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Kazakhstan’s National Bank will begin licensing crypto exchange services that allow the conversion of crypto to fiat, establishing their legal status under new national rules. Kazakhstan plans to bring crypto exchange operators under formal regulation, with the National Bank tasked with licensing those converting digital assets into fiat. Yerlan Ashykbekov, head of the National Bank’s payment systems department, said during a recent briefing that a new category of participants is being introduced under Kazakhstan’s jurisdiction — providers of cryptocurrency exchange services, operating under a license and supervised by the National Bank. He added that their functionality will include crypto-to-fiat exchange…
Automata Network, a top platform offering decentralized infrastructure for compute integrity and privacy, has announced a new development. Automata Network is deploying DCAP Attestation v1.0.0 via UniChain Sepolia to widen the protected smart contract capabilities. The platform disclosed this initiative on its official social media account on X. We’re bringing Automata’s DCAP Attestation v1.0.0 to @unichain Sepolia ✧Builders can already integrate secure hardware into smart contracts by verifying Intel SGX and TDX enclaves across 11 networks.Towards making TEEs a composable, trust-minimized primitive in Web3. pic.twitter.com/QS4yPtiNMq — Automata Network (@AutomataNetwork) May 23, 2025 Automata Network Releases DCAP Attestation v1.0.0 Through UniChain…
A widely followed analyst says Bitcoin (BTC) may have an explosive breakout in the coming weeks. In a new video, the host of InvestAnswers tells his 565,000 YouTube subscribers that key metrics suggest Bitcoin’s bull market is not over and BTC may soon hit $160,000. The analyst uses the global M2 money supply – which measures the amount of money flowing throughout the financial system – to forecast potential price targets for Bitcoin. “You can see the yellow line is the global M2 money supply. Bitcoin price is following it almost picture perfectly. How high will it go? We are…
DAR crypto saw a massive price pump ahead of its scheduled delisting from Coinbase. According to CoinGecko, the token, originally tied to the blockchain game Mines of Dalarnia, shot up nearly 690% to hit an intraday high of $0.48 on the morning of May 15 morning Asian time, before cooling off to around $0.39 at press time. The rally happened in an extremely high-volume environment, with daily trading volume spiking 14,600% from the previous day to cross $64 million. This kind of activity clearly shows traders were piling in, possibly due to fear of missing out (FOMO). The sharp uptick…
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced Huma Finance (HUMA) as its 70th project on its Launchpool platform. Project 70 Huma Finance (HUMA) Introduced on Binance Launchpool HUMA stands out as a PayFi network that aims to accelerate digital payments by providing instant liquidity access for cross-border and card payments. Binance users will be able to participate in the HUMA farming event for 3 days by locking their BNB, FDUSD and USDC assets starting at 03:00 UTC on May 23, 2025. The project website is expected to be active approximately 12 hours before the Launchpool start. The spot listing will take place…
Metis, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, today announced a strategic partnership with Navai Map, a decentralized 3D mapping platform. Metis offers a wide variety of products related to cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, and enterprise applications running on top of its Andromeda network. On the other hand, Navai Map is a decentralized, AI-driven 3D mapping network that redefines how people and devices interact with the physical world. Onchain meets on-location.Thrilled to announce Metis Andromeda partnership with @Navai_map, a decentralized, AI-powered 3D mapping protocol transforming how people, machines, and dApps connect with the physical world.This integration brings new spatial primitives to the Metis……
Bitcoin’s decisive break above the psychologically significant $95,000 mark has injected fresh optimism into the market, at least among miners. This key milestone has triggered a shift in miner sentiment, with on-chain data showing a noticeable uptick in BTC miner reserves over the past few days. Miners Bet on BTC Upside as Reserve Jumps from Yearly Low According to CryptoQuant, Bitcoin’s miner reserve, which had been in a sustained downtrend, began to rise on April 29, shortly after BTC closed above the $95,000 threshold. For context, the reserve had dropped to a year-to-date low of 1.80 million BTC just a…
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is set to receive transformative upgrades via new amendments that represent new features or other changes to transaction processing. The amendment system uses the consensus process to approve these changes, with validators voting on them. If an amendment achieves more than 80% support for two weeks, it passes, and the change applies permanently to all subsequent ledger versions. In a recent tweet, Dr. Artur Kirjakulov, CEO and cofounder of XPMarket, detailed four key amendments currently under consideration for voting on. These include dynamic NFTs (dNFTs), which, according to Kirjakulov, require just one more validator vote to…
Kraken plans to list tokenized shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and over 50 other U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Wall Street Journal reported. The tokens, deployed on Solana SOL$178.81, will be known under the name “xStocks” and will be available to trade 24/7 for investors all across the world. Some of the ETFs that will be available to trade include the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, and the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD).The stocks will be represented by real shares held by Backed Finance and can be redeemed 1:1 for their cash value.…
In a recent interview, Shark Tank personality Kevin O’Leary, known as “Mr. Wonderful,” remarked that when substantial capital flows into the crypto sector, it inevitably gravitates toward the flagship digital asset, bitcoin. O’Leary Says Only Bitcoin Will Unlock Institutional Capital Kevin O’Leary offered a candid and strategic take on bitcoin ( BTC) during his latest Coindesk interview, presenting it as the cornerstone of any serious crypto portfolio. He emphasized that bitcoin has recently decoupled from traditional equity indexes, a development he finds significant, suggesting the asset is maturing into a distinct investment category. While gold has long held institutional favor,…