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Movement (MOVE), the blockchain network focused on secure and scalable decentralized applications, has announced a strategic investment in Stableyard, a company building full-stack payment infrastructure for stablecoins. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Strategic Rationale Behind the Investment Stableyard is developing a comprehensive commerce infrastructure designed to integrate the entire stablecoin payment process, from transaction initiation to settlement. The investment from Movement is aimed at accelerating this development, with the goal of moving stablecoin payments beyond basic infrastructure layers and into frameworks suitable for real-world commercial applications. This move signals Movement’s broader ambition to position its blockchain…
The crypto community is in awe after blockchain analytics firm Arkham released a detailed report on Bitcoin’s rich list on Saturday, March 28. While the report showcases the top Bitcoin holders across the globe, it has sparked discussions as the leading asset management firm Strategy does not even rank in the top three despite its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation. Bitcoin creator Satoshi remains on top Despite the heavy Bitcoin accumulation by institutions, Bitcoin’s mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto still sits on top of the list as Bitcoin’s largest holder worldwide. According to the data showcased, the mysterious Bitcoin creator currently holds about…
$ETH, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum ecosystem, rose 0.95% during Friday’s U.S. market hours to trade at $2,312. The buying pressure gained its current momentum following the traditional U.S. stock market as indices like S&P500 and NasDaq hit new high. The coin price gained additional momentum from the steady buying pressure from treasury firms like BitMine. After relentless buying the company is close to its self claimed target of owning 5% of all Ethereum in existence. Once achieved, will BitMine go silent in accumulation of more $ETH and how it may impact Ethereum price. Origin of the Strategy BitMine’s…
Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari has shifted from penciling in one or two 2026 cuts to a data‑dependent stance as the Iran war and higher oil muddy the inflation path. According to Jinshi’s summary of recent remarks, Federal Reserve official Neel Kashkari said that before the Iran conflict escalated, he believed inflation would likely decline enough to make “one or two” interest rate cuts appropriate later this year. From “one or two cuts” to data‑dependent caution That view is consistent with comments he made in early March, when he told Reuters it was reasonable to expect a single 2026 cut…
The Shiba Inu ($SHIB) meme coin has climbed past a key resistance level amid a more than 370% surge in burn rate. At the moment, $SHIB is trading at $0.000006, demonstrating a moderate rally on the daily charts after breaking the current resistance zone. 370% spike in Shiba Inu burn rate As revealed by Shibburn data, the Shiba Inu burn rate surged more than 370% over the past 24 hours. Within this period, 4,274,728 $SHIB were permanently destroyed from circulation. The surge includes notable individual burns, such as 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 $SHIB in a single transaction within the past few…
Two separate draft laws will be competing to determine the future of Poland’s cryptocurrency market, arguably the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. The bitter political clash in Warsaw over how to regulate the digital-asset space continues to delay the implementation of EU rules weeks before the deadline. Polish president files alternative crypto act President of Poland Karol Nawrocki has put forward his own legislative proposal for regulating crypto transactions in the country. The draft has been filed with the Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament, on Wednesday, local media revealed the following day. The bill submitted by the…
Cryptocurrency analytics company CryptoQuant stated that despite the rise in $XRP price, a cautious outlook has emerged in the futures market. According to the company’s latest data, as $XRP rose above the $1.46 level, leveraged positions in derivative markets began to increase again. According to CryptoQuant data, the amount of open $XRP on Binance has increased from approximately 207 million on April 30th to 232 million today. This indicates that investors are turning back to leveraged trading after the recent market reset. However, the company added that the capital flow behind the rise did not appear strong. Particularly noteworthy was…
Re, the onchain reinsurance protocol with more than $475 million in total value locked, is migrating from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP as its exclusive cross-chain infrastructure following an internal review of bridging solutions, according to a Friday statement. The switch covers reUSD, the protocol’s yield-bearing deposit token with a market cap above $160 million, and will govern how that asset travels across every chain it touches. The team said that it selected CCIP for its security-first design, including decentralized oracle networks, 16 independent validator nodes, built-in rate-limit protections, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. CCIP enables reUSD transfers through a…
The Bitcoin price has been trading below $100,000 for months now, and there has been no attempt to reclaim this level. Even now, the price continues to trade more than 40% below its all-time high, as massive sell-offs continue to push the price down. Amid this widespread selling and negative macroeconomic factors, a crypto analyst has revealed when they expect the Bitcoin price to reach the $100,000 mark again before attempting a new all-time high. End Of Iran War Will Drive Bitcoin Price Back in February, the United States had apparently carried out coordinated strikes on the Iranian military, eventually…
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has seen its dominance in the DeFi market fall to around 54%, down from 63.5% earlier this year, as competing blockchains continue capturing a larger share of the crypto ecosystem. Now the big question is Ethereum losing its grip on DeFi dominance? While $ETH price has recovered to nearly $2,314. Ethereum Dominance in DeFi Falls to 54% According to DeFiLlama data, Ethereum’s share of total DeFi TVL dropped from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to roughly 54% this month, marking one of the network’s weakest dominance levels in years.DeFiLlama currently values Ethereum’s…