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Visa just launched stablecoin settlement in the US using Circle’s dollar-pegged digital asset USDC. The move allows US issuer and acquirer partners to settle transactions on the blockchain, starting with the Solana network. The move marks a key step in Visa’s pilot program to integrate stablecoins into global commerce. Visa’s U.S. stablecoin settlement framework is designed to power seven day settlement windows for faster speed and liquidity, allowing banks and fintechs to settle transactions every day instead of just five business days. It also modernizes liquidity and treasury management with automated, advanced operations for banks. Says Visa’s Global Head of…
Previously we have written about how we adopted the React Native New Architecture as one way to boost our performance. Before we dive into how we detect regressions, let’s first explain how we define performance. Mobile performance vitals In browsers there is already an industry standard set of metrics to measure performance in the Core Web Vitals, and while they are by no means perfect, they focus on the actual impact on the user experience. We wanted to have something similar but for apps, so we adopted App Render Complete and Navigation Total Blocking Time as our two most important…
Bitcoin’s “death cross” is back in the group chat. And yes, the emails too. Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, said he’s been “getting questions from clients” about the latest death cross print — the 50-day moving average slipping under the 200-day — and answered with the kind of data dump that tends to calm people down. “Lagging indicator,” Sigel wrote on X, alongside a table of every Bitcoin death cross going back to 2011. The summary stats are clean: the 6-month median return after a death cross is +30%, the 12-month median is +89%, and the…
The Fed says it’s fighting inflation — but the charts tell a different story. In this video, Guy breaks down the latest FOMC meeting, the rare division inside the committee, and the $17–18 trillion debt wall that could force the Fed to start printing again. We explain the Everything Code, why global liquidity is already turning up, and how 2026 could trigger a massive liquidity wave for Bitcoin and other assets. Plus, the risk of Yield Curve Control and what it could mean for the dollar. If you want to understand the macro setup driving the next crypto cycle, this…
Bitcoin trades near $86.7K after a 30% drop from its peak. Analysts warn of a move to $80K if BTC fails to break above $88K soon. Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen nearly 30% from its October high of over $126,000 and is trading around $86,500 at press time. The asset is moving sideways after a sharp drop earlier in the month. Despite small bounces, there’s no clear sign of a trend reversal yet. The focus now is on whether Bitcoin can break above $88,000. If not, the move toward lower levels may continue. $88K Stands as the Line to Beat…
10 Nov Bitfinex Alpha | Market Consolidating, not Cascading Posted at 13:10h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Bitcoin was down by as much as 21.46 percent from its October all-time high last week, briefly dipping below the psychological $100,000 mark to a low of $99,045. Such a fall likely signifies the establishment of a new consolidation base rather than the onset of a cascading sell-off. Historical market and on-chain data suggest that the current price action closely mirrors prior mid-cycle corrections, where structural participants stabilise exposure and…
The Hyper Foundation proposed a validator vote to formally recognize HYPE tokens held in the Hyperliquid protocol’s Assistance Fund system address as permanently inaccessible, excluding them from the asset’s circulating and total supply. According to the Foundation, the Assistance Fund is a protocol-level mechanism embedded in the layer-1 network’s execution. It automatically converts trading fees into HYPE tokens and routes them to a designated system address. At the time of writing, the wallet contains about $1 billion in tokens. The system address was designed without control mechanisms, making the funds irretrievable without a hard fork. “By voting ‘Yes,’ validators agree to treat…
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In a definitive statement, Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, maintained a strict ban on payments using crypto within Russia.Addressing a TASS press conference, he emphasized that payments in Russia must only be conducted in rubles. He dismissed the possibility of cryptos like Bitcoin and Ethereum becoming legal tender.“We must understand that cryptocurrencies will never become money within our country,” he noted. “They can only be used as an investment instrument. If payment is required, it will only be in rubles.”Under the Russian Law on Digital Financial Assets, cryptos are defined as property, which…
Ethereum price (ETH USD) has broken below the psychologically key $3,000 level, with Ethereum price action now hovering in a fragile consolidation zone after a sharp sell-off. At the time of writing, ETH is trading around $2,900–$2,950, down roughly 5–7% over 24 hours, while its market cap has slipped toward the mid-$340 billion range. The move comes as nearly $600 million in leveraged crypto positions were flushed out in a single day, and traders brace for a potential volatility spike driven by weak technicals and mixed institutional flows. GM FAM Yesterday we saw $BTC drop below 86K, triggering $600M+ in…