Stablecoins Soar to $2T: A Tale of Crypto and Human Folly

“Many people think it will reach $1 to $2 trillion in a handful of years,” Garlinghouse mused on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” his eyes perhaps glinting with the promise of untold riches. The growth, he assured us, has been “profound,” and Ripple, having joined the market late, is now leveraging stablecoins in its payment flows for institutional customers. 🏦

Swiss Gold Vault Shenanigans: Tether’s $8 Billion Stash and the Great Stablecoin Drama

Our earnest narrator in this little pageant is one Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO and the only man in history brave enough to declare a vault “the most secure in the world” without so much as a nervous glance at the nearest Swiss gendarme. “Gold,” Ardoino intoned, exuding the quiet confidence of someone who’s played too much Monopoly, “should logically be a safer asset than any national currency.” The logic, presumably, being that gold has the decency not to hyperinflate or elect eccentric presidents. This latest foray follows Tether’s previous flirtation with 7.7 tons of gold—thus, by the inexorable mathematics of bravado, achieving a healthy eighty tons by March. How dreadfully enterprising. 🏦

Pride, Prejudice, and Profits: South Korea Courts Crypto Craze With Daring Proposal 😲💰

On the auspicious date of July 9, 2025—a day which surely shall be marked henceforth by investors with as much reverence as ladies reserve for a grand ball—the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced a plan that threatens to reverse the infamous 2018 decree, which, in all its wisdom, had cast crypto enterprises out from the dazzling soirees of government support programmes.

3 Made In China Coins to Watch for the Third Week of July

Let’s start with HT—the native token of the mighty Huobi Global exchange, once born in China but now soaring around the world like a true digital phoenix. In a market that’s as lively as a stone, HT managed to rise 23% in the last week, because why not? Who doesn’t love a good underdog story? 🙄

Crypto Whiz Michaël van de Poppe’s Portfolio Plummets 65% – But Fear Not, Here’s His Secret Sauce!

Despite the loss, van de Poppe says his portfolio spans both safer, lower-volatility assets and higher-risk plays. Among the more stable positions, he highlighted Celestia (TIA), Optimism (OP), Sei (SEI), and Bittensor (TAO) as core components. These coins, tied closely to the broader Ethereum and modular blockchain ecosystems, form the foundation of his long-term outlook. 🌟