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• Ripple Exec Warns Compromise Is Coming – What This Means For XRP
  Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer (CLO), Stuart Alderoty, has signaled that a compromise may emerge soon from ongoing discussions among banks, the US Senate, and crypto leaders over stablecoin rewards. The comments followed a smaller White House meeting focused on stablecoin regulations, which highlighted which activities should be allowed under upcoming rules. Depending on the outcome, […]
• Crypto Enters Thailand’s Capital Markets After Regulatory Approval
  Thailand has quietly moved a big step closer to making crypto part of its money markets. The Cabinet has given the green light to let cryptocurrencies serve as the underlying assets for regulated products such as futures and options. This opens the door for mainstream trading that is tied to real legal rules and cleared […]
• 3 Major Cardano Announcements Just Landed: The Breakdown
  Three Cardano ecosystem announcements landed onstage at Consensus Hong Kong yesterday, spanning cross-chain rails, a new stablecoin rollout timeline, and a privacy-focused network’s march to mainnet. #1 Cardano Taps LayerZero Intersect said via X its Critical Cardano Integrations workstream has approved bringing LayerZero into the Cardano ecosystem, positioning the move as the network’s largest interoperability […]
• Denmark’s Largest Bank Adds Bitcoin, Ethereum ETPs, But Warns Of ‘High Risk’
  Danske Bank has started offering Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to customers for the first time, but the bank still doesn’t endorse crypto assets. Danske Bank Now Offers Bitcoin & Ethereum ETPs As announced in a press release, Danske Bank’s customers can now invest in some exchange-traded products (ETPs) tracking the two largest cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin and […]
• BlockFills Freezes Client Funds — Is Another Crypto Crisis Unfolding?
  BlockFills, a Chicago‑based cryptocurrency trading and lending firm that caters to institutional investors, has temporarily halted client deposits and withdrawals following the latest sharp downturn in digital asset markets.  The decision came after Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to around $60,000 last week before recovering some of its losses. A company spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that the […]
• Stablecoins See Largest Conversion Spreads In Africa, Research Shows
  Africa’s promise of cheaper remittances via stablecoins is clashing with reality in many places. According to data from Borderless.xyz, January’s median spread for stablecoin-to-fiat conversions across Africa reached nearly 300 basis points — about 3% — far higher than Latin America’s roughly 1.3% and Asia’s tiny 0.07%. That gap matters. It hits wallets where people […]
• Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Faces $4 Million Fine For Conspiring To Promote Illegal Prostitution
  Paxful, once one of the largest peer‑to‑peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplaces, has agreed to pay a $4 million criminal penalty after pleading guilty to multiple federal offenses, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.  The charges include conspiracies to promote illegal prostitution, operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, violate the Bank Secrecy Act, and knowingly […]