Trump-Affiliated Stablecoin Briefly Depegs After ‘Coordinated Attack’ on World Liberty Financial
USD1, a stablecoin affiliated with President Donald Trump, just briefly dipped below its $1.00 price peg. The asset slipped to $0.9942 on Monday morning, before regaining its peg within a couple of hours. The decentralized finance (DeFi) project World Liberty…
Ripple Plans to Acquire BC Payments to Secure Australian Financial License
Ripple is taking another major step to strengthen its global regulatory footprint. The blockchain payments company has announced plans to acquire BC Payments Australia, a move that will allow it to secure an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) and expand…
Crypto Banking Bottleneck: Only 3–4 PH Banks Serve Crypto Exchanges, Says RCBC Exec Tongson
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Elon Musk removes more xAI founders during restructuring ahead of potential IPO
Elon Musk has forced out additional xAI co-founders and employees as the startup reorganizes after being acquired by his aerospace company, SpaceX, ahead of a potential initial public offering. xAI has been undergoing internal restructuring since mid-February after the merger….
Institutional Investors Pour $1,000,000,000 Into Bitcoin and Crypto Assets in One Week: CoinShares
Institutional investors just bought an overall total of $1 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The inflows mark a reversal from a five-week streak of outflows totaling $4 billion. Bitcoin…
US CPI for February – What It Means for Crypto and NFT Markets
The latest U.S. inflation data released at 8:30 AM ET is drawing attention across financial markets, particularly among cryptocurrency investors. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in February, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.4%, according to the U.S….
What Is Relationship Finance (ReFi), And How MaAvatar Builds Its Valuation Layer
Digital platforms have spent years monetizing attention, clicks, and data. Yet the most meaningful value online has always come from relationships. Relationship Finance (ReFi) reframes how value is created by turning trust, participation, and collaboration into measurable economic signals. Instead…
US Sanctions DPRK Facilitators Behind $800M Crypto Laundering Scheme
The US Treasury just sanctioned 6 individuals and 2 entities for laundering cryptocurrency tied to North Korean (DPRK) IT worker schemes. The numbers are staggering. Nearly $800 million was generated in 2024 alone. All of it funneled directly into Pyongyang’s…
DEXs Hit All-Time High of $419 Billion Volume Despite Market Corrections: CoinGecko
DEXs now account for one-fifth of all spot trading, according to CoinGecko. Decentralized exchanges have significantly expanded their share of spot trading activity over the past five years. A new report by CoinGecko found that the DEX-to-CEX spot ratio…
Lithosphere Launches Lithic, an AI-Native Smart Contract Language
Seattle, Washington–(Newsfile Corp. – March 10, 2026) – Lithosphere has announced the launch of Lithic, one of the first AI-native smart contract programming language designed specifically for deploying intelligent applications on decentralized networks. Introduced alongside the Makalu Testnet, Lithic…
