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Lombard, a company building Bitcoin-based lending infrastructure, will team with Bitwise Asset Management to enable institutions to earn yield and borrow against Bitcoin ($BTC) without moving assets out of custody, aiming to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars in Bitcoin held in institutional custody. The partnership was announced Tuesday at the Digital Asset Summit in New York. Jacob Phillips, CEO and co-founder of Lombard, told Cointelegraph: The breakthrough is Bitcoin Smart Accounts—connecting two previously isolated worlds: institutional custody and onchain finance. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Bitwise will develop yield strategies combining DeFi lending with tokenized real-world assets,…

Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,100 zone. $ETH is now consolidating and might struggle to continue higher above the $2,150 resistance. Ethereum started a recovery wave from the $2,075 zone. The price is trading below $2,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,120 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,150 zone. Ethereum Price Faces Hurdles Ethereum price remained bid above the $2,050 support zone, like Bitcoin. $ETH price formed a base…

Sota Watanabe, founder of the Japan-based public blockchain project Astar Network (ASTR), announced on social media platform X that he intends to launch “JPYSC,” described as the first bank-issued yen stablecoin, within the next few months. The announcement signals a potential milestone for Japan’s evolving cryptocurrency and digital asset landscape. What is JPYSC and Why Does It Matter? JPYSC is envisioned as a stablecoin pegged to the Japanese yen, issued directly by a bank rather than a private cryptocurrency firm. According to Watanabe, if the model is realized, it could establish a new investment structure that combines yen-based financing with…

A crypto analyst who previously warned traders and investors that the recent Bitcoin ($BTC) price surge could be a fluke has shared a new update. Confirming that his earlier prediction was accurate, the analyst now provides insight on where Bitcoin is really headed as it continues to navigate the ongoing bear market. Where The Bitcoin Price Is Headed Next DeFi researcher and market analyst Sherlock has taken to X to share a fresh update on an analysis he published earlier last week. In this new report, Sherlock presented a rather foreboding Bitcoin price forecast, suggesting that the world’s largest cryptocurrency…

Selling pressure continues in US-based spot cryptocurrency ETFs. According to SoSoValue data, a total net outflow of $331 million occurred in spot Bitcoin ETFs. This marks the third consecutive day of negative capital flow in Bitcoin ETFs. The biggest outflow of the day was seen in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF IBIT, one of the world’s largest asset management companies, with a gain of $326 million. Despite this, the fund’s historical total net inflow remains above $65 billion. The second highest daily outflow was in Valkyrie’s BRRR fund, with a gain of $3.79 million. According to the data, the total net asset…

More and more large holder wallets have continued to accumulate $XRP, and this has ultimately led to the number of $XRP Ledger wallets holding at least 10,000 $XRP hitting a record 332,230, according to on-chain data from Santiment. This steady accumulation of $XRP by $XRP Ledger wallets is a trend that began in mid-2024, and has extended till present. Santiment posted on X about the milestone, noting that wallets holding 10,000 or more $XRP tokens have seen a consistent increase since June 2024. These increases have come without any sharp wallet spikes that usually signal purchases driven by speculation. The…

TORONTO, CANADA — In a significant development for both traditional finance and digital assets, Canadian-listed fintech firm Delphx Capital Markets has announced a bold plan to acquire approximately $50 million in Bitcoin. This strategic reserve initiative, first reported by BitcoinTreasury, represents a calculated move by the company to diversify its corporate treasury assets. Furthermore, Delphx aims to secure a long-term store of value through phased purchases of the leading cryptocurrency. Delphx Bitcoin Purchase Strategy Explained Delphx Capital Markets operates as a sophisticated financial technology company. The firm provides advanced trading solutions and capital markets infrastructure. Consequently, its decision to allocate…

Shortly before a wave of resignations by senior contributors, the Ethereum Foundation published a bizarre governance document. Obviously influenced by Vitalik Buterin’s beloved $NFT collection Milady, whose floor price has declined 90% from its December 2024 peak, the illustrated “Mandate” PDF features lingerie-clad archers, a cartoon pledge carrying a penalty of death by suicide, and a headline on its front page, “HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL IN THE HUMAN BREAST.” The Ethereum Foundation Mandate document arrived on March 13, 2026. Its board signed it, crediting two artists for their artistic rendering of the text. On the cover, an anime girl asks, “Ever…

Most crypto investors are not trying to avoid the IRS. They just do not know the rules. That is the central finding of the 2026 Crypto Tax Readiness Report, a new survey of 3,000 US crypto investors conducted by CoinTracker and Coinbase. The data shows a striking disconnect: 65% of respondents had already reported crypto on their taxes, yet more than half could not correctly identify basic taxable events. Most Investors Know Crypto Is Taxable but Don’t Know When 74% of respondents acknowledged that their crypto activity is taxable in some form. But only 49% correctly identified that a tax…

Ripple UDAX, Levery and FGV Unite to Build Institutional On-Chain Liquidity for Brazilian Banks Levery, an infrastructure provider that enables banks and financial institutions to launch digital asset exchanges using automated market maker (AMM) technology, has partnered with Ripple UDAX and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) to expand institutional on-chain liquidity across Brazil and Latin America. The collaboration represents a major move toward building regulated, blockchain-powered financial infrastructure for traditional banks across the region. At its core is Ripple UDAX (University Digital Asset Xcelerator), an initiative born from Ripple’s partnership with the University of California, Berkeley under the University Blockchain Research…