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BitMart has emerged as a leader in Bitcoin perpetual liquidity among major centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, according to newly analyzed market data comparing order book depth across global trading venues. The data, which examined the top seven levels of order books measured in U.S. dollars, shows BitMart consistently maintaining deeper
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New data highlights a sharp contrast in how the world’s two largest stablecoin issuers police illicit activity. Between 2023 and 2025, Tether froze roughly $3.3 billion in crypto assets, compared with about $109 million frozen by Circle, according to figures released by blockchain compliance firm AMLBOT. The gap,
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Gnosis Chain has activated a long-debated hard fork to recover roughly $9.4 million in funds that were frozen during the Balancer exploit earlier this year. The move, finalized on Dec. 22, marks a significant intervention by one of the key infrastructure networks supporting Balancer and has reignited discussion across
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A cryptocurrency wallet linked to entrepreneur Justin Sun has remained blacklisted within the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token system, locking tens of millions of dollars in assets and renewing debate around governance and control in decentralized finance. On-chain analytics firm Bubblemaps reports that the market value of WLFI tokens held
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A new yield product called earnXRP has launched on the Flare Network, marking another step in the growing effort to bring XRP into decentralized finance and unlock onchain returns for long-held tokens. The product is a joint initiative between Upshift Finance, a DeFi platform focused on yield vault infrastructure; Clearstar,
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Forward Industries, the largest corporate holder of Solana’s native token, has taken a significant step toward blending traditional finance with decentralized markets by issuing its public equity directly on a blockchain. The company announced Thursday that its SEC-registered shares are now live on the Solana network through Superstate’s
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Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., is gearing up to unveil two major additions to its platform: tokenized stocks and prediction markets. The official announcement is expected at a showcase event scheduled for December 17, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. Coinbase plans
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JPMorgan has arranged one of the first corporate debt issuances on a public blockchain, creating a Solana-based token to support a new commercial paper offering for a Galaxy Digital subsidiary. The deal drew participation from Coinbase and Franklin Templeton, marking another major step in bringing traditional financial instruments on-chain. A
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Cascade, a decentralized trading startup backed by Polychain and Variant, is preparing to launch a platform it calls a “neo-brokerage,” aiming to offer perpetuals trading around the clock across nearly any asset class. The company recently closed a $15 million seed round with support from major investors including Coinbase Ventures
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Firelight Finance has kicked off its XRP staking protocol on the Flare network, marking the first step in a plan to blend staking rewards with a DeFi insurance model. The launch introduces stXRP, a liquid token that represents users’ XRP deposits and is designed to earn rewards once the system’
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Kraken has boosted its valuation to 20 billion dollars after raising 800 million dollars across two funding rounds over the past two months, marking a major step forward as the United States based crypto exchange moves closer to a public listing. The largest portion of the raise came from a
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HSBC is expanding its tokenized deposit services to corporate clients in the United States and the United Arab Emirates by mid-2025, marking another milestone in the global banking industry’s adoption of blockchain technology. HSBC will start offering tokenized deposits to its corporate clients in the US and the United