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The European Union (EU) is quickly accelerating its digital euro plans following the signing of the GENIUS Act, which introduced a number of crypto regulatory changes in the U.S.  Most notably, the act established the first comprehensive framework for the $288 billion U.S. stablecoin market, requiring issuers to maintain full liquid-asset reserves, secure licenses, and comply with strict disclosure rules. These changes have sparked concerns worldwide that dollar-backed stablecoins could gain further footing, threatening the euro’s role in cross-border payments in the process. EU officials are accelerating digital euro plans after the US passed its Genius Act stablecoin law, which raised concerns over the euro’s competitiveness. Sources say the ECB is now considering public blockchains like Ethereum $ETH or Solana $SSK. — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) August 22, 2025 Digital euro on Ethereum and Solana? The European Central Bank (ECB) first propo...

The mounting uncertainty over interest rate cuts and signs of slowing economic growth are weighing heavily on Bitcoin (BTC) as it struggles to build momentum just weeks after hitting its record highs in mid-July. Adding to the uncertainty are cooling institutional demand and further geopolitical tensions following Trump’s August 4 threat of tariffs on India in response to the South-Asian country’s continued purchases of Russian oil. BTC price prediction To see where Bitcoin might be by the end of the month, Finbold’s AI prediction agent used multiple LLMs to generate an average forecast for improved accuracy while incorporating momentum-based indicators into its context. You can experiment with the existing prompts or create your own. Try here now.  To make its prediction, the AI analyzed a number of technical indicators, including moving average convergence/divergence (MACD), Relative Strength Index (RSI), stochastic oscillators, and 50-day moving averages (MA...

Shiba Inu has lately been making headlines, stirring the cryptocurrency market with its upward price trend. The token has now adopted a surging stance, as Ethereum continues to leverage and gain traction within the national and international circuits. Will Shiba Inu (SHIB) continue to bark and display power, or will it bite and hurt investors this August? Let’s find out. Also Read: SHIB Breakout Alert: 97% Inflow Drop Sparks 57% Rally Hope Shiba Inu: New Details Revealed Source: Watcher Guru Shiba Inu (SHIB) is currently gaining heavy momentum. The token is currently sitting at $0.00001299 as per CoinMarketCap’s SHIB forecast, up 12% in the last month. The token is displaying a fighting stance, ready to tackle the waves of market volatility to ascend and gain better price momentum. In the middle of this, Lucie, Shiba Inu’s marketing lead, has shared a new core detail about SHIB’s future. Lucie took to X to state how Shytoshi Kusama is working on improving Shiba Inu’s core ecosyste...

In a recent report, JPMorgan analyst and director Teresa Ho says that she expects stablecoins to be “integrated in traditional finance systems.” The analyst also added that the explosion in crypto and specifically stablecoins will bring “more tokenization of real-world assets.” JUST IN: JPMorgan says crypto stablecoins will be "integrated with the traditional financial system, as well as more tokenization of real world assets." — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 25, 2025 JPMorgan strategists see tokenization as a way to ensure money funds’ competitiveness with stablecoins as well as opening up other uses, such as a form of collateral to meet margin requirements. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to hold a steady value and pegged to a traditional currency such as the dollar. “The true takeaway from this is beyond the typical way we see money funds being used as a cash management asset class — they can now use it as collateral,” Ho says. “Instead ...

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Network activity on the XRP Ledger experienced a severe contraction on Thursday, June 26, plunging to its lowest level since June 8.  According to data reviewed by Finbold on XRPScan , the total daily payment transactions between accounts dropped sharply from around 1.4 million on Wednesday to just 590,072 as of publication, representing a dramatic pullback in transactional activity. XRP network activity payments. Source: XRPScan This drop-off in network usage is not an isolated metric. XRP also saw the lowest number of new accounts activated since October 26, 2024, falling to just 1,474 activations, a significant milestone, given that daily activations hadn’t dipped below 2,000 since November of the prior year. XRP payment activity Of particular concern to analysts is the stark decline in XRP payment activity, arguably the strongest indicator of genuine user engagement and utility on the network.  Just days ago, daily payments on the XRP Ledger hovered...

BRICS member Brazil is all set to test the second phase of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) this week. The Central Bank of Brazil confirmed that several Features will be incorporated into the CBDC including government bonds. The proposed CBDC will boast of various functionalities boxed into one mechanism making it easier to function. Also Read: Donald Trump Warns of Consequences If BRICS Ditches the US Dollar Brazil has confirmed that the second phase of CBDC testing will include 13 new functionalities into the system. BRICS country Brazil will include functionalities in the CBDC digital currency such as: Assigning credits with collateralization Establishing liquidity pools for trading government bonds Financing international trade operations Automatizing of car transactions Real estate platform integration, among others. Also Read: BRICS: China Exporters Stockpile $500 Billion, Chinese Yuan Could Rise BRICS: Brazil’s CBDC Digital Currency Second Phase Testing To Begin So...