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Vienna-based crypto broker Bitpanda is launching a new blockchain network aimed at bringing tokenized assets into Europe’s regulated financial system, as institutions look to move toward always-on markets. The company said Wednesday that its “Vision Chain,” built with the Vision Web3 Foundation and Optimism OP$0.1126, will provide infrastructure for banks and fintechs to issue and settle tokenized assets under EU rules such as MiCA and MiFID II. The network uses compliant euro-denominated stablecoins for transaction fees to avoid the volatility tied to typical crypto payments on public chains. It also relies on Optimism’s Ethereum-based infrastructure to handle settlement and scaling.…

Ethereum continues to navigate a fragile recovery phase as traders weigh mixed technical signals, shifting liquidity, and evolving long-term risks. Recent price behavior on the 4-hour chart shows a market caught between cautious optimism and lingering bearish pressure. While buyers attempt to reclaim momentum above key levels, repeated rejections and weakening indicators suggest that conviction remains limited. Consequently, Ethereum sits at a critical crossroads, where short-term direction may shape broader sentiment in the weeks ahead. Range-Bound Structure Signals Indecision Ethereum’s broader structure still reflects a prior downtrend, marked by consistent lower highs and lows. However, price action has recently transitioned…

Memecoin trading is sending a bear market signal, based on the performance of legacy memes. Despite the rise in small-scale token launches, meme tokens crashed in the past year. The memecoin market showed the first indications of a shift in sentiment, and may be considered a sign that crypto is in the depths of a bear market. Memes usually measure exuberance and the inflow of mainstream retail money. However, there are significant outflows from legacy memes, including the original Dogecoin ($DOGE). Dogecoin was expected to become a mainstream asset, especially after the major boost from Elon Musk. However, after years…

Bitcoin miners entered 2026 facing mounting cost pressure and a rapid shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, according to a new Coinshares report released on Wednesday. AI Boom Reshapes Bitcoin Mining Sector, Coinshares Report Shows According to the latest bitcoin mining analysis, Q4 2025 marked one of the toughest periods for miners since the April 2024 halving, as bitcoin’s price slid from about $124,500 in October to roughly $86,000 by late December. At the same time, network hashrate remained near record levels, squeezing profitability. The weighted average cash cost to produce one bitcoin climbed to nearly $80,000, leaving many operators…

Monument Bank said it plans to tokenise up to 250 million pounds ($335 million) of retail customer deposits on the Midnight network in what it described as the first such move by a U.K.-regulated bank on a public blockchain. The London-based challenger bank said the deposits will remain interest-bearing, fully backed by Monument and redeemable one-for-one in pounds sterling. They will also remain covered by the U.K.’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The move marks is a step in the push to bring tokenized financial products into regulated banking. While banks in the U.K. and elsewhere have explored tokenized deposits, most…

Ethereum isn’t waiting for quantum computers to become a problem before figuring out how to survive them. The Ethereum Foundation launched pq.ethereum.org on Wednesday, a dedicated resource hub for the protocol’s post-quantum security effort. The site consolidates a roadmap, open-source repositories, specifications, research papers, EIPs, and a 14-question FAQ written by the EF’s post-quantum team. More than 10 client teams are already building and shipping devnets weekly through what the foundation calls PQ Interop, the foundation said in an X post earlier Wednesday. Today, several teams at the EF are launching https://t.co/L9ZOUoRNNB, a dedicated resource for Ethereum’s post-quantum security effort.What…

Recent crypto market volatility hasn’t been kind to crypto exchange Coinbase. At the time of writing, COIN has lost 8% since the opening bell on Wednesday and was changing hands for about $149 per share. The stock has now dropped 34% since the start of the year, according to Yahoo Finance. “Obviously been a bit of a bloodbath,” Argus Research analyst Kevin Heale told Decrypt. Heale added that he’s been watching to see if retail and leveraged investors come back into the market. In the meantime, he said that for Thursday’s Coinbase earnings call, the company has asked that analysts…

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has warned that anyone promising to secure a token listing on the exchange for a fee is a scammer. To enforce this, Binance has implemented a strict zero-tolerance policy against intermediaries. Any project that attempts to use a middleman to access the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange can be permanently blacklisted. Listing scams The warning comes as fraudulent “listing agents” increasingly target emerging Web3 projects. They often claim to have insider connections or a personal friendship with Binance executives. “You can safely assume anyone who claims to be able to help you list your project on Binance (CEX)…

Paxos, a regulated blockchain infrastructure platform and trust company that enables enterprises to tokenize, custody, trade, and settle digital assets, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Solana Developer Platform (SDP), a comprehensive initiative launched in March to help enterprises and financial institutions build compliant, tokenized, and high-performance financial products. Paxos is joining @Solana Developer Platform as an infrastructure partner.Enterprises building on SDP will be able to access Paxos’ stablecoin issuance, global orchestration, and institutional self-custody through Fordefi.https://t.co/TfVNEGbKUB pic.twitter.com/twXYkpx7NS — Paxos (@Paxos) March 24, 2026 The basic objective behind this partnership is to provide stablecoin issuance, global orchestration, and institutional self-custody…

In a significant cryptocurrency market development, institutional market maker Flowdesk has transferred 63,250 Ethereum ($ETH) valued at approximately $135 million to the Binance exchange, triggering immediate analysis about potential selling pressure and broader market implications for 2025. Flowdesk $ETH Deposit to Binance: Transaction Analysis Blockchain analytics provider ai_9684xtpa first identified the substantial Flowdesk deposit to Binance. The transaction occurred over a 24-hour period with an average Ethereum price of $2,145 per token. Market analysts typically interpret such substantial transfers to centralized exchanges as preparatory steps for potential selling activity. Consequently, this movement represents one of the largest single-entity transfers to…