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Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI: Core Scientific and MARA Signal Bigger BTC Sales Ahead
Leading Bitcoin mining firms Core Scientific and MARA Holdings will offload more of their BTC as they look to capitalise on opportunities in...
Ripple Expands Stablecoin Payments Push to Challenge Legacy Banking Rails
Ripple has upgraded its Payments platform with end-to-end stablecoin capabilities, targeting banks and fintechs with faster cross-border set...
Former LAPD Officer Convicted in $350K Crypto ‘Wrench Attack’ Home Invasion
A Los Angeles jury convicted former LAPD officer Eric Halem of kidnapping and robbery on March 2 after he led a gang that stole $350,000 in ...
BitGo Expands Crypto-as-a-Service Across Europe Under MiCAR Framework
BitGo Europe GmbH launched Crypto-as-a-Service across all 30 EEA countries on March 3, offering banks and fintechs a MiCAR-licensed route to...
War Wagers Surge as Conflict Betting Hits Record $2.4B and Scrutiny Mounts
Prediction market Polymarket saw a record $2.4 billion in total wagers last week, with $425 million tied to geopolitics as traders piled int...
Chainlink Bridges US$5B in Coinbase’s cbBTC to Monad, Expanding Bitcoin Liquidity in DeFi
Coinbase’s cbBTC can now access Monad’s DeFi ecosystem, adding US$5B (AU$7B) in Bitcoin liquidity to lending and trading markets. ...
Bitfinex Securities Revives Tokenised Bond Sales on Bitcoin’s Liquid Network
New USDt bonds on Liquid Network aim to top US$10m (AU$14m), following completed cycles with full principal repayment and on-chain coupons. ...
Crypto Exodus: Iranian Exchange Sees 700% Outflow Spike After U.S.-Israeli Airstrikes
On-chain analytics firm, Elliptic, has identified a 700% spike in outflows from Iran’s largest crypto exchange starting just minutes after...
Labour MP Urges UK to Ban Crypto Political Donations Over Foreign Interference Fears
As the UK seeks to update its election laws, former Minister Rushanara Ali has joined a growing number of Labour backbenchers calling to ban...
Hong Kong and Shanghai to Boost Digitised Cargo Trade and Cross-Border Finance
Hong Kong and Shanghai, alongside the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain have signed a new MoU to deepen cooperation on di...
South Korea Orders Crypto Asset Review After $4.8M Wallet Blunder
South Korea has launched a cross-agency review of how seized digital assets are managed after tax officials accidentally exposed a wallet se...
Crypto’s 24/7 Perps Turn Into Emergency Hedge as Middle East Tensions Rise
As the Middle East conflict rattled markets over the weekend, traders flocked to crypto exchange Hyperliquid’s 24/7 perpetual futures to h...