Circle Abruptly Mints $4,000,000,000 in USDC In One Week As Crypto Markets Bleed: Arkham

Stablecoin giant Circle (CRCL) just minted billions of dollars worth of its US Dollar Coin (UDSC), according to on-chain data. Blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence says Circle’s creation of new UDSC is now surging following the crypto market’s severe correction last month. “Circle just minted $750 million USDC. They have minted $4 Billion USDC in […]

‘IT: Welcome to Derry’s chaotic ending, explained

Well, that was a lot, wasn’t it? The near feature-length finale of IT: Welcome to Derry casts the whole of Derry in grim fog, with the military working to try and let Pennywise loose on America while the kids, Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk), and Major Hanlon (Jovan Adepo) try and recage IT. There are flash […]

Moonbirds to launch BIRB token in early Q1 2026

Key Takeaways Moonbirds will launch its native BIRB token in early Q1 2026, expanding its NFT ecosystem on Solana. Orange Cap Games, which acquired Moonbirds, is rapidly growing and diversifying into physical collectibles and trading card games. Share this article Moonbirds will launch its native token BIRB on Solana in early Q1 2026, as confirmed […]

Institutional Investors Pour $716,000,000 Into Bitcoin, XRP, Chainlink, Ethereum, Solana and Crypto Assets in One Week: CoinShares

Institutional investors just bought an overall total of $716 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto assets in one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. Digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) drove the inflows, marking the second consecutive week of gains as market sentiment improved. Total assets under management rose to $180 billion, up 7.9% […]

How iRobot lost its way home

There’s something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around the furniture. Founded in 1990 in Bedford, Massachusetts by MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks and his former students Colin Angle and Helen Greiner, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, ending a 35-year run that took […]

Standard Chartered and Coinbase Expand Institutional Crypto Rails as Banking and Exchange Infrastructure Lock in

Standard Chartered and Coinbase are pushing institutional crypto adoption forward by expanding a global digital asset partnership, signaling deeper integration between regulated banking infrastructure and crypto-native platforms as institutional demand accelerates. Standard Chartered, Coinbase Deepen Institutional Crypto Alliance A global banking and crypto exchange collaboration moved forward as two corporate giants expanded institutional offerings. Standard […]

Ripple (XRP) Whales Step Up as Taker Demand Flips Bullish

XRP’s slump has failed to deter whales, who are actively buying as taker CVD turns positive. Ripple (XRP) traded in a choppy range over the past week. It started near $2.06 before slipping lower and then briefly climbing above $2.15 around December 10. The token underwent a minor drawdown the very next day before […]

The double-edged future: Bringing fintech onchain

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For years, crypto promised to democratize finance, to bank the unbanked, to make finance more inclusive. But if we’re honest, that promise has largely remained rhetorical. Blockchain technology revolutionized settlement and ownership, […]