AMINA Bank has become the first fully regulated bank to join 21X - the European Union's first regulated Distributed Ledger Technology Trading and Settlement System - marking a concrete step in the slow but accelerating institutionalization of blockchain-based finance.
A cybersecurity firm has laid out the mechanics of a North Korean hacking campaign that quietly tunneled through the infrastructure of cryptocurrency exchanges and staking platforms - and the entry point was a front-end web vulnerability most defenders weren't watching.
Latin America processed $730 billion in cryptocurrency volume in 2025, according to data from Lemon, marking a 60% year-on-year increase and cementing the region's position as one of the most consequential crypto markets on the planet.
The latest perpetuals trading data from CoinGecko makes one thing clear: derivatives are running circles around spot markets, and centralized exchanges aren't giving up their grip anytime soon.
The last few months have been ugly for crypto fundraising. Capital raised across the industry cratered 62% in the most recent three-month window, deals fell 38%, and the average check size nearly halved to $21.89 million.
The global cryptocurrency market rose sharply Monday, with total market capitalization climbing to about $2.36 trillion as major tokens posted broad gains and investor sentiment improved.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE American: BMNR) added another 60,976 ETH in the first week of March, bringing its total holdings to 4,534,563 tokens - worth roughly $8.9 billion at current prices.
Strategy has purchased an additional 17,994 Bitcoin for approximately $1.28 billion, continuing its aggressive accumulation strategy as the company deepens its exposure to the largest cryptocurrency.
Nasdaq is working with Kraken parent company Payward to build infrastructure for issuing and trading tokenized versions of stocks and exchange-traded products, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Coinbase has rolled out crypto futures trading for users across 26 European countries, expanding its derivatives offering as the exchange pushes to build a broader multi-asset trading platform.
Crypto custody firm BitGo said its European entity has obtained dual regulatory approval in Germany, marking a significant milestone as the European Union rolls out its comprehensive digital asset regulatory framework.
G7 finance ministers convened an emergency session Monday alongside the International Energy Agency to hammer out a coordinated release of between 300 million and 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves - the most aggressive market intervention of its kind in modern history.



