NEAR, a blockchain platform, has launched the near.com super app, a crypto wallet and consumer app designed to make blockchain as easy to use as a regular financial app. The company states that the product aims to integrate crypto and AI into a user-friendly platform. Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR,
Today, Crypto.com made the announcement that it has been granted conditional approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Foris Dax National Trust Bank, which will be known as Crypto.com National Trust Bank. Crypto.com has reached a significant milestone in the process of providing its industry-leading
The crypto industry’s “investable universe” is shrinking as markets mature, according to NYDIG research head Greg Cipolaro. He argues that only a limited set of blockchain applications can attract sustained investor capital, and the broader Web3 vision may need recalibration. Cipolaro said investors now focus on applications that extend traditional
CME Group has announced plans to introduce 24-hour, seven-day-a-week trading for its cryptocurrency futures and options contracts starting May 29, 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The move aligns regulated crypto derivatives markets with the nonstop nature of digital asset spot trading. The world’s largest regulated derivatives marketplace will implement the
BEP-20 utility token $SNACK positioned as the crypto payment layer for sports, entertainment, and everyday life Crypto Snack, the blockchain-based crypto infrastructure company behind the $SNACK token, has announced the full scope of its multi-vertical ecosystem — spanning a Premier League football partnership, institutional-grade real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, licensed iGaming,
El Salvador, Brazil, and Argentina are the major Latin American countries that are taking a different approach to cryptocurrency regulations and digital finance. Their recent decisions show how their governments are using crypto in experimental ways. El Salvador and Brazil consider cryptocurrency. El Salvador has launched a $100 million investment
Stablecoins are finding a mainstream way in the Asian region at a time when cryptocurrencies are going through volatility. Stablecoins are being integrated more into the payment system in comparison to other cryptocurrencies. This is for several reasons, but the one that tops the list is price fluctuation. India continues
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index on CoinMarketCap has been witnessing an extreme fear situation since the beginning of this month. On February 6, 2026, it hit its yearly low, standing at a reading of 5 and in an extreme fear zone. This indicates a market sentiment environment that has
Russian officials say citizens move more than $129 billion in crypto each year outside formal oversight, prompting renewed calls for regulation. At the Alfa Talk conference, Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov highlighted the scale of adoption. He said Russian citizens generate roughly 50 billion rubles in daily crypto turnover. That
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated that a lack of privacy makes it impossible to achieve a broad adoption of crypto payments across the globe. CZ explained that this can make the financial information of businesses available to their competitors and the public. He noted that companies may be reluctant to
