Cryptocurrency

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  Polygon to Shift Focus to Stablecoins Amid Rising Institutional Interest

  Polygon plans to shift its focus to stablecoins as part of its roadmap for 2025. The crypto firm's founder Sandeep Nailwal said that the institutional interest in stablecoins has risen significantly, and industry players have started to prepare to cater to the demands around stablecoin custody and services. He stated that stablecoins make the bridg...

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  Stablecoin Sector May Reach $2 Trillion: Standard Chartered

  Standard Chartered Bank estimates the size of the stablecoin market could surge by about 10-fold to $2 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,71,29,830 crore) within the next three years. it has predicted that US legislation on stablecoins would further legitimise the stablecoin industry.

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Hovers Around $83,300, Most Altcoins Register Dips  

  The crypto market cap fell by 2.63 percent over the last day. Bitcoin and Ether, both registered losses on Wednesday. The majority of altcoins including Solana, Dogecoin, and Cardano tailed behind BTC and ETH towards the loss-making side of the price charts. Monero and Iota managed to retain miniscule gains.  

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  Should India Follow the US and Establish a Bitcoin Reserve? Polygon, Avail Co-Founders Talk to Gadgets 360

  In an interview with Gadgets 360, Polygon and Avail co-founders Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun share their thoughts on whether India should establish a Bitcoin reserve like the US. Nimen Shah, a senior chartered accountant and international tax advisor from Mumbai, contributed to the discussion by emphasising India’s turbulent history with cryp...

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  Binance Among Crypto Exchanges Hit by Amazon Web Services Outage

  Crypto exchanges Binance, KuCoin, and MEXC acknowledged that some of their services suffered issues owing to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday, March 15. The users of these exchanges panicked on social media after they could not access the services on these exchanges.

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  Apple Follows Google in Blocking 14 Unregistered Crypto Exchange Apps in South Korea

  This week, Apple removed 14 crypto exchange apps from its App Store in South Korea for not being in compliance with the country’s licensing regime. KuCoin and MEXC are among the impacted apps. Unregistered crypto businesses lack government protection and can pose financial risks to the users – which is why South Korea believes in cutting access...

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  Google to Enforce MiCA Compliance for Crypto Ads in the EU With Stricter Policy

  Google is set to update its crypto-related advertisement policies to align with the MiCA regulations in the EU. It said only MiCA-registered crypto exchanges and wallets will be allowed to advertise their services and offerings through the search engine giant starting April 23.

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  OM Token’s Sudden Plummet Stirs Rug Pull Fears, Mantra Blames ‘Sudden Liquidation’  

  Mantra Blockchain’s OM token suffered a sharp price drop over the weekend, which the team attributed to reckless liquidations, dismissing speculation of a hack or rug pull. The token fell by 90 percent in value from $6 (roughly Rs. 515) to $0.70 (roughly Rs. 60.5), raising alarms across the crypto community. 

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Trades Above $84,800, Most Altcoins Reflect Gains

  The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.35 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both registered small gains on Monday, April 14. Dogecoin, Tron, and Cardano also reflected minor profits on Gadgets 360’s price chart. However, the market still largely remains volatile.

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  Trump Reverses ‘DeFi Broker Rule’ Introduced Under Biden: All Details

  In a major policy shift, President Trump has signed an executive order revoking the “DeFi Broker Rule,” a regulation introduced during the final months of former President Joe Biden’s term. Originally slated to take effect in 2026, the rule aimed to curb tax evasion by increasing oversight of cryptocurrency transactions.

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Climbs Back Above $80,000; Altcoins Remain Stable as Market Volatility Persists

  The overall valuation of the crypto market dropped marginally by 0.85 percent over the last day. Bitcoin and Ether, both registered losses on the price charts on Friday, April 11. Tether, Ripple, Tron, and Cardano – all registered losses on Friday. Dogecoin, Cronos, and Zcash meanwhile, reflected small profits amid ongoing market volatility.  

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  Mastercard, Kraken Team Up to Scale Card-Based Crypto Spending in UK, Europe

  Mastercard has teamed up with Kraken to enable card-based crypto payments for day-to-day purchases. In the coming weeks, Kraken will be launching physical and digital debit cards to facilitate payments through crypto. 

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  EU Regulator ESMA Warns of Crypto-Linked Financial Stability Risks

  Natasha Cazenave, the Executive Director of the ESMA has highlighted that crypto assets still pose significant threats to financial stability despite the introduction of the MiCA regulation in the EU. 

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Fails to Break Above $76,700 as Market Dips Amid Tariff Tensions

  The overall crypto market cap fell by five percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both continued to trade in losses owing to the heated trade tensions between the US and other nations. Market analysts have strongly advised investors to be alert and vigilant as markets are expected to remain choppy for the next few days, or even weeks.

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  Binance Partners Worldpay to Bring Fiat-to-Crypto Payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay

  Binance has partnered with Worldpay to make digital assets more accessible via widely used payment platforms. Through this collaboration, Binance users will be able to purchase cryptocurrencies using their Apple Pay and Google Pay accounts.