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Bitpanda Secures MiCAR License From Austria’s FMA, Further Strengthening European Position

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Bitpanda has announced that it has become the first major cryptocurrency exchange to secure the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). This achievement marks Bitpanda’s third MiCAR license, following similar approvals in Germany and Malta, further solidifying its position as a leader in regulatory compliance within the European crypto … Read more

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Proposes a ‘Maximally Simple’ L1 Privacy Roadmap

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a “maximally simple” Layer 1 (L1) privacy roadmap aimed at enhancing user privacy on the Ethereum network with minimal changes to its consensus mechanism. The roadmap outlines four key areas of focus: ensuring privacy for onchain payments, achieving partial anonymization of onchain activity within applications, securing privacy for reads … Read more

Bitcoin Life Insurance Startup Meanwhile Raises $40 Million in Series A Funding

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Meanwhile, a crypto-focused life insurance startup that collects payments and pays life insurance policies in bitcoin has raised $40 million in its Series A funding round. Led by Framework Ventures and Fulgur Ventures, with the participation from Xapo founder Wences Casares, the round gives Meanwhile a valuation of $190 million. Zac Townsend, co-founder and CEO … Read more

Economist Jim Rickards on Tariffs: The Best Policy in the World

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Jim Rickards, economist and author of the best-selling book “Currency Wars,” explained that tariffs are extremely good for the U.S. to the detriment of other countries. In a recent podcast, Rickards stated that contrary to the idea of tariffs being a sales tax for the American people, it primarily affected the dynamics between the importer/distributor … Read more

Binance Develops LDUSDT: An Asset That Lets Users Earn Rewards While Trading Futures

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Binance has announced the upcoming launch of LDUSDT, a new reward-bearing margin asset designed for users of its Simple Earn USDT Flexible Products. This asset allows users to convert their subscribed USDT Flexible assets into margin assets for futures trading while simultaneously earning annual percentage rate (APR) rewards at the same prevailing rate. LDUSDT is … Read more

NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Expands as Multi-Chain Crypto Platform With Acquisition of Slingshot

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Magic Eden has announced its acquisition of Slingshot, an app designed to facilitate trading across multiple blockchains using a single, universal account balance. This acquisition aims to simplify the onchain trading experience, which currently requires users to navigate multiple wallets, manage gas fees, and find trusted bridges before purchasing tokens. With Slingshot’s technology, users can … Read more

OpenAI Counter-Sues Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Spreading Misinformation

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OpenAI has announced a counter-lawsuit against Elon Musk, alleging that his ongoing actions against the organization are bad-faith tactics aimed at undermining its operations and seizing control of its AI innovations for personal gain. In a statement on X, OpenAI accused Musk of spreading false information about the organization, asserting that it is committed to … Read more

Metaplanet Gets First Third-Party Research Coverage From Storm Research

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Japanese bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet received its first third-party coverage by an equities research company when it was featured in a report on Monday by UK-based Storm Research. The boutique equities research shop founded in 2009, specializes in small to mid-cap Japanese stocks. “The world’s third largest economy is host to hundreds of listed companies … Read more

Openzeppelin Open Sources Relayers and Monitor Tools, Expanding Support to Solana and Stellar

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Openzeppelin has announced the release of alpha Open Source versions of its Relayers and Monitor tools. With over 40 million transactions executed through Relayers and 45 million alerts triggered via Monitor, these tools have been widely adopted by thousands of blockchain developers across more than 70 networks, including Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chains. By … Read more

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