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Screenshots shared by movie star William Shatner offered some hints into how Elon Musk's X Money would work. Elon Musk’s new payment app X Money has rolled out limited external beta testing this week, with early screenshots showing that users would be entitled to cashbacks and yield on deposits. One of the beta testers included Hollywood actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series, and was invited to participate in the beta. Several screenshots shared by Shatner show that X Money users will be able to earn cashback on certain card purchases and earn 6% annual percentage yield on deposits.  Read more

Fresh ETF inflows, policy momentum and a deeper integration with the financial system are beginning to shift sentiment, analysts say.

An investigation into Meta’s smart glasses has ignited concerns from regulators and privacy advocates over the use of sensitive footage.

The World Liberty Financial co-founder and presidential son posted about the ongoing negotiations on stablecoin yield on Wednesday.

Experts push back on billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio's warning of bitcoin lacking gold’s qualities and risks from surveillance, quantum computing and lack of central bank buying.

The price of Bitcoin is soaring near $71,500 despite war between the U.S. and Iran, signaling that crypto markets may have priced it in already.At the same time, traders are expecting the eventual passage of the U.S. CLARITY Act to trigger the next wave of growth across digital assets.When that happens, the three biggest cryptocurrencies […] The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 4 March – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

Vitalik Buterin frames “sanctuary tech” as digital islands that are resilient to political and corporate pressure.

Security concerns rarely grab headlines until something breaks. That almost happened on the XRP Ledger and got some bearish price predictions floating around.After a recently discovered bug involving batch transaction handling raised concerns about potential network disruption, Ripple engineers moved quickly to prevent similar risks from emerging again. The incident highlighted how even mature blockchain […] The post XRP Price Prediction: Ripple Just Turned to AI to Protect the XRP Ledger — Is This a Security Game-Changer? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The "QuitGPT" movement has passed 2.5 million pledges. But before you delete ChatGPT, here is every step to take so your data doesn't stay behind.

Crypto asset management firm and ETF issuer Bitwise donated $233,000 to open-source Bitcoin developers in its latest annual contribution.

Bitcoin’s rally is accelerating, but 43% of holders are still at a loss, leading traders to favor put options. Will this week’s gains hold? Key takeaways: Derivatives and onchain data show a lack of bullish conviction, as 43% of Bitcoin holders remain at a loss despite recent price gains. Surging AI energy demand is squeezing miner profits to record lows, forcing major listed firms to offload BTC and pivot to computing. Read more

The infrastructure provider will support the planned launch of Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin on Solana, linking blockchain payments to its global payout network. Crossmint has partnered with Western Union to support the launch of the remittance company’s USDPT stablecoin and its new Digital Asset Network on the Solana blockchain.  Wednesday’s announcement said the collaboration will integrate Crossmint’s wallet and payment APIs with Western Union’s infrastructure, allowing fintech platforms to move funds using the stablecoin and connect to Western Union’s global payout network. That Digital Asset Network is intended to link stablecoins with the company’s existing payout infrastructure, enabling users to convert digital dollars into local currency through its network of more than 360,000 cash pickup locations worldwide. Read more

Several technical indicators for Bitcoin have reached levels not seen since the market chaos of 2022

The US President makes it official after previously announcing his pick of Kevin Warsh to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell in a Jan. 30 social media post. The US Senate will soon vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Federal Reserve after the president picked Kevin Warsh, who has previously expressed pro-Bitcoin views, to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell. In a Wednesday notice, the White House said that Trump had sent Warsh’s nomination to the Senate to be chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve for a term of four years, and as a Fed governor for 14 years. The president had previously taken to social media to announce Warsh was his pick to replace Powell, whose term as chair ends in May but may stay on as a Fed governor until 2028. Warsh served as a Fed governor under former US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2006 to 2011. He went on to become a Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.  Read more

Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has plunged 20% in the last two trading sessions, potentially pushing that country's fast-money chasing traders back into crypto.

The bank's asset manager and 3iQ debut an actively managed crypto ETF to Canadian investors, offering exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP at a competitive 0.25% fee. Scotiabank, one of Canada’s top-five banks by assets, has launched a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund in partnership with digital asset manager 3iQ, highlighting growing institutional adoption in a market that approved spot Bitcoin ETFs years before the United States. Dynamic Funds, Scotiabank’s asset management arm, unveiled the Dynamic Active Multi-Crypto ETF on Wednesday. The liquid alternative fund will trade on Cboe Canada under the ticker DXMC, offering investors exposure to several digital assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP). Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas described the launch as highly competitive from a fee perspective. Dynamic said it reduced the fee from 0.45% to 0.25% until March 1, 2027. Read more

Solana is approaching another important level that could point to an explosive price prediction.SOL is trading near $91.20 at the time of writing, up around 8% in the past 24 hours. The token is up roughly 3.5% over the last week.The broader picture remains stressful. Solana is still about 13% lower over the past month […] The post Solana Price Prediction: All Eyes on $95 — Will This Level Launch SOL Toward New Highs? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The family of Jonathan Gavalas claims that Google's AI chatbot pushed a delusional narrative that escalated into violent missions and ended with his death.

A slowdown in profit-taking and defending the 200-week EMA support at $68,000 are prerequisites for BTC to break the next big hurdle at $75,000. Bitcoin (BTC) is up 8% on Wednesday to trade above $73,000, a level that has stopped every recovery attempt over the last three weeks. Analysts reveal why Bitcoin must hold $70,000 to secure the recovery. Key takeaways: Profit-taking on rallies to $70,000 must cool down for a sustained breakout in BTC price.  Read more

The crypto market just caught a strong macro hint that fueled a bullish Bitcoin price prediction.BTC pushed above the key $72,000 level after investors reacted to new signals that the Federal Reserve could still cut interest rates.The breakout helped revive optimism across the broader crypto market.The rally accelerated after comments from Federal Reserve official Stephen […] The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Fed Rate Cut Hints Send BTC Flying Past $72K — Is a Mega Rally Starting? appeared first on Cryptonews.