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Dollar higher ahead of Fed decision; lira lurches lower

Dollar higher ahead of Fed decision; lira lurches lower

The dollar rose across the board on Wednesday, bouncing back from multi-month lows as traders eyed the Federal Reserve's meeting outcome later in the day for clues to the path of U.S. interest rates.The buck also found some support from a brief jump in volatility after authorities detained Turkish p…

How Funding Fragmentation Holds Ethereum Back

How Funding Fragmentation Holds Ethereum Back

Ethereum has undergone a big transformation in the last four years, starting as a network capable of handling just 15 transactions per second, and evolving to a powerhouse processing thousands, with transaction costs decreasing from $50 per swap to mere cents. L2s and rollups have helped scale Ether…

Dollar eases vs euro after German vote on a spending surge

Dollar eases vs euro after German vote on a spending surge

The dollar eased against the euro on Tuesday as Germany's parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday and as the Federal Reserve kicked off its March policy meeting that could offer clues to the path of U.S. interest rates. The euro was 0.2% higher at $1.0945, aft…

Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Bank Charters Under Trump Administration: Reuters

Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Bank Charters Under Trump Administration: Reuters

Financial technology and crypto firms are applying for state or national bank charters, aiming to expand their business under the more crypto-friendly Trump administration as industry executives report a notable uptick in charter discussions and applications, Reuters ."We have seen a lot more intere…

EOS Rebrands to Vaulta as it Shifts Focus to Web3 Banking

EOS Rebrands to Vaulta as it Shifts Focus to Web3 Banking

EOS Network, known for its scalable blockchain infrastructure, is rebranding to Vaulta as it pivots toward Web3 banking. The transition comes with a token swap that is provisionally scheduled for the end of May.It also comes with the launch of the Vaulta Banking Advisory Council, a group of financia…

Solana CME Futures Fell Short of BTC and ETH Debuts, but There's a Catch

Solana CME Futures Fell Short of BTC and ETH Debuts, but There's a Catch

If you blinked you may have missed it: Solana's SOL futures started trading on Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the go-to marketplace for U.S. institutions, and unlike previous, historic CME debuts for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), it received little fanfare.The product booked $12.3…

Fintechs and crypto companies seek bank charters for growth

Fintechs and crypto companies seek bank charters for growth

and are seeking to become state or national banks in a bid to expand their business under the that they view as more industry-friendly, according to more than half a dozen industry executives. Firms that had been seeking to expand and gain credibility with customers see an opportunity und…

Gold Leads the Way, Bitcoin Follows; History Suggests a Familiar Pattern

Gold Leads the Way, Bitcoin Follows; History Suggests a Familiar Pattern

Gold has surged to a new all-time high, surpassing $3,025 per ounce to mark an increase of over 15% in since the turn of the year. Meanwhile, bitcoin is lagging (BTC), down 10% year-to-date.Several factors have contributed to gold’s rally, including significant inflows into gold ETFs and its traditi…

UK launches

UK launches "digital gilt" procurement process

Britain's finance ministry said on Tuesday that it had started the procurement process to create a digital government bond.The government says a "Digital Gilt Instrument" (DIGIT) would use distributed ledger technology used in assets such as cryptocurrencies with the aim of making gilt market transa…

Unit of Stuttgart bourse gets OK for blockchain-based trading system in Switzerland

Unit of Stuttgart bourse gets OK for blockchain-based trading system in Switzerland

Switzerland's financial market regulator FINMA has granted a Swiss subsidiary of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange a licence to operate a blockchain-based trading system in the country, the unit, BX Digital, said on Tuesday.The core element of the new BX Digital trading system is direct settlement and tr…

Bakkt slumps as BofA, Webull to not renew commercial agreements with crypto firm

Bakkt slumps as BofA, Webull to not renew commercial agreements with crypto firm

** Crypto trading firm Bakkt Holdings' shares plunge 36.2% to $8.19 in extended trade** BKKT says Bank of America , which accounted for 17% of its loyalty services revenue in the nine months ended September 30, will not renew its commercial agreement with the firm** The agreement with BofA will exp…

Robinhood Brings Prediction Market Hub to Market After Success of Crypto-Based Polymarket

Robinhood Brings Prediction Market Hub to Market After Success of Crypto-Based Polymarket

After the success of crypto-based platform Polymarket trading venue Robinhood (HOOD) is now opening a prediction market on its platform, available through CFTC-regulated exchange Kalshi, the company said, with contracts rolling out today.The company's prediction markets hub will allow customers to b…