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Russia’s Largest Bank Sber Eyes BTC, ETH, USDT for Crypto-Backed Loans

Russia’s largest bank plans to expand crypto-backed lending by accepting bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral after new regulations take full effect. Sberbank says the initiative will build on its…

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Tokenization Threatens Deposit Stability, Dallas Fed Researchers Warn

Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas warns that the rapid adoption of tokenized deposits and instant 24/7 blockchain transfers could destabilize bank liquidity and shrink long-term lending capacity.…

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Sticky Inflation Strikes Again as Fed Faces Stagflation Trap

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge, known as the personal consumption expenditures price index, rose a hair higher in July, showing inflation remains sticky. Equity valuations held steady while…

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Druckenmiller Blasts Treasury’s $4B Gambit as Bitcoin Bulls Circle

The U.S. Treasury is pushing back against punishing long-term government borrowing costs, dragging a decades-old yield control debate back onto Wall Street just as bitcoin’s price rallies and traders start…

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