Category: Bitcoin News

Amina Becomes First Regulated Bank on EU’s Blockchain Securities Platform

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Amina, a Swiss-regulated crypto bank, has joined a blockchain-based settlement platform for tokenized securities operating under the European Union’s DLT pilot regime, marking another step toward integrating digital asset infrastructure with traditional capital markets. The Zug, Switzerland-based company announced Monday that it has become a listing sponsor on the EU-regulated platform 21X, making Amina the venue’s first fully regulated bank participant. Amina said the move will allow it to support companies issuing tokenized securities on 21X through its partnership with Tokeny, a Luxembourg-based company that provides technology for creating and…

How United Nations Development Programme is using blockchains for public infrastructure

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A new United Nations Development Programme report outlines how blockchain can support public systems. Public institutions are under pressure to modernize faster than their systems were built to handle. In its recent report, New Tech, New Partners: Transforming development in the digital era, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) outlines a model for using blockchains as part of a broader effort to modernize public systems. The publication showcases over 40 pilot projects around the world that apply blockchain technology to improve transparency, speed and accountability of public systems. This ranges…

Kast Stablecoin Firm Hits $600M Valuation after $80M Raise: Report

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Stablecoin payments company Kast has raised $80 million in a funding round that values the company at $600 million, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday citing people familiar with the matter. The round was co-led by QED investors and Left Lane Capital, and Kast expects an annual revenue run rate of around $100 million in 2025, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly plans to use the funding to expand across North America, Latin America and the Middle East, while also adding staff, securing licenses and developing new products. The…

Bitcoin’s 20 Millionth Coin Has Just Been Mined

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The Bitcoin network has just reached 20 million mined coins, leaving just one million Bitcoin to be mined over the next century.  “The market is about to experience something new: A global asset with almost no new supply left,” Energy Co managing partner David Eng said in an X post on Sunday. On average, about 450 new Bitcoins are mined each day at current rates. This rate halves roughly every four years as a result of the Bitcoin halving. With just 1 million Bitcoin supply left, the last Bitcoin is…

Strategy Adds 17,994 BTC to Push Total Reserves Above 738,000

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, added another large tranche of BTC to its holdings last week, pushing total reserves above 738,000 BTC. Saylor’s Strategy acquired 17,994 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.28 billion last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The purchase marks the largest BTC acquisition made by Strategy since January, when it acquired 22,305 BTC for $2.13 billion at an average price of $95,284 per BTC. Source: SEC The latest purchase was made at an average price of $70,946…

Bybit Pushes Ahead With Middle East Growth Plans

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Crypto exchange Bybit has reaffirmed its commitment to the Middle East amid escalating global conflict, announcing the appointment of a new country manager to increase its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Tensions in the Middle East escalated last month after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. In response, Iran retaliated against several neighboring countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where Bybit maintains a major regional presence. Helen Liu, co-CEO of Bybit, said the company has no plans…

Nasdaq Launches Equity Token Design With Kraken

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Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization, is advancing tokenized equity development in collaboration with US crypto exchange Kraken. Nasdaq plans to support equity tokenization in a way that preserves issuer control, the company announced Monday. Nasdaq has partnered with Payward, the parent company of Kraken, and its subsidiary Backed, the issuer behind xStocks, to develop an equities transformation gateway. “Tokenization has the potential to unlock the benefits of an always-on financial ecosystem — enhancing how investors access markets, how issuers engage with shareholders,” Nasdaq president Tal Cohen…

Coinbase Launches Perpetual Futures Contracts in Europe

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched new futures offerings in Europe, expanding its push to give users access to both crypto and traditional market exposure through regulated products. Coinbase said Monday the contracts are being rolled out to Coinbase Advanced users in 26 European countries, including Germany, France and the Netherlands, through its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID, entity. The new lineup includes crypto futures tied to assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL), along with an equity-index product called the Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures. Coinbase…

Bitcoin Battles Death Crosses and a $68,000 Weekly Close Rejection

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Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of March on the edge, with markets focused on the Middle East. Bitcoin erased its latest breakout attempt and closed the weekly candle below key resistance. Oil volatility and associated inflation pressures are the week’s main focus for traders. Bitcoin has two new death crosses, a firm warning for bulls. Derivatives markets suggest a broader Bitcoin price turnaround may be coming. Whales show little interest in profit-taking during the trip to $74,000. Bitcoin reverts to a “boring bear market” Bitcoin sellers did their best…

Oil Cools After Overnight Spike as G7 Eyes Reserve Release

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Oil prices pulled back sharply early Monday after reports that Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers planned an emergency call to discuss a coordinated release of strategic crude reserves, giving markets a possible policy response to the war-driven supply shock. The Financial Times reported that G7 finance ministers planned an emergency call to discuss a possible coordinated release of 300 million to 400 million barrels from strategic oil reserves to calm markets after the war-driven spike in crude prices. The G7 countries consist of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the…