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eToro secures BitLicense and money transfer license in New York, reopens crypto trading to New Yorkers after SEC settlement in 2024, expands US coverage to 48 states. summary eToro has secured both a New York BitLicense and money transfer license, opening its cryptocurrency platform to New York residents. The approval means eToro now offers crypto trading in 48 states in the US, following a $1.5 million settlement with the SEC in 2024. The company calls New York the “center of financial markets” and marks the move as a strategic milestone in its U.S. expansion. Online securities and social trading platform…

Bitget Wallet has integrated the XRP Ledger into its ecosystem, giving its 90 million users access to XRP transfers, RLUSD trading, and cross-chain swaps tied to one of crypto’s largest non-custodial wallet platforms. The move will give XRPL broader retail distribution while also positioning Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin within a wallet built around payments, not just trading. This deployment brings XRPL into Bitget Wallet’s extensive on-chain payments matrix. The company describes it as an infrastructure that links blockchain with bank rails, cards, and merchant payments. According to Bitget, users will be able to send and receive XRP and RLUSD on XRPL,…

According to Arkham Intelligence on-chain data, the Ethereum Foundation has locked up an additional 22,517 ETH (valued at approximately $46.2 million), bringing its total staking position to 24,623 ETH (valued at approximately $50 million). It’s not a rounding error. This is the largest one-day staking event in Foundation history. ETH is currently trading around $2,045, and this move has been quietly executed over 11 separate trades, which tells us more than price alone. The signals here are not just dollar numbers. The Foundation is choosing not to use its ETH by selling it. With around $78 billion worth of ETH…

Here are the numbers of Pioneers who successfully completed their second migration: Pi Network’s core team, which has come under severe criticism recently, has announced the number of users who have completed a second transfer of their balances. However, similar to previous similar posts about X, the community was quick to pick up on this statement and slam the lack of real progress. 119,000 pieces and growing Recall that the team made several important announcements on Pi Day (March 14), ranging from protocol updates to the long-awaited second migration. The process will begin that day and continue with a gradual…

In the absence of on-chain data and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor’s customary Sunday X buy signal, MicroStrategy (MSTR) did not add to any Bitcoin positions last week, ending a 13-week buying streak that began in late December 2025. The suspension marks the first break in what has become a programmatic weekly supply auction in which the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company has acquired approximately 90,831 BTC. Explore: MicroStrategy eyes 1 million BTC: Inside Saylor’s long-term accumulation plan 13 Weeks, 90,831 BTC: What the MicroStrategy Bitcoin Streak Shows The buying spree that ended last week was not an accidental accumulation, but a…

Jeffrey Kendrick, global head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered, said Ethereum could rise to $40,000 by 2030 and outperform Bitcoin in the process, arguing that the next wave of tokenization, stablecoin growth and institutional blockchain construction is likely to land on Ethereum first. In an interview with Milk Road’s John Gillen, Kendrick directly tied ETH’s theory to how traditional finance approaches on-chain infrastructure. His argument was that Ethereum won not because of narrative momentum, but because it appears to be the safest place for banks, asset managers, and large institutions to start building Ethereum. Why Ethereum can outperform…

Trustworthy editorial content reviewed by industry-leading experts and experienced editors. Advertising disclosure Over the past two months, Bitcoin (BTC) price has tried in vain to regain its $80,000 valuation, with the price peaking at around $76,000 during this period. Interestingly, one market analyst recently explained that this is due to significant price levels acting as resistance. Adjusted realized prices create resistance to recovery attempts In a March 28 post on X, on-chain analyst Dirkforst highlighted the underlying dynamics behind Bitcoin’s recent problems. This analysis is based on readings from BTC realized prices excluding over 7 years of supply. It is…

Kalsi faces a new state-level lawsuit Friday after the state of Washington filed allegations that the prediction market operator violated state gaming laws with its products.The Washington State Attorney General’s complaint alleges that Mr. Carsi violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Gambling Law, and Lost Gambling Money Recovery Act, citing the Pacific Northwest state’s existing online gambling ban and other intense scrutiny of gaming markets.”The Kalsi website and app will display to consumers the various events they can bet on and the odds for those events, which will determine the amount bettors will be paid if the event occurs,” a…

The White House on Friday released a smartphone app that gives users direct access to administration updates, social posts, photos and policy pages related to President Donald Trump’s second term. summary The White House app offers policy pages, curated news, social feeds, media tools, and contact options. Users can submit tips to ICE while viewing an administrative message section focused on affordability claims and borders. Although the app promised live video, President Trump’s Friday remarks were not streamed in real time. The government said the app would provide information “straight from the source and without filters” after several teaser videos…

Morgan Stanley is poised to shake up the spot Bitcoin ETF market with a significantly lower fee structure, with new filing details showing that its upcoming Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) will charge just 0.14% annually, below all existing U.S. competitors. The fees, revealed in the latest trust documents shared by Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, are 11 basis points below BlackRock’s flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which currently stands at about 0.25%. Aggressive pricing positions MSBT as the cheapest spot Bitcoin ETF on the market at the time of launch, indicating a deliberate push to attract both internal advisory flow…