Ripple’s becomes first blockchain to acquire Dubai regulatory approval for cross-border payment
Ripple has achieved a significant regulatory milestone by securing a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), making it the first blockchain payment...
Ripple Bags Dubai License to Offer Crypto Payments in UAE
Ripple said on Thursday that it had received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to provide regulated crypto payments and services in...
XRP Short Bias Lingers Amid Ripple Legal Hopes, DOGE Nears Death Cross as BTC Dominance Hits 4-Year High
The crypto market appears to have stabilized however traders are proceeding with caution while dealing with altcoins, like XRP, while continuing to rotate money...
Turbulent times for Bitcoin as ETF outflows continue in March
Bitcoin ETFs experienced net withdrawals on most trading days this month. March opened with continuous outflows, extending a downturn that began in late February.
Between...
Tether CEO touts USDT as key US ally in maintaining the dollar’s dominance
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino argued that Tether is the “most important ally for the US” in its goal of maintaining the dollar’s dominance...
Binance whale selling slows, but Bitcoin miners may add market pressure
Bitcoin (BTC) whales on Binance appear to be reducing their selling pressure, but the potential for increased BTC sales from miners could introduce new...
Law enforcement arrest Garantex co-founder in Indian coastal town
Indian authorities confirmed the arrest of Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian national wanted by the US for allegedly laundering billions through the crypto...
Why TikTok Should Be OnChain
Imagine a world where your digital identity is truly your own, where every post, connection, and interaction isn’t locked within the walls of a...
Tether’s Paolo Ardoino Says Stablecoin Issuer ‘Has Been Through Hell’, Is Cheered On at Cantor Conference
Attendees clapped and cheered when Paolo Ardoino, the public face of perhaps most influential company in crypto, entered the stage at the Cantor Fitzgerald...
The Protocol: Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Finalizes, Finally
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Ethereum Reporter.
In this issue:
Ethereum’s...
Public companies doubled Bitcoin holdings in 2024 as accumulation surpassed previous 5 years combined
The amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held by public corporations reached 592,112 BTC in 2024, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data.
Bitwise head of research Ryan Rasmussen highlighted...
Crypto Rally Doesn’t Hold After Soft Inflation Data
The crypto sector was mostly flat for the day, as a short rally following better than hoped U.S. inflation data quickly lost steam.
Bitcoin (BTC)...
Russian central bank proposes 3-year crypto trial for select investors
The Bank of Russia has proposed a three-year experimental legal framework that would allow a limited group of investors to trade cryptocurrencies, marking a...
SEC reportedly preparing to drop Ripple lawsuit, XRP jumps 5%
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly preparing to conclude its long-running lawsuit against Ripple, the issuer of XRP.
Following the rumors,...
Garantex Operator Aleksej Besciokov Arrested in India: Report
One of the operators of sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex was arrested in India on Tuesday, according to two recent news reports. Lithuanian national and...
Abu Dhabi’s MGX invests $2B in Binance, marking largest institutional stablecoin-backed crypto deal
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, secured its first institutional investment with a $2 billion backing from Abu Dhabi-based investment giant MGX.
The deal, announced...
