Ripple has received full approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer regulated crypto payments in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).It makes Ripple the first blockchain-enabled payments provider licensed by the

A cryptocurrency trader appears to have swapped $732,000 for just $19,000 on Wednesday, potentially the result of a large sandwich attack, according to onchain data.The event has attracted significant attention on X due to the large amount of money a

Video-sharing platform Rumble says it had purchased more than $17 million worth of Bitcoin as part of a previously announced investment strategy.In a March 12 notice, Rumble said it had added 188 Bitcoin to its treasury for roughly $17.1 million. Th

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Ethereum Reporter.In this issue:Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Finalizes – FinallyStarknet to Settle on b

Imagine a world where your digital identity is truly your own, where every post, connection, and interaction isn’t locked within the walls of a corporate platform but exists as an extension of your personal autonomy. This isn’t a utopian vision, it’s

Bitcoin bounced from $76,606 on March 11, but the bulls could not sustain the price above $84,500 on March 12. Nansen principal research analyst Aurelie Barthere told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin is in a macro correction in a bull market, with the nex

BitMart will list DUSK Network (DUSK) on March 14th at 9:00 AM UTC. The trading pair available will be DUSK/USDT.DUSK InfoDusk Network is a Layer-1 blockchain designed to provide confidentiality, programmability, and data verification capabilities.Th

Update (March 11 at 9:59 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from the SEC.Ian Balina, the CEO of Token Metrics and a YouTuber with more than 100,000 subscribers, said the US Securities and Exchange Commission will stop pursui

Paraguayan agencies are ready to integrate the crypto sector. All that’s missing is the legislation.That’s according to Juan Carlos Reyes, the president of the Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales (CNAD), the agency in charge of regulating cryptocu

XRP has been caught in the broader market downturn over the past week, shedding 19% of its value amid a wave of bearish sentiment. This downturn comes despite the fact that many analysts remain optimistic about its long-term prospects. One particular

Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped 11.3% over the past week, currently trading in the low $80,000 range at the time of writing. The recent decline has pushed the leading cryptocurrency below the 200-day moving average (MA), raising concerns about a potential

Bitcoin and ether sank further on Monday night amid a broader market sell-off as investors continued to assess the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's bitcoin reserve plan and anxiety over tariff policies and a potential recession.Bitcoin slid 5%

Strategy (MSTR) shares have fallen 30% since its executive chairman and former CEO, Michael Saylor, was featured on the cover of Forbes, according to stock price data from Yahoo Finance. Between Jan. 30 and March 10, Strategy’s shares dropped from $3

XRP is once again the subject of bold forecasts, with market researcher Egrag Crypto anticipating a significant price boom. According to him, a major breakthrough pattern indicates that XRP might reach $27 in the coming months. This prediction has st

The widespread disappointment surrounding the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — hailed as a historic step for Bitcoin adoption — suggests unrealistic investor expectations, according to regulatory experts.President Donald Trump signed an executive order

Solana has fallen nearly 29% since the start of 2025, despite the injection of $10 billion in new liquidity and its inclusion in the US Digital Asset Stockpile, according to TradingView data.The decrease comes despite Solana (SOL) being one of the th

Changpeng Zhao, better known to the crypto community as CZ, has taken to social media to announce the upcoming launch of a hard fork on the Binance Chain that is to take place at the end of March.Two more hard forks are scheduled for BNB Chain later

TL;DRTime for a New Rally?Despite witnessing a substantial downtrend in the past 24 hours, the price of XRP is well on the green on a weekly scale. Currently, it trades at approximately $2.35, and many market observers suggest it could reach fresh pe

President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile, marking the first major step toward integrating Bitcoin into the US financial system.Trump’s executive order outlined a plan to initi

On-chain data shows the exchanges have witnessed net Bitcoin outflows through the latest volatility, a sign that could be positive for BTC’s price.Bitcoin Exchange Netflow Has Been Negative RecentlyAccording to data from the market intelligence platf