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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is testing blockchain in real financial operations. As part of Project Acacia, the RBA recently completed 19 real transactions using Hedera-based infrastructure. The initiative, launched in July 2025 with Digital Finance CRC, explores 24 tokenization use cases, including bonds, trade finance, and other asset-backed transactions. This pilot marks a clear step toward modernizing Australia’s financial markets. LATEST: 🇦🇺The Reserve Bank of Australia just ran 19 real transactions using Hedera-based infrastructure.This is a big deal! pic.twitter.com/X606q3Ta0m — STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) March 7, 2026 Hedera Enables Real Transactions Hedera’s distributed ledger technology powers the pilot.…

The $NFT sector has witnessed notable sales over the past 7 days. In this respect, the total $NFT transfers have hit the 591,222 mark, showing a 10.19% rise over the week. As per the data from CryptoSlam, Flying Tulip PUT, $XAI BRC-20 NFTs, and CyrusPosition have gained the top positions among the leading $NFT sales of the past week. The other names on the top-10 list include STRIKE_PERP_POSIT, 0xbb5…, Patrick Mahomes II, 1997 #94 Gengar-Holo PSA 10 Japanese Fossil Pokemon, and more. Flying Tulip PUT Claims Top Position among Leading Weekly $NFT Sales with $689,151 At the top of the…

In a significant on-chain transaction that captured immediate market attention, an anonymous Ethereum whale has transferred their entire holdings of 6,983 $ETH, valued at approximately $13.51 million, to the Kraken exchange. This substantial movement, originating from an address that had remained dormant for over two years, represents a classic potential sell signal that analysts and traders closely monitor for broader market implications. Consequently, this event provides a critical case study in whale behavior, market liquidity, and the evolving dynamics of cryptocurrency asset management as we move through 2025. Ethereum Whale Executes Major Kraken Transfer The transaction, executed on March 21,…

Morgan Stanley’s head of digital assets, Amy Oldenburg, said that lending and yield products tied to Bitcoin and other crypto holdings are under exploration as the bank develops a native custody and trading infrastructure. “That’s part of the discussion and exploration,” Oldenburg said during a conversation with Strategy CEO Phong Le at Strategy World 2026 this week, addressing a question about whether Morgan Stanley would consider offering yield and lending services against Bitcoin. “It’s a natural part of the roadmap to continue to explore. We’re in a very early journey on that, just in terms of the number of products…

Beast Industries has suspended an employee while it internally investigates allegations of insider trading, CEO Jeff Housenbold said on Thursday, one day after the video editor for YouTube star MrBeast was fined and suspended by prediction markets platform Kalshi. The move was made following consultation with the company’s chief compliance officer, Housenbold said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” describing Beast Industries’ approach to addressing risks that predictions markets pose as proactive. A few months ago, Housenbold said that he put policies in place making it clear to employees and contestants participating in the firm’s reality competition series that…

Travala has launched a global car rental vertical through a partnership with CarTrawler, expanding its crypto-powered booking platform to cover ground transportation across more than 150 countries. The integration gives Travala users access to over 50,000 car rental locations aggregated from more than 1,700 corporate and independent suppliers, including major brands such as Hertz and Avis. Bookings can be completed using Bitcoin, Ether, USDT, USDC, Solana, or traditional payment methods. The rollout builds on Travala’s broader travel marketplace, which includes more than 3 million properties, access to over 600 airlines, and roughly 400,000 bookable activities. The company said the move…

Riot case study shows US Bitcoin miners can clear power costs long before they clear full profit Bitcoin mining costs are often reduced to a single number: the “cost to mine one $BTC.” In reality, that figure depends on what layer of the business you measure. Electricity determines whether machines should run today, operating expenses determine whether a mining fleet supports the broader company, and accounting costs determine whether the business ultimately reports profit. To examine those layers more clearly, CryptoSlate built a Bitcoin Mining Cost Model that calculates mining economics from first principles using network difficulty, block reward, transaction…

Brickken, an institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure provider for capital markets, allowing the issuance, management, and lifecycle automation on blockchain networks, is excited to do something innovative for shaping a global standard for institutional tokenization. For this, Brickken announces its unification into UNE’s national committee CTN 71/SC 307, the Spanish standardization body responsible for national standardization work. The primary purpose of this step is to bring something new to the market, which is beneficial enough to support an institutional-grade tokenization process. With this contribution, Brickken emerges as a vigilant benefactor to Working Group 4, which integrates directly with the international ISO TC…

A recent technical breakdown shared by crypto analyst Trader Tardigrade added a notable outlook to the discussion of how fast Ethereum can enter into a bull run or if there’s more consolidation ahead. In his post on X, he compared Ethereum against the US Dollar Index and then consulted Perplexity AI for a> recurring inverse pattern that may now be coming back into play. Ethereum’s Volatility Tied To The Dollar Index The technical analysis from Trader Tardigrade focuses on the inverse relationship between Ethereum and the US Dollar Index (DXY). Ethereum’s monthly candlestick price chart shows that the price structure…

In a 48-hour period at the end of January, the two largest decentralized social protocols underwent major leadership changes. Farcaster shifted stewardship of its protocol, flagship client, and leading Base launchpad, Clanker, to its primary infrastructure provider, Neynar. Concurrently, Lens Protocol announced its transition from Avara (the team behind Aave) to Mask Network. The suddenness of these transitions was enough to rekindle a familiar debate: Do these restructurings by the sector’s most established projects signal a failure for crypto social? For many critics, the answer was an immediate yes. They argued that crypto social never moved beyond the crypto bubble,…