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Lavanya Chandru

Writer with roots in journalism and international relations, actively exploring blockchain and crypto, with curiosity for the field and a passion for simplifying complex ideas.

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Germany’s DZ Bank Gets MiCAR Approval for Crypto Trading Platform

Germany’s DZ Bank Gets MiCAR Approval for Crypto Trading Platform

Germany’s second-largest bank, DZ Bank, has gained regulatory authority to run a cryptocurrency trading platform under Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), as it enables the institutions to trade major cryptos directly through the bank’s interface. According to the announcement, with the authorization from the German financial regulator, BaFin, DZ

January 14, 2026 2 mins read
ZKsync Unveils 2026 Roadmap Focused on Real-World Adoption

ZKsync Unveils 2026 Roadmap Focused on Real-World Adoption

ZKsync is positioning 2026 around real-world adoption and unveils a roadmap with a goal of expanding its existing products to strengthen its zero-knowledge infrastructure to support enterprise and real-world use cases, with the aim of being a key player in the next phase of blockchain infrastructure.   Matter Labs CEO and

January 13, 2026 2 mins read
World Liberty Financial Launches On-Chain Lending Market Built on Dolomite

World Liberty Financial Launches On-Chain Lending Market Built on Dolomite

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has officially launched “World Liberty Markets,” a decentralized crypto lending and borrowing platform built upon Dolomite’s liquidity infrastructure, establishing its presence in the on-chain credit market and boosting the utility of its USD1 stablecoin and WLFI token. World Liberty Financial announced the launch of the World

January 13, 2026 2 mins read
Kraken-Linked KRAKacquisition Seeks $250M in Nasdaq IPO

Kraken-Linked KRAKacquisition Seeks $250M in Nasdaq IPO

As crypto firms explore various ways to access public markets, a Kraken affiliate-linked special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), KRAKacquisition Corp, has taken its first step toward going public by filing a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. As per the official press release,

January 13, 2026 2 mins read
21Shares Secures Approval to Launch Spot Dogecoin ETF on Nasdaq

21Shares Secures Approval to Launch Spot Dogecoin ETF on Nasdaq

21Shares has officially entered the spot Dogecoin ETF race, announcing its product with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. As it follows an automatic approval to list on the Nasdaq stock market under the ticker TDOG. As per the 21Shares filing to the U.S. SEC, it has submitted its final

January 12, 2026 2 mins read
Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT Across Multiple Tron Wallets

Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT Across Multiple Tron Wallets

The company behind USDT, Tether, had frozen more than $180 million in USDT on January 11, according to data from blockchain surveillance website Whale Alert.​ The freezes were carried out in five consecutive transactions, affecting several Tron-based wallets with sums that range from $12 million to $50 million; a total

January 12, 2026 2 mins read
Dormant Solana Whale Moves 80,000 SOL Worth $10.7M After a Year of Inactivity

Dormant Solana Whale Moves 80,000 SOL Worth $10.7M After a Year of Inactivity

In a notable development, a previously inactive Solana whale has re-entered the market today after reactivating the wallet. According to on-chain data published by Lookonchain on X, the wallet has been idle for about a year, has withdrawn 80,000 SOL from Binance and transferred it to a private wallet. Wallet

January 10, 2026 2 mins read
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Pi Network Introduces 10-Minute App Payment Upgrade as Pi Coin Price Remains Unchanged

Pi Network has released a new developer library earlier this morning, which offers developers to integrate Pi payments into their apps in just 10 minutes of time, which bolsters and expands the network’s real-world, utility-driven ecosystem. With that, its native token PI price failed to show any price gain, currently

January 10, 2026 2 mins read
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