Category: crypto

Turkey’s crypto community protested against a draft crypto tax law that would impose a 0.03% transaction fee and up to a 40% tax on foreign-platform gains. The online campaign, #kriptodavergiyehayır, trended nationally in Turkey, uniting traders, influencers, and analysts against the proposed legislation, which critics argue is punitive and aimed at forcing capital into the…

An anonymous crypto commentator known as “peepeepoopoo” criticized the creation of meme coins based on their persona, leading to viral attention. Despite creating a joke token that reached a $2.6 million market cap, the commentator expressed frustration at the persona-based speculation and scams on platforms like pump.fun.

CoinMarketCap posted a rocket emoji and image as its Fear & Greed Index hit extreme fear, with Bitcoin bouncing from $67k to $71k. The post coincided with a market shift following geopolitical tensions, signaling a potential sentiment reversal. The index measures sentiment through various data points, suggesting undervalued assets during extreme fear.

Virtuals Protocol is integrating its Agent Commerce Protocol with Arbitrum to allow AI agents to transact on a high-liquidity L2. The VIRTUAL token has experienced an 86% drawdown. The integration aims to establish the agentic economy in the crypto-AI space, focusing on deep liquidity and low costs for autonomous transactions.

Coinbase has integrated Chainlink’s DataLink service to publish its exchange market data on-chain for the first time, providing access to institutional-grade feeds for DeFi derivatives and tokenized assets. This partnership allows DeFi protocols to access order book data, spot prices, and futures data from Coinbase on-chain, enhancing decentralized finance market infrastructure.

Interactive Brokers allows clients to transfer supported cryptocurrencies from external wallets into IBKR accounts without selling first, with commissions ranging from 0.12% to 0.18%. This move follows the launch of stablecoin account funding in January and deepens IBKR’s push to position itself as a single destination for traditional and digital asset management.

Payy, a stablecoin startup in New York, raised $6 million in seed funding led by FirstMark to develop a privacy-focused payments network using zero-knowledge technology. The company aims to make USDC payments private by default for enterprise stablecoin flows, with a mainnet rollout planned for the summer after already attracting 100,000+ users and processing $130…

Stablecoins are gaining popularity as global payment tools bridging blockchain and traditional finance. Infrastructure providers like Transak enable faster, compliant payments by connecting fiat, compliance, and blockchain access for users. Stablecoin payment infrastructure allows fintech apps to integrate stablecoin payments without building complex global infrastructure, facilitating fiat to stablecoin conversion, payment method connectivity, compliance, and…

Franklin Templeton and Ondo are launching tokenized ETFs that can be traded 24/7 directly in crypto wallets, providing non-U.S. investors with access to U.S. stocks, bonds, and gold. The initial rollout will be in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America, with a U.S. launch pending regulatory clarity.

Enlivex raised $21 million through a debt financing deal to buy 3 billion RAIN tokens at a discount. The company extended its purchase option for an additional 272.1 billion RAIN tokens through December 2027. The funding came from The Lind Partners, and Enlivex also approved a $20 million share buyback program.