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• Binance’s CZ Predicts Rise in Decentralized Exchange Volume: Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao expects Binance Alpha 2.0, aiming to bridge centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges.• Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Banking Licenses Under Trump Administration: Crypto and fintech firms accelerate...
• Binance’s CZ Predicts Rise in Decentralized Exchange Volume: Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao expects Binance Alpha 2.0, aiming to bridge centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges.
• Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Banking Licenses Under Trump Administration: Crypto and fintech firms accelerate efforts to obtain U.S. banking charters amid regulatory shifts under President Trump’s administration.
• Xapo Bank Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loans Up to $1M: Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank allows customers to borrow against Bitcoin holdings with loans up to $1 million, excluding UK and Australia, following Coinbase's January revival of BTC-backed lending and Cantor Fitzgerald is entering the market.
• Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets: StilachiRAT malware exploits Google Chrome extensions, including MetaMask and Phantom, to steal user credentials and clipboard data while evading forensic detection.
• MicroStrategy to Raise $500M for Bitcoin Purchase Through New Strife Stock: MicroStrategy, now Strategy, introduces a 10%-yielding Strife stock to fund another Bitcoin acquisition despite a 6.5% drop in share price to $275.
• Crypto Whale Escapes Liquidation, Makes $16.39M Profit from $332M Bitcoin Short: A trader leveraged a $332M Bitcoin short, faced initial losses, injected $5M in USDC, and ultimately profited $16.39M with a 100% hit rate in one month.
• Cardano’s Hoskinson Dismisses Centralization Claims and Praises XRP: Charles Hoskinson rejects accusations of Cardano’s centralization and unexpectedly praises XRP’s technology, calling it a “global standard.”
• TRON’s Justin Sun Teases Solana Collaboration, TRX Rises 4%: TRON founder Justin Sun hints at a Solana partnership, fueling a 4% TRX price jump amid TRON’s $2B+ annualized revenue and increasing transaction fees.
• Swyftx Acquires Easy Crypto, Expanding to 1.1M Customers: Australian exchange Swyftx acquires New Zealand’s Easy Crypto, adding 1.1M users in one of the biggest ANZ crypto mergers.
• Crypto Investigator ZachXBT Links North Korea to DeFi Hacks: ZachXBT exposes Lazarus Group's involvement in THORChain and OKX fund laundering, warning of potential anti-crypto regulations due to state-sponsored cybercrime.
• U.S. Drops Charges Against BitClout Founder Nader Al-Naji: Federal prosecutors dismiss fraud charges against Nader Al-Naji, founder of decentralized social network BitClout, after accusations of defrauding investors of $3M.
• Stablecoin Regulation Bill Moves Closer to Trump’s Desk: The GENIUS Act, a bipartisan stablecoin regulation bill requiring 1:1 backing, is nearing Senate approval and could be signed by President Trump within two months.
• Institutional Investors Prefer XRP Over Solana, Coinbase Report Shows: A joint Coinbase and EY-Parthenon study finds 34% of institutional investors hold XRP, surpassing Solana’s 30%, as Bitcoin and Ethereum remain dominant.
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