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Crypto wealth manager Swissborg gets MiCA approval and prepares to move its European operations to France while targeting growth in markets including Germany, Italy and Spain.

Bitcoin held near $70,000 despite oil price briefly trading around $100 a barrel, a move that would once have pushed crypto sharply lower under the usual macro playbook. According to CryptoSlate's data, the flagship digital asset climbed a modest 0.3% over the last 24 hours, reaching as high as $71,337 before retracing to $69,803 as […] The post Bitcoin set up for rip to $80,000 even as oil prices surge and Iran threatens $200 a barrel appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The price of crypto king Bitcoin continues to trade above $70,000 despite ongoing war-related inflation fears.At the same time, the SEC and CFTC are now harmonizing their crypto approach in a sign that the U.S. CLARITY Act could pass the Senate soon.When that happens, the US is likely to have the most comprehensive crypto approach […] The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 12 March – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the interface displayed multiple slippage warnings, which the user manually accepted on a mobile device.

VanEck: Bitcoin Miners Sitting on Gold Mine as AI Rises The post VanEck Says Bitcoin Miners Are ‘Sitting on a Gold Mine’ as AI Demand Surges appeared first on Cryptonews.

Google's Gemini-powered Groundsource AI system mines decades of news reports, powering real-time flash flood warnings in 150 countries.

Brian Armstrong says claims Coinbase opposed a Bitcoin de minimis tax exemption in Washington are “totally false.”

Senator John Thune reportedly said that the chamber would prioritize the SAVE America Act before addressing a vote on bipartisan bills like crypto market structure. US Senator Majority Leader John Thune reportedly said he doesn’t expect the chamber to move forward with legislation to establish digital asset market structure before April. According to a Thursday Punchbowl News report, Thune said that the Senate planned to prioritize voting on the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require voters to provide proof of US citizenship in person to register. The majority leader addressed reporters on Thursday saying that the bill would go to the chamber next week, adding that lawmakers would focus on the crypto market structure bill and other bipartisan bills after the SAVE America Act vote. Read more

The committee that steers the U.S. securities regulator on investor issues voted to support a new effort to regulate stock transactions on blockchains.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce urged regulators to simplify corporate disclosure rules and allow experimentation with tokenized securities via a potential innovation exemption. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce said regulators should avoid micromanaging markets and consider simplifying disclosure requirements as discussions around tokenized securities continue. Peirce, often referred to as “Crypto Mom” for her generally supportive stance toward the digital asset industry, made the remarks Thursday during a speech to the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, warning that overly prescriptive rules can distort how capital flows through financial markets. Citing Adam Smith, the 18th-century economist widely regarded as the father of modern economics, Peirce argued that regulators should exercise restraint when shaping market outcomes. Read more

The one asset Wall Street spent a decade trying to kill just got dissed by the guy who wrote the book on unpredictable events.Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan and one of the most vocal Bitcoin critics in intellectual circles, called Elon Musk’s X Money “much, much smarter than Bitcoin” after Musk announced early […] The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Elon Musk’s X Money Could Beat Bitcoin, Claims Famous Analyst appeared first on Cryptonews.

The integration allows institutions to stake Ether held in Anchorage custody and receive Puffer’s liquid restaking token while earning staking and restaking rewards. Anchorage Digital has integrated with Puffer Finance to give institutional clients access to Ethereum liquid restaking through its custody platform. According to Thursday’s announcement, institutions can stake Ether held with Anchorage and receive Puffer’s liquid restaking token, pufETH, directly into their accounts. The token represents a restaked ETH (ETH) position that can be transferred or deployed across supported onchain applications while continuing to earn staking and restaking rewards. Institutions using the platform can participate in restaking without running validators or managing staking infrastructure themselves. Read more

Wallets linked to the team behind President Donald Trump’s Solana-based TRUMP memecoin sent a large batch of tokens to Binance on March 12, adding a fresh supply overhang to a project that has crashed to an all-time low. On March 12, blockchain data from Arkham Intelligence showed that a BitGo custodial wallet associated with the […] The post Binance data reveals insiders continue to dump TRUMP memecoins as its price hits a record low appeared first on CryptoSlate.

President Trump's Solana meme coin jumped briefly after the team announced a new exclusive event for top holders.

The U.S. President will be the keynote speaker at a "gala luncheon" for the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP token.

The provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency was included in housing affordability legislation. The United States Senate voted on Thursday to include an amendment in the 21st Century Road to Housing Act that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The CBDC prohibition will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2030, according to the amendment in the bill. The legislation, which passed 89-10, stated: However, the bill does not prohibit any dollar-denominated digital currency that is “open, permissionless, and private,” such as stablecoins. Read more

Researchers say quantum breakthroughs could eventually expose millions in Bitcoin unless the network adopts post-quantum cryptography.

Retail traders are selling Bitcoin at losses while long-term holders remain inactive, a split analysts say could tighten supply conditions.

While a judge granted a motion by Changpeng Zhao, he also ordered the plaintiffs in the case against Binance to file a second complaint or face ”total or partial dismissal.” A federal court in Alabama has granted a motion to dismiss a 2024 complaint filed against Binance, its separate US entity Binance.US and former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao over allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange facilitated transferring funds to terrorist groups. In a Wednesday order, US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Magistrate Judge Chad Bryan granted a motion filed by Zhao requesting that significant portions of the complaint be dismissed. The complaint, filed in February 2024, alleged that the three defendants “violated, and may be continuing to violate, the Anti-Terrorism Act” by facilitating the transfer of funds to Hamas. While Bryan granted the motion to dismiss, he also ordered that the group of plaintiffs submit a second amended complaint no later than April 10 or potentially face “the prospect o...

The startup’s smartphone-based biometric system aims to help crypto platforms detect AI-generated accounts while preserving user privacy through onchain verification. Startup VeryAI has raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Polychain Capital to launch a palm-scan identity verification system designed to distinguish real users from AI-generated accounts. The platform records identity attestations on Solana and aims to help crypto exchanges, fintech companies and online platforms address growing risks from bots, deepfakes and synthetic identities. The company said zero-knowledge proofs allow users to verify their status across platforms without revealing personal information. The system captures palm images using a smartphone camera and converts them into encrypted biometric signatures used to confirm that a user is human without storing identifiable data. Read more