Why Argentina is blocking Polymarket despite global growth, focusing on gambling laws, user protection concerns and regulatory pressure on prediction markets.
Cardano is attempting to turn the imminent mainnet launch of the Midnight network, a privacy-focused sidechain, into a repair job as market data signals extreme negative sentiment toward its native ADA token. Data from Santiment shows that the average wallet active on the Cardano network over the past year has earned a negative 43% return […]
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In a move that shows the growing convergence between traditional banking and blockchain technology, Monument Bank has announced plans to introduce tokenised retail deposits using blockchain infrastructure. The initiative, developed in collaboration with the Midnight Foundation, aims to allow customers to hold digital versions of their bank deposits while maintaining the same protections and benefits …
The inclusion of tech leaders in PCAST could accelerate U.S. innovation, impacting global tech dominance and shaping future job markets.
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Payy's round was led by FirstMark Capital, an early backer of Airbnb, Shopify and Pinterest, and included Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto.
The firm’s application was approved on March 23, three days after it was submitted, appointing Visa the highest Super Validator weight.
The Bitcoin price has started to stabilize around the $70K region after a sharp pullback, with signs of easing sell-side pressure and improving ETF flows. The immediate downside momentum has slowed, but the recovery still lacks conviction. Spot volumes remain muted, and overhead supply continues to cap upside moves. This puts BTC in a familiar …
Tourism-driven stability in the Yucatan highlights Mexico's unique approach to governance and regional safety.
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Franklin Templeton's move to 24/7 tokenized ETF trading signals a shift towards blockchain-based finance, impacting liquidity and market dynamics.
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Plus: Solana developer platform, Balancer Labs to shut down and Bitcoin mining concentration triggers small reorg.
The long-standing legal saga surrounding XRP is once again under scrutiny after analyst Jesse from Apex Crypto Insights shared views hinting the case may not have been what it seemed. In a recent discussion, Jesse described the lawsuit involving Ripple Labs as potentially strategic rather than purely legal, stating that his initial belief was that …
AI-driven behavioral scoring boosts TitanX's connect rates to 25%, significantly outperforming industry standards.
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The guidelines ban profit-sharing and guaranteed return arrangements, aiming to prevent conflicts of interest and manipulative trading.
The latest draft of the CLARITY Act hit both stocks, but one analyst says the bill could ultimately shift bargaining power toward Circle and away from Coinbase.
The effort to protect Ethereum from quantum computing threats has been underway for eight years and is now producing working code.
Circle shares fell about 20% on Tuesday amid reports that draft provisions in the CLARITY Act could limit rewards.
The move expands access to U.S. markets as tokenized securities gain traction among digital investors.
Bittensor (TAO) price is starting to build momentum again, with price holding a steady uptrend and recently breaking above the key $310 resistance zone. The move signals renewed strength, especially as the broader AI narrative continues to gain traction. At the same time, activity within Bittensor’s subnet ecosystem is beginning to stand out. Subnets, where …
Ethereum is trading below $2,200. The market is volatile. And yet, quietly, the structural case for ETH has never looked more constrained on the supply side. A new CryptoQuant report reveals that 38.31 million ETH — roughly 31.4% of the total supply — is now locked in staking, an all-time high. That is not a footnote. It is the most significant supply development in Ethereum’s recent history, and the price has not caught up to it yet. Related Reading: Bitcoin Structure Has Changed: UTXO Data Challenges Traditional Cycle Narratives The data is unambiguous: the ETH 2.0 Staking Rate indicator just recorded its highest reading ever, meaning nearly one in three Ether in existence is off the market, unavailable for immediate sale, and contributing nothing to exchange liquidity. Simultaneously, the circulating supply of Ethereum on Binance has fallen to its lowest level since 2020 — a parallel compression that tightens the market from two directions at once. The analysis reveals a market hollowing out from the inside. Sellers have less to sell. Buyers face a thinner book. And volatility, for now, is masking a structural shift that the price has yet to fully price in. A Market Being Drained From Both Ends The report makes the consequence plain: nearly one third of all Ethereum in existence is no longer available for immediate sale. That is not a temporary dislocation. It is the cumulative result of a sustained behavioral shift — investors moving capital out of active trading and into long-term staking, with no indication of reversal. The exchange data sharpens the picture further. Ethereum’s circulating supply on exchanges has fallen to its lowest level since 2016. Not since last cycle. Not since the last correction. Since 2016, a figure that reframes the entire conversation about where this market stands structurally. What that number means in practice is straightforward: the book is thin. When available supply contracts to historic lows, the market loses its buffer. Modest buying pressure — the kind that would barely register in a liquid market — becomes capable of triggering outsized price moves. The mechanism for a supply shock is not theoretical. It is already assembled. Selling pressure is declining because sellers are becoming holders. Holders are becoming stakers. And stakers, by definition, are not selling. The market is not just tightening. It is being restructured in real time. Related Reading: Ethereum Price Divergence Signals Weak US Buying Pressure: Coinbase Premium Stays Negative The Chart Tells a Harder Story Ethereum is currently trading at $2,180, up 6.16% on the week but still navigating one of the more structurally precarious positions it has occupied since the 2022 bear market. The weekly candle opened at $2,053, tapped a high of $2,198, and has not yet reclaimed it — a detail that matters. The longer context is sobering. After peaking near $4,800 in early 2025, ETH has retraced more than 50% over roughly twelve months. The current price sits below all three major moving averages visible on the chart — the short-term blue, the mid-term green, and the long-term red — an alignment that technically defines a market still in distribution, not accumulation. Related Reading: Bitmine Locks 68% of Ethereum Holdings As Staking Position Surpasses $6.75B What the chart also shows is where support has historically lived. The $2,000 level has acted as a structural floor across multiple cycles, and last week’s wick to $1,700 — which was bought aggressively, as the volume spike confirms — suggests that floor is being defended. For now. The critical question is not whether $2,180 holds. It is whether ETH can reclaim $2,500 and put distance between itself and those moving averages. Until it does, every rally is a test, not a trend. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
Decentralized crowdfunding supports NFT artists through market crashes. Onchain purchases deliver direct capital and visibility when centralized platforms fail.
Coinbase's onchain data integration with Chainlink could significantly enhance DeFi's robustness, bridging traditional finance and blockchain.
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The Vienna-based crypto broker announced its Ethereum layer-2, aimed at helping European banks and fintechs issue tokenized assets under MiCA and MiFID II.
Cipher is increasingly leaning on debt-backed, flexible financing rather than equity issuance as it scales out its AI infrastructure.
The government halted crypto political donations over concerns about foreign interference, as the Rycroft review warns that anonymity risks undermine democratic transparency.
Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and other tech leaders will advise President Trump on emerging technology policy.
BlackRock's Chief Executive Larry Fink told shareholders this year that digital assets, alongside private markets, insurance, and active ETFs, could each become $500 million revenue generators for the firm within five years. According to him: “Private markets to insurance, private markets to wealth, digital assets, and active ETFs, we think these can all be $500 […]
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Bitmine officially launched the MAVAN Ethereum staking platform, targeting roughly $300 million in annual rewards.
Despite an IMF warning regarding the potential risks, the Marshall Islands is proceeding with a partnership which could expand its digital sovereign bond to institutional markets.
Geopolitical tensions and uncertainty are impacting market stability, affecting Bitcoin's momentum and broader economic outlook.
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Onchain protocols and apps will now be able to stream Coinbase's order book and derivatives trading data directly.