The Federal Reserve chose to pause rate cuts, even as it faces relentless attacks from President Trump for not cutting borrowing costs fast enough, and the decision was made as the Fed points to an improving economy with elevated but steady inflation and a holding job market. U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he hopes to build "more sophisticated" ties with China as the two nations look to revive their bilateral relationship, with executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca, and HSBC joining him on a rare China visit. Crude oil soared on Wednesday.
OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via Monavate, supporting USDC and USDG spending on Mastercard's network for verified EU users.
Bitget EU hires ex-Bitpanda legal chief Oliver Stauber to build a Vienna MiCA hub, expecting approval by mid-2026 with a broker-led model for European users.
Tether increases physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons as gold price surges to $5,300 per ounce, while Coinbase promotes futures trading.
WisdomTree expands its tokenized fund lineup to Solana, citing the platform's fast transaction speed, as part of its regulated multi-chain strategy.
Coinbase launches prediction markets via Kalshi in all 50 US states for sports, politics, culture, and more, over a month after announcing its expansion plans.
Ripple launches new treasury platform, built on GTreasury acquisition, to integrate cash management with blockchain settlement for corporate digital assets.
Strive buys 334 BTC, now holding 13,132 BTC worth $1.17 billion, becoming one of the top 10 largest corporate Bitcoin holders.
Ethereum's validator entry queue has 3.6 million tokens lined up to be staked with a 63-day wait, amid a shrinking exchange supply of ETH, according to current forecast data.
