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Binance Wallet unveiled a feature allowing users to trade leveraged crypto futures bets directly while avoiding the risk of holding coins on a centralized exchange such as Binance itself, the industry’s largest by volume traded. Following an agreement with Aster, the second-largest decentralized perpetuals platform, users are able to trade directly through the wallet while retaining complete control of their coins, Binance said Wednesday. The move reflects growing user demand for blending the speed of centralized finance (CeFi) with the control of decentralized finance (DeFi). Users want seamless trading without the risks of holding coins on exchanges, a danger highlighted…

Pakistan sees Bitcoin and digital assets as the backbone of a new financial rail for its 240 million citizens, a senior official said at the Bitcoin MENA Conference, signaling a shift toward formal regulation of crypto markets. Bilal Bin Saqib said on Tuesday that Pakistan can no longer rely on traditional economic models, but needs “a new engine,” citing digital assets. The minister said during a roundtable in Abu Dhabi: “We see Bitcoin, digital assets, and blockchain not just as speculation but as infrastructure. Not as noise, but as a foundation of a new financial rail for the global south.”…

The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act would weaken federal money transmitter rules and should not be included in crypto market structure legislation, the U.S. senators running the body’s Judiciary Committee said in a letter to the Senate Banking Committee. Section 604 of the Banking Committee’s market structure bill, which aims to protect software developers from criminal liability if third parties misuse their products, would “weaken” federal laws around unlicensed money transmitter businesses, wrote Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin, respectively the Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. “The Senate Judiciary Committee — which has jurisdiction over Title 18…

Upbit, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced new trading support for USDe (Ethena USDe), a digital asset developed by Ethereum. According to the announcement, USDe will begin trading in KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs. Trading support is scheduled to open on January 14th at 6 PM, while deposits will begin approximately 1.5 hours after the announcement is published. Upbit emphasized that USDe transactions will only be supported via the Ethereum network, warning that transfers from other networks will not be accepted. Users were also advised to carefully check the official smart contract address designated for USDe before…

French regulators announced this week that roughly 30% of crypto companies have not yet applied for a MiCA license. The news comes as a key regulatory deadline approaches, one that will decide whether these firms can legally continue operating. Though the European Union became the first jurisdiction to create a legal framework for crypto-assets, MiCA has faced pushback over its steep capital requirements and operational costs. France Faces Licensing Deadline Under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, crypto firms must obtain authorization from a national regulator to operate across the bloc. In France, companies have until June 30…

DZ Bank, Germany’s second-largest banking group, announced it has received MiCAR authorization from the German financial regulator BaFin. With this approval, DZ Bank gained the right to operate its cryptocurrency platform called “meinKrypto,” paving the way for member institutions of the cooperative banking group to offer cryptocurrency trading to their individual customers. According to a statement by DZ Bank, the “meinKrypto” service will be launched shortly. Initially, the platform will support transactions in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Cardano (ADA). The service will be offered individually by cooperative banks, and each bank will decide whether or not to…

Stablecoins are emerging as the backbone of blockchain gaming economies, with new industry research finding developers increasingly relying on fiat-pegged tokens to handle payouts, rewards, and cross-game transactions as they move away from speculative design models. Stablecoins processed an estimated $27.6 trillion in transfer volume in 2024, a scale that the Blockchain Gaming Alliance’s 2025 report highlighted now exceeds the combined volumes of Visa and Mastercard. More broadly, they account for about 30% of all crypto transactions, with USDT and USDC accounting for more than 90% of the fiat-backed supply, per the report.  The report also found that confidence…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Accuses Banks of Undermining Trump’s Crypto Agenda Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has accused major U.S. banks of attempting to sabotage President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda, warning that proposed changes to a Senate market structure bill could stifle innovation, ban entire categories of digital assets and strip Americans of the ability to earn yield on stablecoins. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo on Mornings With Maria, Armstrong said the latest draft of legislation emerging from the Senate Banking Committee represents a “giveaway to the banks” that risks regulatory overreach and undermines recent bipartisan…

In a significant on-chain transaction that captured immediate market attention, the prominent crypto market maker DWF Labs executed a substantial withdrawal of Frax Share (FXS) tokens from Binance. According to data from the analytics platform Onchainlens, an address widely associated with DWF Labs moved 6.93 million FXS, valued at approximately $5.41 million, from the leading global exchange to a private wallet. This move, observed globally on March 21, 2025, represents a classic bullish signal that analysts often interpret as a shift from trading to long-term holding. Consequently, the transaction has sparked extensive discussion regarding the strategic intentions of major liquidity…

The NFT market recorded $61.5 million in sales volume over the past week, posting a modest 1.52% increase from the previous period. Summary NFT sales hit $61.5M, while buyers surged 121% and sellers rose nearly 99%. Ethereum led blockchains with $29M in NFT sales and a 421% jump in buyers. Bitcoin NFTs dominated top sales as BTC reclaimed $95K and ETH crossed $3.2K. While the sales figures show minimal movement, the real story lies in market participation. NFT buyers jumped 120.90% to reach 134,743, while sellers increased by 98.69% to 111,756. This has happened at a time when Bitcoin (BTC)…