Month: March 2025

Vietnam to pilot digital currency exchange under new legal framework: Deputy Minister of Finance

Key Takeaways Vietnam will pilot a digital currency exchange platform under a new regulatory framework. The Ministry of Finance and State Bank are developing legal guidelines for digital assets. Share this article Vietnam will pilot a digital currency exchange platform…

Ripple CTO Addresses XRP Holdings – No Obligation for Ripple to HODL!

David Schwartz’s comments aimed to clarify Ripple’s role in managing its XRP reserves, which sparked renewed debate on the firm’s influence over XRP’s value. Schwartz’s remarks highlight the firm’s ongoing legal battle with the SEC, which claims the firm was…

Best Beats Deal: Save $150 on Beats Studio Pro

SAVE $150: As of March 6, Beats Studio Pro wireless noise-canceling headphones are on sale for $199.99 at Best Buy, down from their regular price of $349.99. I refuse to pay full price for a good pair of headphones when…

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USDC Booms As Circle Gets Approval To Operate In Japan And UAE

Circle will soon be able to offer USDC to investors in Japan. Jeremy Allaire, CEO at Circle, announced on 4 March 2025, that USDC is now “the first and only global dollar stablecoin to become approved for use in Japan.”…

Ripple News: XRP Community Awaits SEC’s March 6 Meeting – Could It End the Lawsuit?

The four-year lawsuit between Ripple Labs and the SEC may soon come to an end, with a closed meeting scheduled for March 6, potentially signaling a dismissal or settlement. The SEC’s recent moves to drop investigations into companies like Coinbase…

The Plight of Migrants Is Deeply Misunderstood. Can a Video Game Help?

Over the past year, Karla Reyes and her team at Anima Interactive have visited the US-Mexico border twice to interview migrants and humanitarians. Once a month, Reyes interviews migrants remotely via video calls. She’s spoken to dozens. They come from…

Bukele’s IMF Deal Controversy: Fine Print on Bitcoin Raises Questions

While the fine print of the IMF credit facility deal states that the public sector will not acquire more bitcoin, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has rejected this notion, asserting that these acquisitions will continue. But who is right? El…

Crypto Price Analysis March-06: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and SOL

This week, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Solana in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum closes another week in red after the price fell by 3%. Buyers tried to keep it above $2,400 after the news that ETH…

Renaissance Fusion raises €32M to radically simplify complex fusion reactors

Fusion power startups have long been stalked by one stubborn question: Will the technology work?  But now, with net-positive fusion power no longer the stuff of science fiction, a fresh crop of startups have been founded on more mundane questions:…

Ethereum price rises as crypto summit nears, what’s next?

Ethereum price surged 6% in the past 24 hours, reclaiming the $2,300 level despite weakening decentralized finance metrics. According to data from Defi Llama, in February, Ethereum’s (ETH) total value locked fell to $50 billion from a peak of $71…