The crypto regulator of Dubai has given a deadline of June 19 to various digital assets companies to comply with its updated activity-based rulebooks to boost market integrity as well as risk oversight. Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) publicized on May 19 that it had launched Version 2.0 of
XRP is trading sideways as the cryptocurrency market turns its focus to an anticipated catalyst: the launch of regulated XRP futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Monday, May 19, 2025. While the token’s price has remained relatively flat, hovering around $2.37, market activity tells a different story. Volume
The Ethereum network and its Ether token have been lagging behind for the past few months as strong contenders emerged in the market. Scalability is one of the major issues for this, and to address this, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed a new concept in his latest blog post. Vitalik
Ripple has recently collaborated with two new partners, Zand Bank and fintech company Mamo, in order to widen its network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The collaboration will help to leverage its blockchain-based cross-border payments platform. On May 19, Ripple released a press release to make an announcement, followed
Russia’s Central Bank is set to introduce new regulations that could effectively limit Tether (USDT) use within the country. According to experts, trading USDT may no longer be allowed on domestic exchanges due to worries over international sanctions and wallet freezes. However, it seems that using USDT and similar stablecoins
Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed corporation known for its strategic pivot from hospitality to crypto, announced a significant Bitcoin acquisition worth $104.3 million. This latest purchase of 1,004 BTC boosts its total holdings to 7,800 BTC, positioning it as one of the world’s leading Bitcoin treasury companies. The transaction, executed at an
The recent price surge of Bitcoin has led to an increase in the value of the BTC holdings of El Salvador. The President of the nation posted a screenshot on X that showed the current worth of Bitcoin holdings being more than $644 million. The post also reveals that the
The crypto market never disappoints the community with its wild price swings and intriguing comebacks. After watering down the expectations of a crypto bull run in 2025, Bitcoin started to regain strength this month. It is now trading above the $102,000 price level, which led industry leaders to make bold
In the crypto and Telegram gaming worlds, Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of popular Telegram Mini App Blum, was arrested on Friday in Moscow on large-scale fraud charges, according to several local media outlets. Smerkis, a well-known Russian crypto industry figure, was formerly Binance’s general manager of operations in Russia and the
Even with the greedy sentiment in the crypto market, the broader market cap has slipped by 1.78% to $3.32 trillion. Many of the major assets have dropped to their former lows. Notably, the meme coin market cap has hit $71 billion after a brief spike. Among them, the frog-themed meme
