The post Trump Privately Meets Coinbase CEO appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News President Donald Trump held a private meeting Tuesday with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just hours before publicly criticizing big banks for blocking progress on U.S. crypto market structure legislation. Trump accused banks of undermining the GENIUS Act and stalling the broader CLARITY Act by pushing to ban stablecoin yield programs, a point of contention between …

The post Bitcoin Price Holds Near $68K as South Korea Stock Market Crashes  appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin traded near $68,200 on Wednesday as global markets reacted to a sharp sell-off in South Korea’s stock market and rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The cryptocurrency rose about 0.7 percent in the past 24 hours after briefly slipping below $67,500 earlier this week. Data shows Bitcoin held above a 24-hour low of …

The post AI Models Favor Bitcoin Over Fiat in New Study appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A new study by the Bitcoin Policy Institute shows that 22 of 36 top AI models ranked Bitcoin as their preferred currency in simulated economic tests, while none chose fiat as their top pick. Researchers evaluated models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, and MiniMax across 28 currency scenarios, including store of value, payments, and …

The post XRP Price Prediction 2026: What 3 AI Models Say About the Next Cycle appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The cryptocurrency market has been volatile in early 2026, and XRP has not been immune to the volatility. Over the past month, the digital asset lost roughly 45% of its value within four weeks. However, some analysts argue that the recent decline may not tell the full story. New projections generated by three artificial intelligence …

The post Circle Mints $1B USDC on Solana appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Circle has minted $1 billion in USDC on Solana in just hours, bringing its total 2026 issuance on the network to $23.75 billion. Institutions and exchanges create USDC by depositing dollars, fueling liquidity for trading, DeFi protocols, and new token launches on Solana’s fast, low-fee blockchain. Analysts view the surge as significant “dry powder” ready …

The post Ethereum Queue Hits 3.4M ETH, 60-Day Wait appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ethereum’s validator entry queue has ballooned to around 3.4 million ETH, signaling strong demand from large investors, corporations, and crypto exchanges choosing to stake rather than sell during recent market conditions. This has created one of the longest staking queues since the move to Proof of Stake, with an estimated 60-day wait for new validators …

The post Upbit Lists EDGE, Expands Trading Options appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News South Korea’s top crypto exchange, Upbit, will list the EDGE token with trading pairs in KRW, BTC, and USDT, expanding access for its large user base. EDGE (Definitive) is an on-chain trading platform that works like a decentralized exchange aggregator, offering advanced order types, multichain liquidity routing, and CEX-style execution directly from users’ wallets. The …

The post Binance Exchange Plans Five More Asia Licenses as APAC Crypto Adoption Surges appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Binance Exchange plans to secure five additional regulatory licenses in Asia this year as it expands its presence in the region’s growing cryptocurrency market. SB Seker, Binance’s head of Asia-Pacific, shared the plan during an interview with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo.  “We have five more planned for this year in Asia,” Seker said. The approvals …

The post Binance Plans to Acquire Five Additional Regulatory Licenses in Asia appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Binance plans to acquire five more regulatory licenses in Asia this year as it expands its presence in the region’s fast-growing crypto market. The exchange already holds approvals in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, and Thailand, with South Korea expected to join after its planned acquisition of Gopax. Asia-Pacific remains a key market for …

The post Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says THIS as Trump Calls Out Banks Over Crypto Bill appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A fresh political push for crypto legislation is stirring debate across Washington and the digital asset industry. U.S. President Donald Trump issued a forceful statement backing the CLARITY Act and warning that major banks should not undermine what he described as America’s crypto agenda. In his remarks, Trump said the “Genius Act” was being threatened …