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Tether's USDT faces 2-year countdown due to GENIUS Act rules set for July 2028 — USDT's position on U.S. platforms threatened by regulatory deadlines.

Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms — Tether faces regulatory deadlines; rules from GENIUS Act will be in full effect by July 2028.

Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets — Large options traders bet on Bitcoin rising to $72,000 by end of month, coinciding with Fed meeting.

Zcash tests 50,000 TPS privacy node — The new Zakura client is the first live piece of Zcash's plan to scale from 1 private transaction per second to Visa-scale.

Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments — US views Brazil's non-dollar payment push as threat, though dollar stablecoins dominate 90% of its crypto transactions.

Zcash's Zakura client targets Visa-scale privacy — New Zakura client aims to scale Zcash from ~1 private tx per second to payment-network scale.

Kraken launches USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, says product design, not demand, held back adoption — Simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market.