Kraken has confidentially filed for an IPO following an $800 million fundraising round that valued the company at $20 billion, marking a major step in its global growth strategy.

The Federal Reserve has ended quantitative tightening after severe liquidity stress triggered by a surging Treasury General Account and repo-market turmoil, marking a major global macro turning point.

Bitcoin may remain trapped between 60,000 and 80,000 dollars as the Federal Reserve signals caution, despite strong stablecoin reserves showing pent up demand.

Governments are exploring stablecoins to modernise payments, improve cross-border transfers and diversify reserves, with Kyrgyzstan’s gold-backed USDKG marking the latest example.

Bitcoin’s decline toward $85,000 is bringing it closer to a “max pain” capitulation zone between $84,000 and $73,000, according to new market analysis.

The Bank of England has outlined a detailed regulatory roadmap for sterling stablecoins, including a 2026 timeline for final rules and joint oversight with the FCA.

With dollar stablecoins accounting for nearly all global liquidity, Europe accelerates euro-token initiatives to safeguard monetary sovereignty ahead of a delayed digital euro.

Stablecoins now exceed USD 300 billion in value and CBDC projects are advancing worldwide, raising questions about how the two digital-money systems will coexist.

As of late 2025, the U.S. has effectively banned a retail central-bank digital currency while accelerating research on wholesale payment systems and federally regulated stablecoins.

Revolut users have processed more than $690 million over Polygon, as the neobank adds stablecoin transfers, POL trading and staking, and fast cross-border payments.