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South African bank Nedbank has joined forces with Crypto.com to bring blockchain payments across Africa. The deal will help the bank modernize how it handles payments, settlements, and liquidity. Both retail and business clients are expected to benefit. Nedbank will use Crypto.com’s blockchain tools to make transactions faster, safer, and more transparent. 🚨JUST IN: NEDBANK PARTNERS WITH CRYPTO(.)COM FOR BLOCKCHAIN PAYMENTSSouth African banking giant @Nedbank has announced a new partnership with @cryptocom.The collaboration aims to drive blockchain-based innovation across Africa.Nedbank will leverage Crypto(.)com’s… pic.twitter.com/jf7ijvQzJ8 — BSCN (@BSCNews) March 5, 2026 Nedbank Boosts Blockchain Services With this partnership, Nedbank will add…

Core Scientific has secured a financing agreement with Morgan Stanley worth up to $1 billion to expand its digital infrastructure operations. The company completed the initial $500 million closing of a 364-day loan facility, which includes an option to increase total commitments to $1 billion. According to Thursday announcement, the loan carries an interest rate of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 2.5%. The company said the additional funds will boost liquidity and support the development of new data centers, including costs tied to equipment, land acquisition, and energy procurement. [#highlighted-links#] This deal lands at a pivotal moment for…

Pundi AI recently revealed a new strategic partnership with Pluton AI to solve a major challenge around artificial intelligence and blockchain: access to high-quality and/or verifiable data. Through this collaboration, both companies will connect community-owned AI datasets to be utilized by production-ready autonomous on-chain agents. This will be a major step forward for DeFi and AI within the DeFAI ecosystem. Bridging the>Pundi AI is an established decentralized protocol that allows raw Artificial Intelligence (AI) training data to be converted into community owned assets through incentives to users for supplying and verifying their contribution. This approach ensures that the materials used…

Crypto whale Machi Big Brother has suffered another major blow. After months of aggressive leveraged trading on Ethereum. On-chain data shared on March 2 shows the trader has lost roughly $74 million over the past six months. While repeatedly longing for $ETH with high leverage. His Hyperliquid account now holds only about $8.5K to $10K. It signals that most of his trading capital has been wiped out. The collapse comes after $ETH fell sharply from around $4,700 in September 2025 to below $2,000. That crushing leveraged long positions across the market. Six Months of Heavy Losses According to Arkham, Machi…

The European Central Bank said increasing stablecoin use may pull money out of bank deposits and weaken the way monetary policy flows through to lending, according to a new ECB working paper. Growing adoption of stablecoins, which are digital assets often pegged to currencies such as the US dollar or euro, is expected to draw funds away from traditional bank deposits, the ECB said in its latest working paper series, “Stablecoins and Monetary Policy Transmission,” released Tuesday. “Our analysis shows that rising interest in stablecoins is linked to a measurable decline in retail bank deposits and a reduction in lending…

Top banking trade groups slammed the Fed’s decision to hand a coveted master account to crypto firm Kraken Wednesday, arguing the move was not only risky, but violated the central bank’s own policies. On Wednesday, Kraken announced it successfully secured a master account from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Master accounts allow a bank to access the Fed’s payment services, and are considered practically essential to operate a bank nationally. Kraken is the first crypto bank to ever receive master account approval—though several have been trying for years. Kraken’s master account is reportedly limited in some respects; it…

There is a new Proof-of-Reserves Transparency Score which compares big crypto exchanges. The ranking is used to measure practices of reserve verification. The latest exchange report by CryptoQuant includes the benchmark. The review has examined eighteen trading platforms. KuCoin was the top score in the research. The trade was rated 96.7 and graded as A+. There are a number of transparency attributes that researchers attributed. Not all Proof-of-Reserves are equal.@kucoincom ranks #1 in CryptoQuant’s PoR Transparency Score (96.7, A+), backed by public wallets, monthly Merkle-tree reports, and third-party attestations.A benchmark for exchange transparency. pic.twitter.com/uteeaSAU9H — CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) March 5, 2026…

Key Takeaways Monad’s blockchain launch was successful, with fast transaction processing and positive user feedback. The decision to skip an ecosystem-wide pre-deposit campaign was strategic and set Monad apart from other projects. Monad was the first to conduct a token sale on Coinbase’s new platform, marking a significant milestone. Thorough preparation and audits ensured Monad’s mainnet was ready for public launch. Exchanges operate as businesses within the crypto ecosystem, facilitating token trading. Monad’s launch strategy included a broad distribution of the $MON token through an airdrop. Decentralization is crucial for the growth and adoption of blockchain technology. The Coinbase token…

Ethereum, the second-leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has recorded its sixth consecutive month in the red, according to data provided by CoinGlass. The largest cryptocurrency has recorded its second-longest streak of monthly losses since 2018. Back in 2018, Ethereum suffered a brutal crash, plummeting to under $85 by December. This was due to the unwinding of initial coin offerings (ICOs), which were the main use case for the network back in the day. Hundreds of crypto startups raised tons of money by issuing their own tokens on the Ethereum network (ERC-20 tokens). However, the bubble ended up popping the following…

LONDON, UK – Financial technology leaders are raising urgent concerns about proposed stablecoin regulations that could reshape the United Kingdom’s position in global digital finance. During a pivotal hearing before the House of Lords’ Financial Services Regulation Committee, Coinbase Vice President of International Policy Tom Duff Gordon delivered a stark warning about the Bank of England’s proposed holding limits. He argued that these restrictions could undermine London’s status as a premier financial hub during the next decade of digital transformation. Stablecoin Regulations at a Critical Juncture The United Kingdom currently faces a decisive moment in cryptocurrency policy development. Financial authorities…