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Bitcoin price started a recovery wave above $67,500. $BTC is now consolidating below $68,800 and might struggle to continue higher. Bitcoin started a recovery wave above $67,000 and $67,200. The price is trading above $67,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a rising channel forming with resistance at $68,800 on the hourly chart of the $BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another decline if it stays below the $68,500 and $68,800 levels. Bitcoin Price Eyes Recovery Bitcoin price formed a base above $65,500 and started a recovery wave. $BTC was able to settle…

KAST, a stablecoin-powered financial platform focused on cross-border payments, raised $80 million in Series A funding led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital, the company announced on Monday. The company said it plans to use the funding to expand its product, invest in licensing and compliance and grow its team. KAST is building a platform that helps people and businesses move money across borders using stablecoins, allowing users to earn income globally, hold funds digitally, and spend locally through a single system. Stablecoin activity has surged in recent years, with more than $35 trillion in transactions last year. However,…

$XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced a drop in demand since the beginning of March. On Thursday, March 26, the spot ETFs recorded zero net day flows, as $XRP weakens together with the broader crypto market. $XRP ETF demand falls After stronger periods earlier in the year and in prior weeks, March 2026 trends show mostly modest daily flows. According to data shared by SoSoValue, the spot $XRP ETFs have seen a total of $28 million outflows in March, potentially the first negative monthly flow. The declining momentum in ETFs comes as the $XRP price falls below the $1.40 level.…

The Aptos DEX Tapp Exchange has officially announced its gradual shutdown, marking a significant event in the Aptos ecosystem. This decentralized exchange, which launched in June 2025, will cease operations about one year after its debut. Users can withdraw their assets until May 31, 2026. Tapp Exchange Closure: Timeline and Key Details Tapp Exchange launched in June 2025 as the first V4-style DEX on Aptos. It aimed to provide advanced trading features and high liquidity. However, the platform now confirms its closure. The exchange will maintain full protocol functionality until the end of May 2026. This allows users ample time…

In a development that signals a major shift in blockchain economics, Bitcoin transaction fees have collapsed to their lowest average point since 2017, presenting a compelling case for the network’s evolving utility and efficiency. According to on-chain analyst Darkfost, the annual average fee has now dipped below the $0.40 threshold, a figure that starkly contrasts with the triple-digit fees witnessed during previous market cycles. This significant drop occurs despite a consistently robust level of network activity, challenging conventional wisdom about the relationship between usage and cost on the world’s premier cryptocurrency network. The implications of this trend extend far beyond…

In a groundbreaking move to empower Web3 users to interact with innovative DeFi applications, Marscat, a Web3 application engine, today announced a strategic partnership with XBIT DEX, a decentralized trading platform. The collaboration enabled Marscat to integrate with XBIT’s decentralized trading interface to allow its Web3 customers to engage with DeFi assets and trade with improved security and ease. Marscat is a decentralized Web3 platform and application engine built on a P2P (peer-to-peer) network. It runs a privacy-focused P2P-based decentralized communication network that allows users to efficiently interact with Web3 applications without reliance on centralized servers. By taking advantage of…

ClearToken Group, founded in 2022, now an FCA-authorized digital financial market infrastructure (FMI) provider, has added three institutional DAPs to the market. This comes in partnership with Canton Network. According to the official announcement, the launch adds CT Register, CT Pay, and CT Settle to the crypto ecosystem, which remains in a market downturn. According to Benjamin Santos-Stephens, CEO of ClearToken, “CT Register, CT Pay and CT Settle deployed on Canton give institutions the regulated end-to-end settlement stack they need to unlock tokenisation, by providing PvP payment certainty and DvP finality of settlement across every form of digital money.” ClearToken’s…

Ripple is holding between $60 billion and $70 billion in crypto assets, along with about $4 billion in cash, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse. In a recent interview at the FII Priority Miami conference, he clarified that $XRP held in escrow by Ripple is not included in this figure, suggesting additional reserves beyond the reported balance sheet. This level of holdings places Ripple among the strongest players in the digital asset space, especially as it expands its institutional offerings. $RLUSD Wasn’t a Sudden Move Garlinghouse said the decision to launch $RLUSD was tied directly to Ripple’s payments operations. The company…

Coinbase activated Trade at Settlement for $XRP futures on May 1, making $XRP TAS the first altcoin to receive the same institutional block-trade execution mechanism already available for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and crude oil futures, following a CFTC filing on April 21. Coinbase $XRP TAS went live on May 1, as Coinbase Derivatives activated Trade at Settlement functionality for $XRP futures on both nano and standard contracts. As crypto.news reported, Coinbase filed documentation with the CFTC on April 21 confirming the activation, with the filing outlining how TAS will support block trades under the Commodity Exchange Act, with Coinbase’s Market…

Recent data shared by a CryptoQuant analyst reveals that an impressive amount of Bitcoin has been shifted by a whale who awakened after more than a decade spent in dormancy. They moved 500 coins, which are worth more than $40 million at the current price. Besides, while Google has recently published a warning about the quantum computing threat to Bitcoin and crypto wallets in general, a message by Satoshi emerged, in which the mysterious $BTC creator had already addressed that possibility. $41 million in Bitcoin on the move A CryptoQuant analyst, who goes by the name @JA_Maartun on X (formerly…