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Is Crypto Growing Up? Tether Risk, Stripe’s Stablecoin Play, and the GENIUS Act Explained
Crypto is re‑entering startup discussions, but the focus has shifted from hype to regulation and infrastructure. At ETH Denver, low attendance underscored a market pause, while Washington’s GENIUS and Clarity Acts promise clearer stablecoin rules. Stripe is quietly assembling a Visa‑like settlement stack with Bridge, Privy and Tempo, positioning itself as a stablecoin backbone. Meanwhile, Tether’s dwindling equity cushion and YC’s acceptance of stablecoin funding highlight both risk and institutional momentum.
Coinbase Starts Onboarding Users Again in India, Plans for Fiat On-Ramp Next Year
Coinbase is exploring expansion into India with a staggered relaunch and hiring for different roles.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Trolls the Prediction Markets
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong admitted on the company’s Q3 earnings call that he was monitoring prediction‑market bets about which buzzwords would be spoken, and he deliberately inserted “Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, Staking, and Web3” to satisfy those wagers. Bloomberg said roughly...
Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
President Donald Trump issued a pardon for Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering, served four months in prison and agreed to step down from Binance after paying a $50 million fine. Binance previously reached...
