French lender Societe Generale’s unit SG-FORGE launched its euro-backed stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), on the Stellar blockchain, expanding its multichain strategy and reinforcing compliance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The move aims to provide businesses and financial institutions with a secure, transparent, and scalable digital euro option, leveraging Stellar’s blockchain infrastructure for […]

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The Bitcoin futures market offers a critical lens through which to identify and examine market behavior. Analyzing open interest and volume reveals how this behavior differs across exchanges. Disparities such as those between low open interest and high volume illustrate different trader profiles and strategic approaches to futures trading. Based on CoinGlass data, there is […]

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The Ethereum Foundation is seeking a social media manager to share the most pressing Ethereum ecosystem developments and stories on social media platforms like X.

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Bitcoin (BTC) miners are increasingly shifting toward artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) as transaction fee revenues remain inconsistent, according to a recent VanEck report. The firm noted that while network congestion can lead to temporary fee spikes, long-term on-chain revenue growth remains uncertain due to the rise of off-chain solutions such as exchange-traded […]

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DeFi advocates celebrate as the SEC drops its appeal, halting efforts to expand securities laws to decentralized finance platforms. …

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Microsoft is reportedly planning to host OpenAI’s newest model as early as next week.

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Figure Markets has launched YLDS, a yield-bearing stablecoin registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a Feb. 20 statement, the stablecoin enables users to earn daily interest while maintaining liquidity. It was introduced through the Figure Markets subsidiary, Figure Certificate Company. This marks a significant development in the stablecoin space, merging […]

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Institutional crypto interest in Brazil rises as transactions over $1 million surge 48.4% between late 2023 and early 2024. …

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Franklin Templeton’s fund is the second crypto index ETF to hit this US market.

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