AI Assistants could Transform Governance: Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says artificial intelligence could help create more efficient decentralized governance models and enable users to make better-informed decisions.   Buterin said in an X post on Sunday that one of the main issues with democratic and decentralized modes of governance, like DAOs, is the “limits to human attention,” because of the many…

OCC Grants Crypto.com Conditional Approval for National Bank Trust Charter

Crypto.com said Monday that it has secured conditional approval for a national bank trust charter from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In a Monday statement, the cryptocurrency exchange said that once fully approved as a federally regulated institution, it would be established to operate as a custodian across the US,…

XRP Price May Drop Another 40% Amid Increased Whale Selling

XRP has formed a classic bearish pattern on its two-day chart, and if confirmed, a price drop to $0.80 could be in the cards over the next few weeks. XRP (XRP) may slide deeper as its bearish chart structure converges with renewed whale activity on Binance. Key takeaways: Bear pennant setup hints at 42% XRP…

XRP Price May Drop Another 40% Amid Increased Whale Selling

XRP has formed a classic bearish pattern on its two-day chart, and if confirmed, a price drop to $0.80 could be in the cards over the next few weeks. XRP (XRP) may slide deeper as its bearish chart structure converges with renewed whale activity on Binance. Key takeaways: Bear pennant setup hints at 42% XRP…

Bitcoin Teases ‘First Steps’ To Rebound as $65,000 Holds

Bitcoin (BTC) battled US sellers at Monday’s Wall Street open amid mixed feelings over the short-term BTC price outlook. Key points: Bitcoin price targets include a $60,000 drop as well as a recovery amid uncertain moves. Bitcoin attempts to absorb repeat rounds of selling into the TradFi trading week. US tariffs remain the key macro…

How Socialfi, Memecoins and AI Pushed Base to the Top of the L2 Ladder

Base will transition to a unified, internally maintained stack, expected to be its biggest architectural shift since launch. After debuting in 2023 as a rollup built on Optimism’s OP Stack, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer 2 is now consolidating its software into an in-house distribution, which can unlock faster upgrades and greater autonomy over its technical roadmap….

Crypto.com wins OCC approval for federally regulated crypto custodian bank

Crypto.com said it received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, setting the stage for the exchange to expand its custody services under federal oversight. The planned Foris Dax National Trust Bank, doing business as Crypto.com National Trust Bank, would operate as a…

Bitmine Faces $8.8B Paper Loss, Threatening ‘Cyclical Downturn’ for Ether

Corporate Ether treasuries are coming under increasing pressure as the crypto downturn deepens, with analysts warning the market is approaching a make-or-break phase for Ether’s investment case. Bitmine Immersion Technologies, one of the biggest corporate holders of Ether (ETH), is sitting on a large unrealized loss as ETH trades well below the company’s average acquisition…

South Korea’s Central Bank Reaffirms Bank-First Stablecoin Model

South Korea’s central bank has reportedly renewed its push to keep Korean won-pegged stablecoin issuance in the hands of commercial banks, warning lawmakers that privately issued digital tokens could undermine monetary policy and create new foreign-exchange and financial-stability risks. In a report submitted to South Korea’s National Assembly Strategy and Finance Committee, the Bank of…

Ethereum Price May Slip Below $1.5K as Buterin Keeps Selling ETH

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), is on track to test and potentially break the $1,500 support level in the coming days. Key takeaways: Ethereum has entered the breakdown phase of its prevailing bearish continuation pattern. ETH price may decline below $1,500 by early March amid founder-led selling. ETH bear pennant breakdown targets $1,475 On Monday,…