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Busha, a digital asset platform that has built a strong base across Africa, is taking a major step beyond its home market with the help of Uphold. The company has chosen the modern infrastructure provider for on-chain finance to support the launch of its services in the UK, marking a fresh chapter in its growth story and a notable example of cross-border crypto expansion. The move comes as Busha looks to serve UK residents with access to on-chain financial services through its customer app, which will connect directly to Uphold’s infrastructure. That integration will allow users in the UK to…

The crypto market continues to evolve with new narratives shaping investor interest. One major trend now dominates attention, the rapid rise of tokenized real world assets. The latest data confirms this shift with strong numbers from $BNB Chain. Tokenized RWA growth on $BNB Chain reached a new peak of $16.6 billion. This milestone marks more than double the value recorded last year. The surge highlights growing trust in blockchain based financial products. Investors now look beyond traditional crypto assets. They actively explore real world assets crypto opportunities. This change reflects a broader move toward stable and yield generating instruments. The…

The countdown has begun for the Fed’s March interest rate decision. The decision is expected to be announced in about half an hour, while Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to deliver messages that will guide the markets at his press conference scheduled for 21:30 (UTC+3) Turkish time. Market expectations are that the Fed will keep its policy interest rate unchanged in the current range of 3.50%–3.75%. Futures market pricing indicates that the expectation of no change in interest rates has reached 99%. However, the macroeconomic outlook contains factors that complicate the Fed’s decision-making process. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle…

According to the latest reports, Banks and crypto firms have agreed on a deal for the Bitcoin market structure bill, with an official announcement expected this week. The CLARITY Act had been stuck since January over whether crypto platforms could offer yield on stablecoins, but that issue now appears resolved. However, John E. Deaton has warned that the CLARITY Act could collapse if not passed soon. “It’s going to die… Innovation will die potentially here,” Deaton said in a recent interview, stressing that time is running out as political focus begins shifting toward the 2026 midterm elections. Why the CLARITY…

Formerly known as Lightning Pay, Stacked may be the only Bitcoin exchange left standing after a series of mergers and bankruptcies in the New Zealand crypto industry. Doubling down on their vision to make Bitcoin “useful as money,” they just launched a self-custodied Lightning wallet. Found at StackedBitcoin.com, the company has taken a different path than larger exchanges in the country, which, according to Simon, co-founder and CRO of Stacked, are going all-in on selling custodial and paper bitcoin. Exchanges like Sharesies are built following the Robinhood model, with no path to withdraw crypto to self-custodied wallets. While EasyCrypto, a…

ENI, a high-speed Layer-1 blockchain network designed for powering scalable enterprise Web3 applications, today announced a strategic partnership with Delphi AI, a decentralized, intelligent platform specializing in Web3 and DeFi. This collaboration enabled ENI to combine its ultra-high-performance, enterprise-grade modular Layer-1 blockchain with Delphi AI’s renowned AI-enhanced prediction market platform to redefine and enrich the Web3 ecosystem, especially in the realms of cross-chain enterprise operations. ENI’s high-performance blockchain network is developed on an advanced computing layer and a consensus mechanism, designed to meet the sophisticated requirements of large-scale commerce applications, enabling enterprises and developers to fully take advantage of the…

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark fed funds rate range steady at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday, as expected. Down nearly 4% ahead of the anticipated decision following a surge in oil prices and poor inflation data earlier on Wednesday, bitcoin remained sharply lower at $71,600 in the moments following the news. U.S. stocks remain lower for the day, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 each down by 0.55%. The 10-year Treasury yield remains higher by a tick at 4.21%. “The implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain,” said the central bank in its accompanying statement.…

As legislative efforts closely affecting the cryptocurrency market in the US gain momentum, a significant turning point has reportedly been reached in the critical stablecoin yield debate between industry representatives and banks. While uncertainty surrounding the Clarity Act persists, the Senate is preparing for a busy agenda towards the end of April. Senators will have a relatively quiet week ahead, followed by a busy period focusing on critical issues, primarily the United States Senate Banking Committee. This period aims to secure Kevin Warsh’s confirmation, advance the budget reconciliation package, and, most importantly for the crypto sector, the passage of the…

HashKey Group, a famous institutional digital asset financial services group, today has disclosed its strategic partnership with Oceanus Group, an SGX Mainboard-listed company for focusing on food security and global trade. The primary purpose of this landmark collaboration is to reshape global trade finance via a stablecoin settlement infrastructure. 📢 HashKey Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Oceanus Group Limited to advance global trade finance through regulated stablecoin settlement infrastructure.By combining Oceanus’ AI-driven trade finance platform ODIN with @HashKeyOTC’s compliant settlement rails, the… pic.twitter.com/FZLfYgoN1Q — HashKey Group (@HashKeyGroup) April 9, 2026 Both partners come with a unified purpose, which is to…

Following the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged, market focus has already shifted to the next meeting. Market forecasts indicate that investors do not expect significant changes at the April meeting. According to Polymarket data, the probability of interest rates remaining unchanged at their current range of 3.50%–3.75% at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on April 29 is priced at 94%. In contrast, a 25 basis point rate cut is only 4% likely, while a more aggressive 50 basis point cut is considered a very low probability at 1%. The probability of a rate increase remains at…