Day: 11 March 2026

Ripple’s Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, Reece Merrick, is shining a spotlight on the company’s latest milestone: surpassing $100 billion in total payment volume.  Ripple expands its global payments infrastructure Merrick says this achievement marks Ripple’s evolution from a cross-border remittance platform into a full-fledged, enterprise-grade financial ...

Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies should not be treated as a separate asset class when crafting regulations, according to Rhys Bollen, the fintech head at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at the Melbourne Money & Finance Conference, Bollen argued that crypto assets largely perform the same financial roles ...

ALTA – Blockchain Labs, a global firm enabling crypto project success, has officially joined Consensus Miami 2026 by CoinDesk as a Community & Marketing Partner, strengthening collaboration between leading Web3 innovators and one of the most influential events in the digital asset industry. Consensus by CoinDesk is widely recognized as ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating whether Iranian actors used the cryptocurrency exchange Binance to bypass U.S. sanctions and route funds through the platform. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials are examining whether transactions conducted on Binance may have facilitated financial flows ...

The European Central Bank has unveiled a long-term strategy aimed at transforming Europe’s wholesale financial markets through tokenization, outlining how distributed ledger technology could eventually integrate with traditional financial infrastructure. Published on Wednesday, the roadmap called Appia lays out the central bank’s vision for a tokenized financial ecosystem rooted in ...

The futures-to-spot trading volume ratio on Binance has climbed to its highest level since mid-2023, signalling a sharp increase in derivatives activity on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Data shared by CryptoQuant shows the ratio has reached roughly 5.1, indicating that futures markets are now processing more than 5 times ...

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, has listed Internet Computer (ICP) with new trading pairs against the Korean won, triggering a sharp rally that pushed the token more than 20% higher within hours of the announcement. The listing, revealed on March 11, introduces three markets for the token: KRW, Bitcoin ...

Global crypto exchange Gate has partnered with Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick to introduce fiat on-ramp and off-ramp services designed for institutional clients across multiple jurisdictions. Multi-currency fiat access for institutional crypto trading The collaboration aims to provide streamlined access to major fiat currencies, allowing hedge funds, asset managers, family offices, and ...

Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has publicly challenged a recent wealth estimate from Forbes that places his net worth at around $110 billion, arguing the calculation is inconsistent with market realities and flawed in its methodology. The criticism emerged after Forbes ranked CZ 17th on its global billionaire list ...

Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint with plans to acquire an Australian payments firm. This move will give the crypto company a key financial services license needed to operate more broadly in the country. The company announced Tuesday that it will purchase BC Payments Australia, a corporate entity associated with ...