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Gold prices have recovered to $5,161 per ounce after January’s dramatic crash — and the epicenter of the rebound points squarely at China. But this time, the story is bigger than speculation. Beijing is making a coordinated push to reshape the global gold market from the ground up. The Hainan Arbitrage Hainan’s new zero-tariff regime was designed to showcase China’s openness to foreign imports. The early numbers suggest it’s working — at least on the surface. Hainan launched island-wide customs-free operations on Dec. 18. The nine-day Spring Festival holiday was the first major test. Offshore duty-free sales hit 2.72 billion…

South Korea is taking a stricter approach to stablecoins. The Bank of Korea recently recommended that only licensed commercial banks issue won-denominated stablecoins. Officials say this move will prevent money laundering and protect the financial system. It follows high-profile hacks at exchanges like Bithumb, which exposed risks in unregulated digital assets. By limiting issuance to banks, Korea aims to control risk while still supporting growth in the crypto sector. 🇰🇷 TODAY: Bank of Korea urges regulators to restrict won-denominated stablecoin issuance to licensed commercial banks only, citing money laundering and financial stability concerns. pic.twitter.com/zo7L7u4KNq — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) February 23, 2026…

Binance Futures continues to expand its product offerings in the derivatives market. The cryptocurrency exchange announced it will be launching a new USDⓈ margin perpetual futures contract to enhance the trading experience for users. According to the official announcement, the ACUUSDT pair will begin trading on the Binance Futures platform on January 21, 2026. The first of the new contracts will be the ACUUSDT Perpetual Futures Contract, which will be available for trading starting January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM. Investors will be able to use leverage of up to 10 times in this contract. ACUUSDT’s underlying asset, Acurast (ACU),…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The energy transition is accelerating. Rooftop solar is scaling. Batteries are proliferating. Electric vehicles are becoming mainstream. Virtual Power Plants are aggregating distributed resources into grid-responsive portfolios. But beneath this progress lies a structural weakness that few are talking about: we are trying to run a real-time energy system on delayed financial rails. Summary Energy moves fast, money doesn’t: Distributed energy and EV participation are growing, but settlement lags by days or weeks, creating friction, mistrust, and…

Ethereum price has staged a modest rebound, rising roughly 7% since March 8 after printing a bullish technical signal on the 8-hour chart. The move comes as the broader crypto market attempts to stabilize. However, Ethereum’s larger trend remains weak. The asset is still down about 31% year-to-date in 2026, highlighting that the broader downtrend remains intact despite the recent bounce. Interestingly, the rebound follows a technical pattern that previously triggered a strong rally. Yet this time, several on-chain indicators suggest the recovery may face stronger resistance ahead. Historical Bullish Divergence Triggered a 15% Rally, Earlier in March The latest…

Trump took the stage during the State of the Union Address. Prices of cryptocurrencies increased slightly. The market cap jumped by 2.58%. US President Donald Trump appeared in the State of the Union Address, wherein he covered several topics. However, it was the crypto segment that took a few notes for a reaction hours after the session concluded. Cryptocurrencies recorded a surge in their respective values. There was a hint of being under control because earlier reports underlining contradictions resurfaced. Trump at the State of the Union Address Trump managed the State of the Union Address by grounding it on…

Bitpanda is expanding beyond digital assets as it moves to offer stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the same platform, advancing its push toward what it calls a universal exchange model. Beginning Jan. 29, the Vienna-based crypto exchange will open access to about 10,000 stocks and ETFs, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. Bitpanda said the move will allow users to trade traditional financial products alongside cryptocurrencies within a single app. The company said trades in stocks and ETFs will be priced at a flat fee of 1 euro ($1.17) per transaction, with no additional order flow, custody…

HPX, a next-generation crypto financial gateway that brings digital assets into daily life, has announced its groundbreaking partnership with EmoFi, an Emotional Finance platform where information and insights become tokenized as digital assets. The primary purpose of this partnership is to tokenize user information as an on-chain trading asset. 🤝 HPX x @emofi_xyz, a pioneer in InfoFi — where information, insights, and even emotions become tokenized, tradable assets.Building on years of enterprise data analytics and contributions EmoFi is bringing user-generated intelligence on-chain.Data → Value.Users → Owners. pic.twitter.com/4COJBlY6YH — HPX Web3 (@HPX_Web3) March 9, 2026 This collaboration takes a step forward…

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a viral social network designed for autonomous AI agents, bringing its founders into the company’s Meta Superintelligence Labs, according to an Axios report. The platform was created by entrepreneurs Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr and launched in January as an experimental online space where AI agents can post, interact, and coordinate tasks on behalf of their human operators. Meta did not disclose the purchase price, with the report saying the deal is expected to close in mid March, when Schlicht and Parr will join Meta Superintelligence Labs. Moltbook serves as a social hub for AI agents…

Ethereum is waging a crucial battle to maintain its foothold above the $2,000 support level. As of Friday, the cryptocurrency is trading slightly above $2,050. The asset’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) has dropped to 33, sending signals across the market and putting investors on high alert as the price hovers around this critical psychological level. Psychological Barrier and Technical LinesHow Will Global Tensions Influence Ethereum? Psychological Barrier and Technical Lines The $2,000 threshold has long captured the crypto community’s focus, acting as a pivotal psychological benchmark. Since mid-February, efforts to push the price below this mark have been consistently thwarted…