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PayPay, a SoftBank Corp-backed payments company that owns a 40% stake in Binance Japan, is seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion in a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reported Monday. The Tokyo-based company and a selling shareholder plan to offer 55 million American depositary shares priced between $17 and $20 each, according to the report. At the top end of that range, the offering would value PayPay at more than $10 billion. PayPay is Japan’s largest cashless payments provider, with more than 70 million registered users. The company’s app allows consumers to make mobile payments at stores, transfer…

The Clarity Act, considered one of the most important cryptocurrency laws in the US, has been stalled recently. This is due to a disagreement between the cryptocurrency sector and the banking sector regarding stablecoin interest rates. The banking sector supports not paying interest on cryptocurrencies or stablecoins because it fears that their raison d’être will disappear. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has also made new statements on this matter. Speaking to CNBC, Jamie Dimon made a clear statement on stablecoin rewards, reiterating that they should not be given. Repeating his call for regulatory equality, Dimon argued that any firm paying interest-like…

Binance Futures, one of the leading platforms in the cryptocurrency derivatives market, continues to expand its product range. The exchange announced it will launch a new USDⓈ-margined perpetual futures contract on March 6, 2026, to increase users’ trading options and improve the trading experience. According to the announcement, the COPPERUSDT pair will be available for trading starting March 6, 2026, at 12:00 PM. This pair will represent the price of copper in US dollars, with Copper (COPPER) as the underlying asset. The COPPERUSDT trading symbol is structured to represent 1 pound of copper. The contract will use Tether ($USDT) as…

The current technical development of the crypto market is marked by a major shift in the way cryptocurrencies are viewed and operated. This is evident in the top gainer lists, which increasingly show how protocols can be used for deep technological utilization rather than purely as speculative investments. For the Crypto Market as of March 2026, CoinMarketCap current partnership efforts will focus on these two major concepts: unlocking bitcoin’s stalled capital and use of privacy-enhancing biometric identification. Lombard ($BARD) Dominates via Bitcoin Liquid Staking Lombard has been clearly at the top of the market, growing 40.98% to a very strong…

Phoenix has released a new report on most Ethereum holdings by Institutions. Firms in the technology, gaming and digital asset industry are gradually becoming more exposed to Ethereum, with an estimated cumulative number of 7.16 million $ETH worth $13.34 billion as of late February 2026. ETHEREUM ​​HOLDINGS BY ORGANIZATIONSOrganizations continue to expand their Ethereum holdings, solidifying cryptocurrency’s role in traditional financial markets. Total strategic $ETH reserve holding by these organizations now amounts to 7.16M $ETH ($13.34B), representing… pic.twitter.com/SwgV4P8Yf8 — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) February 27, 2026 This concentration translates to about 5.92 percent of the circulating supply…

TD Securities, a major Canadian investment bank with operations across North America, says tokenization may be approaching an institutional turning point following the New York Stock Exchange’s push into tokenized equities. In recent commentary, TD Securities Reid Noch, vice president for electronic trading, said tokenization is beginning to carry real implications for market structure, pointing to the NYSE’s proposed tokenized equities alternative trading system (ATS) as a key development. The planned platform would enable 24-hour trading and near-instant settlement of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), subject to regulatory approval. Rather than creating a parallel crypto-native marketplace, the venue is…

SEOUL, March 2025 – South Korea’s ambitious cryptocurrency regulatory framework faces a significant constitutional challenge as the National Assembly Research Service declares proposed exchange ownership limits potentially unconstitutional, creating immediate uncertainty for the nation’s $50 billion digital asset market. Crypto Exchange Stake Limit Sparks Constitutional Debate The National Assembly Research Service delivered a formal legal opinion on March 4, 2025, responding to inquiries from People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sang-hoon. Consequently, the legislative research body concluded that capping major shareholder stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges might violate fundamental constitutional protections. Specifically, NARS identified three potentially infringed rights: property rights, occupational freedom,…

Within minutes of missiles striking Iranian soil on Feb. 28, blockchain monitors detected the shockwaves in crypto markets. Withdrawals from the country’s crypto exchanges spiked that Saturday, particularly from the country’s largest, Nobitex. According to Chainalysis, outflows surged 873%, far beyond what’s considered normal volatility. The story seemed clear: In a moment of crisis, Iranians rushed to secure their crypto by pulling it off centralized platforms and moving the funds into self-custody wallets. To observers of historical patterns of capital flight, the comparison was obvious. It was a digital bank run. The picture may not be that simple. While some…

ATT Global, a web3 advertising infrastructure entity, has partnered with 4AI, a Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized AI marketplace. The partnership aims to combine the DePIN and RWA-powered advertising network of ATT Global with the AI agent architecture of 4AI. As ATT Global mentioned in its official X post, the development is set to establish a seamless bridge linking intuitive AI-led engagement and user attention. Hence, the merger of decentralized AI functionalities with physical advertising access points attempts to redefine passive impressions into deployable and active value. 🧩 When Attention Meets Intelligence: ATT Global × @4aibscWe are pleased to announce our…

Ethereum is pressing into a critical technical squeeze, with one chart showing repeated rejections at rising resistance and another showing price leaning on long term support. Together, they frame the next move as a test of whether $ETH breaks the ceiling or rebounds off the floor. Ethereum Trendline Faces Fourth Test After Three Rejections Ethereum has tested a long-standing ascending trendline three times over the past two years, and each attempt has ended with rejection. The resistance line, drawn across prior swing highs, has capped upside moves since 2024. However, repeated tests have kept price pressed against that ceiling, narrowing…