Story Highlights Singapore fintech MetaComp raised $35 million in funding led by Alibaba and Spark Venture investors. The funding will expand MetaComp’s Web2.5 platform combining fiat payments, stablecoins and tokenized wealth services. StableX Network expansion targets Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America for faster cross-border settlements. Singapore-based fintech company MetaComp has secured $35 million
Story Highlights Bitcoin surged near $72,000, gaining 3% as Ethereum, $XRP and Solana rose 3–5% together. SEC and CFTC agreement to coordinate crypto regulation boosted investor confidence and strengthened Bitcoin’s rally. Short liquidations worth $251.96 million forced 74,532 traders out, accelerating Bitcoin’s rapid price surge. Flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin today climbed close to $72,000, extending its
Bitcoin ($BTC) is showing signs of tightening supply, with the Scarcity Index on Binance reaching levels not seen since October 2025. The shift comes as whale wallets holding at least 100 $BTC hit a record, while long-term holder selling remains below the 2021 peak. Scarcity Index Surge Reflects Tight Bitcoin Supply Conditions Analyst Arab Chain
Bitcoin price rose about 2.6% in the past 24 hours, briefly touching the $72,000 level before easing slightly. The move came as the market attempted to break a short-term resistance zone that had capped price action for several days. At first glance, the latest price structure suggests a possible bull trap, a setup where a
The Middle East conflict is driving up oil prices, raising US inflation risk, and placing Bitcoin ($BTC) in a macroeconomic stress test. The key question that arises is: how will the largest cryptocurrency fare amid war tensions and a potential recession? Bloomberg Maps Three Oil Price Scenarios About a fifth of the world’s oil and
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) says it will push the US Federal Reserve to change how Bitcoin is treated, as the central bank is set to issue rules on how banks should implement international guidelines for asset risk weighting. “BPI will be reviewing this proposal closely and submitting a public comment to ensure that US
Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment has highlighted the relationship between $USDT address activity on $BNB Chain and the Bitcoin price. According to the on-chain data shared by the company, sudden increases in active $USDT addresses on the $BNB Chain network have often resulted in a recovery in the Bitcoin price in the past. According to an
POAP, the blockchain-based platform that turned event attendance into digital collectibles, is entering maintenance mode — ending active development on its current platform after nearly seven years as a fixture of the Web3 community. In a post on X, POAP co-founder and general manager Isabel Gonzalez announced that starting March 16, 2026, new issuers will
Global financial markets are once again facing rising geopolitical uncertainty. Oil prices are climbing as tensions escalate across key energy regions, while governments and energy companies move quickly to protect critical infrastructure. A new development illustrates how rapidly the global energy landscape is evolving. The world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Aramco, is reportedly in talks
Bitcoin ($BTC) and gold continue to move in opposite directions. In this context, JPMorgan has revealed the latest data between $BTC and gold and the sharp divergence between them. US banking giant JPMorgan stated that $BTC and gold ETFs have seen opposing flows since the US-Iran war. According to The Block, JPMorgan analysts have noted