Tether is expanding the utility of its tokenized gold product, Tether Gold (XAUT), by partnering with crypto lending platform Ledn, marking another step in the companys strategy to broaden the real-world use cases of...

Bitcoin (BTC) was built on a radical promise: money that works without trusted intermediaries. Yet 17 years after the first block challenged the post-crisis banking order, a growing body of research and market evidence...

The artificial intelligence stock rally is reshaping global financial markets, drawing capital away from both traditional safe-haven assets and high-risk investments. As investors rush into AI-related stocks, gold, silver...

A new academic report argues that Bitcoin (BTC) and even the U.S. dollar ultimately derive value from collective belief—but warns that stablecoins may be the most fragile link between traditional money and blockchain...

XRP could be positioning for a short-term recovery as bullish technical indicators begin to emerge, while investors continue to monitor progress on the U.S. CLARITY Act, a proposed cryptocurrency market structure bill tha...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) was built to remove intermediaries, but new research argues it has instead created a fresh layer of middlemen—one that is increasingly concentrated. A report from CEPR and a University of...