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According to several reports, Toulouse became the first city in France to accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for subway and public transport payments starting March 17, 2025, as part of a broader initiative to modernize transit systems. Europe’s First: Toulouse Metro Adopts Bitcoin Payments Toulouse’s public transport operator, Tisséo, launched cryptocurrency payments for metro, bus, tram, and cable car services on March 17, 2025. The initiative allows users to purchase tickets via the Tisséo mobile app on Android devices, converting bitcoin ( BTC) and over 70 other cryptocurrencies to euros instantly. This shields Tisséo from market volatility while letting passengers…

Bitcoin’s price has remained flat week over week, hovering around $97,650 after peaking at $109,000. This comes after two weekends of high volatility, with traders pausing to reassess their positions following a significant liquidation event. Jake O. from Wintermute OTC noted that the slowdown reflects tighter trading ranges and a lack of fresh crypto-specific narratives. With rising rumors of Bitcoin’s addition in the US balance sheet to many crypto firms going public the market is waiting for many events this year. Let’s see what the analysts think about these rising claims. https://twitter.com/LDNCryptoClub/status/1889211946517368957 Novogratz Predicts a Wave of Crypto Listings In…

Decentralized finance experts agree that collaboration is key to building a framework that addresses regulators’ concerns without undermining the potential of decentralized technologies. Bybit Hack Puts DeFi Regulation Debate in Spotlight Following the Lazarus Group’s Bybit hack, which is said to biggest crypto heist in history, initial industry-wide cooperation to block the outflow of over $1.4 billion in stolen funds was met with praise. However, disagreements quickly surfaced, with several platforms, particularly decentralized ones, facing accusations of aiding the hackers. Allegations of complicity grew louder as the value of the stolen digital assets increased. As reported by Bitcoin.com News and…

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his call on the Fed to lower interest rates, criticizing the central bank’s decision to keep the federal funds rate unchanged between 4.25% and 4.50%. The Fed’s two-day monetary policy meeting ended without any adjustments to interest rates, prompting Trump to voice his displeasure, arguing that the rate cut was necessary because the economic impact of U.S. tariffs was becoming increasingly evident. Meanwhile, Fed officials including Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic signaled a more cautious approach, noting that uncertainty about the direction of the economy remained even as concerns among households and businesses grew.…

Cryptocurrency analysis platform Messari has shared a new analysis on memecoins, one of the sectors most concentrated by investors. Among the memecoins examined are US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump’s own topkens, TRUMP and MELANI. Messari analysts, who discussed memecoins with the sharp declines they experienced, stated that five famous memecoins TRUMP, MELANIA, MOTHER, DADDY and JAILSTOOL experienced very sharp declines after their rapid rise. Messari noted that five popular memecoins have experienced an average drop of up to 80 percent since their ATHs. The most notable of these was undoubtedly Trump’s own token, TRUMP. After reaching…

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced the listing of RedStone (RED) and Nillion (NIL) on the KRW market. Bithumb to List RedStone (RED) and Nillion (NIL) on KRW Market RedStone (RED) Listing Market: KRW Network: Ethereum (Deposit via other networks is not supported) Deposit/Withdrawal Start: Within three hours of this announcement Transaction Start: March 25, 2025, 16:00 Starting Price: 892 KRW Deposit Confirmation Requirement: 33 confirmations Nillion (NIL) Listing Market: KRW Network: Nillion (Deposit via other networks is not supported) Deposit/Withdrawal Start: Within three hours of this announcement Trading Start: March 25, 2025, 19:00 (depending on liquidity) Starting…

Data shared by the prominent blockchain sleuth Whale Alert shows that over the past ten hours, anonymous whales have exchanged more than a billion US dollars worth of the world’s leading cryptocurrency – Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has managed to recapture the $98,000 level but that did not last long. $1.26 billion in Bitcoin changes hands The data source mentioned above has spotted four gargantuan crypto transactions carrying 12,887 BTC cumulatively. The largest of those transfers comprised a whopping 7,300 Bitcoins worth $712,542,707 in fiat. The rest of the transactions moved 2,834 BTC ($278,847,109), 1,346 BTC, and 1,407 BTC. In total,…

A few days ago, Backed Finance announced the launch of the tokens Coinbase Stock (bCOIN) and S&P 500 (bCSPX) on the Avalanche C-Chain network. Thanks to these tokens, eligible DeFi users will be able to gain on-chain exposure to both the S&P500 and Coinbase. The new tokens from Backed Finance on Avalanche: bCOIN (Coinbase) and bCSPX (S&P 500) Backed Finance and the RWA revolution on Avalanche Avalanche: the network for the tokenization of RWAs The future of DeFi The new tokens from Backed Finance on Avalanche: bCOIN (Coinbase) and bCSPX (S&P 500) bCOIN is nothing more than a token that…

The tokenized real-world assets (RWA) sector surpassed $10 billion in total value locked (TVL) for the first time on March 18, registering an all-time high on March 21 at nearly $10.4 billion TVL. Along with the growth in TVL, the RWA sector has become the best-performing segment of the crypto market year-to-date. The TVL of RWA protocols jumped 30% in 2025 and almost 140% year-on-year. The leap is even more significant compared to March 2023, when RWA protocols had less than $1 billion in TVL, reaching 1,054% growth. Tokenization represents an asset from the real world in the blockchain’s digital…

It looks like the race to launch an XRP ETF is picking up speed. Big names in finance – Grayscale, Nasdaq and CBOE – are making moves, each one filing applications with the SEC to bring XRP-based ETFs to market. It is not just one or two firms either; the momentum is growing. Grayscale wants to turn its XRP Trust into an ETF. Nasdaq is pushing for listings of XRP and Litecoin ETFs from CoinShares. CBOE? It has multiple applications in, aiming to list an XRP ETF from four different asset managers: Canary, 21Shares, Bitwise and WisdomTree. The industry is…