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MiCA Deadline Hits July 1 as Unlicensed Crypto Platforms Face EU Shutdown Risk
Crypto firms serving clients across the European Economic Area face shutdown risk if they fail to secure authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) before enforcement begins. Regulators have ruled out extensions,…
Robert Kiyosaki Calls Gold Price Drop ‘Great News,’ Plans to Buy More
Gold’s recent pullback has strengthened Robert Kiyosaki’s wait-for-confirmation approach, with the investor monitoring technical charts before making new purchases. Peter Schiff, meanwhile, argued that gold’s drop reflects market…
You’re Not Bullish Enough: Ripple Executive Predicts Crypto Payments Boom
Ripple executive Reece Merrick compared crypto payments to the early evolution of online shopping, arguing that crypto payments are moving through a similar infrastructure-building phase that preceded mainstream e-commerce adoption. Ripple…
Peter Schiff Questions Bitcoin ‘Cheap’ Narrative as Strategy Shares Tumble
Peter Schiff pushed back against claims that bitcoin is undervalued following recent declines, arguing that the asset lacks conventional valuation benchmarks as Strategy-linked securities faced steep losses. Peter Schiff Challenges Bitcoin…
14 AI Models Including Claude, ChatGPT and Grok Predict Bitcoin’s Price Outlook
The price of bitcoin is down 40% over the last year and has spent the past week trading between $62,171 and $65,994. In one of our periodic AI prediction experiments, we asked leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to scan the…
She Won $71.5 Million, Then a Rule Change Froze Her Lottery Payout
An 83-year-old Texas retiree using the pseudonym Jane Doe hit a $71.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, 2025, after buying her ticket through the Jackpocket app. Seven days later, the Texas Lottery Commission banned third-party…
DWF Labs Says $31 Billion in RWAs Is Onchain but Less Than 10% Is Active in DeFi
DWF Labs says more than $31 billion in real-world assets have moved onchain, but most of that capital remains inactive. The firm argues that tokenization’s next phase will be won by platforms that make these assets liquid, tradable, and…
HSBC Expands Orion Network to UAE, Enabling Real-Time Dirham Liquidity Flows
HSBC has launched its tokenized deposit service in the United Arab Emirates, introducing the UAE dirham to its blockchain-based corporate cash management network. Regulatory Readiness Meets Market Demand HSBC Bank Middle East Limited has…
Bitmine and Sharplink Fund Ethlabs to Scale Ethereum for AI and Institutions
Ethlabs, a new independent nonprofit research lab founded by former Ethereum Foundation researchers, has launched to strengthen Ethereum’s core infrastructure. The group is backed by major ecosystem participants, including Bitmine,…
Cboe Launches Prediction Markets With Yes-or-No S&P 500 Index Contracts
Cboe launches prediction markets-style binary options tied to the Mini-S&P 500 Index, scaled to one-tenth the S&P 500 benchmark, allowing traders to take yes-or-no positions through broker platforms including Interactive Brokers,…