What are crypto-based mortgages? Crypto-backed mortgages are a kind of loan where borrowers use their cryptocurrency holdings, such as Bitcoin or Ether , as collateral to secure financing for real estate purchases. This approach allows you to acce
The United Arab Emirates expects its digital dirham central bank digital currency to roll out in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to a report in the Khaleej Times, Central Bank of the UAE Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama reportedly said that the b
TL;DR$2 or $3 Next?The price movements from XRP in the past several weeks have been quite underwhelming aside from a few brief spikes after Brad Garlinghouse’s announcement in mid March as well as when Trumpmentionedit to be potentially included in t
Canadian YouTube alternative Rumble announced the launch of its wallet with support for Tether’s USDT stablecoin.In a March 26 X post, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said Rumble Wallet will be used for content creator monetization. He promised it would w
Key takeawaysExit liquidity traps occur when new investors unknowingly provide liquidity for insiders to cash out, leaving them with devalued assets.​FOMO drives impulsive trades, often leading to costly mistakes and becoming exit liquidity for early
Today in crypto, Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have reached a final agreement, bringing an end to four years of litigation. Binance froze a market maker’s proceeds after detecting the sale of 66 million MOVE tokens with minimal
A collaborative effort between Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs has led to the freezing of over $9 million linked to the ByBit hack, according to a report from T3_FCU. These three crypto powerhouses have established a joint forensic initiative called the T
Circle said it will officially launch its stablecoin in Japan on March 26 after one of its local partners received regulatory approval to list the US dollar stablecoin three weeks ago.USDC will first be listed on the “SBI VC Trade” crypto exchange u
Learn-to-earn platform Dohrnii Labs filed a police report in the United Arab Emirates accusing local crypto exchange Blynex of liquidating its tokens without authorization and failing to deliver a promised loan. According to a statement shared with C
Argentina’s securities regulator has finalized rules for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), which cover general codes of conduct and custody requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other platforms facilitating digital asset transactions.Â
Aleksej Besciokov, alleged Russian operator of crypto exchange Garantex, has been arrested by Indian authorities. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Besciokov in Kerala, where he was vacationing with his family, and stopped him from e
Russia is using cryptocurrencies to facilitate a small but growing part of its oil trade with China and India to skirt Western sanctions, Reuters reported on Friday — citing four sources with direct knowledge who declined to be identified due to the
One of the operators of sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex was arrested in India on Tuesday, according to two recent news reports.Lithuanian national and Russian resident Aleksej Besciokov, 46, was reportedly arrested by police in th
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Wednesday! This morning's U.S. CPI data gave the crypto market a glimmer of hope with inflation coming in slightly lower than expecte
Wall Street asset management firm Cantor Fitzgerald has tapped Copper and Anchorage Digital as custodians for its new bitcoin financing business, which aims to provide institutional investors with leverage on their bitcoin holdings, the firm said on
The US push to maintain the dollar’s global dominance through stablecoin adoption could have unintended benefits for Bitcoin as it emerges as a potential national reserve asset.During the White House Crypto Summit on March 7, US Treasury Secretary Sc
Bazaars has integrated Tether (USDT) to its platform, offering secure, instant, and fee-reduced global transactions. This integration could attract more users due to the convenience and cost-effectiveness of USDT transactions, especially for global t
El Salvador acquired 13 Bitcoin since March 1, despite International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressure on the country's public sector to stop accumulating the decentralized store of value asset.According to the El Salvador Bitcoin Office, the country's B
As US President Donald Trump prepares to host the first White House Crypto Summit on March 7, the industry is watching closely to see who will be invited.The roundtable, scheduled from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm UTC, is expected to include more than 25 part
By Angus BerwickLUGANO, Switzerland — Giancarlo Devasini, one of the world's newest billionaires, leads a reclusive life in this Alpine town. He stays in a modest apartment by the lake, strolls the cobbled streets with a black hoodie pulled over his