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Crypto outflows from Iran’s largest exchange jumped 700% within minutes of the first U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said in a Monday blog post. Elliptic said transaction volumes leaving Nobitex spiked almost immediately after the strikes, suggesting a rush to move funds offshore. Initial blockchain tracing indicates the crypto was sent to overseas exchanges that have historically received significant inflows from Iran. The activity “potentially represents capital flight from Iran that bypasses the traditional banking system,” according to Dr. Tom Robinson, Elliptic’s co-founder and chief scientist. Over the weekend, coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes struck multiple targets…
Moongate and TON Blockchain Join Forces to Transform Web3 Ticketing with Seamless Crypto and Fiat Payments
Moongate’s integration with $TON (The Open Network) Blockchain will bring tangible changes in how Event Tickets work for citizens of the world since they can now interconnect different typical & decentralized ways of buying tickets. Decentralized Event Ticket Management will allow the buying and selling of tickets with less friction as different types of Payment (Fiat Money and Digital Money) will become just another facet of Ticket Purchasing during an event. Moongate is establishing its place in leading the consumer side of Web3 innovations and investing in its position while leveraging the $TON system and its connection to Telegram’s enormous…
Pendle brings the TradFi dollar on-chain as Pendle Finance officially integrates $USDG, the flagship stablecoin of the Global Dollar Network, launching high-fidelity fixed income markets for T-bill backed Real World Assets. Bridging the gap between regulated government debt and permissionless yield derivatives, Pendle establishes itself as crucial infrastructure to support institutional liquidity in the digital asset economy. The Foundation of the Global Dollar Network The $USDG stablecoin, which was created by Paxos Digital Singapore and works with the help of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is at the heart of the integration. Tawiah describes $USDG as backed 1:1 by…
Vitalik Buterin’s wallet activity drew attention after Arkham tracked nearly $800,000 in $ETH swaps into stablecoins via CoW Protocol. Meanwhile, $ETH bounced to about $1,915 after tapping higher time frame support, with the chart showing a double bottom setup. Vitalik Buterin Executes Series of $ETH Swaps via CoW Protocol Vitalik Buterin moved large amounts of ether through CoW Protocol settlement contracts on Ethereum today, with onchain records showing repeated swaps between WETH and stablecoins. Arkham flagged the activity after tracking transfers tied to a Gnosis Safe Proxy wallet labeled to Buterin. The transactions appeared in short intervals over several hours,…
Amid renewed United States attacks on Iran, a cryptocurrency trader has netted notable profits from betting that Washington would strike Tehran. In this case, a trader identified as Vivaldi007 on the betting platform Polymarket earned about $385,000 by anticipating the military action, according to the latest on-chain data retrieved on February 28. Insights show the trader, who joined Polymarket on February 8, 2026, began placing wagers on the likelihood of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian targets. Despite early setbacks from unsuccessful bets on various potential attack dates, the situation shifted following a coordinated U.S.-Israeli operation on February 28, 2026,…
JPMorgan Takes a Bullish Turn on Bitcoin (BTC) and Cryptocurrencies! Explains the History and Reasons!
The “CLARITY Act,” considered one of the most important steps taken by the US regarding cryptocurrency, has still not been passed. While the Clarity Act faces significant delays, JP Morgan predicts it could be approved by mid-year. According to The Block, JPMorgan stated that CLARITY could be approved by mid-year and that its passage could contribute to a cryptocurrency recovery in the second half of the year. In a recent report, analysts led by JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated, “While the overall sentiment in cryptocurrency markets remains negative, we expect the market structure regulation CLARITY to be approved in mid-year.…
Niza Labs, a Niza Global-based incubator and startup accelerator project, has unveiled its landmark collaboration with PinGo, a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) and Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) project built on the $TON blockchain. The primary purpose of this partnership is to expand Web3 adoption, along with providing access for AI development on the $TON Network. 🚀 NizaLabs Announces Strategic Partnership with PinGoNizaLabs is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with PinGo, the first AI+DePIN project on the $TON network redefining access to computational resources, datasets, and artificial intelligence.PinGo bridges idle… pic.twitter.com/myoIR1r7MW — Niza Labs (@nizalabs) March 5, 2026 Both…
The Pieverse has announced a new integration with PancakeSwap which unveils “Agentic DeFi” where AI agents can now carry out decentralized financial transactions right on messaging apps. DeFi just slid into your DMs 📲@pieverse_io integrated PancakeSwap Skills into Purr-Fect Claw, the first onchain OpenClaw infrastructure with AI agents living in your favorite messaging apps.Now you can swap, LP, and farm from WhatsApp, Telegram, Kakao, Line, and more 🥞🔥 https://t.co/EgZDCxsKNP — PancakeSwap (@PancakeSwap) March 6, 2026 Decentralized finance is constantly developing with the advent of automation and AI changing the way users interact with blockchain platforms. The integration will add the…
Ethereum traded near $1,900 on Binance’s 3 day ETHUSDT chart after a fresh pullback left price sitting just above a rising support band that has guided the trend since mid 2022. The latest candle in the screenshot showed $ETH down about 1.5%, with price ranging from roughly $1,812 to $1,870 before closing near the lower end of that move. $ETH tests rising support as Don flags two paths back to an uptrend Chart analyst Don, who posts as DonWedge on X, said Ethereum has “two scenarios” from here. First, a bounce off the current support zone. Second, a deeper dip…
Paradigm is seeking to raise as much as $1.5 billion for a new fund that would expand its scope into frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence and robotics, according to The Wall Street Journal. The San Francisco-based venture capital firm has built its reputation backing digital asset protocols and web3 infrastructure since its founding by former Sequoia partner Matt Huang and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam. Paradigm, overseeing $12.6 billion in assets as of late 2024, launched a $2.5 billion vehicle in 2021 that backed projects including Uniswap and StarkWare, and followed with an $850 million early-stage fund in 2024. The planned…