Bank of Russia Confirms September Rollout for Digital Ruble, With Top Banks ‘Ready and Connected’

BNB Chain’s first quarter showed a broader network mix, with real-world assets, stablecoins, and artificial intelligence (AI)-native applications gaining ground as trading cooled from Q4’s memecoin surge. The chain also delivered faster block times, lower fees, and stronger developer activity. BNB Chain Processes 1.29B Transactions as Stablecoins and RWAs Gain Ground BNB Chain entered 2026 […]

Bitcoin dropped to around $61,500 in recent days, its weakest level in roughly four months, and Peter Schiff wasted no time connecting that slide to a broader argument he has been making about stablecoins. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Pressure As Investors Rotate Capital Into AI Buildout: Saylor A Stablecoin On The Move Tether’s USDT has already climbed to a market capitalization of nearly $188 billion, according to data from DeFiLlama, closing the gap with Ethereum to just under $26 billion. Schiff, the economist and longtime Bitcoin critic, says the numbers point to an inevitable outcome. “The market cap of Tether will soon surpass the market cap of Ethereum,” Schiff wrote on X. “It will eventually surpass the market cap of Bitcoin, too. The only question is how long it will take.” USDT has become a dominant tool for moving money across crypto markets, and its reach now extends into payments, remittances, and digital dollar transfers — a trend he says supports his case. USDT holds

BitGo's Jody Mettler says the stablecoin debate is moving beyond crypto rules and becoming a battle over who sets the standards for the future global payment infrastructure.

The surge in gray market peptide trade via crypto highlights growing health risks and regulatory challenges in the unregulated supplement market. The post Chainalysis reports surge in gray market peptide trade using bitcoin and stablecoins appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Binance Research says crypto exchanges could add 300M equity investors and $2T in capital by 2031, with stablecoins reshaping stock access.

Demand for peptides fueled by the "looksmaxxing" trend has spawned a $100 million gray market paid for primarily with crypto.

Crypto has become a key payment rail for a fast-growing gray-market peptide trade, according to a new Chainalysis report. Chainalysis said Thursday that off-label peptide sales have climbed past a $100 million annual run rate, as online wellness trends and…