Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Crypto is heading into 2026 after a leverage reset that pushed capital toward stablecoins, real-world assets and on-chain derivatives, reshaping the market into balance-sheet-driven financial infrastructure.

BC Card finished pilot letting foreigners pay Korean merchants with stablecoins as regulators miss deadline on rules.

Ex-FTX US president Brett Harrison raised $35M for Architect Financial Technologies' AX exchange offering perpetuals.

Bitcoin critics Peter Schiff and Bloomberg's McGlone warn of further downside as gold hits $4,500 record.

Crypto markets are entering 2026 with a narrower structure as capital concentrates in Bitcoin and Ethereum while altcoins face supply pressure and reduced risk appetite, according to Wintermute.

Benchmark raised Hut 8 target to $85 after bitcoin miner signed $7B AI data center lease with Google-backed Fluidstack.

Raoul Pal says Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP have likely hit their final low, citing a completed liquidity squeeze and incoming monetary support.

Bitcoin faces largest options expiry in history with $23.6B contracts settling Friday amid thin holiday liquidity.

IMF says Chivo wallet sale talks are advanced while El Salvador continues daily Bitcoin purchases holding 7,509 BTC.

OKX expanded into the US in April and secured MiCA license in January, enabling services across 28 European countries.