AI
City Union Bank has launched a dedicated artificial intelligence development center focused on banking operations. The initiative reflects a growing push among financial institutions to test machine learning systems directly on real transaction data and regulatory workflows. The India-based lender disclosed the project in a recent stock exchange filing. The
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin slid to about $68,200 on Tuesday, down roughly 4% in 24 hours. The pullback reflects a broader retreat in risk assets as investors digest geopolitical tensions, stubborn inflation signals, and a weakening U.S. dollar. U.S. equities opened lower across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Finance
Sonic Labs plans to launch a network-native stablecoin backed by U.S. government debt. The move gives the high-throughput blockchain a dedicated source of on-chain dollar liquidity as competition intensifies among Layer-1 networks for institutional capital. The token, called USSD, will hold reserves in U.S. Treasuries, including tokenized instruments
Markets
Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $619 million in net inflows last week, extending a rebound in institutional demand despite geopolitical volatility and surging oil prices. Bitcoin-focused funds captured the majority of allocations, highlighting continued investor preference for the market’s largest asset. According to a weekly report from CoinShares, global
Finance
Coinbase has launched crypto futures trading for eligible users in 26 European countries, marking the exchange’s first direct derivatives offering to retail and professional traders in the region. The move expands Coinbase’s presence in the fast-growing global crypto derivatives market. The company said Monday that the futures products
Automation projects often stall after early pilots because companies scale bot deployments without strengthening the underlying architecture. Industry operators say the real constraint is system elasticity, not the number of automated processes running in production. That issue dominated discussions at the Intelligent Automation Conference, where representatives from NatWest Group, Air
Security
A U.S. federal judge dismissed a terrorism financing lawsuit against Binance on March 6, ruling that plaintiffs failed to show the exchange knowingly aided terrorist groups. The decision removes, at least temporarily, a high-profile legal challenge tied to alleged crypto-based terror financing. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the U.
Markets
Bitcoin fell to $66,010 on Monday after crude oil surged past $110 per barrel, triggering a sharp risk-off shift across Asian equity markets. The move erased much of last week’s rally and reinforced the growing influence of macro shocks on digital asset pricing. Data shows Bitcoin dropped 1.
Regulation
Florida lawmakers have approved what is widely considered the first comprehensive state-level regulatory framework for stablecoins in the United States, potentially setting a precedent for how digital dollar tokens are governed at the state level. Senate Bill 314 cleared the state Senate with a decisive 37–0 vote, moving the
DeFi
Institutional crypto traders on Coinbase now have access to unified cross-margin trading across spot, futures, and perpetual-style derivatives. The feature, introduced through Coinbase Prime, aims to streamline portfolio management by allowing firms to use a single pool of collateral across multiple trading strategies. The rollout also includes regulated futures trading
Cryptocurrency
A new exchange-traded fund tied to Polkadot has begun trading in the United States, marking the first spot ETF in the country to track the blockchain network’s native token. Issued by 21Shares, the fund debuted on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker TDOT with an initial seed investment
Tracking what’s happening on-chain can feel overwhelming. New tokens launch every hour, “smart money” wallets move quickly, and social sentiment shifts overnight. For many traders and researchers, that means jumping between block explorers, analytics dashboards, and charts just to piece together a basic market view. Binance is trying to