Stablecoin activity has expanded beyond trading as Tether has allocated profits into Bitcoin and OKX has launched a yield wallet and card in Brazil, placing dollar tokens in daily spending while regulators weigh reserves, redemption, disclosure, and banking effects.
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Weekly Crypto Regulation Roundup: From Samourai’s Courtroom Reckoning to Mamdani’s Win and Lummis’ Bitcoin Push
The week in crypto regulation has featured a U.S. push to jail Samourai Wallet founders, Zohran Mamdani’s NYC victory with tougher oversight, renewed calls for a U.S. Bitcoin reserve, and Coinbase fined in Ireland while urging limits on U.S. rulemaking, as policy and markets have intersected across regions.
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XRP Price Prediction: Key Metrics Point to Trouble – But Could This Be the Final Dip Before a Reversal?
On-chain metrics show investors starting to sideline the Ripple ecosystem – XRP price predictions still suggest a potential buy-the-dip setup.
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Israel says body of Lior Rudaeff has been returned from Gaza
Lior Rudaeff died defending Nir Yitzhak kibbutz during the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military said.
US cleaning woman shot and killed after arriving at wrong home
Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, dead after she was shot on the front porch of a home in an Indianapolis suburb.
Thousands take to Lisbon streets over proposed labour laws
The government wants to make it easier for employers to fire people and to limit some compassionate leave.
More than 1,400 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day
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The 34-year-old will become the city’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century when he is sworn in on 1 January 2026.
Watch: Drone footage shows town destroyed by deadly Brazil tornado
At least six people were killed and 437 injured in the twister, authorities said.