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Citigroup (C) plans to launch institutional bitcoin custody later this year, part of a broader push to integrate digital assets into the bank’s traditional financial infrastructure. Nisha Surendran, who heads Citi’s digital asset custody product buildout, described the initiative in a speech at the World Strategy Forum on Thursday as an effort to “make bitcoin bankable.” That begins with institutional-grade key management and wallet infrastructure. But, Surendran said, the ambition is broader: to bring bitcoin into the same custody, reporting and control frameworks that clients already use for traditional assets. “We will be offering our clients a single service model…

A fresh media clash is building around Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). After a report revealed details from an early draft of his memoir. The New York Times said it reviewed a roughly 300-page preliminary version of Freedom of Money. That describes CZ’s tense 2023 plea negotiations, legal fears and short prison stay. The report quickly spread across crypto circles. However, Zhao pushed back within hours. On February 28, he posted on X that the coverage was simply a “free” promotion for his upcoming book. He stressed the newspaper relied on an outdated and unauthorized draft. CZ and Lawyer Push…

Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have seen remarkable increases in trading volume over the past 24 hours. Trading volumes for some altcoins, particularly $XRP, reached hundreds of millions of dollars, increasing market activity. When spot market data from both exchanges are evaluated together, it is evident that South Korean investors are concentrating on specific altcoins. $XRP stands out by far in total volume, while projects such as Solana, Orbs, Sahara AI, and Sign also saw significant increases in trading volume. Here’s the ranking of altcoins based on the total trading volume data from the two exchanges:…

HashKey Chain, a compliance-friendly, institutional-grade Ethereum Layer 2 network built by the HashKey Group, is excited to announce the tokenization project of Hong Kong’s first real-estate Real World Asset (RWA) on its network. The basic purpose is to tokenize real estate assets on the blockchain and connect traditional property investment with compliant Web3 infrastructure. 📢 Hong Kong’s First Real Estate RWA Live on HashKey ChainA landmark real estate RWA project initiated by Delin Holdings has officially launched on HashKey Chain, with Asseto @AssetoFinance providing the end-to-end tokenization service.This marks a major step for compliant… pic.twitter.com/adOhWerHV3 — HashKey Chain (@HSKChain) March…

Markets are navigating a fearful risk-off phase, and the Ethereum price today sits at the center of this tension between recent selling and a fragile intraday recovery. $ETH/$USDT daily chart with EMA20, EMA50 and volume” loading=”lazy” /> $ETH/$USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Daily Timeframe (D1) – Main Bias: Bearish Trend Structure: EMAs Momentum: RSI (D1) Momentum & Trend Confirmation: MACD (D1) Volatility & Mean Reversion: Bollinger Bands (D1) Volatility & Risk: ATR (D1) Key Daily Levels: Pivots (D1) Hourly Timeframe (H1) – Short-Term Recovery, But Under the 200 EMA Trend Structure: EMAs (H1) Momentum: RSI (H1)…

Shares of Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-based consumer lending marketplace, plunged on Friday after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results the prior day, signaling a more difficult operating environment even as revenue continued to climb. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, the company posted revenue of $159.9 million, up from $83.9 million a year earlier, and net income of $15.1 million, compared with $5.9 million in the same period of 2024. Earnings were $0.06 per diluted share, compared to zero a year earlier. Analysts polled by Yahoo Finance expected earnings of $0.18 per share on revenue of $157.7 million. Growth…

Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Stuart Alderoty has taken a swipe at The New York Times’ bias against cryptocurrency. Speaking in his capacity as the president of the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA), Alderoty claims he has written to the news outlet over a report that referred to crypto as “pointless and full of scammers.” Stuart Alderoty frames crypto as everyday economic infrastructure Alderoty described The New York Times article as a “lazy and outdated” view about cryptocurrency. In defense of the sector, he argued that crypto has been supporting millions of Americans to improve their financial situation. He also stated…

It took Polymarket less than 24 hours to turn a Middle Eastern war into an active trading floor. Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday, the prediction market has seen a flood of new contracts covering everything from ceasefire timelines to whether the Iranian regime will collapse by June. The speed and specificity of the markets is striking. Bettors aren’t just wagering on whether the conflict escalates, but pricing the week it ends, who replaces Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and whether U.S. ground forces enter Iran by March 7. Polymarket’s largest completed market is “Khamenei out as…

Nedbank Group has formed a strategic alliance with Crypto.com with a view to creating blockchain-based financial solutions which will be used to transform payments, settlements, and liquidity management in Africa. The partnership is a significant move towards aligning digital resources with the conventional banking resources in the region. 📣 @Nedbank x https://t.co/vCNztATkNg – introducing a new partnership to drive blockchain-based innovation across Africa. Harnessing https://t.co/vCNztATkNg’s blockchain infrastructure and digital asset capabilities, Nedbank will develop advanced payment, settlement, and… pic.twitter.com/afebQVUaoo — Crypto.com (@cryptocom) March 5, 2026 The project aims at establishing a regulatory blockchain-based payment system that has the potential to…

Ethereum trades in a tight range after rebounding from sharp losses near the $1,800 level. The 1-hour chart shows a corrective bounce from the Fibonacci base around $1,801. Price reclaimed short-term moving averages, yet the broader trend still reflects lower highs from the $2,100 zone. Consequently, sellers maintain medium-term control despite the recent recovery. Key Levels Define Short-Term Direction In the near term, $1,890 to $1,900 serves as immediate support. This zone aligns with recent consolidation and minor EMA clustering. Below that, $1,877 near the 0.236 Fibonacci level becomes critical. A break under $1,877 may reopen pressure toward $1,840 and…