A group of US financial regulators has proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities the same way banks do, another step toward folding stablecoins into the traditional financial system rather than keeping them outside it.
Kosta Gushterov
Journalist
Kosta has reported on cryptocurrency markets and blockchain infrastructure since 2020, bringing over six years of hands-on experience in the crypto industry built through daily tracking of markets, trends, and emerging blockchain developments. Specializing in Bitcoin on-chain analysis, institutional ETF flows, and digital asset price action, his work at Coindoo has been cited by other news agencies and consistently covers market developments with a focus on data-driven reporting across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. Over the years, Kosta has contributed to multiple crypto media outlets in different regions, authoring over 6,000 articles across the sector. His reporting spans cryptocurrency markets and the broader fintech industry, tracking not only price action but also the technological and regulatory forces shaping the ecosystem. To support his analysis, Kosta actively leverages on-chain data and metrics from leading platforms such as Santiment, Glassnode, and CryptoQuant, enabling deeper, evidence-based market insights. He believes in the power of transparency and the data that underpins the blockchain ecosystem. His academic background in Marketing Management from Denmark further complements his analytical approach, adding a strong understanding of communication strategy and content positioning to his work.
Latest articles by Kosta Gushterov
Tether is winding down Alloy by Tether and its gold-collateralized aUSD₮ asset, disabling new positions immediately and giving existing users three months to redeem before a firm September 17 cutoff.
Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo argues Bitcoin touched one of the rare levels its history treats as a high-value zone, though he cautions past results guarantee nothing.
The US and Iran signed an initial deal reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and oil fell as expected. The surprise was that crypto sold off with it, rather than rallying on the de-escalation.
Bitcoin sold off through a hawkish Federal Reserve decision, sliding from intraday highs back toward $64,400, with traders now turning from a settled rate question to the unsigned US-Iran deal.
A new proposal shared on Bittensor's GitHub could reshape how the network's root layer handles capital, turning validators from passive reward routers into active investors deciding which AI subnets deserve funding.
Hyperliquid turns real trading fees into HYPE buybacks, a model that strengthens as volume rises. The question is whether that makes the token a genuine smart-money bet.
As Europe's July 1 licensing deadline nears, BitGo is offering crypto firms a way to rent MiCA compliance, revealing that the real product in crypto infrastructure is regulation itself.
Ethereum is trying to recover, but its derivatives market has gone unusually neutral, a holding pattern that may be waiting on the biggest network upgrade since the Merge.
Coinbase unveiled 1:1 backed tokenized US stocks with on-chain dividends and a USDC-secured credit card on June 16, pushing its "everything exchange" ambition, each with a notable catch.
Avalanche trades near $6.78 with sentiment turning sharply negative over developer-growth fears, even as a Nasdaq treasury listing, CME futures, and FIFA infrastructure expand its institutional footprint.
Stablecoin dominance has nearly doubled since the crypto market peaked, but the headlines are overstating what actually happened.
