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Bitcoin staking infrastructure developer Babylon Labs has integrated with Ledger, a cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker, in a move that could make it easier for holders to put their Bitcoin ($BTC) to work in financial applications without giving up self-custody. In a Tuesday announcement, the companies said Ledger signers will be used for Babylon’s Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, also known as BTCVaults. The vaults allow $BTC holders to lock their tokens into programmable contracts governed by onchain conditions while retaining self-custody of the underlying asset. Ledger devices will act as the secure signing layer for BTCVault transactions, enabling users to authorize vault…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline below $2,000. $ETH is now correcting gains above $1,920 and might decline further in the near term. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $2,020 zone. The price is trading below $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $2,020 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,000 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price started a fresh decline after it failed to stay above $2,020, like…

Hut 8 stock price has risen for three consecutive months and is nearing its highest level this year as the company prepares to publish its financial results. Summary Hut 8 share price has jumped for three consecutive months. The company has formed a cup-and-handle pattern. It will publish the financial results later on Tuesday. Hut 8, a top company in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining and an upcoming artificial intelligence data center industry, rose to $57, up by over 1,285% from its lowest level in 2023. This surge has brought its market capitalization to over $6.2 billion. Hut 8 has done…

Kraken-linked tokenized equities platform xStocks plans to launch a rewards program aimed at traders liquidity providers and DeFi builders using its onchain stock tokens. The initiative dubbed xPoints will track activity across supported trading venues and integrations. Participants can earn points by trading tokenized U.S. equities providing liquidity or using the assets in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Points programs have become a common strategy in crypto to drive early usage of new platforms. In many cases projects later convert accumulated points into governance tokens or other ecosystem rewards. While xStocks has not announced a token yet, the initiative could pave…

Mantle’s Aave-powered lending market smashed $1b in under three weeks, pushing DeFi TVL to record highs even as $MNT trails flows in a classic TVL–price disconnect. Summary Mantle’s Aave lending and borrowing market crossed $1 billion in total market size just 19 days after launch, while Mantle DeFi TVL hit a record above $755 million, up 66% in a week. Aave V3 on Mantle rapidly captured around 40% of network TVL, led by $USDT and wrapped $ETH deposits and backed by a six‑month incentive program funded from Mantle’s $4b+ community treasury. Despite surging TVL and volumes, $MNT underperformed while $AAVE…

The crypto market has had no shortage of wild stories in 2026 but perhaps one of the most engaging is the saga of Jeffrey Huang aka Machi Big Brother. OnchainLens pointed out that a partial liquidation on one of Huang’s 25 times leveraged long position on $ETH would leave him just $30,000 away from liquidating on a position worth over $30 million. The numbers are staggering, the story is darkly watchable, and there are key lessons for any trader who has felt the allure of extreme leverage. From $44M Up to $30M Down – The Full Arc of a Catastrophic…

Bitcoin BTC$64,309.21 pushed back above $64,000 in early U.S. trading Tuesday, tracking a broader rebound in risk assets after several sessions of turbulence. Trading recently at $64,200, bitcoin was still lower by 0.75% over the past 24 hours, but nicely above the morning’s low of $62,500. Ether (ETH) and solana (SOL) also narrowed big early losses. Crypto’s tight correlation with technology stocks remained evident, with software shares — as represented by the iShares Software Sector ETF (IGV) — bouncing 1.7% after recent heavy losses on concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) tools will destroy their business models. The gains came as…

Elon Musk has set next month as the start of X Money’s early public access, opening the service to selected users before a full launch. 𝕏 Money early public access will launch next month — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 10, 2026 The announcement comes about a month after Musk stated that X Money would launch an external beta following a closed internal test. He called the payments system a “game changer” that could make X an essential part of daily life for users and help the platform reach over one billion daily active users. X Money is intended to serve…

The Jito Foundation has acquired SolanaFloor, a data and journalism platform covering the Solana ecosystem, and plans to relaunch the site after it shut down earlier this year following a security breach at its parent organization. The platform went offline in February after its parent company, Step Finance, wound down operations following a treasury wallet breach. Before shutting down, SolanaFloor provided ecosystem news, research and onchain analytics tracking projects and market activity across the Solana network. Under the deal, SolanaFloor will resume operations under the Jito Foundation and continue publishing coverage of developments across the Solana ecosystem, according to a…

NEW YORK, March 2025 – JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has issued a stark caution to global markets, stating he perceives troubling similarities between current economic conditions and the period preceding the 2008 financial crisis. This warning, reported via the financial news account Watcher.Guru, comes from one of the world’s most influential banking leaders and immediately sparked intense analysis among economists and policymakers. Consequently, understanding the specific parallels Dimon references requires a deep examination of both historical precedent and present-day financial structures. Jamie Dimon’s 2008 Crisis Warning in Context Jamie Dimon’s perspective carries significant weight due to his unique experience.…