A ladder for the masses: Pakistan’s Bilal Bin Saqib says crypto is a necessity, not a luxury
Regulation of digital assets is a great opportunity for emerging markets, said Pakistan’s crypto regulation lead.
Asia leapfrogging the West in onchain retail use as regional hubs lead on stablecoin rules
Experts at Consensus Hong Kong said regional focus on user utility and stablecoin regulation is driving adoption.
Standard Chartered sees bitcoin sliding to $50,000, ether to $1,400 before recovery
The bank cuts its 2026 crypto price targets, warning of further near-term capitulation as ETF outflows and macro headwinds weigh on digital assets.
From stablecoins to biotech: Why YZi Labs is betting on things that haven’t happened yet
Ella Zhang of YZi Labs says her firm invests in founders building what doesn’t yet exist, guided by first principles and long-term conviction across...
Bitcoin layer-2 builders pitch BTCFi as the next institutional unlock
Leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and BlockSpaceForce argued that bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about throughput and more about turning the asset into a...
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Hedera (HBAR) rises 6.7%, leading index higher
Ripple (XLM), up 4.2% from Wednesday, was also among the top performers.
Only 5% of companies see AI improving profit, McKinsey China chairman tells Consensus
The chairman of Greater China at McKinsey said nearly every company is experimenting with AI, few are rethinking their organizations deeply enough to unlock...
Gate CEO and founder Lin Han says banks have lost the war against stablecoins
The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer a thing.