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Crypto lobbyists are bracing for the latest U.S. crypto markets legislation to be a partisan effort authored by Republicans, according to insiders familiar with the latest talks over next week’s planned Senate Agriculture Committee hearing that’s set to give the effort its first significant vote. Conversations are still ongoing between lawmakers, one of these insiders said. A partisan effort comes with major plusses and significant minuses. The industry’s government-affairs crowd is still waiting on legislative text set to emerge on Wednesday, but they’ve been told to expect it to stick closely with the sector-friendly language that, for instance, wouldn’t subject…

South Korea’s financial regulators are reviewing a long-standing practice that effectively ties each cryptocurrency exchange to a single banking partner, as part of a broader examination of competition in the country’s crypto market, according to local media. Business outlet, the Herald Economy, citing government officials familiar with inter-agency discussions, said a review effort is being coordinated between the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Fair Trade Commission as policymakers evaluate whether existing practices contribute to market concentration. Although the “one exchange–one bank” model is not explicitly codified in South Korean laws, it emerged in practice due to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…

AT Global, a popular platform to bridge RWAs with the cutting-edge blockchain technology, has partnered with DigiMaaya, a renowned digital asset exchange. The partnership aims to fill the gap between the digital economic engagement and real-world interactions to make Web3 entry relatively seamless for institutions and consumers alike. As per ATT Global’s official X announcement, the move attempts to deliver unique opportunities for economic participation. As a result, this initiative could significantly influence how businesses approach financial services and advertising. 🌊 Bridging Ads with Finance: ATT Global × MaayaWe are delighted to announce a strategic collaboration with @DigiMaaya, an open…

Coinbase has launched a new borrowing feature that allows users to access up to $1 million in liquidity using cbETH — its tokenized representation of staked ether — as collateral, giving investors a way to raise cash without selling or unstaking their ETH. The product, now available to eligible U.S. customers excluding New York, lets users borrow USDC against cbETH held on the platform and convert it to dollars inside Coinbase. The move suggests growing demand for ways to unlock liquidity from staked assets as ether staking becomes a longer-term holding strategy rather than a short-term yield trade. Loans are…

Ethereum dropped below the bull market support band and the $3.1K Fibonacci level, shifting focus to lower support zones. However, the daily structure still holds above the November–December lows as volume builds during consolidation. ETH breaks under bull market band and $3.1K Fibonacci level Ethereum slipped below two widely watched technical levels this week as traders tracked renewed downside pressure after a failed push above the $3,100 area. Chart analyst Luca, who posts as @CrypticTrades_ on X, said Ether fell back under the “2D Bull Market Support Band,” a zone he described as a repeated reversal area in recent months.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 2025. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook recently made a significant public commitment to defend the central bank’s independence throughout her term. This pledge arrives during a period of intense global economic scrutiny and follows historical precedents where political pressures challenged monetary policy autonomy. Consequently, her statement carries substantial weight for financial markets and economic stability. Federal Reserve Independence: A Historical Foundation Governor Cook’s pledge directly addresses a cornerstone of modern economic governance. The Federal Reserve’s operational independence from short-term political cycles allows it to make difficult decisions on interest rates and financial regulation. Historically, this separation…

Presens Network and Pundi AI have announced a partnership to provide real-world data on-chain, paving the way for the advancement of blockchain-based Artificial Intelligence. With this partnership, both companies will combine DePIN data with their own respective verifiable data ecosystems for use in supporting the development of AI. Announced on January 21, 2026, the partnership will connect spatiotemporal data collected from physical environments to the AI infrastructure created using blockchains by allowing builders to access legitimate human activity patterns that will allow them to build the next generation of Intelligent Systems. Bridging Physical Reality and Blockchain Intelligence Presens Networks creates…

Railgun, one of the main mixers in the Ethereum ecosystem, is preparing for confidential DeFi. The mixer checks for flagged addresses, but allows all other users to transact with confidentiality. Railgun is setting the stage for confidential DeFi, obscuring whale moves, lending, or other operations. DeFi remains highly transparent and is used for signals and data, while also exposing high-profile wallets. The project is preparing for Railgun_connect, the universal DeFi connector for private addresses. Railgun will use 0zk private addresses, which do not appear on the blockchain, but instead use zero-knowledge proofs to ensure validity. Private addresses are the opposite…

Ethereum’s Ether has lost 10% of its value in the last seven days, making it the second worst performer among the top 10, behind Dogecoin. The bearish performance saw Ether drop below $3k, with technical indicators suggesting further bearish movements in the near term. Ether’s funding rates flip negative Copy link to section Ether has dropped below $3k after losing 10% of its value over the past few days. However, the price decline hasn’t affected Ether’s open interest (OI), which jumped from 12.64M ETH to 13.30M ETH over the past 24 hours. The increase in OI indicates new money is…

BlackRock, the largest asset management firm in the world, has described tokenization as the most critical market upgrade since the early internet. On the other hand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes it as a volatile, untested architecture that can amplify financial shocks at machine speed. Both institutions are looking at the same innovation. Yet, the distance between their conclusions captures the most consequential debate in modern finance: whether tokenized markets will reinvent global infrastructure or reproduce its worst fragilities with new velocity. The institutional divide on tokenization In a Dec. 1 op-ed for The Economist, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink…