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What Dubai’s Ban on Monero and Zcash Signals for Regulated Crypto

Key takeaways Dubai does not criminalize privacy coins yet has ordered them to be removed from regulated financial channels. This means licensed firms in the DIFC can no longer trade, promote or package them into investment products. From a compliance perspective, privacy-by-default features conflict with AML and sanctions frameworks that require transaction visibility, making certain

XRP Risks Another 23% Drop as Price Slides Below $1.60

XRP (XRP) price dropped below $1.50 over the weekend, its lowest level in over 14 months. Now, a bearish technical setup on the charts suggests that the downtrend may extend throughout February. Key takeaways: XRP’s bear pennant on the four-hour chart targets $1.22. XRP futures open interest dropped to $2.61 billion, which gives some hope

Bitcoin-native USDT protocol joins CTDG Dev Hub

Bitcoin has long served a simple purpose: storing and transferring value. The blockchain’s inherent limitations in scalability and programmability prevented use cases like high-frequency payments and smart contracts. Launched in 2018, the layer-2 solution Lightning Network introduced noticeable improvements in scalability. It takes some of the burden offchain by creating side channels between the sender

Crypto VC Funding Doubled in 2025 as RWA Tokenization Took the Lead

Cointelegraph Research provides a data-driven report on crypto VCs, highlighting capital flows, sector rotation and changes in investor behavior. Cointelegraph Research’s latest report provides an outlook on the state of fundraising in the crypto market and the key VC trends of 2025. VC investments in Web3 startups doubled in 2025 from the year before, driven

Binance Shows Stable Reserves Amid ‘FTX 2.0’ Claims: Analysts

Onchain analysts say the data show no signs of crisis at Binance, even as a wave of online criticism warns the exchange could become the new “FTX.” Despite ongoing market volatility and Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipping below $74,000 on Tuesday, Binance shows “no signs of stress,” according to the blockchain analytics company CryptoQuant. Source: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin Traders Eye 200-Week Trendlines for a BTC Price Bottom

Bitcoin is approaching its 200-week moving averages, a long-term support zone traders say could help define a potential BTC price floor. Bitcoin (BTC) traders see its ultimate support trendline coming into play as part of a new macro BTC price bottom. Key points: Bitcoin is nearing a long-term trendline retest for the first time since

Survey Shows Crypto Investors Favor Infrastructure Over DeFi

A survey of senior crypto investors and executives suggests capital priorities are shifting away from decentralized finance (DeFi) and toward core infrastructure, as decision-makers focus on liquidity constraints and market plumbing.  The findings come from a new report published by the digital asset conference CfC St. Moritz, based on responses from 242 attendees of its

TRM Labs Completes $70M Round At $1B, Becomes Crypto Unicorn

Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs completed a $70 million Series C funding round, valuing it at $1 billion, becoming the latest crypto company to reach unicorn status. The investment round was led by seed investor Blockchain Capital, with participation from Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Venture Partners, Brevan Howard Digital, Thoma Bravo, Citi Ventures and Galaxy Ventures

UK Lords Stablecoin Inquiry Hears Criticism of Stablecoins and GENIUS Act

The United Kingdom’s House of Lords heard critical views on stablecoins Wednesday, with witnesses claiming that tokens were mainly “on- and off-ramps into crypto,” rather than the future of money. The House of Lords held a public session as part of its new inquiry into how stablecoins should be regulated in the country, gathering evidence

Mercado Bitcoin Deploys $20M in Private Credit on Rootstock

Latin American digital asset platform Mercado Bitcoin said that it had deployed more than $20 million of tokenized private credit on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock, deepening its push into real-world assets (RWAs) and targeting $100 million in issuances by April.  According to a release shared with Cointelegraph, several offerings had already reached target capacity since going
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