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The Avalanche Foundation, the organization supporting the Layer 1 blockchain network Avalanche (AVAX), has announced the launch of a new grant initiative aimed at advancing academic research into the economics of decentralized networks. Dubbed the ‘Call For Research Program,’ the initiative will provide selected projects with funding of up to $50,000. Program Structure and Selection Process The foundation has established an independent selection committee to evaluate grant applications, a move designed to ensure impartiality and academic rigor in the review process. The committee will assess proposals based on their potential to contribute meaningful insights into the economic models underpinning decentralized…

India’s Standing Committee on Finance convened at Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi on May 20 to hear oral evidence from representatives of ZebPay, Binance, and WazirX on the subject of virtual digital assets and the way forward. The hearing marks one of the most formal engagements between India’s legislative apparatus and the global crypto industry to date, coming after years of regulatory ambiguity that drove significant trading volume to offshore platforms. The Tax That Drove Volume Offshore India introduced a 30% flat tax on crypto gains with no loss offsetting provision in 2022, alongside a 1% TDS on every…

XT Exchange, a well-known crypto trading entity, has announced an exclusive product, “XPredict.” XPredict is a prediction market platform that permits consumers to trade on exclusive real-world events, market trends, and crypto narratives. As XT Exchange disclosed in its official X announcement, the launch attempts to streamline prediction market access by eliminating the requirement for separate wallet settings, complex onboarding processes, or token bridging. Hence, with this, the consumers can take part in predictions with the use of $USDT while benefiting from crowd-led insights to detect likely opportunities in swiftly changing markets. XT Prediction Market: XPredict is now officially live…

Russia is increasing oversight of its Bitcoin and crypto mining industries by requiring legal mining operators to share the IP addresses connected to their mining activities. The new rule was approved by the Ministry of Finance and added to the country’s crypto mining registry, which is managed by the Federal Tax Service (FTS). Officials say the change will improve transparency and help authorities identify illegal mining operations. IP Addresses Now Required Previously, registered miners mainly had to provide business and company details. Under the updated rules, they must also submit the network IP addresses linked to their mining operations. Authorities…

Bitcoin ($BTC) experienced a significant recovery after testing $60,000 in February. At this point, $BTC rose above $82,000 in recent weeks, continuing the upward trend that began in February. However, it couldn’t maintain this level and retreated back to the critical support level of $77,000. While Bitcoin has been moving sideways in recent days, one analyst believes that the direction of $BTC depends on the Fed’s approach and the Coinbase Premium index. XWIN Research Japan, a CryptoQuant analyst, stated that the Fed has entered a new era with its new chairman, Kevin Warsh, and that this could be crucial for…

The Ethereum validator queue is a live count of how much $ETH is waiting to start or stop staking, plus estimated wait times for each side. It matters because @ethereum’s proof-of-stake design caps how fast validators can enter or exit the active set, and that bottleneck turns the queue into one of the cleanest reads on staking demand, holder conviction, and short-term $ETH liquidity. As of May 20, the entry queue holds 3,589,414 $ETH with a wait time of 62 days and 8 hours. The exit queue sits at zero. Total staked $ETH stands at 38.9 million, about 31.98% of…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says Bitcoin DeFi is a wide-open market where Cardano can gain an advantage. Hoskinson believes Cardano has a strong chance to become a major player in the growing market. According to him, no one is currently leading the Bitcoin DeFi race, and Cardano already has the right tech and a head start. Key Points Hoskinson called Bitcoin DeFi the largest growth area in DeFi with no dominant market leader yet. Bitcoin’s $1.5 trillion market cap represents major untapped liquidity for DeFi applications. According to Hoskinson, Cardano could win the race for Bitcoin DeFi because it has…

Zerohash has proven itself to be a trailblazer after securing an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Dutch central bank. This makes the company the first to hold a MiCA authorization to use EMI credentials in Europe. MiCA is an acronym for Markets in Crypto-Assets, and it represents the European Union’s regulatory framework for crypto. Why dual licensing? Unfortunately, E-money tokens, a category which includes most stablecoins, fall under both the MiCA directive which governs crypto assets, and the Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which governs electronic money. One license does not cover both directives, and makes it necessary to…

Bitcoin ($BTC) has recorded a 40% increase in its Open Interest (OI) – its total open futures contracts – on Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily traded volume, over the past 82 days. Between early March and May 22, Bitcoin’s OI rose by $2.56 billion, increasing from $6.4 billion to around $8.9 billion, according to CryptoQuant data analyzed by Finbold. $BTC deleveraging signal. Source: CryptoQuant Consequently, $BTC’s OI has now risen above its 180-day Moving Average (MA), which may signal the end of the deleveraging event that began after the October 11, 2025, crypto crash. “Despite a macro environment…

Analysts have turned bearish on Ethereum amid a breakdown in its technical structure, with other market dynamics adding further pressure. CryptoQuant’s verified author Pelin Ay is one analyst fronting this narrative. In her recent market outlook, she noted that Ethereum ($ETH) has confirmed a bearish breakdown and could potentially trend lower. Key Points Ethereum ($ETH) has confirmed a bearish breakdown and could potentially trend lower. The asset slipped below a key multi-month ascending triangle pattern. Ether also remains below key moving averages, further pressuring prices. Several long liquidation spikes have occurred recently without a following price rebound. Ethereum Breaks Down…