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Over 85 crypto industry firms have signed on for Mastercard’s new initiative, which it said will inform future products and services.

The move mirrors JPMorgan's similar trademark filing that foreshadowed the bank's introduction of tokenized deposits on Ethereum layer-2 network Base.

An Oil Scare Near Hormuz Showed How Fast Bitcoin Reverts to a Risk Trade While Bitcoin has rebounded and held above $70,000 over the last 48 hours, the acute phase of the latest oil shock showed the market’s first instinct: sell crypto when inflation fear rises, and the path to easier money gets harder. Still, […] The post Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Shares in Solana firm Brera Holdings plunged early Wednesday after the company said it's going nearly all-in on its crypto pivot.

The Appia roadmap for a euro-based tokenized financial system is part of the European Union’s push to reduce reliance on foreign financial infrastructure.

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Revolut is launching in the UK.

The appointment of Stephen Gregory comes as U.S. crypto exchanges intensify competition and broaden offerings beyond digital assets.

Digital gold is outperforming thanks to Saylor's STRC, while Polymarket got one of the world's most powerful surveillance firms to watch its markets.

Bitcoin price reacted positively as US CPI inflation conformed to market expectations, as traders stayed in wait-and-see mode. Bitcoin (BTC) broke back above $70,000 around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US inflation data soothed anxious markets. Key points: Bitcoin bounces around a narrow range as US inflation data offers a modest tailwind. Read more

Shredpay targets U.S. retail and institutional users looking for ease of use and a comprehensive risk rating.

The program's main goal is to connect blockchain tech with Mastercard's global payments infrastructure.

The other reason behind BTC's latest volatile session could be linked to the recently released CPI numbers for February.

Wednesday morning's U.S. inflation data was in line with forecasts, and markets continue to price out any chance of a Fed rate cut at either the March or April meetings.

SlowMist introduced a layered security framework for Web3 AI agents as autonomous tools handle more onchain actions and digital assets. Cybersecurity company SlowMist has introduced a five-layer security framework for AI and Web3 agents, pitching it as a way to reduce the growing risks that come with autonomous systems handling onchain actions and digital assets. In a Wednesday blog post, the company said the framework centers on a user’s AI agents and combines governance controls through its AI Development Security Solution, or ADSS, with execution-layer tools including OpenClaw, MistEye Skill, MistTrack Skill and MistAgent. The company said the system is designed to create a closed-loop process of checks before execution, constraints during execution and review afterward. SlowMist’s so-called “digital fortress” aims to defend against risks including prompt injection, supply chain poisoning attacks, data leaks and asset loss due to unauthorized operations or AI agent behavior exploits. It also seeks to reduc...

Strive also added to its bitcoin holdings and boosted the dividend on its own SATA preferred stock.

Investigators say the GainBitcoin case involves about 8,000 investors and losses estimated at roughly 6,606 crore rupees ($790 million). India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Ayush Varshney, co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, in connection with the long-running GainBitcoin cryptocurrency fraud investigation. According to a Wednesday press release shared via the CBIs official X account, Varshney was detained at Mumbai airport on Monday while attempting to leave India after a Look Out Circular had been issued against him. He was formally arrested and handed over to the CBI on Tuesday. The CBI said Darwin Labs played a central role in building the technological infrastructure used by the alleged scheme, including the GainBitcoin investor platform and associated tools used to manage payments and wallets. Read more

PI bulls took over the initiative as the price exploded higher. PI Network (PI) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $0.20 Key resistance levels: $0.28 PI Breakout Turns into a Rally Since the breakout from the downtrend in February, PI has entered a sustained rally that saw its price pump by over 80% since its […]

XRP appears to be consolidating before its next major move. Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $1 Key resistance levels: $1.4 XRP is Consolidating Around $1.4 Over the past few weeks, XPR has been moving flat around $1.4, currently acting as key resistance. This price consolidation around this level can be interpreted as […]

Stellar (XLM), down 1.6% from Tuesday, joined Hedera (HBAR) as an underperformer.