Russia's Sber Explores USDT Loans as Digital Ruble Demand Faces Questions
Russia's largest lender, Sber, is reportedly exploring loans linked to the stablecoin USDT while openly questioning how much real demand exists for the state-backed digital ruble, setting up a contrast between a privately used stablecoin and a central bank currency still searching for adoption.
Real Trump Coins Denies GOLD Token Launch After Collapse
The Real Trump Coins project has stated that it was not behind the launch of the GOLD token, according to the project's own channels. The statement appears to trail through the project's website and its account on X.
Polygon Security Flaws Fixed in Recent Hard Forks
Polygon disclosed security flaws that were already patched through recent network upgrades, framing the move as a transparency step while acknowledging the underlying bugs carried real risk before the fixes shipped.
SEC Reviews Exotic ETFs as Crypto, Leveraged and Private-Asset Funds Face Scrutiny
The review centers on whether the current framework for bringing novel exchange-traded funds to market needs tighter guardrails. According to reporting from CryptoSlate , the agency is examining automatic filing pathways after a wave of exotic crypto and event-linked ETF proposals flooded the market.
Trump-Promoted GOLD Token Collapse: What We Know
A Trump-promoted brand reportedly pushed a token called GOLD before the asset collapsed, but the available research on the sequence remains only partially verified, and key details about the promotion and the crash still need confirmation.
Bitcoin ETFs End 9-Day Inflow Streak as BTC Falls Below $78K
A multi-day inflow streak is generally read as a sign of sustained buying interest routed through regulated ETF products rather than direct spot purchases.
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF Hits $1B AUM 10 Months After Launch
Bitwise's Solana Staking ETF has become the first SOL exchange-traded fund to reach $1 billion in assets under management, a milestone the fund hit roughly 10 months after its launch, though the figure comes from Bitwise's own disclosures rather than independent audited data.
Spot Solana ETFs Hold 2.33% of SOL Supply on Inflow Streak
Spot Solana ETFs now hold 2. 33% of SOL's entire supply and have logged eight straight days of net inflows, a run that points to steady institutional demand even as the concentration of tokens inside regulated funds introduces its own set of risks.
Solana Validators Approve Proposal to Accelerate SOL Disinflation
Solana validators have approved a governance proposal to accelerate SOL disinflation, a network-level change that would speed up the rate at which new SOL issuance declines over time, though the practical effect on supply and staking economics will depend entirely on how the change is implemented.
Chelsea FC Adds Stablecoin Sponsor After UK FCA Warning to Clubs
Chelsea FC has named stablecoin issuer Circle as a principal partner, bringing its USDC branding into one of the Premier League's most visible commercial slots, a move that lands just as UK regulators sharpen their focus on how football clubs promote crypto to fans.
Bullish gives USD.AI $100M stablecoin facility for GPU-backed lending
Crypto exchange operator Bullish has extended USD. AI a $100 million stablecoin facility earmarked for GPU-backed lending, a deal that pushes digital-asset liquidity into the financing of AI compute hardware while leaving key terms undisclosed.
Polish Olympic Chief Charged in Zondacrypto Probe
Poland's Olympic committee chief has been charged in connection with the Zondacrypto probe, the country's justice minister has said, drawing a state sports institution directly into a criminal investigation tied to a collapsed crypto firm.