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Revolut has taken a step toward entering the United Arab Emirates after the Central Bank granted in-principle approval for its Stored Value Facilities and Retail Payment Services licenses. The approval positions the UK-based financial app to introduce its services to retail customers in the Emirates. Entry into a Key Middle East Market The UAE is a core target for Revolut, as the country combines a rapidly digitizing economy with a supportive regulatory framework. Once operations launch, the company expects demand for new payment solutions to drive adoption. “Receiving these in-principle approvals from the Central Bank of the UAE is a…

While Bitcoin (BTC) was running from record to record, Ethereum (ETH), which fell behind BTC, broke its 2021 ATH and set a new record a week ago. While Ethereum surpassed $4,900, the subsequent bearish wave caused the price to drop to $4,200 levels. At this point, while the market is predicting that Ethereum could experience a correction to the $3,000 level, one analyst said that this could be a huge bear trap. Cryptocurrency analyst Johnny Woo, in his analysis from his X account, said that ETH could form a sharp correction, or a bear trap, in September before recovering in…

According to new research, crypto adoption in the US seems to be growing among older generations. Rates of crypto education and ownership in the over-40 demographic are rising steadily. Retirement savings and hedging against inflation are this cohort’s biggest concerns, while platform complexity is their biggest barrier to entry. Crypto Schools exclusively shared this survey data with BeInCrypto. Older Generation Is Getting Into Crypto Crypto adoption is a clear and pressing concern for this industry, and Millennials have been the vanguard for several years at this point, with ongoing levels of interest. Gen Z (Zoomer) crypto adoption is also fairly…

Burwick Law has been given more freedom to serve its Pump Fun lawsuit against Jito Labs and a number of Solana executives after Solana’s CEO ghosted the law firm nine times. Judge Colleen McMahon granted the order on Thursday, expanding Burwick’s available methods of serving the suit to include email, physical mail, and via a direct messages on X. The remaining defendants that need to be served include Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, and Solana Foundation President Lily Liu. They can all now be served via email and FedEx. Jito Labs’ CEO Lucas Bruder, COO Brian Smith,…

Prediction market PredictIt, which started out as an academic platform focused on political forecasts, is preparing to launch a new exchange after getting the nod from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. PredictIt, operated by the D.C.-based Aristole, said last week that the CFTC approved its applications to operate as both a designated contract market, or DCM, and derivatives clearing organization, or DCO. “With these approvals, Aristotle will launch a new exchange designed to provide U.S. traders with more diverse markets, deeper liquidity, and broader participation,” the company said last week in a press release. The company plans to expand beyond…

The Ether Machine (ETHM), a crypto investment vehicle preparing to go public through a merger with Dynamix Corporation, said on Tuesday it has secured an additional 150,000 ether (ETH), worth about $654 million, from Jeffrey Berns, the founder of Blockchains. The latest commitment brings the company’s total ETH owned or pledged to 495,362 ETH, valued at about $2.16 billion, the press release said. The firm also has up to $367.1 million reserved for further purchases, assuming Dynamix shareholders don’t redeem their shares before the merger closes. Berns, who has backed Ethereum as a platform for digital identity and internet infrastructure,…

UK industry groups are calling on the government to include blockchain in a forthcoming “Tech Bridge” agreement with the United States, warning that exclusion could weaken Britain’s role in setting global financial standards. Bloomberg reported the appeal ahead of President Donald Trump’s state visit. UK Lobby Groups Step Up Pressure In a letter to Business Secretary Peter Kyle dated Thursday, a coalition of a dozen trade bodies representing finance, technology, and crypto urged that distributed ledger technology sit as a “core strand” of the UK-US Tech Bridge. The groups also sent the letter to Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy…

Robinhood Markets Inc. is expanding beyond trading by launching a new in-app social network, Robinhood Social. The app’s rollout begins early next year. A select group of customers will be the first to get invitations. After that, the feature will be rolled out to all users. Its arrival is another sign that the online brokerage has entered a new era. Robinhood is a place to invest, combined with community and conversation. Robinhood puts trading at the center of social Robinhood Social follows a simple rule: every post must be linked to a real trade. Whether users share insights on stocks,…

A prominent market analyst insists Ethereum still has more room to grow, calling attention to a confluence factor that could trigger the next leg up. Notably, Ethereum finds itself at a decisive point after reaching a new all-time high of $4,955 in August. Since then, the price has dropped 13%, but it continues to hold above $4,300 despite doubts about whether the bull run still has legs. Ethereum Still Has More Upside Potential Interestingly, market analyst EGRAG Crypto believes the rally has not ended. In his latest analysis, he argued that Ethereum could still climb much higher, even reaching $22,000,…

Investor nerves over U.S. monetary policy drove the largest weekly withdrawals from digital-asset investment products since March, CoinShares reported Monday. This happened even as trading volumes in exchange-traded products (ETPs) jumped sharply, showing how polarised markets have become. Overall, digital asset funds saw $1.43 billion in outflows last week while ETP trading volumes surged to about $38 billion. The pullback was led by Bitcoin, which accounted for roughly $1 billion of the outflows. Ethereum, by contrast, proved more resilient: it registered $440 million in weekly outflows but staged a mid-week recovery that left it month-to-date with roughly $2.5 billion of…