Day: 2 March 2026

Decentralized perpetual swap exchanges experienced explosive growth in 2025, fundamentally altering how cryptocurrencies are traded. According to CoinGecko, the top ten perpetual exchanges recorded a combined volume of 92.9 trillion dollars, a 64% increase from the previous year.  Traders increasingly favour perpetual swaps for capital efficiency, enabling exposure with fractional ...

Bitcoin’s selling pressure appears to be losing steam, with technical signals pointing to a potential tactical rebound even as markets digest Middle East escalation risks. Markus Thielen’s latest chart shows BTC consolidating around the $60,000–$70,000 range after heavy unwinds, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) forms a bullish divergence, trending ...

JPYC has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore strategic collaboration centred on the Japanese yen stablecoin JPYC. The agreement aims to connect JPYC with Sony Bank’s financial infrastructure and entertainment-related services, marking a significant step in Japan’s regulated stablecoin market. The partnership comes as Japan’s revised Payment Services Act ...

JPYC has entered a business alliance with Japan Tax to develop a next-generation tax refund model using a Japanese yen stablecoin ahead of Japan’s 2026 duty-free reform. The partnership aims to address operational and financial challenges expected to emerge when the country shifts to a refund-based system in November 2026. ...

Crypto markets remained largely range-bound over the weekend as geopolitical tensions escalated following the United States’ military action against Iran. The initial strike on Saturday caused Bitcoin to dip to $63,000 and Ethereum to fall to $1,910, before both digital assets retraced back into their prevailing trading ranges.  Approximately $300 ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has cautioned that abandoning the Poseidon hash function in planned state tree upgrades could significantly reduce prover efficiency across the network. His remarks come as developers weigh options to replace Ethereum’s current state structure with a binary tree design aimed at improving scalability and enabling zero-knowledge ...

Block Street has unveiled its $BSB token, designed to unify infrastructure for tokenized capital markets. The platform integrates liquidity, execution, and risk management across multiple chains and issuance venues, addressing long-standing fragmentation in digital asset trading. $BSB serves as the core utility and governance token, incentivizing participation and aligning stakeholders ...

KuCoin announced a major upgrade to its Lite Mode, integrating Earn and Feed features to create a streamlined entry point for first-time users. The platform, trusted by over 40 million users worldwide, aims to reduce complexity while maintaining the full reliability and security standards of its main trading interface.  By ...

Hong Kong is stepping up its ambition to serve as China’s global financial bridge, signing a fresh cooperation deal with Shanghai authorities to build cross-border blockchain infrastructure for cargo trade and trade finance. The memorandum of understanding brings together the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Shanghai Data Bureau, and ...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes escalating tensions between the United States and Iran could eventually force the Federal Reserve to pivot away from its hawkish stance, a shift he argues would send crypto markets higher. In a blog post published Monday, Hayes pointed to a historical pattern: major US military ...