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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple may soon shed the “conditional approval” label and operate as a fully licensed National Trust Bank in the US, as regulators designate April as a key date for implementing amendments to its application. Market analysts emphasize that Ripple’s transition into a bank could significantly boost adoption of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and facilitate its integration into the global financial sector. April 1 Marked As Key Date For Ripple’s Bank Reports of an upcoming Ripple National Trust Bank continue to spread on social media, as market analysts…
Stellar upgraded to Protocol 25 X-Ray on January 22, adding BN254 elliptic curve and Poseidon hash support to bring ZK proofs natively to Soroban smart contracts. Stellar’s core validators voted on January 22nd. They approved the move to Protocol 25, code-named X-Ray. No user noticed. The network did not skip a single beat. That low-key rollout is just how Stellar operates. But what X-Ray actually delivered is far from ordinary. According to @BuildOnStellar on X, the upgrade introduced the BN254 elliptic curve alongside preliminary Poseidon hash function support directly into the Soroban smart contract platform. Those two additions matter. BN254…
Europe risks losing control of its financial future to the U.S. dollar unless it brings the euro onto blockchain rails, according to Jan-Oliver Sell, CEO of bank-backed stablecoin project Qivalis.The warning reflects the growing concern among European banks and policymakers that the next phase of global finance, increasingly built on blockchain infrastructure, is being dominated overwhelmingly by dollar-pegged stablecoins such as Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC.“If we don’t have a euro onchain with depth of liquidity, then the only alternative is the U.S. dollar,” Sell told CoinDesk. “That’s a real risk to Europe’s financial and digital sovereignty.”Stablecoins are no longer…
March 31st, 2026 – Tel Aviv, Israel Playnance is bringing one of the world’s largest entertainment markets fully on-chain at scale, expanding its ecosystem into global sports and esports. Through its integration with SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, a leading global iGaming technology provider offering sportsbook and online casino solutions, Playnance will now provide access to more than 2.5 million live sports and esports events annually through its network of partnership platforms, spanning all major leagues, including the NBA, Premier League, LaLiga, as well as global esports tournaments, and a wide range of regional and niche sports events worldwide. The experience will go…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP whale accumulation has long been in full swing after the cryptocurrency hit its cycle peak back in 2025. So far, it has been one year of non-stop accumulation, especially as these large players seem to be getting ready for another move. As they continue to buy up more of the supply, there is now the possibility that the cryptocurrency will start to rise again. Going by past performances, a pseudonymous crypto analyst, CW8900, shares what this move might mean for the digital asset. Why Whale Buying…
Charles Hoskinson got flagged by his own Telegram mod. Now he’s calling for ZK-based identity verification on the platform. Here’s what happened. Charles Hoskinson couldn’t prove he was himself. Not to a Telegram moderator. Not in a crypto group chat. The Cardano co-founder joined the Midnight After Dark Telegram group. He was engaging with questions about the Midnight mainnet launch. Then a moderator flagged him as an impersonator. Leo, identified as a moderator with the tag “Hard Forked,” told the account named Charles Hoskinson to change the display name or face removal. The message was direct: “Seriously, change the name…
E-commerce giant Mercado Libre (MELI) is pulling the plug on its homegrown cryptocurrency, Mercado Coin, nearly four years after introducing it to boost customer engagement across its platform.The e-commerce giant announced the decision through a notification and email from Mercado Pago, its digital wallet, which will handle the phase-out. Starting April 17, users won’t be able to buy, sell or earn cashback in Mercado Coin, effectively ending its utility inside the ecosystem.Launched in August 2022 in Brazil before expanding to other markets, Mercado Coin was pitched as a way to reward users for purchases on the platform.Participating products offered token…
Bitcoin has shed about $3,500 in value over recent days, slipping from above $70,000 earlier in March to around $66,500, as short-term holders take their exits. On one particularly turbulent day, about 22,000 BTC were moved to exchanges in a single session. Yet, the Bitcoin price is still holding above support and hasn’t broken below the $60,000 range. A different dynamic is quietly taking shape, one that raises a more important question than the selloff itself: who is actually absorbing all the Bitcoin being sold? ETF Demand Is Quietly Absorbing Market Supply Short-term holders, those who acquired Bitcoin relatively recently…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Google’s decision to pull its post-quantum cryptography migration timeline forward to 2029 has landed hard in Bitcoin and crypto, because the company did not just change a policy deadline. It paired that warning with a new whitepaper arguing that breaking the 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography used across major blockchains may require far fewer quantum resources than many in the market had assumed. That is the link Castle Island Ventures General Partner Nic Carter seized on in a series of X posts on Tuesday, arguing that the answer…
Over 119000 Pi users completed second migration as rollout continues across the network Pi Coreteam warns two factor authentication is only done داخل Pi mining app not external links Users who shared passphrases via links risk losing Pi after migration to scammers Pi Network continues its second migration as more users move balances to the mainnet. The Coreteam has issued a clear security warning during this phase. Users are advised to avoid external links for two factor authentication. The guidance aims to reduce risks as network activity grows. Second Migration Expands Across the Network The second migration is progressing as…