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In brief Tether reported $10 billion in profit for the first three quarters of 2025—surpassing Bank of America, and nearing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley’s earnings. The company’s profits stem largely from returns on $135 billion in U.S. Treasuries backing its USDT reserves. Headquartered in El Salvador, Tether plans to launch a U.S.-compliant stablecoin, USAT,…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall 2-3% after Powell says rate cut not certain in December US Senator claims Binance helped with TRUMP launch for…
In brief Senator Chris Murphy (D-CO) has alleged that Binance helped facilitate Trump’s “corrupt crypto coin” and UAE deals in exchange for a presidential pardon of founder Changpeng Zhao. Binance listed Trump’s USD1 stablecoin on Tuesday, one week after Zhao’s pardon, prompting Murphy to call the White House a “24/7 corruption machine.” Democrats, including Maxine…
In brief Sam Bankman-Fried’s X account has shared a document in his defense. It claims that the bankrupt crypto exchange was never actually insolvent. FTT would be worth $22 billion today if FTX and Alameda survived, it adds. An account once used by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, posted…
In brief Prediction market users are reflecting market uncertainty with swaying predictions on crypto price movements. Bears have taken control in the market that asks for Bitcoin’s next stop—$100,000 or $120,000. Users on Myriad think BNB’s market cap will outrank XRP next week. Uncertainty in the crypto market has led to a tighter price range…
In brief BNB and XRP are currently pulling back, with just a $500 million separating them in market cap. Traders on the Myriad prediction market are split, giving BNB a slight edge over XRP at 55%. Here’s what the charts say. After weeks of trading in parallel, the gap for cryptocurrency’s fourth-largest spot by market…
In brief Coinbase disclosed $1.9 billion in Q3 revenue. The exchange notched $433 million in Q3 profit Transaction revenue rose on a sequential basis, Coinbase said. Coinbase reported $1.9 billion in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, a 26% increase quarter-over-quarter that slightly surpassed Wall Street forecasts.Analysts expected the San Francisco-based crypto exchange to disclose $1.8 billion…
In brief KitKat, a beloved San Francisco bodega cat, has died after allegedly being hit by a Waymo self-driving taxi. Crypto degens have launched and are trading a range of KitKat-themed tokens in response. Those mourning the furry friend are calling for the city to reassess its relationship with self-driving cars, while meme coin traders…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall 2-3% after Powell says rate cut not certain in December MetaMask parent Consensys files for IPO Mastercard to acquire…
In brief President Trump’s official meme coin has jumped 46% over the last week, rebounding after a steep drop earlier this month. Jasper De Maere, desk strategist at Wintermute, told Decrypt the rise may be the result of a “relief rally” as trade war tensions ease. Trump Media this week announced it’ll create a prediction…
