Stablecoin issuer Tether has over $180 billion in its namesake stablecoin USDT USDT$1.0001 circulates, with the comfortable assurance of one of the most important financial companies in the world that it has the funds it claims. This feature is part of CoinDesk 2025 Most Influential List. Brandon Lutnick, the current president of Cantor Fitzgerald, told […]
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In 2025, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has evolved from just another cryptocurrency executive to one of the most impactful figures in the global transformation of financial infrastructure. Tether, the company behind the $185 billion USDT market cap, is increasingly blurring the lines between blockchain innovation and traditional banking
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Hello, Asia. Here’s what’s making news on the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of the top news stories during U.S. business hours and insight into market movements and analysis. For a detailed overview of US markets, see Crypto Daybook Americas from CoinDesk. Cryptocurrency markets in Asia are opening up to more
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It was a position that didn’t exist before, filled by someone who had never been in government before, but when US President Donald Trump opened a new crypto advisor position at the White House, he tapped a former college football star and future politician to serve as the first executive director of the President’s Council
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new video uploaded: The Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution, analyzes competing bids from Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. By Nicole Sperling, Edward Vega, Laura Salaberry, Jon Hazell and Chris Orr December 9, 2025
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Growing up, my family was not loyal to sports teams: my parents are foreigners and sports rivalries never materialized. Even at Duke, I could have made fun of college basketball (sorry). The only real institutional or brand allegiance I inherited is my father’s commitment to Delta Air Lines, which I still maintain. Then I got
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A Republican US senator who has been at the center of discussions on the crypto market structure bill that is the industry’s top policy priority, Senator Cynthia Lummis, said the White House has resisted the ethics language she clashed with Democrats. That leaves the Wyoming lawmaker as a middleman trying to satisfy fellow Democrats in
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Twenty One (XXI) fell 25% early on its first day of trading after finalizing its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners (CEP). Now trading at around $10.50, the stock is at a level that effectively puts the Bitcoin-native company close to its PIPE price of $10. The company enters the market with the third largest
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What started as a slow morning in the US crypto markets took a quick turn, with bitcoin. BTC$92,745.53 retake the $94,000 level. Sitting just above $90,000 earlier today, the largest cryptocurrency returned to $94,000 minutes after 16:00 UTC, gaining over $3,000 in less than an hour and up 4% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum
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BlackRock’s filing for an ether staking ETF earlier this week contributed to ETH’s relative strength versus Bitcoin, one market strategist noted.
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