Oluwapelumi Adejumo

Articles by Oluwapelumi Adejumo

BlackRock sees a new $5 trillion AI trade emerging for stablecoins

Crypto September 25, 2026

BlackRock says AI could create a new class of stablecoin customer: machines that spend continuously without human approval. The worlds largest asset manager sees increasingly autonomous AI systems p�...

Bitcoin slips below $85,000 as 5% Treasury yield returns to haunt risk assets

Crypto September 25, 2026

Bitcoin fell below $85,000 on Sept. 23 after stronger-than-expected US business activity sent Treasury yields higher and flushed leveraged longs. The reversal broke the momentum behind a rebound tha�...

Circle launches 24/7 stablecoin FX engine as it chases a slice of the $10 trillion currency market

Crypto September 24, 2026

Circle has switched on 24-hour stablecoin foreign-exchange settlement on Arc, targeting a global FX market that moves nearly $10 trillion daily. The service, called StableFX, allows screened busines�...

Circle pays millions for Binance distribution while its margins collapse

Crypto September 24, 2026

Circle is doubling down on Binance after USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin customer balances on the exchange nearly quintupled since their first agreement. On Sept. 22, the companies announced a new five-y�...

Rogue iPhone app escapes iOS sandbox to hijack $580,000 in USDT

Crypto September 24, 2026

Fomopeek, a malicious iPhone app distributed through Apples App Store, has been linked to nearly $580,000 in stolen USDT. Blockchain security firm SlowMist began investigating the app over the weeke�...

Strategy and Strive buy $183 million in Bitcoin as $85,000 rally revives treasury trade

Crypto September 22, 2026

Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Strive bought about $183 million of BTC last week as the cryptocurrencys rebound helped corporate balance sheets recover losses. Strategy Inc., the largest co�...

Blockchain malware activity jumps 440% as AI lowers the barrier for North Korea and Iran-linked hackers

Crypto September 19, 2026

State-linked hackers are increasingly using public blockchains to keep malware connected to infrastructure that traditional takedowns cannot easily disable. Groups tied to North Korea and Iran accou�...

After Congress killed its landmark crypto bill, the SEC unlocked the $77 trillion US stock market through tokenization

Crypto September 18, 2026

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a five-year pathway for regulated US stocks to trade on blockchain-native venues. The Innovation Exemption came two days after the Senate f�...

Bitcoin’s Fed move could run straight into a $6.3 billion IBIT options wall

Crypto September 17, 2026

Bitcoin faces a compressed volatility test as the Federal Reserves rate decision lands two days before a major IBIT options expiry. The Fed will release its policy statement at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, �...

A new XRPL upgrade could concentrate XRP ownership inside banks instead of retail wallets

Crypto September 16, 2026

A proposed XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade could let banks and fintechs absorb XRP costs so customers never need to hold the token. The Sponsor amendment, based on the XLS-68 Sponsored Fees and Reserves p�...