Bank of England Signals Willingness to Revise Stablecoin Rules as Tether Mints $1B USDT

The Bank of England indicated it may revise proposed pound stablecoin regulations following industry pushback, while Tether minted $1 billion USDT, adding liquidity to the crypto market. Grayscale Investments will begin trading its Avalanche staking product GAVA tomorrow, BlackRock launched a staked Ether ETF (ETHB) combining ETH exposure with staking rewards, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission outlined plans to let exchanges self-certify blockchain prediction market contracts. U.S. crypto ATM scams rose 33% to $333 million in 2025 with AI deepfakes accelerating fraud, the Senate passed a bill banning a Federal Reserve CBDC until 2030, and over $96 million in crypto shorts were liquidated within one hour as markets jumped.