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Standard Chartered is reportedly considering launching a crypto prime brokerage platform, signaling a potential expansion of the bank’s digital asset ambitions as traditional financial institutions deepen their involvement in the sector.The British multinational bank is in early-stage discussions to establish a crypto trading and prime brokerage platform under its venture capital arm, SC Ventures, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing unnamed sources. A timeline for a potential launch has not been finalized.Standard Chartered has yet to confirm the plans. In July 2025, Standard Chartered launched trading services enabling institutions and corporations to trade the leading cryptocurrencies.Cointelegraph reached out to the bank for…

Seventy economists and policy experts called on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to back a digital euro that serves the public interest, arguing that it is crucial for Europe’s monetary sovereignty and for guaranteeing access to central bank money in an increasingly cash‑light economy. The open letter, published on Sunday and titled, “The Digital Euro: Let the public interest prevail!,” warned that without a strong public option, private stablecoins and foreign payment giants may gain even greater influence over Europe’s digital payments.​The signatories, including former executive board director for the European Union at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…

Crypto market volatility took a heavy toll on digital asset projects last year, with meme coins absorbing the bulk of the damage. Key Takeaways: More than 11.6 million crypto projects failed in 2025, with meme coins hit hardest. An October market crash accelerated failures, wiping out 7.7 million tokens in Q4. Low-barrier launchpads flooded the market, magnifying losses as sentiment turned. More than 11.6 million crypto projects failed in 2025, marking the highest annual total on record and underscoring the fragility of speculative tokens during periods of market stress.The sharpest losses came in the final quarter of the year.7.7M Tokens…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum needs “better decentralized stablecoins,” Vitalik Buterin said this weekend, arguing that the next iteration has to solve three design constraints that today’s models keep skirting. His comments landed alongside a broader claim from MetaLeX founder Gabriel Shapiro that Ethereum is increasingly a “contrarian bet” versus what much of the venture-backed crypto stack is optimizing for. Shapiro framed the split in ideological terms, saying it is “increasingly obvious that Ethereum is a contrarian bet against most of what crypto VCs are betting on,” listing “gambling,” “CeDeFi,” “custodial…

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) made a major update to its Crypto Token Regulatory Framework, shifting responsibility for crypto token suitability assessments from the regulator to licensed companies operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai’s financial free economic zone.Under the revised rules, which took effect on Monday, companies providing financial services involving crypto tokens must determine whether tokens they engage with meet the DFSA’s suitability criteria. As part of the change, the DFSA will no longer maintain or publish a list of recognized crypto tokens. The update follows a consultation process launched in October 2025, and reflects a…

Future Holdings AG, a Switzerland-based Bitcoin treasury company backed by industry veteran Adam Back, has agreed to preliminary terms that may see it acquired by Sweden-listed H100 Group.The Swiss Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company on Monday announced it had entered a non-binding letter of intent with H100 covering the potential acquisition of 100% of its shares.“Combining Future with H100 creates a public-market platform and governance framework that we believe is essential for building long-term institutional credibility in the Swiss market,” Future Holdings’ chairman Richard Byworth said in a joint statement.The proposed acquisition comes months after Back co-founded Future Holdings in November…

OKX founder and CEO Star Xu defended the exchange’s asset-freezing policies after a user accused the platform of locking up $40,000 in stablecoins held in accounts that were purchased rather than registered under the user’s own identity.The user, who goes by the name Captain Bunny on social media, said in a Sunday X post that OKX froze about $40,000 worth of Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoins after triggering risk controls tied to four accounts. The user said the funds were needed to cover medical expenses for his elderly father.The user acknowledged that the accounts were purchased in late 2023 and were…

Crypto investment products posted significant outflows last week, with a four-day run of withdrawals nearly erasing the roughly $1.5 billion in inflows seen during the first two trading days of 2026Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $454 million in outflows last week, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday.“This turnaround in sentiment appears to stem mainly from investor worries over the diminishing prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March following recent macro data releases,” CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said in the update.Despite last week’s outflows, month-to-date flows remained positive at $229 million, following $582 million…

The crypto market is witnessing a notable recovery in line with the latest 24-hour data. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has surged by 1.49%, reaching the $3.14T mark. In addition to this, the 24-hour crypto volume has also hit $76.05B after a 72.45% increase. Concurrently, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 41 points, indicating “Neutral” sentiment among the market participants. Bitcoin ($BTC) Surges by 1.42% and Ethereum ($ETH) Sees 1.89% Rise The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), is changing hands at $91,987.63, presenting a 1.42% increase. Additionally, the market dominance of the $BTC is currently 58.6%. Along with…

Bitcoin’s role as a non-sovereign risk asset may benefit from renewed investor focus thanks to the criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Powell over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to the Fed’s buildings.In a Sunday statement, Powell said the investigation is “a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.” President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Powell and the Fed for refusing to grant his demands to cut interest…