Stablecoins dominate cryptocurrency transactions in Brazil, according to Gabriel Galipolo, president of the Central Bank of Brazil. Speaking at a Bank for International Settlements event in Mexico City, Galipolo said digital asset use in Brazil has surged in the last three years, according to a report by Reuters. Galipolo said 90% of crypto use in the country…

US regulators said they need more time to decide whether to permit the trading of options tied to Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a Feb. 7 regulatory filing. The filing was a response to Nasdaq ISE’s July request for permission to list options contracts for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA). The US Securities and Exchange Commission now has until…

Richard Teng, the CEO of crypto exchange Binance, highlighted the importance of institutional investors and evolving regulations for the wider adoption of cryptocurrencies. The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market in the US raked in $44.2 billion in its first year of operations since Jan. 10, 2024. In January 2025 alone, the Bitcoin ETF market recorded…