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Australia could unlock 24 billion Australian dollars ($17 billion) annually from advances in tokenized markets and digital assets, but only if lawmakers start moving forward with regulation, according to a new report from a local fintech research group. In a report titled “Unlocking Australia’s $24b Digital Finance Opportunity,” which was published on Monday, the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) said regulatory uncertainty, coordination challenges and limited pathways for pilot projects to grow are the biggest constraints facing the industry. One way to address the shortcomings would be to establish a sandbox for testing new technology, such as tokenized financial…

Upbit has announced it will end trading support for Oasys (OAS). According to the exchange’s statement, the decision was made in line with the assessment of platforms that are members of the Digital Asset Exchanges Joint Advisory Board (DAXA). The official announcement states that OAS will cease trading on Upbit on March 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM. This will completely end support for OAS/BTC and OAS/USDT pairs. Upon termination of support, all previously placed but unexecuted buy and sell orders for these pairs will be automatically cancelled. Following this announcement, Upbit emphasized that additional services such as airdrops, wallet upgrades,…

DeepSeek, the most famous artificial intelligence (AI) model hailing from China, sees this year’s Ethereum (ETH) trajectory as nothing short of positive. Currently, the second-largest cryptocurrency is trading at around $1,936, down 35% year-to-date due to pressure from technical selling and broader market weakness. Nonetheless, DeepSeek predicts it could rebound to a price range of $3,500–$5,500, implying a 185% rally over the next ten months, a result that would put the asset way above its all-time high of $4,953 seen on August 24, 2025. DeepSeek Ethereum price prediction Elaborating on the forecast, the AI noted that regardless of short-term price…

A month before bombs fell on Iran, Reuters reported that the US Treasury was investigating whether crypto platforms had helped Iranian officials evade sanctions. When airstrikes began on February 28, that investigation got a live stress test — and the results were revealing. The war did not break Iran’s crypto infrastructure — it proved how indispensable stablecoins have become to it. Before the Strikes: A $10 Billion Shadow Economy Reuters reported in early February that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes had hit an estimated $8–10 billion in 2025, citing TRM Labs and Chainalysis. Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, alone serves roughly…

Institutional crypto exchange provider LMAX Group has unveiled Omnia Exchange, designed to allow users to seamlessly convert FX, crypto, stablecoins and other digital assets in one platform, the company said on Tuesday. Described as a “a unified multi-asset infrastructure layer,” Omnia allows users to trade any asset directly against any other 24/7, without restrictions on size or type, and to settle on traditional rails or instantly on the blockchain, according to a press release. LMAX’s cryptocurrency-focused business has long been a major player when it comes to institutional crypto trading, reporting $8.2 trillion in institutional volume last year. Whereas LMAX…

Ethereum price flat near $2k, one month from rare capitulation, $2.2k breakout or $1.83k breakdown now key trigger. Summary $ETH trades near $2.0k after brief slip below $2k, latest bounce around $2.01k. Inverse H&S targets ~19% move toward $2.59k if $2.16k–$2.2k flips, with resistance at $2.3k–$2.4k. Drop below $1.83k–$1.79k risks invalidation and potential slide toward ~$1.32k worst case. Ethereum ($ETH) price is sitting at an awkward crossroads: technically fragile, but primed for a sharp reversal if one key level flips. After grinding lower for months, $ETH is hovering near $2,000, with price slipping below the key $2,000 psychological level before…

The Korean Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading after the escalating conflict in the Middle East prompted a major share price plunge on Wednesday. The South Korean Kospi and Kosdaq each plunged more than 10% during morning trading in Seoul, triggering a circuit breaker as the indexes saw their worst session since August 2024, reported Channel News Asia on Wednesday. Japan’s stock markets also saw heavy losses on Wednesday, with the Nikkei and Topix both down almost 4%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was down 3%, and China’s Shanghai Composite had dropped 1.3%, according to Google Finance. “Investors…

AI agents have made more forays into crypto in recent days. The Moltbook and OpenClaw agent swarms are the latest to join and even try to trade tokens. Apparently, AI agents are not bringing any new usage to x402 tokens, the special protocol that would enable bots to transfer value in a secure way that allows for automation. Activity on x402 tokens declined after some of the early incentives were removed. X402 tokens emerged at the end of 2025, initially rising with promising activity. Volumes have now dwindled, despite the presence of AI agents who could use the payment gateway.…

Ethereum price faces $2,000 support as exchange withdrawals surge to the highest level since November, indicating potential shifts in market supply and momentum. Summary Ethereum trades at $2,001, down 4.3% in the last 24 hours. Exchange withdrawals hit 31.6M $ETH in February, highest since November. $2,000 support is critical; break below risks $1,850, upside targets $2,300–$2,400. Ethereum ($ETH) is trading at $2,001 at press time, down 4.3% in the past 24 hours. The seven-day range stands between $1,841 and $2,099. $ETH is still up 7.7% over the past week but down 14% in the last 30 days. From its August…

Leopold Aschenbrenner has built a US stock portfolio heavily concentrated in companies that supply the power and infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom. The former OpenAI researcher, who left the lab’s superalignment team to launch San Francisco-based hedge fund Situational Awareness LP, has grown it from $383 million in assets in early 2025 to a reported $5.52 billion in US equity positions in its latest 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund’s 13F filing for Q4 2025 shows a highly concentrated portfolio built around betting that the real winners of the AI boom won’t be chatbots,…