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Over-the-counter (OTC) trading on Binance has started 2026 with strong momentum. In just January and February, the platform has already reached 25% of its total OTC volume from all of 2025. This sharp rise points to growing interest from large investors. These traders prefer private deals over public exchanges. As a result, OTC desks are seeing more activity than before. While this trend suggests the market is entering a new phase. Institutional players are stepping in with bigger trades and longer-term plans. Institutional Demand Drives Growth According to Binance CEO Richard Teng, demand for deep liquidity is rising fast. He…
Pundi AI’s goal is to change the way that training data for AI gets developed through decentralization as a service which includes community owned assets. Pundi AI has recently partnered with Together.fun, a newer platform which focuses on creating engaging gamified social trading experiences to provide users with a more interactive way to participate in the creation and sharing of value. Both companies will work together to combine real-time trading signals and on-chain data layers to create high-quality, verifiable datasets from everyday user interactions that will be used to build future AI models. Bridging the Gap Between Gaming and AI…
Exchange reserves kept dropping, which may point to tighter supply, while price action stayed weak after another rejection below a key resistance zone. Ethereum Exchange Reserves Keep Falling as Supply on Trading Platforms Hits New Lows Ethereum reserves held across exchanges continued to decline, according to a chart shared by James Easton using CryptoQuant data. The chart showed exchange reserves falling from above 22 million $ETH in 2023 to near 15 million $ETH by early 2026, marking a sharp and extended drawdown in the amount of Ether available on trading platforms. Ethereum: Exchange Reserve, All Exchanges: Source: CryptoQuant The move…
Digital asset treasury strategies are evolving as cryptocurrency markets continue to mature. What once focused primarily on holding a small number of major tokens as long-term reserves is gradually shifting toward more structured approaches that balance growth exposure, diversification, and income predictability. In earlier stages of crypto adoption, treasury management was largely straightforward. Companies and investors typically allocated capital to assets such as Bitcoin or Ethereum and relied on long-term price appreciation. While effective during bullish market cycles, this approach often resulted in significant volatility and limited visibility into income or cash-flow planning. As the digital asset ecosystem expands, treasury…
The Senate’s latest CLARITY Act compromise reportedly bans platforms from offering yield on stablecoin holdings while tasking three federal agencies with defining what activity-based rewards remain legal. Eleanor Terrett revealed the details after reportedly obtaining an internal stakeholder email shared following closed-door Capitol Hill reviews by crypto industry leaders. What the Alleged Draft Text Reveals The draft emerged from weeks of negotiations between Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks, with bank representatives set to review the same text on March 25. The proposal bars digital asset service providers, including exchanges and brokers, from offering yield “directly or indirectly” on stablecoin…
Binance is accelerating crypto’s shift into everyday commerce as more than 21 million merchants adopt its payment system, highlighting growing real-world usage, seamless transactions, and expanding utility across global consumer and business activity. Binance Drives Global Crypto Payments as More Than 21M Merchants Join Digital payment adoption is accelerating across global commerce as crypto-based systems expand their reach. Binance CEO Richard Teng posted on X this week that more than 21 million merchants now accept Binance payments, signaling increased real-world usage. The executive wrote: “21M+ merchants already accept Binance payments. Crypto is becoming the global standard for commerce.” Binance Pay…
PROM, a blockchain payment infrastructure firm for AI agents, has joined Renta Network, a renowned platform transforming RWAs to blockchain-based assets. The partnership endeavors to establish a decentralized environment, enabling seamless interaction between AI agents and physical resources via on-chain mechanisms. As PROM revealed in its official social media announcement, the development aims to tokenize RWAs and enable programmable access, along with developing payment rails for independent coordination. Hence, the move makes both projects the leading platforms in the cutting-edge agent-to-asset economy. PROM ecosystem welcomes a new partner: @RentaNetworkRenta is building infrastructure that tokenizes real-world assets and makes them accessible…
$ETH is trading at $2,000 today, sitting 59% below its August 2025 all-time high. Most investors have written off altcoins in a brutal bear market. David Duong, Global Head of Institutional Research at Coinbase, thinks that is exactly the wrong read, especially when it comes to Ethereum. Speaking on the Milk Road Show this week, Duong laid out why Ethereum might be the most mispriced asset in crypto right now. Ethereum’s Regulatory Pass On March 17, the SEC and CFTC jointly classified 16 crypto assets as digital commodities, including $ETH. For Ethereum specifically, this matters more than it does for…
Crypto stocks, including digital asset treasury (DAT), exchanges, and miners, have plunged this year as Bitcoin and most altcoins imploded. Bitcoin price plunged to $60,000, while most altcoins fell to their multi-year lows. This article explores some of the top crypto stocks to watch this week. Coinbase stock in focus ahead of earnings Copy link to section Coinbase stock price has imploded in the past few months as it plunged from a high of $445 in July last year to the current $165. This crash happened as Bitcoin and most altcoins continued their strong crash. Crypto exchanges make more money…
US Critical Institution CFTC Launches New Bullish Initiative for Cryptocurrencies! Here Are the Details
Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins continue to hold strong despite the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran. As the five-day deadline given by US President Donald Trump to Iran awaits to determine whether the next move will be an uptrend or a downtrend, a move in favor of cryptocurrencies has come from the US. Accordingly, Michael Selig, Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced today the establishment of an “Innovation Task Force.” The task force aims to establish regulatory standards for innovative companies developing new products and technologies in the U.S. derivatives market. The Innovation Task Force…