The move builds on its successful bitcoin futures trading and is set to strengthen Brazil’s cryptocurrency market.

Despite the bearish performance, analysts note a potential setup for a price bounce as bearish sentiment impacts ETH.

Utah cleared its digital assets bill through the state house, and Kentucky and Maryland introduced their own efforts, making it 18 states working on such bills.

Swedish fintech giant Klarna has finally succumbed to pressure from its 80+ million user base to offer crypto services. The development comes as the company prepares for its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in the US, targeted for April with a valuation of up to $15 billion, making it one of the largest listings […]

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The following is a guest post from Zac Williamson, CEO and Co-founder at Aztec. The blockchain industry is at a crossroads. While the industry has made significant headway in development scaling solutions, a fundamental challenge remains unaddressed: the need for programmable privacy. The enforced transparency of blockchains prevents their adoption in cases where user privacy […]

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The following is a guest post by Laura Wallendal, CEO at AcreBTC. As I write this, Binance just had to clarify that their new 19.55% APY token “isn’t a stablecoin” but a “reward-bearing margin asset.” If you had to read that description twice, you’re not alone. History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes – and this tune […]

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As the crypto markets stall and the fear and greed index hits a low of 35, many investors are wondering if the crypto bull market is over as desperate traders hang on for a long-awaited “Alt Season.” But with a pro-crypto president in the White House issuing executive orders to investigate a strategic bitcoin reserve, […]

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The Cosmos ecosystem is becoming a hub for Real-World Assets (RWAs) with the recent announcement of Ondo Finance’s new Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for institutional-grade RWAs, Ondo Chain. Ondo Chain was revealed at the Ondo Summit in New York, which featured a surprise closing speaker, Donald Trump Jr. “The future of RWAs in the US […]

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Most large-cap altcoins have moments of brilliance in this current bull cycle, with Solana and XRP being some of the stand-out performers. On the other hand, Ethereum “the king of altcoins” has struggled to impress, underperforming over the past year. The latest on-chain data shows that a significant percentage of ETH investors are now underwater, […]

Nigerian law enforcement has uncovered a sophisticated global crypto scam operation in Lagos during a general cybercrime raid. One of the most coordinated activities against crypto fraud in West Africa this year, the recent raid resulted in the arrest of 53 people from different nationalities. Among those arrested were 29 Chinese nationals, forming the majority […]