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Visa is actively hiring crypto engineers, signaling continued investment in blockchain and digital asset infrastructure. This move reflects growing interest among major financial institutions in integrating crypto-related technologies into their operations. The hiring push comes at a time when traditional payment firms are exploring new ways to support digital transactions and on-chain innovation. 💥BREAKING:Visa is now hiring crypto engineers. pic.twitter.com/yoJUdRRJ9m — Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) March 22, 2026 Visa Expands Crypto Strategy Through Engineering Talent Visa has steadily expanded its involvement in the crypto space over the past few years through partnerships, payment solutions, and experiments with blockchain-based settlements. The addition…
Onchain perpetual futures trading has cooled for five straight months since peaking in October 2025. Perp volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) fell to $699 billion in March 2026 from October’s $1.36 trillion, according to DefiLlama data. The decline has been steady across the period, with volumes slipping through November and December before losses extended through the first quarter of 2026. Daily activity also shows signs of softening. On April 4, perp DEX volume fell to $8.4 billion, the first time it dropped below $10 billion since Sept. 6, 2025. This also marks the lowest level since July 5, 2025, according…
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Banks are exploring tokenized deposits as they test ways to move commercial bank money onto blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure, according to a new report from real-world asset data platform RWA.io The report, which was authored by RWA.io with contributions from industry participants including UK Finance, Citi, BNY, JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Standard Chartered, ABN Amro and Digital Asset, argues that tokenized deposits are emerging alongside stablecoins and central bank digital currencies as part of a broader onchain cash stack. Tokenized deposits are digital representations of traditional bank deposits on blockchain or other distributed ledger infrastructure. Unlike many stablecoins, they are direct…
Ripple-backed coin $XRP has achieved a key milestone, particularly on Upbit, the leading crypto exchange in South Korea. The move comes as $XRP trades bullish, following ongoing crypto market price recovery. $XRP outpaces Bitcoin on Upbit $XRP is currently seeing increased activity on the Upbit exchange, outpacing even Bitcoin (BTC), the biggest cryptocurrency. Data from CoinMarketCap showed that $XRP flipped Bitcoin to become the most traded asset by volume on Upbit. At press time, Upbit reported that $XRP generated over $102 million in cumulative trading volume on its platform, making it the top-traded digital asset. This represents 10.5% of daily…
A significant Ethereum transaction has captured the attention of the cryptocurrency market. On-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa reported a substantial deposit of 6,708 $ETH, valued at approximately $26.49 million, to the Coinbase exchange by an entity known as ‘thomasg_eth’. This Ethereum OG’s move, executed over a concise five-hour window, is a critical data point for traders and analysts monitoring whale behavior and potential market liquidity shifts in early 2025. Analyzing the $26.49 Million Ethereum Deposit The transaction represents a major movement of digital assets. Deposits to centralized exchanges like Coinbase are traditionally interpreted as preparatory steps for selling. Consequently, this action provides…
Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman, the parents of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted after the exchange’s collapse, used their first televised interview to challenge the core premise of his conviction, arguing that no customer money was ultimately lost. “The money was always there,” Bankman said during a weekend interview with CNN’s Michael Smerconish. “These were very profitable companies with billions of extra assets.” The timing is not incidental. At the end of March, the FTX Recovery Trust is set to distribute about $2.2 billion in its fourth payout, bringing total recoveries to roughly $10 billion. Several U.S. customer…
A trading bot has recorded rapid multi-fold growth in prediction markets over a very short period, highlighting both the opportunities and quirks within binary trading systems. In this line, data from Polymarket shows that the bot, operating under the account “woshfq19,” generated approximately $64,334 in all-time profit within just four days of activity. The strategy focused on ultra-short-term “up or down” contracts tied to Bitcoin (BTC), each lasting only five minutes. The most notable trade occurred on April 3 within a five-minute window between 7:30 PM and 7:35 PM ET. The bot entered at $0.01 and exited minutes later. Trading…
Tom Lee says Ethereum has become the No. 2 “wartime” asset, outpacing Bitcoin and stocks as war spending surges and crypto gains appeal as a liquidity and risk trade. Since the latest Middle East conflict escalated, Ethereum has become the second best‑performing major asset globally, trailing only top safe‑haven trades and beating both Bitcoin and equities, according to Fundstrat co‑founder Tom Lee. In a recent post shared by the TomLeeTracker X account, Lee said that while “crypto has been outperforming since the war started,” Ether has led the pack, with Bitcoin ranking third and both digital assets “significantly” outpacing the…
A report issued by Renmin University’s International Monetary Institute argues against maintaining large foreign exchange reserves, mainly U.S. Treasuries, as the yuan adoption and trust grow. The document advises holding “moderately ample” levels of foreign reserves, with dollar bonds being their largest component. Report: China Should Reduce Forex Reserves As Yuan Matures China’s level of foreign reserves, one of the largest in the world, and its ownership of U.S. Treasuries, are under scrutiny by the country’s leading economic institutions. A report recently issued by Sun Jiaqi of Renmin University’s International Monetary Institute calls for reducing the level of foreign reserves,…