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Binance turned out to be the biggest holder of Trump‑linked $USD1 stablecoin. The largest crypto exchange reportedly concentrates roughly 87% of the token’s supply. This comes in when the exchange recently added 4,225 Bitcoin to its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) after swapping around $300 million worth of stablecoins. Data shows that there are more than 5.36 billion World Liberty Financial USD ($USD1) in circulation. Around $4.3 billion sits in wallets linked to Binance. However, the cumulative market cap for Stablecoin is on a surge and hovering at $314.5 billion. Tether is still leading the stablecoin tally with over…

Ethereum just logged its sixth straight red monthly candle, matching a rare downside streak last seen in 2018. Meanwhile, $ETH traded near $1,994 as it retested a key descending trendline, with traders watching for either a dip into the $1,800s or a push toward $2,222. Ethereum Logs Sixth Straight Red Month, Echoes 2018 Bear Market Pattern Ethereum posted its sixth consecutive red monthly candle, a pattern that has appeared only once before in its trading history. According to market commentator Tyler Durden on X, Ethereum recorded six or more straight monthly declines only during the 2018 bear market. At that…

Tether and Lugano Launch Plan ₿ Phase II, Targeting Global Leadership in Digital Infrastructure Stablecoin-issuer Tether and the City of Lugano today announced the launch of Plan ₿ Phase II (2026–2030), marking an expansion of the city’s initiative to integrate digital assets and decentralized technologies into public and economic infrastructure. Building on the pilot projects of the original Plan ₿ launched in 2022, Phase II emphasizes structural development, technological resilience, and long-term digital sovereignty. Over the past four years, Lugano has emerged as a European leader in real-world adoption of digital assets. More than 400 local merchants now accept Bitcoin,…

Binance announced it will be adding new trading pairs to its Cross Margin section to increase the variety of products offered in margin trading. According to the exchange’s statement, the PAXG/USD1 trading pair will be listed on Cross Margin as of February 10, 2026, at 11:30 AM. In addition, the ASTER/U, SUI/U, and XRP/U trading pairs will also be available under Cross Margin starting February 10, 2026, at 1:30 PM. This will allow users to implement more flexible trading strategies by trading these pairs on margin. Binance warned investors that volatility could be high in newly listed margin trading pairs.…

Ethereum has recently seen a struggle in its price recovery, primarily due to growing uncertainty in the market. After multiple failed attempts to rally, Ethereum’s price is currently facing pressure from both selling activity and a crucial demand zone. While the demand zone, hovering around $1,880, has provided support, it is also preventing any immediate price reversal. Ethereum Selling Is Necessary For the first time in over two months, Ethereum is flashing a key sell signal as its Price DAA Divergence metric shows a concerning trend. The metric compares daily active addresses (DAA) against Ethereum’s price, providing insights into investor…

Australia could unlock 24 billion Australian dollars ($17 billion) annually from advances in tokenized markets and digital assets, but only if lawmakers start moving forward with regulation, according to a new report from a local fintech research group. In a report titled “Unlocking Australia’s $24b Digital Finance Opportunity,” which was published on Monday, the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) said regulatory uncertainty, coordination challenges and limited pathways for pilot projects to grow are the biggest constraints facing the industry. One way to address the shortcomings would be to establish a sandbox for testing new technology, such as tokenized financial…

Upbit has announced it will end trading support for Oasys (OAS). According to the exchange’s statement, the decision was made in line with the assessment of platforms that are members of the Digital Asset Exchanges Joint Advisory Board (DAXA). The official announcement states that OAS will cease trading on Upbit on March 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM. This will completely end support for OAS/BTC and OAS/USDT pairs. Upon termination of support, all previously placed but unexecuted buy and sell orders for these pairs will be automatically cancelled. Following this announcement, Upbit emphasized that additional services such as airdrops, wallet upgrades,…

DeepSeek, the most famous artificial intelligence (AI) model hailing from China, sees this year’s Ethereum (ETH) trajectory as nothing short of positive. Currently, the second-largest cryptocurrency is trading at around $1,936, down 35% year-to-date due to pressure from technical selling and broader market weakness. Nonetheless, DeepSeek predicts it could rebound to a price range of $3,500–$5,500, implying a 185% rally over the next ten months, a result that would put the asset way above its all-time high of $4,953 seen on August 24, 2025. DeepSeek Ethereum price prediction Elaborating on the forecast, the AI noted that regardless of short-term price…

A month before bombs fell on Iran, Reuters reported that the US Treasury was investigating whether crypto platforms had helped Iranian officials evade sanctions. When airstrikes began on February 28, that investigation got a live stress test — and the results were revealing. The war did not break Iran’s crypto infrastructure — it proved how indispensable stablecoins have become to it. Before the Strikes: A $10 Billion Shadow Economy Reuters reported in early February that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes had hit an estimated $8–10 billion in 2025, citing TRM Labs and Chainalysis. Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, alone serves roughly…

Institutional crypto exchange provider LMAX Group has unveiled Omnia Exchange, designed to allow users to seamlessly convert FX, crypto, stablecoins and other digital assets in one platform, the company said on Tuesday. Described as a “a unified multi-asset infrastructure layer,” Omnia allows users to trade any asset directly against any other 24/7, without restrictions on size or type, and to settle on traditional rails or instantly on the blockchain, according to a press release. LMAX’s cryptocurrency-focused business has long been a major player when it comes to institutional crypto trading, reporting $8.2 trillion in institutional volume last year. Whereas LMAX…