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By staking treasury ETH, the Ethereum Foundation now directly participates in consensus while generating native, ether-denominated yield. The Ethereum Foundation announced that it has begun staking a portion of its treasury funds, following the Treasury Policy it released last year. The latest move represents a formal step into direct participation in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake consensus. Treasury Staking As part of this initiative, the Foundation deposited 2,016 ETH on Tuesday and stated that it plans to stake approximately 70,000 ETH in total, with all staking rewards directed back to the Foundation’s treasury. The staking setup relies entirely on open-source infrastructure, and the…

Top crypto firms have received conditional approval to act like national trust banks.The banking lobby has expressed concerns over the process.Other crypto firms have applied and are awaiting approval.Crypto.com this week became the latest crypto company to receive conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust banking charter. The approval comes after the US’ largest banking lobby this month urged the OCC to slow its review of crypto companies’ charter applications. “ABA encourages OCC to ensure that a national bank charter does not become a vehicle leveraged by entities to avoid, or attempting…

In 2026, the best wallet for swaps and secure storage of all assets is Gem Wallet – a mobile self-custody crypto wallet supporting more than 100 networks. Today, cryptocurrency is no longer some distant, unknown topic. According to research estimates, in 2025 more than 560 million people worldwide own crypto assets. Impressive, right? What seemed like fantasy back in 2009 is now used by every 15th person on Earth. Therefore, in this article we will review not just a crypto wallet, but one that not only in words, but in practice protects your assets 24/7. What is Gem Wallet – the best…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote America pushed talks with Japan about jumping into currency markets together back in January 2026. The discussions came after the yen took a pretty brutal beating against the dollar, and both countries got nervous about what that meant for global financial stability. The yen’s slide hit levels that made policymakers sweat. US Treasury folks reached out to their Japanese counterparts fast. They wanted to hash out coordinated moves to prop up the yen if things got worse. Currency intervention means governments buy or sell foreign exchange reserves to push their currency’s…

XRP is on track to close its fifth consecutive month in negative territory, a rare stretch of sustained losses that has not been seen since late 2016. Despite holding at around $1.30, the token has declined nearly 30% in February alone, according to CoinGecko data, extending a broader five-month decline of roughly 50%. XRP Flashes Pre-Bull Run Pattern The last time XRP recorded five straight red monthly candles was between October 2016 and February 2017. During that period, the price slipped from $0.00885 to $0.00557, a decline of 37%, before finding a bottom near $0.0055 in March 2017. By May 2017,…

PANews reported on February 24th that, according to SoSoValue data, yesterday (February 23rd US Eastern Time; February 24th Beijing Time), Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a total net outflow of $204 million. VanEck HODL saw the largest net inflow at $6.3535 million, while BlackRock IBIT experienced the largest net outflow at $116 million. Currently, the total AUM of ETFs is approximately $80.738 billion, with a cumulative net inflow of $53.809 billion, resulting in a net asset value ratio of approximately 6.26%.

XRP, Solana, and Chainlink recorded small inflows, but these were insufficient to offset broader, persistent altcoin outflows. Investor appetite for digital asset funds remains muted after $288 million in weekly outflows. This is the fifth week in a row of redemptions, which propelled aggregate withdrawals to $4 billion, still trailing the $6 billion logged last year. Market participation has thinned significantly, as ETP trading slid to $17 billion, the weakest level since July 2025, amidst signs of disengagement among institutions and retail allocators alike globally this quarter. Short Bets Quietly Surge According to the latest edition of CoinShares’ Digital Asset…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is struggling to hold the $65,000 level as market sentiment drifts toward apathy following weeks of muted price action and declining participation. Volatility has compressed noticeably, and traders appear hesitant to commit fresh capital while macro uncertainty and liquidity constraints continue to weigh on risk assets. The lack of decisive momentum has left Bitcoin consolidating near a technically sensitive zone, where both bulls and bears seem reluctant to take aggressive positions. A recent CryptoQuant report provides additional context through on-chain positioning data. According to the analysis,…

Pharos Network has launched a collaborative ecosystem designed to transition real-world assets from experimental pilots into a standardized, institutional-grade execution framework. A New Standard for Real-World Assets Pharos Network, a financial Layer 1 platform, has announced the launch of an alliance that seeks to move the real-world asset ( RWA) market beyond fragmented pilots into […]

Weekly notional volume across prediction market platforms dipped 1.4% to $5.25 billion for Feb. 16–22. Kalshi jumped 6.7% to $2.59 billion as Polymarket slid 3.2% WoW to $1.83 billion.Prediction markets appear to be consolidating, posting $5.25 billion across all tracked platforms for the week ending Feb. 22. The weekly volume was essentially flat against the $5.33 billion posted the prior week, and it marks the second consecutive week without a meaningful swing in either direction after the Super Bowl unwind.But a top-line that barely moves can still tell a story, and the internals this week are more interesting than the…