Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in Ava Labs and entered a partnership aimed at accelerating growth across the Avalanche ecosystem, with an initial focus on entertainment, real-world assets, and digital identity. The companies said the collaboration will center on capital deployment, product integrations, and strategic advisory support for projects building on Avalanche. The
Nasdaq has received SEC approval to launch a pilot program for trading tokenized securities, marking a significant move for Wall Street into blockchain infrastructure. However, the process remains tied to existing centralized clearing systems. The pilot will enable Nasdaq to trade tokenized versions of major stocks and select index ETFs, acknowledging “Real World Assets” (RWAs)
Ripple keeps broadening its reach outside the US, while whales have shown notable interest in XRP. Ripple remains one of the most talked-about projects in the crypto space, driven by constant developments across its ecosystem. Despite the ongoing market correction, XRP (the company’s native token) has posted weekly gains, whereas some key indicators suggest
Summary Deribit data shows $20k Bitcoin put options are now the third most crowded strike by open interest, with about $596m notional, behind $125k and $75k calls heading into the quarterly expiry. Despite the doomsday optics, much of the $20k put exposure likely reflects traders selling tail-risk insurance for premium rather than betting on a
A crypto trader has taken long positions on 33 digital assets but has chosen to short only TRUMP, the meme coin backed by President Donald Trump that has dropped 95% from its peak, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. This guy is long almost the entire market (33 tokens), except for $TRUMP, which he is
Scammers are targeting contributors to the viral AI project OpenClaw with a sophisticated phishing campaign aimed at draining crypto wallets. By exploiting GitHub’s trusted notification system, attackers lure developers with a fake $5,000 token airdrop that leads directly to a wallet-draining script. Fake $5K airdrop targets OpenClaw devs Scammers used fake GitHub tags to lure
Is BTC yet to feel real pain during this market cycle? After a solid multi-day run, the primary cryptocurrency lost momentum again, dipping below $70,000. Numerous analysts caution that the bears still control the market, expecting much more substantial price declines in the near future. Where’s the Bottom? The recent FOMC meeting, and especially
The European Central Bank is looking for experts who can help define how a potential digital euro can be used across ATMs and payment terminals. Summary ECB opens applications for expert workstreams to define how a digital euro would function across ATMs and payment terminals. Workstreams will focus on technical specifications and certification frameworks to
The Algorand Foundation said Wednesday it is reducing its workforce by 25% in response to what it described as an uncertain global macro environment and a broader downturn in crypto markets, marking one of the latest cost-cutting moves across the digital asset sector. Today, the Algorand Foundation made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce
The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday (March 18) to hold benchmark interest rates steady at a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, opting for caution amid rising energy costs that threaten to complicate the US economic recovery, which had a significant impact on the Bitcoin price. The decision to pause rather than cut rates sent an