Cryptocurrency News

Crypto exchange Kraken has launched Flexline, a crypto-backed loan product that allows Kraken Pro users to borrow against their digital asset holdings without selling them. According to Wednesday’s announcement, the fixed-rate loans carry terms ranging from two days to two years, with proceeds issued in crypto or stablecoins that can be traded on the platform […]

Tether, through its investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Whop, a fintech platform operating as a marketplace for creators and entrepreneurs to scale internet markets with stablecoins, according to a Wednesday announcement. As part of the deal, Whop will integrate Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK) to offer self-custodial wallets with built-in support for

Welcome to The Market’s Compass US Index and Sector ETF Study, Week #577. As always it highlights the technical changes of the 30 US Index and Sector ETFs that I track on a weekly basis and normally publish every third week. Past publications can be accessed by paid subscribers via The Market’s Compass Substack Blog.

Meta plans to reenter the stablecoin market later this year, four years after regulators blocked its earlier digital currency effort, Libra. The company is preparing to integrate dollar-pegged payments across its social platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources cited by Coindesk said Meta issued requests for product proposals to external firms to

Bhutan has launched a blockchain-powered digital nomad visa that requires applicants to deposit gold-backed TER tokens on the Solana network, marking a rare fusion of residency policy and sovereign crypto adoption. Digital Nomads, Meet TER: Bhutan Blends Residency With Gold-Backed Crypto Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom known for prioritizing Gross National Happiness, has stepped decisively into

Key Takeaways: Binance indicates that interaction levels relating to sanctions have been decreased 96.8% from January 2024 to July 2025, currently it occupies only 0.009% of total transaction volume. The exchange states that it will reduce its direct exposure to 4 key Iranian exchanges by more than 97% by Jan 2026. Binance, in its turn,

In six months, the Bitcoin price has crashed by around 50%, dropping below $64,000 at the start of this month. Naturally, this has triggered a cascading event, with devastating effects on the rest of the market, and questions about what could be driving the decline. With no notable event driving the crash, as was seen

Caroline Bishop Feb 23, 2026 21:36 Manus releases 30-minute tutorial for building AI email support agents without coding, entering a market projected to hit $53.3B by 2034. Manus has released a step-by-step tutorial enabling small business owners to build AI-powered customer support agents that integrate directly with Gmail—no coding required. The company claims the entire

Polygon price rose about 5% in the past 24 hours. The token continues to hold above $0.10. A surge in transactions, stablecoin adoption and POL burning is helping price gains. Polygon (POL), formerly MATIC, has stabilized above the $0.10 support level despite ongoing market volatility. As macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds pressure Bitcoin and Ethereum prices

Key takeaways Measuring real Bitcoin payments is difficult because many transactions go through intermediaries, crypto cards or instant conversions. Surveys show that a sizable minority of crypto holders have used crypto to buy goods or services at least once but rarely distinguish Bitcoin from other assets. El Salvador’s experience suggests that making Bitcoin legal tender