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Bitpanda said Wednesday it is building Vision Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 that the Vienna-based broker said is aimed at helping European banks and fintechs issue and manage tokenized assets using infrastructure designed for compatibility with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II.Bitpanda is pitching Vision Chain as a layer-2 for tokenized assets, combining Optimism’s OP Stack with institutional custody and compliance tooling so that regulated companies in Europe can tokenize and trade traditional assets such as stocks, bonds and funds on an Ethereum-based rollup. Bitpanda argued that this positioning, along…

Crypto analyst Crypto Patel has outlined a roadmap for how Bitcoin could rally to $300,000. The analyst also indicated that investors will have the opportunity to buy at lower levels, as he predicts BTC will first drop to $44,000.  Roadmap For The Bitcoin Rally To $300,000 In an X post, Crypto Patel laid out the roadmap for the Bitcoin rally to $300,000. First, he stated that BTC will bounce into the $89,300 to $98,000 range, which is the higher timeframe bearish order block. Once that happens, he predicts the leading crypto will face rejection from that zone, triggering the final…

A new report from Charles Schwab suggests bitcoin is shedding one of its defining traits: extreme volatility. That might be good or bad news. According to the firm’s analysis, bitcoin’s price swings have declined sharply in recent years, with the asset now exhibiting less volatility than some of the largest U.S. technology stocks. The report found BTC’s historical volatility (HV) dropped to 42% in 2025 — roughly half of what it recorded in 2021 — marking a significant shift as the cryptocurrency matures into a widely traded financial asset. Schwab’s data shows bTC now behaves similarly to major equities, and…

US President Donald Trump announced the appointment of 13 members from the crypto, blockchain, AI, and technology industries to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, re-established by executive order in January 2025.In a Wednesday notice, the White House said that the council would include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison, and others from major tech companies. According to the White House, the council could have up to 24 members, many of whom “will be appointed in the near future.”Source: Michael KratsiosThe council will be co-chaired by…

Opinion by: Joshua Kim, CEO and founder of DonaFi.Traditional crowdfunding has always been pitched as a lifeline for creators. For non-fungible token (NFT) artists, most centralized models feel out of sync with reality. Fees are high, visibility is inconsistent and platforms increasingly optimize for momentum rather than need. During a market downturn, when liquidity dries up dramatically, the deck is stacked even higher against artists.Decentralized crowdfunding ensures a more direct, transparent capital flow onchain from collectors who care about art, as opposed to quick flips. The recent effort led by longtime collector Batsoupyum and curator Lanett Bennett Grant makes the…

Startale Group said it closed a $63 million Series A round, adding $50 million from SBI Group to a $13 million first close from Sony Innovation Fund in January.The Singapore-based company, which operates in Japan, builds blockchain tools for both financial firms and retail users. Its products include Strium, a blockchain for tokenized securities and other real-world assets, yen stablecoin JPYSC, dollar stablecoin USDSC and the Startale app, a consumer app tied to Sony-backed layer-2 network Soneium.The funding brings together Startale’s two most important strategic partners, the firm said. SBI has worked with the company on Strium and JPYSC, while…

Ethereum is trading below $2,200. The market is volatile. And yet, quietly, the structural case for ETH has never looked more constrained on the supply side. A new CryptoQuant report reveals that 38.31 million ETH — roughly 31.4% of the total supply — is now locked in staking, an all-time high. That is not a footnote. It is the most significant supply development in Ethereum’s recent history, and the price has not caught up to it yet. Related Reading The data is unambiguous: the ETH 2.0 Staking Rate indicator just recorded its highest reading ever, meaning nearly one in three…

Bitcoin price moved higher on Wednesday as markets reacted to signs that Iran may seek a full end to its conflict with Israel, not only a temporary ceasefire. The shift in tone, reported by regional media and echoed in diplomatic signals from Washington, helped lift risk assets and pushed oil prices lower. The Bitcoin price rose back above $72,000 after trading near $69,000 earlier in the session. The move followed reports that a one-month ceasefire could form part of a broader agreement that includes limits on Iran’s nuclear program and a pledge to avoid future weapons development.  Traders treated the…

Crypto derivatives firm STS Digital said on Wednesday it had launched a structured products platform for digital assets, with Kraken as its first distribution partner.STS Digital said the platform allows clients to access options-based strategies packaged into predefined payoff structures. Kraken has integrated the platform via an API and is using it to power its Dual Investment product, which offers eligible clients fixed returns on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). The launch reflects a broader trend of firms packaging derivatives into structured products that can offer yield or downside protection in crypto markets.Jeremy Dominh, head of structured products at STS Digital,…

Before the Iran war broke out, Bitcoin spent months trading sideways while gold rallied to record levels.At the time, gold was seen as the go-to safe haven; inflation concerns remained persistent and geopolitical tensions continued to build, while Bitcoin (BTC) failed to live up to that role.Nearly a month after the US and Israel launched the first strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, that view is being challenged. Bitcoin initially fell to $63,176 on the news of the attacks but has since risen about 12% to $71,012, as of Wednesday.Meanwhile, rising oil prices and inflation fears have weighed on gold,…