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Coming as BTC exchange-traded funds flows turn positive, the moves follow the Wall Street bank's applications with the SEC for Bitcoin, Solana, and Ethereum funds. Financial services giant Morgan Stanley selected Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, a global financial services company, and crypto exchange Coinbase as custodians for its Bitcoin Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday. The custodians will hold all of the fund’s Bitcoin (BTC) in cold storage, or offline methods of storing Bitcoin private keys, with a “portion” of the BTC moving to hot wallets connected to the internet at times for creation and redemption purposes, according to the SEC filing for Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust. The filing said: Morgan Stanley filed SEC applications for spot BTC and SOL (SOL) ETFs in January. Both funds are passive investment vehicles that hold and track the prices of the underlying crypto assets. Read more

The prediction market platform took action against Artem Kaptur, who allegedly abused inside knowledge about the YouTube creator’s videos.

When airstrikes hit Iran on Feb. 28, crypto outflows from Nobitex spiked 873%, suggesting a "digital bank run" was ongoing. The reality may be more complex.

A new Bitcoin death cross would ensure continuation of the bear market unless a "major bullish catalyst" appears, per new BTC price analysis. Bitcoin (BTC) needs a “major bullish catalyst” to avoid canceling out its March rally, says the latest analysis. Key points: New findings warn that short-term BTC price strength does not remove the risk of the bear market continuing. Read more

Tether has landed a Big Four accounting firm’s name on a reserve report tied to its US strategy. On Feb. 27, Deloitte issued an independent accountant’s report on Anchorage Digital Bank’s “USAT Reserve Report,” an attestation covering USAT, a US dollar token issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, National Association, in collaboration with Tether. The development […] The post Tether finally lands a Big Four auditor – but the $189B USDT question still isn’t answered appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The investment firm of tech investor Cathie Wood bought the dip on Coinbase and Robinhood ahead of Wednesday's strong opening.

Crypto-related equities saw large gains at the Wednesday open, rebounding from Tuesday's selloff.

Oracle provider RedStone deploys price feeds on Stellar as the network expands DeFi infrastructure and experiments with lending and tokenized assets. Oracle provider RedStone has launched its price feed infrastructure on the Stellar network, introducing a new data layer for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on a blockchain historically focused on payments and stablecoin transfers.  The deployment makes price feeds for major crypto assets and stablecoins available on the Stellar mainnet, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USD Coin (USDC) and PayPal USD (PYUSD). The rollout also includes pricing data for the Franklin Templeton BENJI tokenized money market fund.  RedStone said the feeds are designed to support financial applications like lending markets, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and tokenized real-world asset (RWA) platforms building on Stellar.  Read more

Data shows an extraordinarily thin supply between $72,000 and $80,000, suggesting there's little resistance in that range.

XRP is still trading under a broader bearish structure, but the recent price action looks like a base attempt after the sharp drawdown. For buyers, the main job is to reclaim key resistance zones and break the downtrend structure. Otherwise, this remains a sideways pause inside a larger downtrend. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair […]

Ethereum is still trying to transition from capitulation into stabilization, with the price holding above the key $1,800 demand zone while repeatedly pressing into resistance near $2,150. The higher timeframe trend remains bearish, but the short-term structure is improving, so the next clean break from this range will likely set the tone for the next […]

Kraken has obtained a limited-purpose Fed Master Account: here's what it means and why it matters.

Aave (AAVE) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, rising 5% from Tuesday.

Bitcoin reacted to Iran war news while stock markets were closed, showing how crypto is becoming a real-time gauge of macro risk. Crypto markets became the first outlet for investor reaction after US and Israeli strikes on Iran rattled global sentiment over the weekend. At around 7:30 am (UTC) on Saturday, or in the wee hours of Wall Street, US President Donald Trump posted a video to announce that the US and Israel had launched attacks against Iran. Bitcoin (BTC) immediately reacted and dropped to around $63,000. Meanwhile, traders rushed to crypto-native platforms to trade commodities futures while traditional markets remained closed. Read more

Millions of Bitcoin that can’t be upgraded to post-quantum could be stolen and dumped. What would Satoshi do? He may have left us a clue…

Lawmakers asked if stablecoins could drain bank deposits and threaten financial stability, while Coinbase and Innovate Finance warned that strict regulation risks driving innovation offshore. The United Kingdom House of Lords grilled Coinbase’s top international policy executive on Wednesday over whether stablecoins would drain bank deposits and add new risks to the UK financial system, pressing him on everything from Silicon Valley Bank‑style runs to illicit finance and Know Your Customer (KYC) rules.  During the Lords’ stablecoins inquiry, Tom Duff Gordon, Coinbase’s vice president for international policy, insisted that fully reserved, regulated stablecoins were “safer than uninsured bank deposits” because they are backed one‑to‑one by cash and high‑quality government securities and can be redeemed at par. He argued that stablecoins could materially reduce payment costs, speed up cross‑border payments, and underpin new artificial intelligence driven “agentic” payment flows.  Read more

Plans for a Sui Dollar, which is issued by stablecoin firm Bridge, were introduced toward the end of last year.

Brad Jaffe, the former global communications leader at Binance, becomes chief communications officer at KAST.

The firm behind the $183 billion USDT stablecoin is expanding beyond its crypto roots to longevity and artificial intelligence.

The South Korean stock market (KOSPI) closed near 5,094 after falling 12.06% in a single session today. The index had already fallen 7.24% the prior session, taking the two-day slide to roughly 18.4% on a compounded basis. South Korean equities did not fall alone, but the magnitude set Korea apart in a global risk-off window. […] The post Bitcoin jumps to $72,000 as Asia’s stock market meltdown deepens appeared first on CryptoSlate.