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Australia’s crypto market is making progress in user growth and regulatory reforms, but there are still a range of issues to iron out in the sector, crypto executives told Cointelegraph. On the sidelines of the XRP Australia 2026 event in Sydney on Friday, Coinbase’s APAC managing director John O’Loghlen said the country has seen positive regulatory momentum and growing expertise among those tasked with policing the industry. “Multiple arms of government, mainly Treasury, who are writing the draft regulation and ASIC, have pretty thoroughly kind of upskilled their teams and have pretty deep digital asset domain expertise internally. So I…

Kraken is bringing Hedera EVM and the Hedera Token Service (HTS) to its platform, allowing the exchange to support direct withdrawals and deposits of HTS-native tokens. Kraken recently introduced regulated perpetual futures contracts based on tokenized stock, and Flexline, a crypto-backed loan product for professional traders. Kraken is expanding its crypto coverage, integrating Hedera and its native tokens onto its exchange network. The exchange announced this week that it intends to introduce Hedera EVM and HTS to its platform. In the announcement, Kraken described Hedera as a network that offers instant finality, low fixed fees and over 10,000 transactions per…

The following is a guest post and guest post from Thomas Pratter, Founder and CEO at Renesis. Liquid crypto funds are having a moment. The number of actively managed vehicles keeps growing, DeFi strategies are gaining legitimacy, and regulatory clarity is slowly catching up. Institutional allocators are paying closer attention than ever. But behind the optimism sits a less glamorous truth: most fund managers are still running their operations on duct tape. The Spreadsheet Problem Ask any emerging fund manager how they track their portfolio across five exchanges, three chains, and a handful of DeFi protocols. The honest answer is…

Fintech company Block is shrinking back toward its pre-pandemic size, cutting staff to about 6,000 from a Covid-era peak of over 10,000, compared with just 3,800 in 2019. CEO Jack Dorsey says AI allows smaller teams to move faster. While that’s certainly true, the reset may reflect a tougher reality: stablecoin rails are likely beginning to compress the card-based fees that fueled the company’s expansion. Block built its business on a payments system that charges merchants a percentage of every swipe. Stablecoins threaten to turn that percentage into pennies, shrinking the economic pie that acquirers and card-linked fintechs divide. That…

Jane Street faces scrutiny over naked short selling claims and a Terra lawsuit, as Trump Media urges Congress to investigate trading practices. Political pressure mounts on Jane Street amid short selling concerns and a Terraform Labs lawsuit tied to the $40B Terra collapse. Jane Street, one of Wall Street’s most influential trading firms, has suddenly found itself pulled into a political and legal storm that stretches from crypto markets to Capitol Hill. The firm, widely known for its dominance in exchange-traded funds and high-speed trading strategies, is now facing pressure from multiple directions. At the center of the latest controversy…

Binance, the flagship exchange, has announced that it is introducing a lucrative incentive for holders of Ripple USD ($RLUSD). It will offer an 8.5% Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on its Simple Earn Flexible Products as part of its promotional campaign. The campaign is officially launching tomorrow, aiming to attract liquidity. Campaign mechanism According to the official announcement from Binance Earn, the promotion runs from Feb. 27 (00:00:00 UTC) through March 12 (23:59:59 UTC). Flexible Products are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so users are encouraged to subscribe early. Participants can redeem their $RLUSD funds at any time while still…

Asseto Finance, a Real-World Asset (RWA) platform that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized finance (DeFi), is pleased to announce that it will achieve a significant regulatory milestone for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization in Hong Kong. The primary aim of this step is to secure the position in Hong Kong by getting a green signal from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong. Exciting milestone for Hong Kong’s RWA ecosystem! 🇭🇰Two RWA business plans from DL Holdings (https://t.co/yx90vmt3J2), powered by Asseto’s integrated one-stop solutions, have officially received a no-objection response from the Hong Kong SFC. This marks the…

McLaren F1 launched MCL/COLLECT on Hedera, with free digital artwork drops planned for every 2026 Formula 1 race weekend. The network also launched its Community Builders $NFT program, adding builder badges and Discord-linked $NFT roles for ecosystem members. McLaren Formula 1 has launched MCL/COLLECT, a digital collectibles platform powered by Hedera, with free limited-edition artwork set to drop during every Formula 1 race weekend in the 2026 season. The first release went live with the Australian Grand Prix, giving fans an early entry point into the new collection program. The platform expands McLaren’s digital fan engagement strategy through officially licensed…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Ethereum’s top holders double in size when tokens and stablecoins are included in on-chain valuations. Summary Aggregating $ETH with tokens shows top holders control $426 billion, over 2x higher than $ETH-only rankings reveal. Including ERC-20s shifts power view, with smart contracts holding nearly 40% of top Ethereum balances. New PPI metric flags self-minted DeFi exposure, warning of fragility if selling pressure triggers unwind risks. Ethereum’s balance sheet looks nothing like what it looked like a couple of years ago.…

AllUnity, a joint venture between DWS, Galaxy, and Flow Traders, has expanded its stablecoin lineup with a new token pegged to the Swiss franc, which has emerged as a haven darling for major banks and analysts. The BaFin-regulated e-money institute has unveiled CHFAU, which is backed 1:1 by Swiss franc reserves, in response to institutional demand for regulated digital CHF for payments, settlements, and treasury operations. It debuts on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token, with plans to expand to other networks later this year. “In response to strong demand for a compliant digital Swiss Franc, we progressed from…