Bitcoin prices plunged by more than 20 per cent on Saturday, as uncertainty and macro-economic concerns led to the sale of some $2.5bn (£1.9bn) worth of cryptocurrency.During the day, bitcoin fell as low as $41,967 (£32,000), losing 22 per cent of its value, before rebounding to $47,540 (£36,000) as of 2.30pm GMT.Ether, the second largest…
Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has been banned from operating in the UK.Cayman Islands-based Binance allows people to buy and sell a wide range of digital assets. It has attracted attention from regulators who have expressed growing concern about the ease with which cryptocurrencies can be used to facilitate crime and launder…
TL;DR Hyperscale Data says it held about $56.4 million in Bitcoin, cash and restricted cash as of October 4. That total included 219.9586 BTC valued at roughly $19 million and approximately $37.4 million of cash and restricted cash. The $56.4 million figure is not the value of the company’s Bitcoin alone. Hyperscale Data has given…
Helium’s native token HNT has been bloating in price since the start of the year. According to CoinGecko, the token is up more than 36% in the past week. This means that the token is ready for more gains in the coming days or weeks as Helium merges with the Solana blockchain. According to Helium’s…
A Squid Game-inspired cryptocurrency is now worth nothing just a day after its value had surged by more than 45,000 per cent.The Squid cryptocurrency, based on the hit Netflix show, nosedived to $0 on Monday after it was reported that it could be an alleged scam. At its peak on Sunday, the Squid crypto token…
TL;DR Visa says roughly 17% of its stablecoin-linked card volume in fiscal 2026 year-to-date came from business and commercial card programs. The payments company now supports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs across consumer and business use cases. The data suggests stablecoins are spreading beyond crypto spending cards into treasury, settlement and cross-border business payments.…
TL;DR: Payward has received in-principle approval for a Kazakhstan business covering digital asset trading, dealing and custody in the AIFC. Final licensing conditions remain relevant, and the announcement gives no customer launch date. Kraken parent Payward has moved closer to establishing a regulated business in Kazakhstan, with preliminary approval for several activities rather than trading…
The XRP price has had a rollercoaster growth trajectory which was mostly hindered by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing a lawsuit against Ripple. But a lot of the altcoin’s performances over the months have been rather predictable, and with its history, we can get an idea of what to expect for the…
TL;DR: A BCG study commissioned by Ripple argues that banks’ custody choices shape the digital asset services they can offer. Its modeled earnings opportunity is an illustration, while the report’s adoption estimate excludes assets on centralized exchanges. For a bank planning to move into digital assets, the custody decision can determine which products it is…
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