Crypto economy

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Georgia’s crypto mining sector consumed 752 million kWh in 2025, representing 5% of the nation’s total electricity.
Low-cost hydroelectric power and free economic zones continue to attract miners, with major firms like AITec Solutions leading consumption.
Despite a market slowdown in

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David Schwartz, key architect of the XRPL, ruled out launching an independent project and attributed his decision to being “too lazy.”
He published performance data from his personal node and exposed a bug where servers in the same data center can trigger anti-DDoS protections by

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South Korea and France held a two-day joint seminar focused on cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and their impact on global payments.
Stablecoins and CBDCs were at the center of the debate as competing or complementary systems within the global financial infrastructure.
The forum also

Rakuten Wallet is expanding its asset offering with the recent addition of five new cryptocurrencies available for spot trading in Japan starting April 15, 2026.
The added assets are XRP, Stellar (XLM), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Toncoin (TON), a selection that combines widely

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SBI Ripple Asia has finalized its XRP Ledger token issuance platform, enabling multi-merchant prepaid tokens backed by JPY.
The system allows users to load funds once and spend across multiple merchants with 3 to 5 second settlement times and near-zero fees.
This rollout fits within

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Paul Atkins said the SEC’s crypto safe harbor proposal has reached White House review, marking an advance in the agency’s digital asset rulemaking effort.
The pending item, listed as “Crypto Assets,” may include exemptions and safe harbors, with OIRA review coming before publication and p

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The Solana Foundation launched STRIDE, a continuous security program for DeFi protocols with a tiered benefits system based on TVL.
Asymmetric Research will independently manage the program, evaluating protocols across eight categories and publishing results in a public repository.

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Regional Flows: Switzerland led digital asset inflows with $157.5 million, far outpacing the US and reinforcing Europe’s stronger market participation.
Asset Performance: XRP dominated digital asset inflows at $119.6 million, while Ethereum posted $52.8 million in outflows and Bitcoin

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Monthly records: March 2026 closed as the second month with the highest historical volume, reaching $25.7 billion in notional trades.
Shared leadership: Kalshi led the activity with $13 billion, followed closely by Polymarket with $10 billion in volume.
Open interest: Both platforms

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US lawmakers are pushing to advance a Digital Asset Bill by late April 2026 to clarify whether blockchain tokens fall under SEC or CFTC oversight.
Stablecoin rules are nearly finalized, potentially easing issuance and yield provisions.
Federal regulators, including the FDIC, are

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A Bloomberg Intelligence strategist warns Bitcoin could fall to $10K, pointing to the unwinding of pandemic-era liquidity and an oversupply of competing tokens.
He also argues stablecoins like Tether USDT could gain structural importance over time.
Despite the bearish view, other

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Solana extends its lead in DEX trading volume, surpassing Ethereum across daily, weekly, and monthly metrics, supported by strong retail activity and low transaction costs.
At the same time, Solana accelerates its expansion into tokenized real-world assets, reaching over $2 billion in

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Forensic records detected seven calls between Milei and Mauricio Novelli on the night of the token launch, prior to its official promotion on the X social network.
The project reached a market capitalization of $4 billion before plunging 90%, resulting in a $107 million liquidation by

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Bitcoin’s global hashrate fell to 1,004 EH/s in Q2 2026, a 5.8% contraction from the previous quarter, driven by the decline in BTC’s price.
The United States controls 37.4% of the total, followed by Russia (16.9%) and China (12%), with the three countries concentrating 65.2% of the

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Galaxy becomes the first company to adopt Broadridge Financial Solutions’ expanded ProxyVote platform for tokenized equities, enabling onchain shareholder voting.
The initiative builds on Galaxy’s earlier collaboration with Superstate to issue real shares on blockchain infrastructure.
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