The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced appointments to a new committee that would provide advice on regulatory and industry developments regarding digital assets. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed his position as a member of the committee representing crypto exchange interests. The advisory committee also has Ripple CEO Brad
The crypto market stays strong within the bear market by losing over 1.02% instead of attempting a recovery. With extreme fear lingering across the digital assets, the largest and dominant, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), are hovering on the downside. Meanwhile, Polygon (prev. MATIC) (POL) has recorded a steady surge
Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has confirmed that it will officially launch the Espresso token on its spot trading platform on February 12, 2026, at 13:00 UTC. The token will be carried with the seed label, which means the token is new and may carry high risk
The market spikes 1.39%, pushing the majority of crypto assets into a green wave as it fights back against bearish pressure. With the extreme fear sentiment lingering, the potential bear presence is hanging around. Turning attention toward the altcoins, Magic Eden (ME) has registered a steady 50.90% jump in value
The American Bankers Association has filed a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The letter has requested a slowdown on the approval of cryptocurrency trust bank charters. According to the American Bankers Association, the regulators should wait for greater clarity to emerge on the procedures of
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid has come out in support of keeping the lending rate unchanged, at least in the next March meeting. He has based his statement on the grounds of the recent job data. It remains to be seen how investors react when allocating their funds
OKX Ventures, the investment division of the OKX crypto exchange, has invested in STBL, which is a company building a stablecoin backed by real-world assets. This deal brings in two major traditional finance partners, such as Hamilton Lane, a global private market firm, and Securitize, a regulated tokenization provider. These
With a 0.45% spike in the market, some of the crypto assets are charted in green. The bearish dominance has erased all the recent gains, keeping the broader sentiment in extreme fear. The largest asset, Bitcoin (BTC), trades around $66.9K, while Ethereum (ETH), the largest altcoin, hovers at $1.9K. Among
The UK Treasury chose HSBC Holdings’ blockchain-based system to develop and implement a pilot program for issuing digital government bonds labeled “DIGIT.” HSBC Holdings will utilize its own Orion system to control the issuance, management, and settlement of these securities. This program will take place inside the “digital sandbox” environment
Crypto trading firm BlockFills has temporarily halted deposits and withdrawals due to recent market and financial conditions. The firm disclosed in the statement on X about the temporary halt and the need to take the defensive method to protect both customers and the firm; instead, they are still able to
