As of March 1, 2025, XRP, the native token of the XRP Ledger developed by Ripple, is experiencing a significant price drop, trading at approximately $2.13 - a 17% decline in the last 24 hours and a whopping 31% drop over the past month. This has left
Recent efforts to “debank” crypto firms in the US revealed a “staggering” level of corruption among government officials, and the problem is not yet resolved, one banking executive said in a Feb. 27 interview during Bitcoin Investor Week. “The magnit
As more governments explore Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, some in the crypto community question whether this aligns with its original purpose. Whether or not Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto thought of BTC as a state reserve asset, its natio
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has officially approved Circle’s stablecoins USD Coin (USDC) and EURC (EURC) as recognized tokens under the authority’s crypto regime — the first stablecoins approved under the regime. Due to this new sta
A woman who falsely amended payrolls and defrauded $5.7 million from the crypto exchange Bybit has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison by a Singapore court.The Straits Times reported on Feb. 20 that Ho Kai Xin was handed a nine-year, 11-month
The European securities regulator has suggested guidelines to assess the knowledge and competence requirements for staff at crypto asset service providers as part of the EU’s wide-sweeping crypto regulations. A consultation paper from the European Se
Crypto stablecoin issuer Tether has inked an agreement with the African nation of Guinea for the country to explore the adoption of blockchain and peer-to-peer tech.Tether said in a Feb. 17 blog post that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Tether acquired a minority stake in Juventus, a world-famous Italian football club, causing its JUV fan token to spike. Tether is investing in a team with a pre-existing Web3 presence, and it plans to bring more teams on-chain.The company was recentl
Tether, the firm behind the world's largest stablecoin USDT, has purchased a minority stake in the Italian football team Juventus Football Club, or Juve.The move aligns with Tether's broader goal of integrating digital assets and stablecoins "into ev
By Telis DemosWith crypto ascendant at the end of last year, Coinbase Global printed a huge fourth quarter. Transaction revenue nearly tripled from the prior quarter, to more than $1.5 billion, the company reported late Thursday.But one closely-watch
Blockchain gaming in January saw a threefold increase in onchain activity compared to the same time a year ago, a new report from blockchain analytics platform DappRadar shows.Web3 games saw over 7 million unique active wallets (UAW) a day last month
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance's bitcoin reserves dropped by $355 million last month while customer balances grew by more than $4 billion, bringing the two figures more in line with each other, according to recently published exchange reserves data
The crypto gambling and betting industry is growing rapidly, gaining in volume and public attention. In November 2024, Polymarket dominated media headlines with its accuracy in predicting the next US president, as well as an outstanding monthly tradi
By Adam ClarkCryptocurrency prices were mixed on Monday as Bitcoin gained but XRP and other smaller digital currencies fell. Investors are digesting the latest tariff plans from the Trump administration.Bitcoin was up 1.1% to $97,861 over the last 24
Stablecoins, often taking the backseat from Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies, are now in the spotlight. According to on-chain data, the stablecoins market has surged to over $200 billion, with Tether’s USDT and USDC as the main growth drivers.B
According to data from the crypto ranking platform CoinGecko, XRP is up 511% yearly. In Q4, 2024 alone, XRP market capitalization gained 246%, according to a recent report by Messari. XRP began a bull run last November on expectations of a more crypt
Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs, has highlighted key features of newly launched Uniswap V4, marking major improvements over Uniswap V3. Adams, in a post on X, explained how V4 compares in terms of efficiency when executing a token swap.Uniswap V4’s
Today in crypto, Kraken announced that it will delist Tether’s USDt and four other stablecoins in Europe to comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), asset manager 21Shares has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to
Spanish authorities are crediting the T3 Financial Crime Unit, a consortium made up of Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, for helping take down a multinational European financial crime syndicate.According to Spain's Guardia Civil, the crime syndicate operat
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believes forthcoming US stablecoin regulations could require issuers to back their dollar-denominated tokens entirely with US Treasury bills — a move that could make it harder for offshore companies to serve the American