Bloomberg: Tower Research Capital Increases Cryptocurrency Investments
According to Bloomberg, Tower Research Capital’s internal quantitative unit, Limestone Trading, has increased the capital allocated to cryptocurrency trading activities. The company is upgrading its infrastructure to strengthen its market-making role, particularly in digital assets such as Bitcoin. These steps come amid renewed interest from institutional investors in cryptocurrency following U.S. President Trump’s announcement of support for the sector.
UK Treasury Secretary: We Will Not Follow the U.S. in Creating a Cryptocurrency Reserve
According to Decrypt, UK Economy Secretary Emma Reynolds stated that the UK will not follow the US in creating a national cryptocurrency reserve. In a statement made at a summit in London, Reynolds said that the UK prefers to integrate cryptocurrency assets into the existing financial system and adopt the “same risk, same regulation” principle. Despite cooperation between the UK and the US on digital asset regulations, the two countries are taking different paths on this issue.
ECB Selects COTI for Digital Euro Development
According to Bitcoin.com, the European Central Bank has selected COTI, an Ethereum-based privacy protocol, as a pilot partner to develop the core privacy infrastructure for the digital euro. COTI will provide privacy using an encryption method called “Garbled Circuits.” The ECB is working with approximately 70 institutions, including KPMG and Accenture, to launch the digital euro by early 2026.
Bitcoin ETF Asset Management
Recent data shows that BlackRock’s IBIT ETF has recorded inflows for 15 consecutive days and has recently attracted an additional $500 million. IBIT has now surpassed the gold ETF GLD in the annual inflow rankings. These developments reinforce the forecast that Bitcoin ETFs could reach three times the asset management size of gold ETFs within a few years.
Tether Introduces New AI-Based Payment Platform “Tether AI”
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the company’s new artificial intelligence platform, “Tether AI,” via social media platform X. The platform features a peer-to-peer payment architecture integrated with Bitcoin and USDT. Tether AI is expected to launch soon, marking another step forward in Tether’s technological innovations in digital payment systems.
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