for CLARITY 2.0
🔥BULLISH
Coinbase CEO Says Banks May Push for CLARITY 2.0
Brian Armstrong argues that banks face tighter legal constraints on crypto custody, while Coinbase can still offer stablecoin rewards.
AAVE Whale Buys 39,018 Tokens Worth $6.3M From Kraken
🔥BULLISH
AAVE Whale Buys 39,018 Tokens Worth $6.3M From Kraken
The purchase puts a large AAVE holder's activity in focus, but one wallet's move does not establish a broader buying trend.
Lookonchain
ETH Wallet Linked to Joseph Lubin Moves 133,298 ETH
〽️NEUTRAL
ETH Wallet Linked to Joseph Lubin Moves 133,298 ETH
The $356.2 million transfer is visible on-chain, but the move to a new wallet does not establish a sale or a change in ownership.
Bitcoin Surges 43.88% in Q3 as ETF Flows Reverse
🔥BULLISH
Bitcoin Surges 43.88% in Q3 as ETF Flows Reverse
A historical fourth-quarter average puts $147,000 on the math, but heavy supply above $84,000 and rising bond yields make sustained spot demand the nearer test.
CryptoSlate
Iran War Will End Very Soon, Trump Says Without a Date
〽️NEUTRAL
Iran War Will End Very Soon, Trump Says Without a Date
The phrase 'one way or the other' leaves the path to an end unclear, giving investors no firm basis to assess the timing or outcome.
CoinTelegraph
Bybit USDT Holdings Fall 11.46% in Reserves Report
🩸BEARISH
Bybit USDT Holdings Fall 11.46% in Reserves Report
The Sept. 23 snapshot shows a sharp contrast across user holdings: USDe rose 62.41%, while BTC and ETH posted smaller gains.
Cardano tokenizes Petrobras SAF carbon credits on-chain
🔥BULLISH
Cardano tokenizes Petrobras SAF carbon credits on-chain
A state-controlled energy major is testing tokenized carbon attributes on a public chain, reframing the RWA thesis as regulated infrastructure rather than a crypto-native settlement story.
XRP $40 target by 2027: Perplexity AI's bull case unpacked
〽️NEUTRAL
XRP $40 target by 2027: Perplexity AI's bull case unpacked
The $40 figure assumes central banks naming the XRP Ledger as a primary cross-border settlement layer and sovereign wealth funds accumulating, conditions almost no mainstream desk has on its base…
GOOGL Unveils Gemini 4 as AI Race Heats Up
🔥BULLISH
GOOGL Unveils Gemini 4 as AI Race Heats Up
The launch raises the stakes in the AI platform race, where model capability is central to cloud demand, developer adoption and Alphabet's growth story.
Trump Demands Powell Resign Over $2.5B Fed Renovation
🩸BEARISH
Trump Demands Powell Resign Over $2.5B Fed Renovation
The clash turns a construction controversy into a central-bank independence test, adding political risk around the Fed at a sensitive macro moment.
Trump Urges Powell Be Forced Off Fed Board
〽️NEUTRAL
Trump Urges Powell Be Forced Off Fed Board
The remark puts central bank independence back in focus for investors watching US rate policy and political pressure on the Fed.
ENA to $2 by 2028: Standard Chartered sees it beat BTC, ETH
🔥BULLISH
ENA to $2 by 2028: Standard Chartered sees it beat BTC, ETH
The math depends on a 95% buyback mechanism that only activates past a $7.5B USDe threshold the protocol has not yet reached, leaving the engine at the heart of the $2 target dormant today.
Paramount Wins Court Approval for $110B Warner Bros Deal
〽️NEUTRAL
Paramount Wins Court Approval for $110B Warner Bros Deal
The ruling clears a $110 billion deal involving two major media companies, putting the transaction's next steps in focus.
Crypto Tax Bill Introduced by Senate Republicans
〽️NEUTRAL
Crypto Tax Bill Introduced by Senate Republicans
The proposal puts crypto taxation on the US legislative agenda, but its provisions and potential effects are not specified.
CBDC: DeSantis Says US Should Never Adopt a Digital Dollar
🔥BULLISH
CBDC: DeSantis Says US Should Never Adopt a Digital Dollar
The stance puts privacy and limits on government control at the center of the US debate over digital money.