[PRESS RELEASE – Road Town, BVI, February 19th, 2025] Diffuse, a zkServerless protocol, has announced a strategic collaboration with Symbiotic ecosystem to implement Collateral Abstraction, a groundbreaking approach set to revolutionize decentralized finance (DeFi). This partnership aims to unlock the untapped potential of assets locked across various Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, enhancing capital […] …

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Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po says an exciting upcoming development is the intersection of AI and blockchain, which he said would create more use cases.

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“At this point, memecoins are synonymous with ‘pump and dump’ schemes,” says FRNT Financial. …

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OTC infrastructure firm Finery Markets says OTC trading volume skyrocketed last year, driven by Donald Trump’s election win and demand for spot crypto ETFs.

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Learn MoreCrypto custodian BitGo launches OTC trading amid rumored late 2025 IPO

The new offering facilitates tailored and diversified exposure to digital assets …

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Authorities in Norway allege that the creators of a crypto scheme laundered $62 million through the accounts of a local law firm.

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The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) disclosed holdings of more than $13 million in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the end of the fourth quarter, marking another sign of traditional financial institutions increasing their exposure to digital assets. According to a newly filed disclosure with the SEC, BNY Mellon owns 115,108 shares of […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) financial services firm Fold Holdings will debut on the Nasdaq on Feb. 19, becoming the 12th crypto-native company listed on the stock exchange. According to a Feb. 18 statement, the listing will take place following the completion of its merger with FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (FTAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The […]

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Meteora co-founder Ben Chow steps down following LIBRA meme coin allegations, with an independent firm set to investigate the claims. …

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Weekly on-chain trading volume has decreased since mid-January, gradually falling from $173 billion to roughly $90 billion last week, according to DefiLlama data. Solana’s weekly volumes suffered the largest decrease in the period. Between Jan. 11 and 17, the trading volume registered in decentralized exchanges (DEX) reached a weekly all-time high of $173 billion. Solana […]

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