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Hong Kong greenlights crypto margin financing and perpetual trading

Hong Kong’s SFC will allow licensed brokers to offer digital asset margin financing and set a framework for crypto perpetuals …

Franklin Templeton and SWIFT say the future of banking is 24/7 and natively on-chain

Tokenized funds and deposits are edging toward the mainstream, though regulation, infrastructure and security remain obstacles.

Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops

Bitcoin and ether extended declines, dragging down crypto-related stocks, even as gold and silver rallied.

European Parliament throws support behind digital euro

European lawmakers have endorsed the ECB’s digital euro plans as a way to shore up the bloc’s monetary sovereignty, while …

Joe Lubin claims DeFi is as safe as traditional finance, adding that bitcoin is in crisis

During an interview at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Joseph Lubin argued that "blue chip" decentralized finance has reached parity with …

Ethereum holders in ‘full-scale’ accumulation as ETH price drops below $2K

Ether inflows into accumulation addresses spike despite ETH price falling below $2,000, signalling strong investor confidence in the long term.

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say

Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.

DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized

Rules are required to ensure DeFi projects grow and mature, which means they need layers of centralization before becoming truly …

Robinhood believes yields should be passed on to the customer, criticizes traditional finance

Robinhood’s Johann Kerbrat took the stage along with Bullish CEO Tom Farley to speak of his platform's views on stablecoin …

Tokenization still at start of hype cycle, but needs more use cases, specialists say

Crypto asset specialists must figure out how to match tokenization hype to real-world utility, Securitize's Graham Ferguson said.

Hong Kong ready to issue first stablecoin licenses in March, Financial Secretary says

Hong Kong will begin issuing a small number of stablecoin licenses to companies with credible business models and strong compliance, …

Uniswap scores early win as US judge dismisses Bancor patent suit

The court granted Uniswap’s motion to dismiss without prejudice, allowing plaintiffs 21 days to amend before the dismissal becomes final.