Day: 13 March 2025

Could the future of finance be shaped by cryptocurrencies offering low fees and high efficiency? Qubetics, Polkadot, and Cosmos are making headlines, each bringing a new level of functionality to blockchain networks. With transaction fees often discouraging adoption, these projects stand out as the best cryptos with low fees. Their ...

OKX has taken a significant step in its European expansion by acquiring a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) license, which, upon regulatory approval, will enable the platform to launch derivative products and services for institutional clients across the region, according to the press release. On March 12, during ...

At least six former cabinet members of President Donald Trump reportedly hold Bitcoin, either directly or through investment vehicles like crypto-backed ETFs. This information comes from public financial disclosures from December 2024 and January 2025. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reported in his public financial ...

North Korean-affiliated hacking group Lazarus has continued its illicit activities, moving stolen crypto through mixers and launching new malware attacks on developers. On March 13, blockchain security firm CertiK flagged a 400 ETH deposit valued at approximately $750,000 into the Tornado Cash mixing service. According to CertiK, the funds originated ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) faces challenges in generating consumer interest in a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), specifically the digital euro. A recent ECB working paper based on a survey of about 19,000 respondents from 11 euro-area countries found that European households are indifferent primarily to the digital ...

Veronum Crypto is gearing up to make its market debut with the launch of its VRN utility token, boasting a total valuation of 211 million. The token is designed for real-world applications within the Veronum platform. According to the project's whitepaper, users can obtain VRN through the Veronum exchange platform ...

Ripple has obtained regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer crypto payments and services in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). This is Ripple's first official license in the Middle East, making it the region's first blockchain-enabled payments provider to receive DFSA authorization. The license will ...

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has announced the enactment of the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, a new law to strengthen licensing and reporting standards for crypto ATM operators. Signed into law on March 12, the legislation is part of Legislative Bill 609, introduced by Senator Eliot Bostar on January ...

Coinbase is strengthening its ties with government agencies amid the rapidly changing cryptocurrency regulatory landscape. The company now collaborates with 145 U.S. government agencies and 29 international ones.  According to a March 13 post on X by CEO Brian Armstrong, the launch of the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has sparked ...

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has addressed the recent liquidation of a massive Ethereum (ETH) position on Hyperliquid, shedding light on the challenges of managing high-leverage trading on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and centralized exchanges (CEXs). The incident involved a whale holding a long ETH position valued at approximately 300 million, backed ...