Dubai lawyer Irina Heaver says European founders are flocking to the UAE for faster licensing, a dedicated crypto regulator and access to markets beyond Europe.

Active addresses jumped 72% in two weeks while open interest fell to its lowest level since July 2025, giving traders a cleaner setup even as price remains trapped below resistance.

Bitcoin held below $60,000 as a surging dollar kept crypto pinned. Onchain demand stayed quiet through the week's losses, and Strategy's plan to possibly sell bitcoin added to the caution.

Executives at major platforms CoinDCX and CoinSwitch say the premium reflects a demand-supply imbalance and thin local liquidity.

BTC fell in Asia as the Japanese yen tanked to four-decade lows, lifting the dollar higher across the board.

The tokenization firm is expected to begin trading on the NYSE on Thursday, becoming one of the first publicly traded pure-play tokenization companies.

The bank said bitcoin lending has emerged from the 2022 crypto credit collapse with stronger risk controls, growing institutional participation and a path toward lower borrowing costs.

The bank says Congress should pair regulatory clarity with safeguards as Senate negotiates the Clarity Act.

The industry is moving toward fixing the private key vulnerability issue, just not evenly, Wish Wu, co-founder and CEO of Pharos, said.

Officials from the White House are said to be sitting down with law enforcement representatives who have objected to illicit-finance portions of the bill.