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Indian banks are increasingly integrating blockchain into core banking operations to speed up payments, trade finance, and securities settlement while the country continues to keep cryptocurrencies at arm’s length. Instead of building around public crypto networks, lenders have largely focused on permissioned blockchain networks developed for regulated financial services. The shift comes as banks gain practical experience from the RBI’s Digital Rupee pilot and expand the use of distributed ledger technology across more financial services. While blockchain is finding wider acceptance inside the banking system, policymakers continue to take a cautious approach to cryptocurrencies because of concerns over financial stability…

Bitcoin price traded above $66,500 on Monday after recovering nearly 4% over the previous week. The rebound followed Sunday’s report that the United States and Iran had reached a preliminary peace deal, which lifted risk appetite across crypto markets. The move came after Bitcoin suffered a sharp weekly decline earlier this month. In an X post, analyst Sherlockwhale linked the rebound to a historical candle pattern. Bitcoin Weekly Pattern Points Toward $74K Test Sherlockwhale said Bitcoin price is showing a bullish weekly setup that has appeared several times since 2017. The pattern forms when $BTC prints a large red weekly…

A group of six Ethereum researchers and developers, including Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake, has proposed changing the network’s issuance policy to cut validator rewards more sharply as the proportion of staked $ETH rises. The draft, called the Tapered Issuance Burn and currently being assigned the provisional number EIP-8363, would burn an increasing fraction of validators’ consensus rewards as the amount of staked $ETH approaches a fixed threshold of 60.25 million $ETH (around 50% of the current $ETH supply), at which point the deduction hits 100%. The changes would phase in over 18 months. Tapered Issuance Burn Ethereum Improvement Proposal. Source:…

Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, has weighed in on the emerging world of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, arguing that the sector’s defining challenge is not technological but deeply human: trust. Speaking in a recent interview, Chesky revealed he has been quietly observing the RWA space, noting that while much of the public conversation is dominated by noise, meaningful structural changes are taking place beneath the surface. Chesky’s Perspective on RWA and Liquidity Chesky described RWA tokenization as a mechanism that is making ownership more liquid, but he emphasized that the industry is still in its infancy. He cautioned…

Two major cryptocurrency investment firms, Multicoin Capital and Bitwise, have deposited a combined $8.74 million worth of $HYPE tokens into Coinbase, according to on-chain data from Lookonchain. The transactions, which occurred over the past 10 hours, have drawn attention from market observers who view exchange deposits as a potential precursor to selling. Details of the Deposits Lookonchain reported that Multicoin Capital transferred 137,100 $HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $7.51 million, to Coinbase Prime. Separately, Bitwise deposited 22,463 $HYPE tokens, worth roughly $1.23 million, to Coinbase about nine hours ago. The timing and size of these transfers have prompted analysts to…

According to a Monday report by the Mainichi, the English version of one of Japan’s largest news outlets, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the country’s highly popular leader, has denied being associated with a recently launched cryptocurrency token that was named after her. The cryptocurrency, which has been dubbed “Sanae Token,” has made it clear that she was not aware of the token’s existence during her appearance in the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. Countless tokens named after prominent figures are not going to surprise or impress anyone, given the process of creating your own cryptocurrency requires very…

Bitfinex has rolled out StablePay, enabling instant payments with $USDT. This launch allows customers to deposit and withdraw $USDT tokens directly on the Stable platform. As highlighted by the crypto commentator @bitfinex, this advancement could significantly increase $USDT’s utility in everyday transactions, further integrating it within the broader crypto ecosystem. The Latest The launch of StablePay comes amid a mixed sentiment in the broader cryptocurrency market, where many assets are trading sideways. The capability for instant $USDT payments could attract more users to Bitfinex, potentially enhancing liquidity and trading volume. As traders focus on efficient transaction methods, the utility of…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT to audit every data center project seeking a grid connection before regulators approve any new projects. The order puts AI infrastructure tied to Bitcoin miners under scrutiny, while the audit verifies each project’s power sourcing, water use, cooling plans, and ownership. The order covers roughly 474 GW of pending connection requests, and Abbott said about 90% of that demand comes from data centers. That figure runs more than five times the grid’s record peak load. ERCOT paused its Batch Zero transmission-planning study once the order landed, and a separate…

LayerZero is no longer just a protocol for moving crypto between blockchains. The interoperability network says it has processed more than $200 billion in value across 165 blockchains, making it one of the largest pieces of infrastructure connecting the digital asset economy. That scale is drawing comparisons beyond crypto. LayerZero’s historical transaction volume now exceeds the roughly $62 billion sent annually through the US-Mexico remittance corridor, the world’s largest single remittance route. While the two figures measure different things—LayerZero reports cumulative value transferred, whereas remittance data is annual—they illustrate how blockchain settlement networks are approaching the scale of major payment…

Bitcoin extended its recovery on Monday, climbing above $66,700 and posting a strong daily gain. The latest rally has improved market sentiment and pushed the cryptocurrency closer to a key technical resistance zone. However, several analysts remain cautious as historical price patterns and the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting continue to weigh on expectations. $BTC traded at $66,266 at press time, up 0.7% over the past 24 hours. Additionally, the asset gained 4.8% during the last seven days. The move lifted Bitcoin’s market capitalization to roughly $1.34 trillion while daily trading volume exceeded $36.7 billion. Analysts Highlight Repeated Monday Weakness Market…