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While crypto focuses on US and EU markets, real adoption is happening in Argentina, Nigeria and the Philippines, where digital assets solve survival needs. Opinion by: Maksym Sakharov, group CEO at WeFi The crypto industry has been focused on the same markets: the United States and the European Union. The conversation has mainly concerned regulatory clarity, speculative gains and institutional access, whether Silicon Valley’s venture capital firms or Wall Street’s exchange-traded fund issuers. Unfortunately, this fixation is blinding much of the industry to a more pressing reality, where the future of crypto adoption isn’t in New York, London or Brussels, but rather in Lagos, Buenos Aires and Manila. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Bitcoin might seem like a religion to some — but how do the world’s major religions view cryptocurrency and what can they teach us about it? Since the invention of money, the major religions of the world have grappled with its effect on human morality, the unequal distribution of wealth, and the indignities of poverty. Through money, even the incorruptible can become corrupted, said the 19th-century Hasidic rabbi Menachem Mendel Kotzk. Therefore, if they desire to invest their money, let them exercise diligent care lest they be snatched by cupidity, the source of all evil, wrote Pope Benedict XIV in a 1749 encyclical. Read more
Chainlink integrated its data services and crosschain protocol into the institutional blockchain Canton Network and joined as a super validator. Chainlink has integrated with the Canton Network, an institutional blockchain backed by global banks and technology firms, in a move aimed at strengthening institutional adoption of blockchain technology. The partnership, announced Wednesday, brings Chainlink’s data service, including its data streams, smartdata (proof of reserve and NAVLink) and the crosschain interoperability protocol (CCIP) onto the Canton Network. The network has also joined the Chainlink Scale program, which helps cover oracle operating costs. As part of the agreement, Chainlink Labs will become a Canton Network “super validator.” A super validator is a combined node that runs a domain validator and a Canton synchronizer node. It participates in the Global Synchronizer to order and finalize cross-domain transactions, providing consensus and interoperability across the network. Read more
Chainalysis APAC policy lead Chengyi Ong says favorable policy and taxes helped boost crypto in Japan, while stablecoins were popular across the Asia Pacific. Japan’s recent policy shifts have helped the country more than double its crypto adoption over the past year, according to crypto analytics company Chainalysis. Among the top five markets in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, Japan saw the strongest growth, with its value received onchain growing 120% year-on-year in the 12 months to June, according to an excerpt from Chainalysis’ 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report released on Wednesday. Chainalysis’ head of APAC policy, Chengyi Ong, told Cointelegraph that activity in Japan “reflects some of the trends that we saw in the global market, a sharp pickup in trading volumes in the fourth quarter of 2024 on the back of the US presidential election, followed by a tapering.” Read more
XRP price was up 6.8% since Monday’s crypto market pullback, as traders said key support levels must hold to sustain a recovery to new all-time highs. Key takeaways: XRP whales continue accumulating on the dips, boosting chances of a recovery. XRP price must hold above $2.70 support to continue upside toward $4. Read more
DefiLlama data showed that Aster topped daily perpetual trading volumes with $24.7 billion on Wednesday, surpassing competitors including Hyperliquid and edgeX. Aster, a decentralized perpetuals exchange on BNB Chain, saw open interest surge nearly 33,500% in less than a week, challenging that of its top rival, Hyperliquid. On Wednesday, CoinGlass data showed that Aster’s open interest jumped from $3.72 million on Friday to $1.25 billion at the time of writing. The spike in active contracts signaled that traders were piling into the platform, challenging its biggest competitor, Hyperliquid. Open interest refers to the total number of outstanding contracts that haven’t been settled. It’s used as a key metric to gauge liquidity and market conviction toward a project. Aster’s open interest surge showed that the traders are willing to deploy capital on the platform. Read more
Can stablecoins disrupt Visa and Mastercard? Explore how blockchain payments may capture billions in fees from US credit card networks. Stablecoins reduce settlement time, cross-border costs and enable programmable rewards. They outpace traditional credit card systems. US merchants pay over $100 billion in card fees yearly. In comparison, stablecoins offer much cheaper, faster payments. Ripple’s RLUSD, Gemini’s XRP Card and Moca’s Air Shop show stablecoins moving into mainstream commerce. Read more
Introduced in October 2020, Europe’s digital euro may not launch until 2029, according to ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. The digital euro, the European Union’s long-planned central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, is facing delays, with its launch now expected around mid-2029. The EU’s digital euro could become a reality in 2029, European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said in a Bloomberg Future of Finance event Tuesday in Frankfurt. “The middle of 2029 could be a fair assessment,” he said, adding that the ECB has been actively discussing the project at the level of EU member states. Read more
Growing Wall Street crypto adoption and agentic AI platforms may catalyze a “supercycle” for Ethereum, according to BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ether. Update Sept. 24, 1:07 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Nicolai Sondergaard, research analyst at crypto intelligence platform Nansen. The cryptocurrency market may experience its first extended cycle due to more institutional capital and trading products in the Web3 industry, making digital asset investments more accessible. Some investors predict a crypto “supercycle” that may invalidate the theory of the four-year crypto market cycle related to the Bitcoin (BTC) halving, and see digital asset valuation rise beyond this historic time frame. Read more5789 items