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Cumberland’s Asia unit has moved closer to offering regulated digital asset services as Singapore solidifies its role as a regional hub.

Robinhood is partnering with prediction market operator Kalshi to offer contracts for March Madness games beginning Monday. 

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The DeFi project announced Monday it closed a $550 million sale of WLFI, its governance token. After expenses, 75% of that goes to Trump and his partners.

The submission comes three months after Hashdex’s fund, which currently focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum, first received SEC approval.

Gaming brand Razer is teaming up with identity protocol World (formerly Worldcoin) to prove that people are playing games—not AI bots.

One trader’s $521 million Bitcoin short position on Hyperliquid is being targeted by other traders who want to force a liquidation.

The Toronto-based Bitcoin miner last year said it would acquire the U.S. firm in a deal it valued at $175 million.

The investment firm has filed with regulators to offer a fund that tracks SUI, a token that the Trump-linked World Liberty Fi project recently added to its reserves. 

Elon Musk’s comments on a podcast with Texas Senator Ted Cruz alarmed Bitcoin aficionados fearful of currency debasement.

The next evolution of stablecoins represents a trillion-dollar opportunity, argues Coinshift CEO Tarun Gupta.

The Open Network’s TON is the week’s biggest gainer among high-cap coins after Telegram’s founder won a temporary exit from France.

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A CoinShares analyst posited that more pain lies ahead, pointing to “a lot of resistance” since Bitcoin hit $77,000.

Even if Ethereum L2s have dropped fees for users, the SC analyst estimates Base has removed $50 billion from ETH’s market cap.

Tarun Gupta spoke to Decrypt about Coinshift’s yield-bearing stablecoin csUSDL, and how stablecoins will prove the utility of blockchain-powered trustless financial architecture—ultimately bringing ‘every other instrument’ on-chain.

Strategy’s holdings now total nearly half a million Bitcoin, maintaining its position as the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

One suspect, a 16-year-old, remains unidentified. Two teenagers remain in custody, while a third has posted a bond of $100,000.

Decentralized exchange PancakeSwap is reaping the rewards of a Binance Smart Chain surge—sending its CAKE token flying.

François Villeroy de Galhau told French media that the Trump administration’s pro-crypto agenda is “sowing the seeds of future upheavals.”

The Bank of Korea said that Bitcoin does not meet the International Monetary Fund’s criteria for foreign exchange reserves.

In response to the security threats, OKX has implemented a hacker address detection system and a mechanism to block suspicious addresses.

Tthe OP Stack has remained dominant, with “bridge abstraction” volume surging ahead of Ethereum’s next major upgrade.

The private block trade was done ahead of a futures launch as CME prepares for a possible Solana ETF, expected by some to occur this year.

Traders are bracing for further volatility this week as the U.S. futures market begins flashing signs of steeper losses for crypto.

Here’s how smart contracts, online communities, and decentralized finance are reshaping the movie industry.

AI healthcare poses major privacy risks, but we have the tools to address them, says Marko Stokic, Head of AI at Oasis Protocol Foundation.

Milady Maker is a controversial and confusing NFT project that has received co-signs from Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin. Here’s the lowdown.

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