Stablecoin volumes surpassed Visa and Mastercard combined in 2024

January 31, 2025
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Stablecoins’ role as the lifeblood of crypto trading and DeFi outweighs their use case for savings and remittance, CEX.io’s lead analyst said.

The chief executive of the bank's asset-servicing business says digital assets are becoming "part of the mainstream." 5279 Total views 31 Total shares Bank of New York Mellon, America’s oldest bank, has announced plans to hold, transfer and issue Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies as an asset manager on behalf of its clients.The impetus for…

Sundays Are the Perfect Time to Buy the Bitcoin Dip, Data Shows

Recent data shows that Sunday evening is the best time to buy Bitcoin (BTC) according to Capriole digital asset manager Charles Edwards. As shown below, historically, BTC saw higher returns on Sunday evenings into early Monday morning.Bitcoin shows higher returns on Sunday evenings. Source: Charles EdwardsEdwards said:“Bored on Sunday at midnight? It just so happens…

Why cryptocurrency is booming in India despite national ban fears

India has been the subject of intense speculation regarding the future legal status of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in recent months.Speculation went into overdrive in February when an anonymous Indian minister told Bloomberg that a nationwide blanket ban on cryptocurrency was imminent and that holders would be given a matter of months to dispense…

CBOE Re-Applies With US SEC to List Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund

The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE), along with investment firm VanEck and financial services company SolidX, has re-applied with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a rule change to list a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). VanEck digital asset strategy director Gabor Gurbacs announced the public filing on Jan. 31.CBOE had initially…

UK Law Commission to Review Legal Frameworks to Remain ‘Competitive’ in Era of Smart Contracts

The U.K. Law Commission will review legal frameworks to ensure that British courts remain a “competitive” choice for businesses that use smart contracts. The announcement was made in the Commission’s 2018 report released July 19. The Law Commission was established in 1965 with the main tasks of monitoring the laws of the U.K. and recommending…

SEC cost crypto firms $426M under Gensler — Blockchain Association

The advocacy group called for crypto voters to support a change in leadership at the SEC, given Gary Gensler’s “regulation by enforcement” approach since 2021.

Ethereum price moves toward $3K, but pro traders choose not to add leverage

Even though Ether (ETH) price bounced over 20% from the $2,300 low on Feb. 22, derivatives data shows that investors are still cautious. To date, Ether's price is down 24% for the year, and key overhead resistances lay ahead.Ethereum's most pressing issue has been high network transaction fees and investors are increasingly worried that this…

Ethereum layer 2 Scroll tips native token launch

The token, SCR, will be distributed through an Oct. 22 airdrop and listed on Binance, Scroll said.

Mojang Studios bans Minecraft NFT integrations

"NFTs can create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with our Guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft," says the entity. 182 Total views 5 Total shares On Wednesday, Minecraft's developer Mojang Studios said that it would be excluding the integration of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, alongside blockchain technology as a whole, in its popular…

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