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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure One of the largest South Korean financial conglomerates has partenerd up with a major UK-based global bank to deepen cooperation in global finance and crypto assets. A Transnational Crypto Deal Incumbents are keen not to be left behind on the crypto curve, so much so that some of them are now joining forces. That seems to be the case for Hana Financial Group and Standard Chartered Group as on March 15th they announced the signing of a MOU (memorandum of understanding). By teaming up, the two lenders…

The crypto market is on the cusp of a major breakout as bitcoin BTC$73,506.39 trades at $73,000 and ether (ETH) at $2,250, its highest level since Feb. 4.If bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, can break above $74,000 on convincing volume, it will likely run back to $80,000, which was a level of support in November before an eventual breakdown in January.A rejection, on the other hand, would lead to a reversion to a trading range between $62,000 and $72,000, which has persisted for more than a month.But the main story on Monday is not among crypto majors, it…

The chief investment officer of Bitwise Asset Management says Bitcoin could reach $1 million under what he describes as “reasonably conservative assumptions.” In a new memo titled “How Bitcoin Gets to $1 Million”, Matt Hougan argues that many analysts underestimate Bitcoin’s long-term potential because they treat the global store-of-value market as static. Hougan says he evaluates Bitcoin as a digital store-of-value asset competing primarily with gold. Using that framework, estimating Bitcoin’s potential price involves calculating the size of the store-of-value market, estimating Bitcoin’s share, and dividing that value by Bitcoin’s fixed supply of 21 million coins. Currently, the store-of-value market…

World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol linked to the family of U.S. President Donald Trump, put a $5 million price tag on ‘direct access’ to team members in an almost unanimous governance vote.Token holders of the venture backed by Eric and Barron Trump passed a proposal on Friday that creates a three-tier staking system for its WLFI governance token. The Base tier requires a 180-day lock-up to vote. The Node tier requires staking 10 million WLFI, roughly $1 million, and grants the ability to convert stablecoins to WLFI’s USD1 at 1:1 parity through licensed market makers. The Super…

The week could prove pivotal for markets, including bitcoin BTC$73,685.87, with the U.S. Federal Reserve among seven major central banks set to announce interest-rate decisions while war-driven oil price gains threaten to reignite inflation in the global economy.Most of the central banks are expected to keep interest rates steady, but hawkish comments from policymakers, driven by inflation concerns, could trigger downside volatility across risk assets.While reflationary environments have historically supported bitcoin, rising inflation expectations are pushing bond yields higher and tightening financial conditions, André Dragosch, European head of research at Bitwise, told CoinDesk. Those conditions generally make riskier investments less…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has weighed in on a governance dispute surrounding Liqwid, arguing that insiders tied to the protocol should step aside from any revote on disputed asset distribution and let token holders decide whether earlier public commitments should be honored. His intervention matters because it cuts to a familiar pressure point in DeFi governance: whether a DAO vote is truly legitimate when founding insiders may be voting on an outcome that benefits them directly. In a livestream from Wyoming, Hoskinson said he generally avoids involvement…

Bitcoin briefly broke through the $74,000 resistance zone that it had rejected four times in two weeks, before reversing under that level.The largest cryptocurrency was trading just above $74,000 on Monday morning, up 2.9% over the past 24 hours and 9.7% on the week. Ether surged 7.7% in 24 hours and 14.3% on the week to $2,261, its strongest weekly performance in months. Solana jumped 5.6% on the day and 12% on the week to $93. Dogecoin hit $0.10 for the first time since early March, up 4.6% daily and 10.6% weekly. BNB gained 3.8% to $683 with a 9.5%…

A Texas construction firm has agreed to compensate individuals whose sensitive information was exposed in a data breach. According to the settlement administrator’s portal, Mason Construction will pay between $55 to $5,000 per individual to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the Beaumont, Texas-headquartered firm of exhibiting negligence and insufficient data security in handling “highly sensitive personally identifiable information.” Victims who suffered losses between January 6th of 2024 to January 1st of 2026, as a direct result of identity theft or fraud related to the data breach, could get up to $5,000 upon providing documented proof. Payments of up…

An Australian Senate committee has backed proposed legislation to integrate cryptocurrency platforms and custody providers into the country’s financial services framework.The Senate Economics Legislation Committee said in a report published Monday that the proposed Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 would modernize digital-asset oversight with traditional market safeguards to protect consumers.The framework seeks to establish a licensing and compliance system for digital token managers by amending the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001.The proposal targets firms that hold digital assets on behalf of customers, bringing them under existing financial services rules instead of…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting has always had significant implications on the crypto market because this is where the interest rates for the US markets are determined. With the announcement of whether there is a rate hike, a rate ease, or the interest rates staying the same, the markets always react, either positively or negatively. Now, another FOMC meeting is rolling around, and the forecast has leaned heavily toward the Fed keeping the current interest rates. Fed Likely Keeping The Same Interest Rates With the…