Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Africa is seeing a quiet shift in how people send and hold value. Mobile phones are central. According to Vera Songwe, a former UN under-secretary-general, millions who lack bank accounts can use stablecoins to protect savings and move money faster. That access…
Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest and most recognizable NFT marketplaces, is set to shut down operations next month, marking another high-profile exit amid the sector’s prolonged downturn. “Today, we are announcing that the Nifty Gateway platform will be closing on February 23, 2026,” the Gemini-owned platform wrote in a Saturday post on X, adding…
Precious metals extend a historic rally as silver hits triple digits and gold nears $5,000. Silver surged past $100 per ounce for the first time on Friday, extending a rally that has seen precious metals sharply outperform risk assets. The metal climbed more than 4% on the day, bringing its gains to roughly 40% in…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The crypto industry is hiring the wrong marketers, and it’s costing the market real money. The sector’s post-exchange-traded fund visibility has vaulted crypto into mainstream finance, but many teams still staff marketing…
Authorities have not confirmed the exact amount missing, but a local report put the loss at $47.7 million, possibly stolen after an agency worker clicked a phishing link. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office recently discovered that the Bitcoin it had confiscated in a criminal case and stored as part of an investigation was no…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Swiss banking giant UBS, with assets under management (AuM) of up to $7 trillion, is set to launch Bitcoin trading for some of its clients. This comes amid predictions that regulatory clarity and broader adoption could send the BTC price to as…
US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their outflow streak to five days as crypto market sentiment continues to wane. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $103.5 million in net outflows on Friday, continuing an outflow streak that began the previous Friday. Over the five days, including the four-day trading week in the US shortened…
CFTC Chair Mike Selig declared the US the “crypto capital of the world” today, signaling the agency’s continued push to modernize regulations for digital assets. “There is no better place in the world to build than the crypto capital of the world,” Selig said via the CFTC’s official X account. Selig credited President Trump’s leadership…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said institutions seeking control over their own operations will drive decentralization rather than undermine it. Summary Vitalik Buterin says institutions prefer self-custody and independent staking. Institutional control over wallets and staking could strengthen Ethereum decentralization. Buterin predicts privacy tech and zero-knowledge proofs will grow alongside regulation. Writing on Farcaster, Buterin argued…
Most respondents emphasized that merchants lack the infrastructure to support crypto payments for everyday transactions. Bitcoin’s narrative as a unit of exchange is not growing as quickly as many proponents would like. In a recent survey conducted by the crypto mining platform GoMining, over 5,700 Bitcoin holders shared their experiences with crypto use for…
