
Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
Bitcoin now settles Visa-scale volumes, but most is for wholesale, not coffee
Bitcoin settled $6.9 trillion in the past 90 days as a growing alternative to traditional settlement networks, but its global merchant adoption remains only a fraction of the international giants.

Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Ethena’s synthetic USDe contracts sharply as dollar-backed stablecoins expand
Ethena’s USDe shed 24% of its supply in November, losing market share as fiat-backed stablecoins including USDT, USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD added billions.

Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte
BlackRock’s top brass says tokenization will bridge crypto and finance
BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with over $13.4 trillion in assets under management, and operates the largest tokenized cash market fund, worth $2.8 billion.

Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte
Crypto lobby slams Australian broadcaster’s ‘sensational’ Bitcoin article
Australia’s government-funded national broadcaster, which reaches an average of over 12 million people, released a report on Tuesday that portrayed Bitcoin as a tool used by criminals with no real use or purpose.