Coinbase is reportedly in talks to take a stake in Bybit at a $25B valuation. Neither side confirmed it. Here's the actual strategic logic behind the deal and the regulatory friction nobody is discussing.
Bitcoin hit a weekly high near $72,000 as the S&P 500 posted its worst session of 2026. Strategy bought the dip. ETF inflows reversed. The fiat debasement trade is back.
The DOJ opened a probe into Iran's alleged use of Binance to move $1B+ past U.S. sanctions. Binance's response: sue the Wall Street Journal for defamation. On the same day. Meanwhile, the U.S. is the one that started the war.
Pakistan passed its first crypto law. 40 million users just got legal. But the real play is $38 billion in remittances and a stablecoin corridor to replace hawala.
Jordan admitsJordan admits its first crypto firm to the CBJ sandbox. The Fed proposes treating digital assets as a standalone class for derivatives. Two sides of one shift. first virtual asset firm to regulatory sandbox while US Fed proposes classifying crypto as independent asset class