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Leading Nordic crypto exchange Safello has expanded access to $XRP across Europe following the recent launch of its services in Finland. As $XRP gains global traction, Safello continues to strengthen its regional presence by making the token more accessible to retail and institutional investors throughout the Nordics and the broader European market. Key Points Safello has expanded access to $XRP across Europe following the launch of its services in Finland. Safello became Sweden’s first exchange authorized under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, giving traders regulated access to $XRP. The company’s mission to simplify crypto access now directly supports…

Big news for Monad as the Snowball Labs blockchain infrastructure provider has introduced its Modular Naming Service (MNS) on Monad. This is a major move towards making the high-performance blockchain systems accessible to the common people. We’re excited to announce that @snowball_money’s MNS is now live on @monad, bringing human-readable usernames to one of the fastest blockchains ever created.Now you don’t have to send to an address like 0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb. Instead, you simply send to a… pic.twitter.com/RAGKUD1Cz4 — Snowball Money (@snowball_money) February 13, 2026 The integration adds human readable usernames to the high-speed Layer-1 environment existing inside of Monad, which enables…

Table of Contents How Much $ETH Is Locked in Staking?Which Exchanges Hold the Most $ETH?Where Does Institutional Money Fit In?What About Layer 2 Bridges and Smart Contracts?How Much $ETH Do Early Holders Still Own?What About Seized and Stolen Funds?What Does This Mean for the Market? The single largest Ethereum “holder” is not a person or a company. It is the network itself. The ETH2 Beacon Deposit Contract holds over 80.8 million $ETH, roughly two-thirds of total supply, locked up to secure proof-of-stake consensus. Behind it, a mix of centralized exchanges, asset managers, and Layer 2 bridges round out the top…

Barclays, the U.K.’s second-largest bank by market capitalization, said it invested in Ubyx, a U.S. startup developing clearing systems for tokenized forms of money such as bank deposits and regulated stablecoins. The investment, terms of which were not disclosed, signals growing interest among traditional banks to lay the groundwork for blockchain-based payments that stay within the bounds of existing financial regulations. That push includes Switzerland’s UBS, PostFinance and Sygnum Bank carrying out transactions on Ethereum in a proof of concept, and interbank messaging system Swift building infrastructure for onchain settlement. Ubyx is building technology to enable tokenized money to move…

The National Credit Union Administration has forwarded a proposal to regulate stablecoin activity within the US credit union system. The new rules are slated to advance the implementation of the bill-turned-law, the GENIUS Act. The NCUA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking explaining how entities could apply for approval as permitted payment stablecoin issuers, or PPSIs, under its supervision. The proposal formally brings stablecoin-related operations into the agency’s regulatory framework for the first time. US credit union issues framework for stablecoin lending In a press statement on Wednesday, the credit regulator said the authority granted by Congress through the GENIUS…

One input mistake at South Korea’s Bithumb turned a routine promo payout into a $44 billion disaster for a simple reason: crypto moves at internet speed, but many exchanges still run on back-office habits built for slower systems. On Feb. 6, Bithumb meant to hand out tiny cash rewards as part of a promotion, about 2,000 won per recipient. Instead, its internal system credited affected users with Bitcoin, at least 2,000 $BTC each, and the totals added up to roughly 620,000 $BTC on the exchange’s ledger. About 695 customers were affected, and Bithumb restricted trading and withdrawals for those accounts…

In a world today where crypto is moving forward but many people still rely on fiat. Now the question is, what kind of high-performing phones will keep your digital money safe? Keep reading to find out if Solana may have an answer to this. On Tucker Carlson’s show, Yannik Schrade, CEO of privacy project Arcium, highlighted the Saga phone, showing why blockchain wallets need hardware-level security. https://twitter.com/solana/status/2022558310764023993?s=46 “Solana has their own phone because you literally store your money on there now. Your money is digital, on a blockchain,” Schrade said. “A competitive market is emerging for who’s building the most…

TL;DR: Fundstrat’s Tom Lee notes that Ethereum has overcome eight 50% crashes since 2018, bouncing back strongly each time. $ETH’s liquid supply is drastically shrinking, with over 30% of the total supply locked in staking processes. The market has suffered over $1 billion in liquidations, pushing the price toward the $1,890 support level. Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, is optimistic about the short-term future of Ethereum. The expert foresees an Ethereum recovery after 50% drops, arguing that this pattern of crash and rebound has repeated eight times since 2018. Despite the recent volatility that saw the asset lose…

Digital asset treasury company Metaplanet (3350) rose 4% in Tokyo on Wednesday after index provider MSCI decided not to exclude firms building cryptocurrency stockpiles from its global indexes. Metaplanet is now up 20% since the start of the year. The rally means company is valued at a premium to its bitcoin holdings, with a multiple to net asset value (mNAV) of around 1.25, the highest level since before October’s plunge in crypto prices, according to the company’s dashboard. The decision ended months of uncertainty around index eligibility and lifted U.S. peers when the announcement was made after regular trading hours…

SEOUL, South Korea – April 2025: A landmark legal confrontation that has gripped South Korea’s cryptocurrency sector reaches its climax on April 9, 2025. The Dunamu-FIU lawsuit, where the operator of the Upbit exchange challenges a staggering 35.2 billion won ($26.5 million) fine, will conclude with a ruling that could reshape the nation’s regulatory landscape for digital assets. This case represents a critical test of authority between financial watchdogs and a leading crypto platform. Dunamu-FIU Lawsuit: The Core Legal Battle The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea imposed the substantial penalty on Dunamu in November of the previous year.…