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Aave has attracted nearly $800 million in deposits since launching on Mantle a month ago.Total value locked (TVL) on Mantle, the Ethereum Layer 2 network affiliated with the Bybit crypto exchange, reached a new all-time high on March 9, crossing the $1 billion mark for the first time at $1.06 billion, according to DefiLlama.The surge follows the launch of Aave, the largest lending protocol in decentralized finance (DeFi), on Mantle in mid-February. As of today, Aave on Mantle has surpassed $1.2 billion in total lending and borrowing market size.“Aave effect,” posted Aave founder Stani Kulechov.Mantle’s DeFi TVL surged nearly fourfold…

Strategy has found a new gear in its Bitcoin accumulation engine, and its STRC preferred stock equity is doing a growing share of the driving.The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, held 738,731 BTC as of March 8, up from 672,500 at the end of 2025. This represents an addition of 66,231 coins in 68 days, already surpassing its full-year net purchases in 2021, 2022, or 2023.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) Pace of Bitcoin Purchases Over Past Years (Source: Adam Argo)The pace of these acquisitions is striking by any measure, and what makes 2026 different is where the capital is coming from.For years,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office sold off all of 320 (BTC) recovered from hackers and returned them to the national treasury. The Bitcoin Heist According to a piece published by Chosun Ilbo, The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office announced on March 10 that it had “sold all 320.8 Bitcoins at market price, repatriating 31.5 billion won to the national treasury.” The Bitcoins were originally seized from Ms. A, the daughter of operators of a ₩390 billion illegal gambling ring, despite being lost later during the process of transferring…

Ripple announced plans on Wednesday to secure an Australian Financial Services License through the proposed acquisition of BC Payments Australia Pty Ltd, per a release shared with CoinDesk.The acquisition, which is still subject to completion, would allow Ripple to offer its full payments stack in Australia, covering onboarding, compliance, funding, foreign exchange, liquidity management, and payout through a single integration. Australian customers currently using Ripple Payments include Hai Ha Money Transfer, Stables, Caleb & Brown, Flash Payments, and Independent Reserve.”Australia is a key market for Ripple, and an AFSL strengthens our ability to scale Ripple Payments across the region,” said…

The possibility of a massive surge in the XRP price has been raised again following comments made by financial commentator Jake Claver during an interview on the Paul Barron podcast.  During the discussion, Claver suggested that XRP could eventually move into three or four digits, suggesting that the cryptocurrency might reach as high as $1,000 under the right conditions. Notably, the ‘right conditions’ are based on institutional adoption of Ripple’s financial infrastructure and the continued expansion of the company’s acquisitions. Related Reading XRP Could Hit $1K By End Of The Year Claver’s comments came as part of discussions among crypto…

The NFT project Pudgy Penguins has announced the upcoming launch of a virtual card on the crypto debit card app KAST. The team has unveiled a waitlist for users interested in getting the card. According to tweets announcing the launch, Pudgy Penguins required interested market participants to download the KAST mobile app and complete verification to secure their cards. This requirement also applies to users who have joined the waitlist, as such a move will maintain their Pengu Card eligibility. Users also have a chance to win a Pengu Black Card if they deposit at least $100 after completing verification…

The blockchain built for speedBitcoin was the first. Ethereum added programmability. Solana was built to go faster than both.Launched in 2020, Solana is a high-performance blockchain designed from the ground up to handle the demands of real-world finance, payments, and consumer applications — at a speed and cost that older networks simply cannot match.If you’ve been hearing about Solana and want to understand what it actually is, how it works, and why it matters, this article is for you.What is Solana?Solana is a Layer 1 blockchain — meaning it’s a standalone network, not built on top of another chain. It’s…

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Utexo, a startup building Bitcoin-native stablecoin settlement infrastructure, announced a $7.5 million seed round co-led by Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures.  The round also included participation from Franklin Templeton, Maven11 Capital, Fulgur Ventures, Alchemy VC, Ethereal Ventures, Auros Ventures, Arcanum Capital, Paper Ventures, Axia8, FlowTraders, Plan B, Gate Ventures, Sats Ventures, and strategic angels including operators from Ledger, Hyperion, BTC Turk, Echo, Legion, and SOLV. The company was founded to address a longstanding gap in the cryptocurrency ecosystem: enabling USDT to settle natively on Bitcoin with robust, production-ready payment rails. Tether’s  CEO, Paolo Ardoino, said that Bitcoin has…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Jake Claver drops a bomb. The financial commentator told Paul Barron’s podcast that XRP might rocket to $1,000 if the stars align right, and he’s betting big on institutional money flooding in. Claver thinks XRP could hit triple digits, maybe even four figures by 2026. Right now XRP trades under $1.40, so we’re talking about a pretty wild jump here. But Claver won’t back down from his call. He sees institutional players as the key that unlocks everything. Monica Long from Ripple Labs keeps pushing the same message – big money…