Circle Internet Group (CRCL) shares pushed aggressively to the upside on Wednesday after the crypto company announced a blockbuster Q4, citing improving margins and growing on-platform USDC mix. As investors cheered Circle's blowout release, its share price rallied well past the 50-day moving average (MA) — a technical breakout that often validates a shift in momentum. Following this post-earnings surge, Circle stock is up roughly 60% versus its year-to-date low. More News from Barchart www.barchart.co ...

RT DL Research (@dl_research)Where crypto is used most (and least) across the globe, the data doesn't lie. But it does surprise."The Adoption Paradox" shows how the @Bybit_Official World Crypto Rankings Index challenges many assumptions about global crypto adoption.Read it here:https://t.co/XZcu2okcj1 ...

RECAP: ⚡ Crypto didn’t rally this week, but adoption didn’t pause either. While prices slid, tokenized assets grew, TradFi laid new rails, and regulators quietly redrew the map.Here’s how crypto adoption actually moved this week 👇🧵1/7 https://t.co/eDYs6oraUT ...

🚀 Week in Crypto Adoption: Clampdown Era BeginsAustralia hunts gray-zone exchanges! South Korea forces founder exits! Netherlands taxes phantom gains! Colombia pensions buy Bitcoin! Saudi Arabia tests blockchain rails! Vietnam demands $380M to play! Six markets rewrite the rules.Let's unpack this week's crypto adoption madness. 🧵👇1/9 ...

Crypto payments network Mesh has raised $75 million in a Series C round, pushing its total funding past $200 million and valuing the company at $1 billion. The funding round was led by Dragonfly Capital with participation from Paradigm, Moderne Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, SBI Investment, and Liberty City Ventures. The financing comes as investor attention increasingly shifts away from speculative token launches toward the infrastructure needed to support real-world crypto adoption. Building a Borderle ...

Gold’s surge past $5,000 an ounce and mounting uncertainty around U.S. crypto legislation are shaping a critical moment for digital asset markets, according to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan. Key Takeaways: Gold’s surge above $5,000 reflects growing distrust in fiat currencies and centralized financial systems. Institutional demand for assets beyond government control is reshaping how investors view both gold and crypto. As trust in traditional institutions erodes, crypto’s self-custody ...

🎙️ From Volatility to Vision: What Crypto Exchanges Foresee for 2026We’re sharing an interview clip from the Global Blockchain Show @0xGBS Fireside Chat in Abu Dhabi, featuring Nenter Chow @50Nent, Global CEO of BitMart.In this conversation, Nenter discusses how crypto exchanges are evolving, where innovation is heading, and what the next phase of crypto adoption could look like as we move toward 2026.Watch the full clip below 👇https://t.co/aswYx3vfwl ...

Core Insights - Institutional adoption of digital assets has reached a point where a full retreat is no longer realistic, indicating a structural shift rather than a cyclical one [1][2][3] Group 1: Institutional Engagement - PwC's report highlights sustained institutional activity in areas such as custody, trading, settlement, tokenization, and on-chain financial infrastructure, which has continued despite market volatility and regulatory uncertainty [2][3] - Major financial institutions are now developing long-term systems and strategies around digital assets, making it costly and impractical to withdraw from this engagement [3] Group 2: Regulatory Environment - The regulatory landscape, particularly in the U.S., has played a crucial role in facilitating this shift towards institutional adoption of crypto [4][5] - New legislation and regulatory clarity, such as the GENIUS Act, have encouraged traditional financial institutions to engage more directly with digital assets, moving from caution to commitment [5][6] - Leadership changes at the SEC have also been identified as a turning point that has shifted perceptions from viewing crypto as a risk to seeing it as an opportunity [6]

UBS will reportedly offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to select private banking clients in Switzerland, signaling growing crypto adoption.Read more: https://t.co/z2MkxPpVsr ...

Group 1: Dollar Outlook - The United States dollar is expected to face challenges in 2026, continuing its decline from 2025, as indicated by Deutsche Bank's George Saravelos [1] - The dollar's previous strength was linked to its status as the highest-yielding developed market currency, a position it has lost due to the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle [1] - The full-year drop in the dollar in 2025 was the second largest since the free-floating exchange rate began after Bretton Woods, making it difficult to replicate such a decline in 2026 [2] Group 2: Global Economic Conditions - Other central banks, such as those in Australia and Norway, are now offering higher yields, which diminishes the dollar's advantages [2] - Global growth has become more balanced, with Europe and Japan increasing fiscal stimulus, contributing to a less favorable environment for the dollar [2] - The dollar is expected to weaken at a slower pace than in the previous year due to a large external deficit reliant on inflows [3] Group 3: Crypto Adoption - A report from Bitwise Asset Management and VettaFi indicates record levels of crypto adoption among financial advisors, with 32% allocating client funds to crypto in 2025, up from 22% in 2024 [4] - Key catalysts for this increase include growing regulatory progress, institutional demand, and new all-time highs for Bitcoin [5] - The findings suggest an accelerating integration of digital assets into traditional finance [5]