US economists lowered their recession odds to 25% while raising inflation forecasts, according to a Wall Street Journal survey, leaving the Federal Reserve little room to cut interest rates this year. The shift matters for crypto markets. A higher-for-longer Fed removes the catalyst that risk assets had counted on for a second-half recovery. Survey Points

Thailand’s central bank is considering measures requiring anyone depositing 5 million baht ($150,000) or more in cash to prove the origin of the funds. This is part of a fourth-quarter push that also puts Tether (USDT) transactions under a joint audit with securities regulators. Why Thailand Is Watching USDT Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Vitai

Is a new all-time high possible this year? Some AIs believe so.

Crypto markets held firm on Sunday, with Bitcoin (BTC) near $64,000, as digital assets absorbed fresh US strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz once more. The muted move breaks from earlier in the war. Bitcoin fell about 2% and slid toward $61,000 after June’s escalation, a far steeper reaction than

Ripple came close to shutting down rather than fighting the SEC, CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed. He described the decision he and co-founder Chris Larsen faced after the agency sued the company in 2020. Why Ripple Nearly Shut Down After the SEC Lawsuit The SEC sued Ripple in 2020, claiming it had sold XRP as an