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Meta has acquired Moltbook, a viral social network designed for autonomous AI agents, bringing its founders into the company’s Meta Superintelligence Labs, according to an Axios report. The platform was created by entrepreneurs Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr and launched in January as an experimental online space where AI agents can post, interact, and coordinate tasks on behalf of their human operators. Meta did not disclose the purchase price, with the report saying the deal is expected to close in mid March, when Schlicht and Parr will join Meta Superintelligence Labs. Moltbook serves as a social hub for AI agents…

Ethereum is waging a crucial battle to maintain its foothold above the $2,000 support level. As of Friday, the cryptocurrency is trading slightly above $2,050. The asset’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) has dropped to 33, sending signals across the market and putting investors on high alert as the price hovers around this critical psychological level. Psychological Barrier and Technical LinesHow Will Global Tensions Influence Ethereum? Psychological Barrier and Technical Lines The $2,000 threshold has long captured the crypto community’s focus, acting as a pivotal psychological benchmark. Since mid-February, efforts to push the price below this mark have been consistently thwarted…

Hong Kong will set up a new digital asset platform this year to support the issuance and settlement of tokenized bonds, as the city pushes to move tokenization from pilot deals into core market infrastructure. In his 2026-27 budget speech delivered on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said CMU OmniClear Holdings, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), will build the platform and extend it to other digital assets. The system will be linked with regional tokenization platforms. Chan said the platform would be “gradually extended to other digital assets and linked with other tokenisation platforms in the…

The central bank will focus on designing a regulatory framework for the so-called institutional VASPs, defined as organizations that operate infrastructure and provide crypto services to other institutions. The move would bring clarity to companies like Fireblock, Ripple, and Bitgo in the Brazilian market. Brazil to Regulate Institutional VASPs by 2027 Brazil is advancing fast to bring clarity to all sectors of the crypto market, including Business-to-Business (B2B) interactions. Local reports indicate that the Central Bank of Brazil will advance regulations regarding the operation of institutional virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the country before 2027. Institutional VASPs are defined…

The merger of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology has hit a new milestone as Pundi AI has announced an official partnership with Clore.ai. The purpose of this partnership is to create a bridge from massive, community-governed datasets to the high-performance computing power needed to process those datasets. To build an end-to-end pipeline for the creation of AI models without the need for centralized cloud infrastructure, Pundi AI integrates its decentralized data protocol with Clore’s extensive marketplace of more than 12,000 GPUs. Empowering the Community-Driven Data Economy Pundi AI has created an ecosystem that allows data to be transformed into a…

The Ethereum price faces renewed selling pressure at $2,164 amid geopolitical tension, including Iran, and risk-off sentiment in the market. $ETH sellers reclaim the 20-day exponential moving average to strengthen their group for the asset. The U.S. February 2026 nonfarm payroll report surprised markets with a decline of 92,000 jobs $ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, slid 4.5% during Friday’s U.S. market hours to trade at $1,970. This pullback follows the footsteps of Bitcoin, which again breaks below the $70,000 amid escalating geopolitical tension in the Middle East. While the price action remains sluggish, the asset management company…

President Donald Trump took the floor Tuesday night for his State of the Union address, highlighting his economic goals and policy priorities. Although digital assets rallied during the speech, he did not mention cryptocurrency or Bitcoin. Key Points Donald Trump framed his return to office as the start of a renewed economic era, emphasizing national resurgence. Core domestic themes included immigration, affordability, and social issues, forming the backbone of his address. He highlighted economic achievements: falling inflation, lower mortgage costs, and strong equity market performance. Trump defended his tariff policy despite a recent Supreme Court ruling limiting his authority. Cryptocurrency…

SEOUL, South Korea – February 2025: In a decisive move that signals a new era of regulatory scrutiny, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has pledged to actively review mergers and acquisitions within the nation’s burgeoning digital markets. This pivotal announcement, made directly to the National Assembly’s National Policy Committee, comes at a critical juncture as the regulator examines the proposed acquisition of Dunamu, the powerhouse operator behind the Upbit cryptocurrency exchange, by financial giant Naver Financial. Consequently, this policy shift underscores a global trend of authorities grappling with the concentration of power in fast-evolving tech sectors. South Korean FTC…

Amina, a Swiss-regulated crypto bank, has joined a blockchain-based settlement platform for tokenized securities operating under the European Union’s DLT pilot regime, marking another step toward integrating digital asset infrastructure with traditional capital markets. The Zug, Switzerland-based company announced Monday that it has become a listing sponsor on the EU-regulated platform 21X, making Amina the venue’s first fully regulated bank participant. Amina said the move will allow it to support companies issuing tokenized securities on 21X through its partnership with Tokeny, a Luxembourg-based company that provides technology for creating and managing tokenized financial assets. The collaboration aims to address a…

Ethereum price has gone nowhere since February 7 this year. While this could be a sign of bottoming, it has formed an alarming chart pattern, signaling a potential crash. Summary Ethereum price has formed a bearish flag pattern on the daily chart. Spot $ETH ETFs have shed millions of assets this month. The coin may have a strong bearish breakout in the near term. Ethereum ($ETH) price was trading at $2,065 today, March 10, as it rose for the second consecutive day. Despite this rise, it has remained inside the support and resistance levels at $1,843 and $2,143. The ongoing…