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David Sacks says the crypto industry has already made serious compromises, and now he believes banks must respond. Speaking at a White House briefing on February 28, David Sacks highlighted growing tensions between crypto companies and traditional banks. He explained that crypto firms have already adjusted key revenue programs, and it is now time for banks to show flexibility as well. LATEST: 🇺🇸David Sacks says crypto already made “meaningful concessions” on revenue, now it’s the banks’ turn to move. pic.twitter.com/wmduc1M1XB — STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) February 28, 2026 The main point of conflict is stablecoins. These are digital tokens tied…

CoinMarketCap has shared a weekly recap showing that while the crypto market struggled, Binance Alpha managed to post gains and sustain activity. The total crypto market declined 2.94% to $2.28 trillion, with the Fear & Greed Index dropping to 16, signaling extreme fear. Despite this fragile sentiment, Binance Alpha moved in the opposite direction. Alpha’s market cap rose 3.82% to $13.55 billion, while trading volume climbed 13.11% to $4.95 billion. The divergence suggests that participation within the Alpha ecosystem remained steady even as macro pressure weighed on the wider market. Airdrops Drive Engagement Airdrops continued to play a key role…

The $BNB Beacon Chain token recovery tool is now in Phase 1 of its sunset, and 7-day processing will only be available until April 30. Only mirrored BEP2 tokens are recoverable; holders of unmirrored assets risk permanently losing them. $BNB Chain has begun a phased shutdown of the $BNB Beacon Chain Token Recovery Tool, announcing a structured deadline for holders of BEP2 assets. The migration tool, developed to facilitate movement between the $BNB Beacon Chain and $BNB Smart Chain, will undergo a three-stage sunset. Any token holder who wants to have their requests processed through the regular channel must submit…

Citigroup (C) plans to launch institutional bitcoin custody later this year, part of a broader push to integrate digital assets into the bank’s traditional financial infrastructure. Nisha Surendran, who heads Citi’s digital asset custody product buildout, described the initiative in a speech at the World Strategy Forum on Thursday as an effort to “make bitcoin bankable.” That begins with institutional-grade key management and wallet infrastructure. But, Surendran said, the ambition is broader: to bring bitcoin into the same custody, reporting and control frameworks that clients already use for traditional assets. “We will be offering our clients a single service model…

A fresh media clash is building around Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). After a report revealed details from an early draft of his memoir. The New York Times said it reviewed a roughly 300-page preliminary version of Freedom of Money. That describes CZ’s tense 2023 plea negotiations, legal fears and short prison stay. The report quickly spread across crypto circles. However, Zhao pushed back within hours. On February 28, he posted on X that the coverage was simply a “free” promotion for his upcoming book. He stressed the newspaper relied on an outdated and unauthorized draft. CZ and Lawyer Push…

Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have seen remarkable increases in trading volume over the past 24 hours. Trading volumes for some altcoins, particularly $XRP, reached hundreds of millions of dollars, increasing market activity. When spot market data from both exchanges are evaluated together, it is evident that South Korean investors are concentrating on specific altcoins. $XRP stands out by far in total volume, while projects such as Solana, Orbs, Sahara AI, and Sign also saw significant increases in trading volume. Here’s the ranking of altcoins based on the total trading volume data from the two exchanges:…

HashKey Chain, a compliance-friendly, institutional-grade Ethereum Layer 2 network built by the HashKey Group, is excited to announce the tokenization project of Hong Kong’s first real-estate Real World Asset (RWA) on its network. The basic purpose is to tokenize real estate assets on the blockchain and connect traditional property investment with compliant Web3 infrastructure. 📢 Hong Kong’s First Real Estate RWA Live on HashKey ChainA landmark real estate RWA project initiated by Delin Holdings has officially launched on HashKey Chain, with Asseto @AssetoFinance providing the end-to-end tokenization service.This marks a major step for compliant… pic.twitter.com/adOhWerHV3 — HashKey Chain (@HSKChain) March…

Markets are navigating a fearful risk-off phase, and the Ethereum price today sits at the center of this tension between recent selling and a fragile intraday recovery. $ETH/$USDT daily chart with EMA20, EMA50 and volume” loading=”lazy” /> $ETH/$USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Daily Timeframe (D1) – Main Bias: Bearish Trend Structure: EMAs Momentum: RSI (D1) Momentum & Trend Confirmation: MACD (D1) Volatility & Mean Reversion: Bollinger Bands (D1) Volatility & Risk: ATR (D1) Key Daily Levels: Pivots (D1) Hourly Timeframe (H1) – Short-Term Recovery, But Under the 200 EMA Trend Structure: EMAs (H1) Momentum: RSI (H1)…

Shares of Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-based consumer lending marketplace, plunged on Friday after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results the prior day, signaling a more difficult operating environment even as revenue continued to climb. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, the company posted revenue of $159.9 million, up from $83.9 million a year earlier, and net income of $15.1 million, compared with $5.9 million in the same period of 2024. Earnings were $0.06 per diluted share, compared to zero a year earlier. Analysts polled by Yahoo Finance expected earnings of $0.18 per share on revenue of $157.7 million. Growth…

Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Stuart Alderoty has taken a swipe at The New York Times’ bias against cryptocurrency. Speaking in his capacity as the president of the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA), Alderoty claims he has written to the news outlet over a report that referred to crypto as “pointless and full of scammers.” Stuart Alderoty frames crypto as everyday economic infrastructure Alderoty described The New York Times article as a “lazy and outdated” view about cryptocurrency. In defense of the sector, he argued that crypto has been supporting millions of Americans to improve their financial situation. He also stated…