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02/25/2026 02:10 PM UK FCA Launches Stablecoin Regulatory Sandbox with Four Firms in 2026
TLDR: FCA selects four firms to test stablecoin issuance under proposed UK rules. Sandbox trials begin Q1 2026 to assess payments, settlement, and trading use cases. Findings will shape final UK stablecoin rules ahead of October 2027 regime. Firms receive guidance from FCA specialists to ensure safe and compliant testing. UK FCA stablecoin Regulatory Sandbox [...]
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02/25/2026 01:53 PM MoneyGram Joins Midnight Network to Advance On-Chain Privacy Infrastructure
TLDR: MoneyGram will operate a founding federated node on Midnight mainnet ahead of launch. Midnight mainnet uses zero-knowledge cryptography to enable confidential smart contracts. The federated model ensures coordinated governance during the Kūkolu roadmap phase. Enterprise operators aim to support stable, compliance-ready blockchain infrastructure. MoneyGram joins Midnight Network as a founding federated node operator, reinforcing [...]
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02/25/2026 01:24 PM Is Chainlink Setting Up for a 1,200% Explosion? Analysts Flag Key Monthly Demand Zone
TLDR: Chainlink is trading near $8.75, with analysts identifying a critical monthly demand zone between $4.00 and $4.70. A liquidity sweep below $4.70 is flagged as an engineered inducement trap targeting retail stop losses in the zone. Projected targets run from $13 to $30, $42, and $53, reflecting a potential 1,200% expansion from the demand [...]
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02/25/2026 12:44 PM Standard Chartered: Stablecoin Growth Could Unlock $1 Trillion in Treasury Bill Demand by 2028
TLDR: Standard Chartered forecasts stablecoin market cap will grow from $304 billion to $2 trillion by 2028. Stablecoin reserve practices could generate between $800 billion and $1 trillion in new T-bill demand. Growth is driven by macroeconomic trends, meaning it persists even if Bitcoin and Ethereum trade sideways. Rising Treasury exposure gives stablecoin issuers growing [...]
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02/25/2026 12:26 PM South Korea Moves to Force Crypto Finfluencers to Disclose Holdings Under New Proposed Law
TLDR: South Korea’s Democratic Party is drafting bills requiring finfluencers to disclose crypto holdings and compensation before advising followers. Reports of illegal investment advisory activity surged from 132 cases in 2018 to 1,724 cases in 2024, prompting stricter oversight. Penalties for finfluencer violations are expected to match existing laws on market manipulation and pre-emptive trading [...]
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02/25/2026 12:04 PM $61M USDT Seized by US Authorities in Major Crypto Romance Scam Crackdown
TLDR: US agents seized over $61M in Tether linked to a large-scale crypto pig butchering romance scam. Scammers built fake romantic relationships to direct victims toward fraudulent crypto trading platforms. HSI agents traced stolen USDT through multiple wallets before recovering funds still held in them. Tether cooperated with federal authorities, assisting in the transfer of [...]
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02/25/2026 11:35 AM FG Nexus Sells Another 7,550 ETH Worth $14.06 Million as Total Reported Losses Reach $82.8 Million
TLDR: Lookonchain reported FG Nexus sold 7,550 ETH today, valued at approximately $14.06 million on the open market. FG Nexus originally bought 50,770 ETH for $196 million at an average entry price of $3,860 per token in 2025. The firm has offloaded 21,025 ETH at roughly $2,649 average, well below its original cost basis of [...]
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02/25/2026 11:21 AM Tether Records Second Straight Monthly Decline as Stablecoin Growth Stalls Across Crypto Market
TLDR: Tether’s market cap fell 0.8% in February to $183.61 billion, extending January’s 1% slide from a record high. The two-month contraction is the first since the 2022 TerraForm Labs collapse shook stablecoin confidence. Weak demand for U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs and shrinking stablecoin supply cloud recovery prospects. USDC rebounded to nearly $75 billion from [...]
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02/25/2026 10:40 AM Jane Street Sued Over Alleged Role in Terra-Luna’s $40B Collapse in 2022
TLDR: Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy administrator filed a lawsuit against Jane Street in Manhattan in February 2026. Jane Street allegedly dumped 85M UST minutes after Terraform pulled 150M UST liquidity from Curve Finance. A private chat called “Bryce’s Secret” allegedly gave Jane Street insider knowledge before the Terra-Luna collapse. Jane Street reportedly avoided over $200M in [...]
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02/25/2026 10:20 AM Why Bitcoin’s Next Big Move Hinges on $60K and $82K According to Coinbase Institutional’s GEX Report
TLDR: Coinbase Institutional’s GEX report identifies $60,000 as the thickest BTC support zone in current market structure. Negative gamma between $60K and $70K could accelerate Bitcoin’s downside beyond what discretionary buyers anticipate. Positive gamma from $85K to $90K points to a slow, choppy grind rather than a sharp breakout for Bitcoin. The report favors call [...]
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