Cryptocurrency

What Is Bonk Meme Coin Bonk is a meme coin on the Solana blockchain that launched in December 2022 as a community focused dog themed token. It was introduced as Solana’s first major “dog coin,” with a large airdrop that sent Bonk to NFT holders, artists, and developers across the ecosystem. That…

On 16 December 2025, Visa announced that it has officially launched USDC settlement in the United States. This means eligible U.S. issuer and acquirer partners can now settle obligations with Visa using Circle’s USDC, a fully reserved, dollar-denominated stablecoin. The settlement process runs over…

The Crypto CLARITY Act is the informal name for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, formally introduced as H.R. 3633. At its core, the bill is designed to solve one of the longest running problems in the US crypto industry: uncertainty over who regulates what. For years, companies have…

The phrase “crypto ETPs to see a flood of liquidations by 2027” sounds like traders getting wiped out. That is not what this is. It is about fund closures. In ETF and ETP markets, “liquidation” usually means the issuer shuts the product, sells the underlying holdings, and returns cash to…

Solana tests quantum-resistant transactions at a moment when blockchain security discussions are no longer theoretical. The conversation has shifted from “will quantum computers matter” to “how early is early enough.” On 16 December 2025, the Solana Foundation confirmed it had deployed a…

Japan’s financial system is preparing for a meaningful shift as SBI Holdings and Startale Group move forward with plans to issue a fully regulated Japanese yen stablecoin in 2026. This is not a speculative crypto experiment or a loosely governed digital token. It is being built as formal financial…

On 11 December 2025, YouTube quietly introduced one of its most consequential monetization changes in years. Creators in the United States can now choose to receive payouts in PayPal USD (PYUSD), a dollar-backed stablecoin, instead of traditional fiat transfers. The rollout was confirmed by May…

Laws The UK is preparing for one of its most significant regulatory shifts in financial markets in decades. By extending existing financial services laws to cryptoassets from October 2027, the government is signaling that digital assets will no longer sit at the edge of regulation. Instead, they…

Japan is preparing one of the most significant crypto regulatory reforms since the early days of the industry. After years of classifying digital assets under the Payment Services Act, the Japanese government and the Financial Services Agency are moving toward reclassifying crypto under securities…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a Digital Assets Pilot Program that, for the first time under a formal CFTC structure, allows specific cryptocurrencies to function as margin collateral inside regulated derivatives markets. The program was announced by Acting Chairman…

South Korea is preparing a major regulatory shift that would require crypto exchanges to follow the same strict liability rules as banks. Under the upcoming framework, exchanges would be held responsible for compensating users for losses caused by hacks or system failures, even when negligence…

Grayscale has officially launched the first United States exchange traded product offering direct exposure to Chainlink’s native token, LINK. This new product, known as the Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF and trading under the ticker GLNK on NYSE Arca, marks a major step in bringing blockchain…