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The UK’s advertising watchdog has reportedly banned a series of advertisements from Coinbase, claiming they presented the crypto exchange as a solution to cost-of-living concerns while making light of the risks of investing in crypto. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ads — which included a satirical musical-style video and three posters — were “irresponsible” and “trivialized the risks of cryptocurrency,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday. “We considered that using humour to reference serious financial concerns, alongside a cue to ‘change,’ risked presenting complex, high-risk financial products as an easy or obvious response to those concerns,” the ASA…
Binance Futures announced it will launch pre-market trading for the MEGAUSDT USDⓈ-M Perpetual Futures Contract to expand its product offerings and enhance the user trading experience. According to the announcement, the MEGAUSDT perpetual contract will begin trading in the pre-market phase on January 30, 2026 at 15:15, offering users leverage of up to 5x. The underlying asset of the MEGAUSDT contract has been announced as MegaETH (MEGA). MegaETH stands out as a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 2 blockchain project aiming to bring Web2-level real-time transaction speed to the crypto world. The total and maximum supply of the project is limited to…
Scaramucci revealed that the crypto industry, he added, got ahead of itself on regulation after 2025’s election cycle. The SkyBridge Opportunity Fund shifted to a macro weighting of around 69% by September 30, 2025, after standing at around 65% in cryptocurrency. A global investment firm, SkyBridge Capital is moving towards macro trades as policy volatility under President Donald Trump makes the market anxious, as per the founder Anthony Scaramucci. The founder spoke at the Reuters Global Markets Forum in the margins of the World Economic Forum and mentioned the company has profited from that churn. He also mentioned that due…
A major change of U.S. crypto policy has been verified by Senator Cynthia Lummis. According to her, there is now a pro-crypto president who is willing to put his signature on the clarity Act. This assertion immediately attracted the market attention. It is an indication of possible resolution following many years of regulatory uncertainty. Lummis has been a long time advocate of digital assets in Congress. She is always a proponent of Bitcoin, blockchain and explicit legal frameworks. Thus, her words are very impactful. The industry hearkens at her when she speaks. Moreover, her timing matters. Since 2022, the pressure…
India’s cryptocurrency market shifted further offshore in FY25 as domestic tax rules reshaped trader behavior. A new analysis by crypto tax platform KoinX shows that more than 72% of Indian crypto trading volume moved to overseas exchanges during the fiscal year. The data highlights how transaction-level taxation, rather than profitability, influenced where traders executed trades. Consequently, offshore platforms captured most activity despite tighter regulatory scrutiny and recent compliance efforts. Offshore Platforms Capture Majority of Volume KoinX reported that Indian traders generated nearly Rs 51,252 crore in crypto volume during FY25. Significantly, 72.66% of that activity occurred on international exchanges. This…
HPC/AI exposure drove miner valuations in 2025. The next phase will separate execution from narratives, and that’s where re-ratings will diverge. $IREN $APLD $CIFR $WULF $HUT. The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on Jan. 30, 2026, by Cindy Feng. Over the past few weeks, we’ve pointed out a clear shift in how capital markets evaluated public Bitcoin miners in 2025. From the second half of the year onward, investors increasingly favored companies with credible HPC/AI exposure. This wasn’t a sentiment-driven…
An analysis by Charles Schwab highlighted Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as leading players in the cryptocurrency market. According to Coindesk, a recent report by Charles Schwab’s Center for Financial Research revealed that the fundamental value of the crypto market is concentrated in core blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum. This report divides the cryptocurrency market into three sectors and shows that the majority of market capitalization is concentrated in just one of them: “On the main blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum.” Schwab’s report divides the crypto ecosystem into three layers: “core networks and infrastructure and/or user-facing products”. Accordingly, investors…
South Korea’s top financial regulator said crypto exchanges should face ownership limits similar to those applied to securities markets, signaling a harder public stance on governance reforms under the country’s proposed Digital Asset Basic Act. According to a report by The Korea Times, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chair Lee Eog-weon said licensed crypto exchanges should no longer be treated as ordinary private companies but as entities with public-infrastructure characteristics. Lee’s comments come as the FSC reviews a proposal to cap major shareholders’ stakes in crypto exchanges at around 15% to 20%, a measure that has drawn resistance from exchange…
SEOUL, South Korea – March 2025: In a significant regulatory move, three of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges—Upbit, Bithumb, and Korbit—have simultaneously placed the Loopring ($LRC) token on a delisting watchlist. This decisive action follows a comprehensive review that identified insufficient disclosure of material information and concerns regarding the project’s business progress. Consequently, this development sends a stark warning to the broader crypto market about the stringent compliance standards now enforced in one of the world’s most active digital asset jurisdictions. Understanding the Loopring Delisting Watchlist Decision The coordinated announcement from Upbit, Bithumb, and Korbit represents a major event for…
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin $BTC$88,311.53 recovered from overnight lows, though it remains below $90,000, weighed down by geopolitical tensions that keep it behaving more like a volatile tech stock than a haven asset. The stabilization coincided with easing pressure in global bond markets. Japanese government bonds rebounded after a sharp selloff earlier in the week, with yields on ultra-long debt falling after officials called for calm. The move helped provide a cushion for riskier assets. CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index has dropped about 2% in the past 24 hours, reflecting the selloff in cryptocurrencies and…