Regulatory Landscape - The U S Crypto Week (July 14–18) will see Congress review three key bills: CLARITY, Anti-CBDC, and GENIUS Acts [1]

Well, Bitcoin has been on a tear in 2025, up nearly 15% and notching all-time highs. But comparatively, altcoins, they have lagged with the market vector digital asset 100 small cap index showing over $300 billion of market value wiped out. For more, I want to bring in Noel Aches, who is the author of crypto is macro now Substack.Great to have you here with us. So, first just just take us into your assessment of why altcoins are seeing this move while Bitcoin is notching new record highs over the course of ...

Bank of Korea pauses CBDC project as local stablecoin adoption picks up speed: report https://t.co/G2eClTMT5O ...

CBDC Project - Bank of Korea temporarily suspends its CBDC project [1] - Suspension is due to increased complaints from participating banks [1] - Rising discussions about won-based stablecoins also contribute to the suspension [1]

Company Overview - International Business Digital Technology Limited (IBDT) is a leading global digital technology company focused on the development of the digital economy and is a top provider of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions [2] - The company is a market leader in the Application Performance and Security Management (APSM) industry in China, providing products and services primarily to telecommunications operators and large enterprises [2] - IBDT was successfully listed on the Hong Kong GEM on December 15, 2016, and transitioned to the main board on November 29, 2018, enhancing its corporate image and competitive advantage [2] Financial Performance - As of December 31, 2024, IBDT reported total revenue of 104 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 13.46% [1] - The net profit attributable to the parent company was -75.068 million yuan, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 59.19% [1] - The gross profit margin stood at 43.82%, with a debt-to-asset ratio of 21.19% [1] Market Position and Valuation - IBDT's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is -32.47, ranking 75th in its industry, while the average P/E ratio for the software services industry is -10.79 [1] - Other companies in the same sector have P/E ratios such as Jingtou Transportation Technology at 3.63, Lujing Technology at 3.65, and Huanghe Industry at 3.91 [1] - IBDT has experienced a cumulative decline of 16.63% over the past month and 15.8% year-to-date, underperforming the Hang Seng Index, which has risen by 22.01% [1]

Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier of stable coins. On today's episode, the Genius Bill just passed in the Senate. David and I have Senator Bill Hagerty. He's one of the co-authors of the bill. He's on the episode today. David, what' you think? Yeah, Bill is uh he's bullish. Uh he he also shared with us a story of his first interaction with crypto and illicit payments and that was his first impression about crypto like way back I think it was in like 2018 2019 when he told that story it was ...