Sun, February 22

SBI Holdings Launches Tokenized Bonds with XRP Rewards to Investors 

SBI Holdings, a long-time partner and investor in Ripple, is launching Japan’s first tokenized security bonds for individual investors with payments partly in XRP to expand access to digital finance and blockchain-based investments. The announcement, which was released on February 20, was from SBI Holdings, which will issue security token

14 hours ago 2 mins read

Dutch Regulator Orders Polymarket to Halt Betting Services

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has ordered its Dutch affiliate, Adventure One, to put a stop to providing betting services to natives without permission, marking a move against prediction markets platform Polymarket.  As per the notice released on February 17, the regulator mentioned that the company must ban its activities quickly

17 hours ago 2 mins read

Tether Shuts Down CNH₮ Stablecoin Due to Low Demand and Market Pressures

The largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has said that it decided not to support its offshore Chinese Yuan-pegged Stablecoin CNH₮ because of the weaker demand compared with its other stablecoin products and tighter regulatory pressures. According to the announcement on February 20, Tether said that it will follow a structured, transparent

18 hours ago 2 mins read

Bitcoin ETFs See $88M Inflows, Ending Three-Day Outflow Streak

Bitcoin ETFs listed $88.04 million in net inflows yesterday, breaking a three-day outflow streak that swept $403.90 million. The leading ETF became BlackRock’s IBIT with $64.46 million, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC, which captivated $23.59 million. The rest of the funds showed no flows. Bitcoin traded below the $70,000 mark, having

18 hours ago 2 mins read

Bitcoin Miner MARA Holdings Acquires 64% Stake in AI-Focused Firm Exaion

Bitcoin Mining company, MARA Holdings, secures a strategic stake in Exaion, a French High Performance Computing company that focuses on AI-ready data centres and other computing services, as this controlling stake represents MARA’s move to expand its footprint in advanced computing and digital infrastructure. On February 20, EDF Group released

19 hours ago 2 mins read

Uniswap CEO Warns of Scam Ads After $370M January Crypto Losses

The chief executive officer of Uniswap, Hayden Adams, has alerted users regarding fraud ads mimicking the platform, underscoring a case in which someone reportedly lost everything. It comes following the highest amount of funds stolen in crypto scams in January in 11 months.  He also mentioned that scam ads keep

21 hours ago 2 mins read

Vitalik Calls for ‘Cypherpunk Principled Non-Ugly Ethereum’ as Bolt-On Upgrade

Ethereum’s next chapter is envisioned by Vitalik, which is a ‘cypherpunk upgrade’ and not as a replacement chain, but as a tightly integrated evolution of the existing system. On February 20, Vitalik Buterin mentioned his ambitious vision for Ethereum in a response to an X post, which said, “Vitalik should

22 hours ago 2 mins read

Bitcoin Below $70K: Ecoinometrics Warns of Further Downside

Bitcoin is still trading below the prominent $70,000 level, and a new report released by a data and research firm, Ecoinometrics, mentions that the market may not be making a base for recovery. Rather, the company claims that the cryptocurrency remains vulnerable to another downtrend, influenced by three reasons: weakening

23 hours ago 2 mins read

Phemex Integrates Ondo Tokenized Stocks and ETFs to Bring RWA Trading to 10M Users

Phemex, a cryptocurrency exchange, has completed its integration with Ondo Finance, which allows its 10 million users to access 14 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly on the chain. The exchange says that this move is part of its strategy to expand into real-world asset tokenization. About Phemex Phemex

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