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China's 14 largest wealth management companies—including the four state-owned bank wealth managers (China Construction Bank Wealth Management, Industrial Bank Wealth Management, Agricultural Bank Wealth Management, and Bank of China Wealth Management) and eight joint-stock bank wealth

Local governments across China are accelerating debt reduction efforts in 2025, with multiple provinces setting targets to clear hidden debt entirely by the end of the decade. According to data from Enterprise Warning Pass, as of April 13, 2025, local governments had issued approximately 1.3

Pavel Durov, the co‑founder of Telegram, sparked a privacy-focused conversation around the fragility of end-to-end encryption when push notification data can linger on devices. He cited a report that pointed to how investigators could access deleted messages by inspecting device notification logs, a

U.S. regulators are accelerating crypto oversight by using interpretive rules, signaling a faster policy rollout strategy that prioritizes immediate clarity over traditional rulemaking processes. Key Takeaways: Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights fast-track crypto rules, boosting

XRP derivatives traders have reduced open interest broadly across major exchanges over the past 30 days, according to a report from CryptoQuant, reflecting deliberate deleveraging and a structural shift in market behavior. The uniform contraction across high-liquidity venues signals risk reduction r

Grayscale, a major digital asset investment firm, argues in its latest market report that Bitcoin may be entering a new structural era where the familiar 4-year boom-and-bust cycle no longer defines price behavior. Instead of parabolic peaks followed by deep resets, the firm contends that a more

Bitcoin held on cryptocurrency exchanges has fallen to its lowest percentage of total supply since November 2017, according to on-chain data provider Santiment. Currently, approximately 1.15 million Bitcoin (0.744% of total supply) sit on exchanges, marking a significant structural shift in how

The Ethereum Foundation, Gnosis, and Zisk announced the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) framework on March 29, 2026, introducing a new approach to address Layer 2 fragmentation and improve composability across Ethereum-based

Bitcoin fell below $63,000 on recent trading sessions, marking its first drop below this level in approximately 17 months, following a sharp rejection from the $67,000–$68,500 resistance region. The intraday low reached below $62,800, accompanied by expanding downside volume that confirmed active se

Uniswap Labs is launching Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCAs) on its main web application on February 2, 2026, introducing a standardized on-chain mechanism for token launches. The rollout adds a dedicated "Auctions" tab to the Uniswap Explore page, where users can discover, bid on, and claim

Bitcoin is approaching a significant on-chain milestone: nearly 20,000 wallets now hold at least 100 BTC each. At current prices, 100 BTC is worth approximately $6.78 million, meaning these wallets are predominantly controlled by high-net-worth individuals, institutional funds, long-term holders, an

A Brickken survey conducted in Q4 2025 and released on February 20, 2026, found that real-world asset (RWA) issuers are primarily using blockchain tokenization to improve capital formation and fundraising efficiency, rather than to create immediate secondary market liquidity. The findings indicate t

_Crypto fraud surged to $11.4B in 2025, driven by AI scams and investment schemes, with elderly victims hardest hit._ Crimes involving crypto reached a new peak in 2025, with losses climbing to record levels across the United States. Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation paints a clear

According to a CryptoQuant market report, Bitcoin funding rates across major derivatives exchanges are hovering near neutral levels, indicating a balanced market with no clear sign of excessive bullish or bearish positioning. Despite Bitcoin trading near $66,000, derivatives metrics reveal a

Novozhenov argues that despite lingering governance, security and regulatory hurdles that have shuttered several protocols, DeFi remains resilient.

Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, says strong earnings are helping markets absorb geopolitical shocks, despite ongoing risks.

Crypto trading is almost entirely public. One startup thinks it has borrowed an idea from Wall Street that could change that.

Key factors, such as ETF flows, macro factors and on-chain supply favor a rally in bitcoin even as war risks linger.