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$XRP recorded $1.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume across top exchanges in South Korea, outpacing $BTC and $ETH locally by a wide margin. Bithumb and Upbit activity show that $XRP pulled in $1.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with Tether coming in a distant second at $254.35 million. The Bithumb and Upbit data also showed that Ethereum ranked second with $304.41 million in 24-hour trading volume, while Bitcoin ranked third with nearly $285 million. Local media reports that $XRP rose faster than Bitcoin and $ETH after investors engaged in a panic-dip buying spree following the crypto market crash earlier this…

The Ozone Chain and SolidProof have entered into a strategic alliance; their goal is to provide developers with a secure solution for building new quantum-resistant smart contracts. There is a growing urgency for creating secure solutions in the Web3 industry, as evidenced by the growing number of “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” threats that have gone from theoretical concerns to imminent technical realities since 2020. Enhancing Trust in the Ozone Chain Ecosystem SolidProof’s social media account announced their decision to perform an audit for Ozone Chain. The Ozone Chain Project and a top-tier Accounting Firm enter an arrangement that illustrates a…

The cryptocurrency market has seen some notable whale activity in the last few hours. Millions of dollars in transfers, highly leveraged transactions, and the reactivation of long-inactive wallets suggest that market volatility may increase. A newly created wallet withdrew 310 BTC (approximately $20.86 million) from Binance. This large transfer was interpreted as a possible move of assets to a cold wallet. A whale known as “0x4A2” invested 2 million USDC in the decentralized derivatives platform HyperLiquid and opened a 20x leveraged long position on Ethereum ($ETH) and Solana ($SOL). The fact that this address, previously known to have lost over…

Bridging the Divide Kraken’s strategic partnership with Deutsche Börse is expected to result in a range of new products and services across trading, custody, settlement, collateral management and tokenised assets. But it may also serve as a template for other link-ups. The agreement between the US-based cryptocurrency exchange and the Frankfurt-headquartered international exchange and market infrastructure provider promises to remove a number of obstacles that have deterred clients from moving between fiat currency and crypto, such as cost and time. As discussed elsewhere in this column, institutional investors are the holy grail for crypto exchanges – so if Kraken and…

A man from Wolcott, Connecticut, is facing a 21‑count federal indictment after authorities say he defrauded investors of nearly $1 million in a cryptocurrency scheme — funds that were allegedly lost gambling on an offshore platform instead of being invested as promised. Prosecutors claim that a 24-year-old Elmin Redzepagic stole from multiple victims in a crypto scam. Between May 2021 and March 2025, victims were coerced into sending funds — primarily in Bitcoin — to wallet addresses controlled by Redzepagic. Redzepagic tricked people by promising them crypto profits that didn’t exist Authorities say Redzepagic presented himself as a trusted crypto investor who could generate…

Coinbase is facing mounting criticism from users after many participants in its Super Bowl “Big Game Challenge” prediction market contest reported delayed or missing payouts, even after qualifying for shares of the advertised Bitcoin prize pool. Community complaints and technical issues highlight the growing pains of prediction markets as they surge in popularity while confronting regulatory, operational, and infrastructure challenges. Coinbase Payout Issues Highlight Prediction Markets’ Growing Pains On Reddit and other forums, users described confusing and frustrating experiences with the payout process. Reportedly, some users correctly predicted outcomes in the Big Game but “still haven’t been paid. Yeah I…

Sileon, a decentralized lending protocol that allows users to borrow stablecoins by collateralizing cryptocurrencies, today announced a strategic collaboration with Orexn, a decentralized launchpad platform that helps early-stage Web3 projects to grow. The partnership enabled Sileon to integrate its flagship product, popularly recognized as SEN Launchpool, into Orexn’s Web3 launchpad platform, a move that aims to expand the launchpool’s market accessibility to larger Web3 communities. Sileon is a California-based multi-chain DeFi lending ecosystem that serves global crypto investors and users, allowing them to borrow and lend crypto assets across multiple blockchain networks. Its main product, SEN launchpool, allows people to…

Ethereum price is showing early signs of a potential macro bottom, with price action forming an Adam and Eve reversal pattern that could trigger a rally if key resistance is reclaimed. Summary Adam and Eve reversal structure is developing, signaling bottom formation Point of control reclaim is required, to confirm the bullish reversal $2,450 resistance is the key upside target, if volume supports the breakout Ethereum ($ETH) price action is beginning to show characteristics commonly associated with bottoming formations as the market stabilizes after a prolonged corrective phase. Following a sharp sell-off, $ETH has produced a strong initial rebound and…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Major cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin $BTC$92,022.58, XRP$2.2474 and solana SOL$137.72, have lost more than 1.5% the past 24 hours. All 16 CoinDesk sectoral indexes are in the red, led by the DeFi Select Index with a 3.6% drop.16 CoinDesk sectoral indexes are in the red, led by the DeFi Select Index with a 3.6% drop. The pullback has some analysts questioning whether the start-of-the-year bounce was driven by conviction buying or by seasonal factors such as new year allocations. A clue could come from the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs, which saw over…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has obtained a payment institution (PI) license in Malta, aligning with European Union regulatory requirements that take effect in March. The license allows OKX to continue offering stablecoin-related payment services across the EU in full compliance with the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the company said in a press release on Monday. Under the updated PSD2 framework, crypto-asset service providers engaging in payment activities involving stablecoins, legally classified as electronic money tokens (EMTs), must hold a PI or electronic money institution (EMI) authorization. “We have recently launched real-world payment products,…