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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.…

Elon Musk is quietly wiring X Money into X as a native wallet, testing whether a social network can double as “the place where all money is.” Summary X Money is a custodial wallet inside X for P2P transfers, bill pay and, later, higher‑margin financial services like savings and loans. Backed by 40+ U.S. money transmitter licenses, FinCEN registration and a Visa tie‑up, X Money launches more like Venmo-on-X than a startup. Musk hints at Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin support, raising questions over whether an “everything app” will crowd out open crypto payment rails. Elon Musk is about to bolt…

About $27 million was liquidated on the decentralized lending platform Aave over the last 24 hours, in what some market participants say may have been caused by a temporary pricing issue involving the token wstETH. Blockchain data flagged by risk-management firm Chaos Labs shows a spike in liquidations in the past 24 hours. Some observers believe the event may have been linked to a price update in an oracle system that Aave uses to determine the value of collateral. ($AAVE liquidations over last 24 hours/ Chaos Labs) Oracles are services that feed price data from the outside world into blockchain…

In a significant move scrutinized by blockchain analysts, the teams behind the synthetic dollar protocol Ethena and the established crypto market maker B2C2 have jointly deposited a substantial $18.47 million worth of Ethereum ($ETH) into the Binance exchange, potentially foreshadowing a major market sell-off. This transaction, tracked by the on-chain analytics platform The Data Nerd, occurred over a concentrated 10-hour window, immediately raising questions about near-term price pressure on the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Market participants traditionally interpret large exchange inflows as a precursor to selling activity, making this coordinated action a critical data point for traders and investors globally. Ethena…

Bitwise Asset Management, a crypto asset manager overseeing more than $15 billion in client holdings, announced today it has acquired Chorus One, a staking infrastructure provider founded in 2018. The transaction adds over $2.2 billion in staked assets to the firm’s portfolio. Chorus One will be folded into Bitwise Onchain Solutions, the company’s institutional staking arm. The combined operation will offer staking services across more than 30 proof-of-stake networks and bring 50 additional technology specialists onto the team. “For our thousands of clients who hold spot crypto assets, staking is one of the most compelling growth opportunities,” said Bitwise CEO…

Bitkub Exchange, a popular crypto trading entity, has partnered with Ripple, a prominent financial technology platform in the United States. The partnership aims to provide Thailand-based consumers with seamless access to Ripple’s flagship $RLUSD stablecoin. As Bitkub Exchange’s official social media announcement discloses, the development is a milestone for the crypto sector of Thailand. Hence, both entities attempt to deliver efficiency and stability in digital transfers. Bitkub x Ripple Alliance Strengthens Blockchain Market of Thailand with $RLUSD The partnership between Bitkub Exchange and Ripple focuses on launching the $RLUSD stablecoin for the users in Thailand. This move denotes Bitkub’s commitment…

Ethereum activity has shifted further to stablecoin usage, with $USDC rising as the leading asset as the network looks to scale further and find new use cases. Ethereum has evolved into a network for stablecoin transfers after a long period of extremely low gas fees. With transactions under $0.01, $USDT and $USDC transfers became viable for retail usage. What is more, the updates of Ethereum over the past years meant regular transactions were not burdened with high gas fees. Based on Token Terminal data, stablecoins have expanded their activity and their holder count. $USDC turned into a leading asset on…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward. In a recent panel discussion at NEARCON 2026, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley described AI as “an unstoppable freight train,” arguing that its pace of development is unlike anything crypto has experienced. “AI is accomplishing a quarter’s worth of roadmap every two weeks right now,” he said, suggesting that projections based on previous crypto adoption cycles may already be outdated. “You have to dump the last six…

Ripple announced plans on Wednesday to secure an Australian Financial Services License through the proposed acquisition of BC Payments Australia Pty Ltd, per a release shared with CoinDesk. The acquisition, which is still subject to completion, would allow Ripple to offer its full payments stack in Australia, covering onboarding, compliance, funding, foreign exchange, liquidity management, and payout through a single integration. Australian customers currently using Ripple Payments include Hai Ha Money Transfer, Stables, Caleb & Brown, Flash Payments, and Independent Reserve. “Australia is a key market for Ripple, and an AFSL strengthens our ability to scale Ripple Payments across the…