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How to Buy Your First Stablecoin: Step-by-Step Buying Tutorial
Digital money is moving, and you want in. That's exactly why Mercuryo and CoinEx are joining forces to put your first stablecoin within reach. The payment layer runs behind 250+ platforms worldwide, including some of the most widely used self-custodial wallets in crypto, so buying happens inside the app you're already in. CoinEx operates on the same principle. With 1,000+ assets available across 200+ countries and regions, it opens crypto markets to anyone, no trading background required. This guide brings both together. By the end, you'll have a new account and your first stablecoin, bought with your local currency, in a few taps.
US Bitcoin Reserve at Year One: What Institutions Need to Know
When President Trump signed Executive Order 14233 in March 2025, the US Bitcoin Reserve became official policy. Behind it were roughly 328,372 BTC that the federal government had accumulated through criminal and civil forfeitures over the previous decade, with no congressional vote and no taxpayer purchase behind it. A year later, that stockpile still sits on the federal books, and the conversation among CFOs and treasury teams has moved past the basic questions about what this reserve is. What they want to know now is what it actually does, whether it has enough legal backing to last, and what it means for institutional bitcoin exposure.
PARITY Act Crypto 2026: Stablecoin Tax Reform in the US
The PARITY Act crypto tax proposal arrives as US stablecoin taxation gets more complex. USDC and USDT are still classified as digital assets rather than currency, and Form 1099-DA cost basis reporting rules went live for covered transactions after January 1, 2026. The discussion draft moves through the House with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2027. For finance and compliance teams, that reporting layer turns simple vendor payments or payroll runs into a reconciliation burden that wires never carry.
Bitcoin Wallet Address and How It Works for Payments
Bitcoin wallet addresses matter for business payments. Nearly 9 out of 10 merchants receive customer inquiries about crypto. About 40% accept it at checkout. Those that do report crypto represent over a quarter of sales. Most finance teams don't know that the address type you choose costs real money. It can add or subtract thousands per month in fees. Here's what you need to know.
Bitcoin Whales: Market Impact Explained
Someone sat on 2,100 Bitcoin for thirteen years. Last month, they finally sold around $147 million at current prices. That's the kind of move that shows up on every whale tracker, floods crypto Twitter, and shakes order books before most traders even notice. If your company holds BTC or accepts it as payment, these old wallets matter more than you think.
Cold Wallets: How Crypto Businesses Secure Digital Assets in 2026
Cold wallets secured roughly 22% of all crypto holdings in 2025. That share is climbing fast: institutional cold storage usage surged 51% year-over-year, and the hardware wallet market is projected to grow at a 29% CAGR through 2031. For businesses handling customer funds, self-custody is no longer optional. Platforms that keep assets on exchanges face regulatory scrutiny, client trust issues, and counterparty risk. The same exposure left FTX customers unable to withdraw $8 billion in 2022. This quick guide covers how cold storage works, which hardware fits your operation, and how to buy and spend crypto directly from self-custody.
Smart Wallets: How Account Abstraction Is Changing Crypto UX
Between 2.3 and 3.7 million Bitcoin sit locked in wallets because owners forgot their seed phrases, and no reset button exists. At current prices, that amounts to $200 billion frozen forever. The same friction that shuts out current holders also repels newcomers. Traditional onboarding flows lose 65-90% of people before setup completes. Smart wallets eliminate both problems. Passkey login replaces 24-word recovery phrases, apps cover transaction fees, and signup takes one tap. If you're building crypto products for fintechs or B2B platforms, this is how you retain them.
Securitize and Real-World Asset Tokenization: How It Works
Tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains crossed $27.4 billion in March 2026, up from $6.7 billion a year earlier. We flagged this trajectory in our RWA outlook last year, and the growth has exceeded even bullish projections. Securitize powers a significant share of that market, including BlackRock's BUIDL fund, the largest tokenized money market product in the world. But tokenization is only half the equation. Getting traditional investors in and out is what makes it work. We break down how Securitize operates and where fiat rails fit.
Crypto ETFs Explained: What Every US Investor Should Know in 2026
Two years ago, US investors held zero dollars in crypto ETFs. Today that number is $109 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. These exchange-traded funds let investors buy exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and other digital assets through regular brokerage accounts, without managing digital wallets or security codes. This guide explains how crypto ETFs work, which funds lead the market, and how they compare to owning crypto directly.