Showing posts with label CryptoNews. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 23, 2026

Bitcoin Credit Play SATA Surges As ASST Stock Joins Capital Markets

Bitcoin credit play SATA and ASST stock

In a post on X, MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor wrote that “the most interesting story in Bitcoin (BTC) right now is the rise of $SATA in the credit markets and the embrace of $ASST by the equity capital markets,” pointing squarely at Strive’s Bitcoin treasury strategy as a bellwether for the next stage of institutional adoption……Continue reading

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In 2024, the majority of Bitcoins are still out in the wild, so to speak. But, these large entities will likely keep growing their holdings over time and if they continue to be treated as a speculative investment and store of value.The surge in the crypto market since the past few days can be attributed to several factors driving renewed investor optimism and heightened interest in digital assets.

Despite facing challenges in 2023 due to global economic conditions, the market has demonstrated resilience and bounced back strongly. If Wood is correct and Bitcoin does reach $3.8 million by 2030, an investment of $1,000 would be worth over $60,000. This would result in a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 100%. Read Next: Bitcoin has jumped another 45% already this year – how much would you need to get started today?

Sarathy concurs that there are risks involved with investing in these cryptocurrencies, including price volatility, cybersecurity concerns and a lack of regulations compared to traditional currency. Ultimately, it’s up to each individual user how much risk they want to take. Specifically, bitcoin has moved like a speculative asset: a high-risk class of investments that draw interest for their potential to greatly increase, as opposed to their underlying utility. 

When interest rates shrank during the pandemic, allowing people to borrow and invest money more easily, bitcoin boomed. Dorsey, who led the social media platform from 2015 to 2021, developed a strong interest in crypto during that time and is now fully focused on the sector. Jack Dorsey believes the price of bitcoin could reach over $1 million by the end of 2030.

Bitcoin is more stable than it’s been in years, and the next halving is fast approaching. Taking current market conditions into account, now might well be the perfect time to invest, so long as you remain cognizant of the risks. Bitcoin is a risky investment with high volatility, and generally should be considered only if you have a high risk tolerance, are in a strong financial position already and can afford to lose some or all of your investment.

As of 2024, there are about 420 million cryptocurrency users globally. Of these, approximately 1.5 million individuals possess more than 1 Bitcoin, which is just 0.36% of all cryptocurrency users. Here’s the detailed breakdown: – Total Bitcoin Supply: The maximum number of Bitcoins is capped at 21 million. Bitcoin is not controlled by any single group or person. Instead, it is governed by multiple stakeholders — including developers, miners, and users.

Developers write the code that makes Bitcoin run; miners validate transactions; and users put the software to work by trading, transacting, holding, and more. Bitcoin is not controlled by any single group or person. Instead, it is governed by multiple stakeholders — including developers, miners, and users. Developers write the code that makes Bitcoin run; miners validate transactions; and users put the software to work by trading, transacting, holding.

Bitcoin is more stable than it’s been in years, and the next halving is fast approaching. Taking current market conditions into account, now might well be the perfect time to invest, so long as you remain cognizant of the risks. Investing in Bitcoin cryptocurrency has its pros and cons. While its transactions are relatively secure, it’s also prone to volatility, with large dips and spikes in price.

Cryptocurrencies are subject to high fluctuations in value. A decline in value or a complete loss are possible at any time. The loss of access to data and passwords can also lead to a complete loss.A reasonable assumption that Bitcoin could hypothetically reach the null state of it’s value is worth the thought. Even-though such an event is very less likely to take place, there are some factors that could theoretically lead to Bitcoin price crashing to zero.

It is quite likely that a bitcoin price crash will result in a correction in their prices as well. It is also certain that the vast majority of cryptocurrencies that populate the current listings will disappear. Over 100 million people in India own cryptocurrencies, making it the country with the most cryptocurrency owners, according to Triple-A. United States: China, Russia, Nigeria, and the EU are the next five countries with the most BTC trading volume on exchanges.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The Financial Shakeup Surpassing Visa and Mastercard Combined

When Bank of America (BAC) launched its BankAmericard experiment in 1958, few could have predicted that this bank’s plastic rectangle would eventually process trillions in global transactions. The early years were rocky  by some accounts, the program was hemorrhaging millions. Yet, within a decade, the concept had spread nationwide. And by the 1990s, the network we now know as Visa (V) was facilitating over $1 trillion in annual volume……..Continue reading….

By:  Luke Lango

Source: InvestorPlace

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While most stablecoins are non-interest bearing and therefore do not provide interest returns to the holder, some issuers and service providers began offering yield-bearing stablecoins in an attempt to gain market share. The reason most stablecoins with centralized issuers do not provide interest return is because that would potentially make them financial securities, thus falling under regulatory regime.

Both the US’s GENIUS Act and Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Bill explicitly prohibit the provision of yield-bearing stablecoins by regulated issuers. Research suggests that by providing interest return on stablecoin, holders of stablecoins would be less likely to sell, thus reducing the risk of a run on stablecoins. While issuers may not directly provide interest return, decentralized financial platforms are another possible avenue for earning interests.

By providing stablecoins for liquidity on decentralized platforms, holders of stablecoins can get a share of the fees paid by liquidity takers. This process is known as “yield farming”. Contrary to popular belief, yield farming is not risk free, because the holders are engaged in lending activity. In the case of the TerraUSD, initially to drive adoption, the Anchor protocol was created to offer a yield of 19.5% to depositors of the stablecoin, a rate much higher than the return on US Treasuries.

Thus, a large amount of the stablecoin is locked in the Anchor protocol. Subsequently when the price of TerraUSD began to crash. The holders are unable to cash out of their position and are left holding the bag. The value of a fiat-backed stablecoin is based on the value of the backing currency, which is supposedly held by a third party custodian.

The issuer defends the peg of the stablecoin by holding mostly fiat-denominated short-term assets, such as treasury bonds, high-quality commercial paper, repurchase agreements and bank deposits. Therefore, the structure of fiat-backed stablecoins closely resembles that of money market funds (MMFs), and are exposed to similar risk of large-scale redemption requests causing negative fire-sale contagion effects on the financial system.

As of August 2025, nearly 99% of fiat-backed stablecoins are pegged to the US dollars. Major examples of US dollar pegged stablecoins are Tether’s USDT, Circle’s USDC, and Binance’s BUSD. For Euro pegged stablecoins, major examples would include Circle’s EURC, EUR Tether and Stasis EUR. Cryptocurrency-backed stablecoins are stablecoins using other cryptocurrencies as collateral.

The reason such stablecoins are created is that by utilizing smart contracts, they allow a decentralized network to track the price of US dollar as closely as possible. Another use case of cryptocurrency-backed stablecoins is to convert a cryptocurrency into ERC20 compatible standard to enable trading on another blockchain. Major examples of cryptocurrency-backed stablecoins are DAI and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC).

Commodity-backed stablecoins are stablecoins that claim to be backed by commodities. Examples are PAX Gold and Tether Gold. Algorithmic stablecoins, sometimes called seigniorage-style stablecoin, are stablecoins with no reserve assets or only partial reserve assets. They utilize algorithms that match supply and demand to maintain a stable value. The European Central Bank suggests that algorithmic stablecoins should be treated as unbacked crypto-assets.

Some major examples of algorithmic stablecoins are Celo Dollar, Tron’s USDD and Kava’s USDX. The main advantage of stablecoins is they provide convenience for investors in cryptocurrencies, allowing investors to park their money while buying and selling other more volatile cryptocurrencies. Stablecoins are used for cross-border payments, especially for cross-border remittance to less developed countries.

Cross-border payments are traditionally associated with high transaction costs, prolonged processing times, and limited access for unbanked populations. Since stablecoins can be sent using a smartphone, it can facilitate faster cross-border transactions for individuals with limited access to financial institutions. Stablecoins are being used in countries with hyperinflation, such as Argentina, Turkey, and Venezuela. Due to monetary policies of these countries, average citizens are often unable to obtain foreign currencies through formal financial services.

Since some stablecoins could maintain a relatively steady value against specific assets such as the US dollar, they are used as a hedge against hyperinflation. Research have shown that the price of fiat-backed stablecoins can dip below the value of the pegged currency due to limited participation in the primary market and sell pressure in the secondary market.

Since fiat-backed stablecoins are structurally similar to money market funds, they pose similar contagion risk, in which a large amount of redemption caused the selling of underlying assets, further pushing down the price of the underlying assets and creating more demand for redemption. Reserved-backed stablecoins require a third party custodian to hold the reserve assets to maintain price stability.

The concentration of reserve deposit create a counterpart risk in which the custodian may fail in the case of a bank run. In March 2023, the price of Circle’s USDC de-pegged temporarily during the banking crisis in the United States in which Signature Bank, Silvergate Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. Tether’s USDT is currently the world’s largest market capitalization stablecoin. Tether initially claimed their stablecoin is fully backed by fiat currency.

However, in October 2021, it failed to produce audits for reserves used to collateralize the quantity of minted USDT stablecoin. Tether were fined $41 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for deceiving consumers. The CFTC found that Tether only had enough fiat reserves to guarantee their stablecoin for 27.6% of the time during 2016 to 2018

Since then, Tether began issuing assurance reports on USDT backing, although some speculation persists regarding the use of Chinese commercial paper for reserves. As at March 2025, Tether had never completed an audit by an accounting firm.

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