Category: crypto

Anchorage Digital has invested in Immunefi and purchased IMU tokens, linking a U.S.-chartered crypto bank with a bug bounty platform for DeFi security. This move shows a shift towards treating on-chain security as essential infrastructure, with the potential for larger bounty programs and standardized security agreements in the future.

MetaMask has integrated the Uniswap API, allowing users to swap directly through Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX across 16+ networks. This tightens the link between the wallet and the largest DEX liquidity venue, offering institutional-grade pricing and depth. The integration aims to position MetaMask as the default EVM wallet and Uniswap as the default…

Fresh Coinglass data reveals that ETH and BTC are currently trapped between liquidation bands, with potential for over 1.9 billion dollars in forced flows. For ETH, breaking above 2,153 dollars could trigger 958 million dollars in liquidations, while dropping below 1,951 dollars risks 907 million in long positions. Similarly, BTC faces significant liquidation risks with…

Revolut has obtained a full UK banking license, offering FSCS-protected deposits to 13 million users. However, crypto trading remains outside of deposit insurance. The approval marks a shift for Revolut from a high-growth app to a regulated bank in the competitive financial market, with plans for further expansion and job creation.

Mastercard is bringing over 85 crypto firms, fintechs, and banks into a new partner program to facilitate stablecoin payments on its network. This initiative aims to maintain Mastercard’s role in stablecoin settlement economics and provide a controlled environment for regulators and banks, while also offering benefits for crypto firms in terms of merchant reach and…

Strive has increased the dividend on its SATA preferred stock to 12.75% and is now tying more of its balance sheet to Bitcoin and high-yield preferred equity bets. The company also holds about 13,311 bitcoins and is allocating $50 million to Strategy Inc.’s STRC preferreds for higher yield. Investors in SATA are backing Strive’s core…

A new U.S. Senate bill called the “DEATH BETS Act” aims to ban trading contracts related to war, terrorism, assassination, and death. This could impact prediction-market platforms like Polymarket. The proposed legislation would tighten regulations on platforms speculating on tragic events and could influence how prediction markets operate in the future.

Bitcoin exchange supply is at a record low, signaling tightening supply, despite high-profile investors like the Winklevoss twins moving large sums of BTC to exchanges. The total Bitcoin available on centralized exchanges continues to decline, with investors moving BTC into cold storage or long-term custody. This trend, combined with growing institutional demand, may lead to…

Santiment data shows Ethereum has over three times the number of holders compared to Bitcoin, with 182.7 million non-empty wallets for ETH and 58.5 million for BTC. Ethereum’s broader adoption is attributed to its use in DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins, and on-chain applications. Traders are monitoring ETH’s price near $2,000 as a potential launchpad for a…

The XRP Ledger has experienced a surge in network activity with over 2.7 million daily transactions, but the XRP price remains stagnant. Despite the high transaction volume, the price of XRP is trading sideways around $1.37. Traders are cautious, waiting for stronger catalysts before committing to new positions.