Author: Gino Matos

Citigroup revised its stablecoin market forecast upward to $1.9 trillion by 2030, but warned that institutional adoption remains at just 0.5 on a scale of 0 to 10, according to a report published on Sept. 25. The banking giant raised its base case projection from $1.6 trillion in its April 2025 forecast…

The traditional four-year crypto cycle appears to be broken, as institutional adoption through exchange-traded funds, real-world asset tokenization, and stablecoin infrastructure reshapes market conditions. In a Sept. 24 report, the analyst identified as Ignas noted that the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs in 2024 marked a watershed moment…

Hashdex filed with the SEC to expand its Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, seeking approval to add Solana, Cardano, and XRP under newly adopted generic listing standards. The filing enables the fund to track the complete composition of the Nasdaq crypto index rather than limiting holdings to the two largest digital

Figure (FIGR) shares closed at $31.11 on its Sept. 11 Nasdaq debut, gaining 24% from the $25 pre-sale price and establishing a $6.6 billion market cap with 211.66 million shares outstanding. The blockchain-native lending platform reached an intraday peak of $36.13, representing a 44.5% surge, before settling at closing levels…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adviser, Dmitry Kobyakov, accused the US of orchestrating a crypto strategy to eliminate its $35 trillion national debt through the manipulation of stablecoins. During his speech at the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 6, Kobyakov claimed that Washington seeks to “rewrite the rules of the gold and crypto markets” as alternatives