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2025 marked a pivotal year for Kraken’s expansion across Europe, building local teams, operating within clear regulatory frameworks, launching new products and strengthening strategic partnerships throughout the region. With MiCA and MiFID providing regulatory clarity, Kraken advanced innovation while remaining anchored to our core principles: security, trust and a long-term commitment to the crypto ecosystem. As a regulated platform investing locally, Kraken is proud to serve Europe as a truly local crypto partner. To close out the year, we took that commitment on the road with our 2025 Celebration Tour, connecting directly with our community in Riga, Lisbon, Dublin, Warsaw…

Mastercard and Visa remain dominant as stablecoins grow. Consumer trust, credit, and protection explain why card networks still hold an edge in payments.  Joe Lau, Co-Founder Alchemy       Discover top fintech news and events! Subscribe to FinTech Weekly’s newsletter Read by executives at JP Morgan, Coinbase, Blackrock, Klarna and more    Like virtually all consumers, you’ve got Mastercard and VIsa in your wallet. Between your bank-issued debit card and your credit cards, you have at least two to three of those logos in your pocket at all times. They’re familiar old friends. And that’s why Mastercard and Visa…

FULL DESCRIPTION: —————– Liquidity Shock Detector identifies significant price movements that often indicate institutional activity. When large market participants enter or exit positions, they create liquidity zones that price frequently revisits. This indicator automatically detects these zones and provides real-time trend analysis across multiple timeframes. How It Works The indicator monitors price velocity and candle size to detect sudden movements. When a significant move occurs, a validation period confirms whether the zone holds. Validated zones are displayed on the chart with clear visual markers showing zone strength and direction. Key Features – Automatic detection of liquidity shock zones based on…

Key Takeaways The price of Bitcoin is projected to remain within a price range of $82k to $90k for today.  If the inflation data exceeds expectations, the price may plunge to $80k or below. The crypto market remains in a precarious position with an uncertain macro climate, whale offloading, and December tax-loss harvesting. Bitcoin’s Current Market Scenario: How is Bitcoin Performing Now? Bitcoin is currently trading at around $86,688.54. The price has decreased by 0.74% over the past 24 hours. The market cap touched 1.73 trillion, while the 24-hour trading volume jumped 10% to $43.81 billion. Bitcoin is trading below…

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition. Here is the full list of the media/entertainment Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition.  Alltroo  What it does: Helps celebrities manage their charity giveaways and…

Zcash was built to give people the power to transact freely. Privacy and self-sovereignty are at the heart of that mission. Now, through the Maya Protocol integration, Zcash unlocks decentralized liquidity, cross-chain interoperability, and new ways to use ZEC. Why This Matters Zcash and Maya are built on deeply aligned principles. Zcash defends privacy and personal agency; Maya champions decentralization and open, permissionless access. Together, these values empower users to control their money and their data. With ZEC now live on Maya Protocol, Zcash gains native access to a permissionless, decentralized, cross-chain liquidity network for truly decentralized asset swaps. This…

31 Dec Looking Ahead to 2026: The Next Phase of Tokenised Capital Markets Posted at 12:54h in Bitfinex Securities by Maria Lobusova 2025 was the year that tokenisation went mainstream and began to be embraced as an integral part of the global financial infrastructure. The tokenised real-world asset (RWA) market now exceeds $35 billion, expanding more than 125% in 2025 alone and up 1,700% since 2022. The direction of travel is clear: a majority of asset managers and asset owners now expect tokenisation to become a normal part of everyday financing and investing within 10 years. As Paolo Ardoino, Chief…

With End of Financial Year (EOFY) quickly approaching, you’re probably starting to think about who you need to assist with processing and lodging your tax returns. If you are looking for an accountant for your new business or are unhappy with your current advisor, now is a good time to be looking for one that fits your needs. No matter the industry you are in lawyer, tradie, service or hairdresser, you’ll know it’s important to choose the person you outsource work to carefully.Here are some good questions to ask an accountant before you hire them.1. What services do you provide?You…

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GRIN Wallet Guide: Helping Miners Get Started In December, we published a detailed step-by-step guide explaining how to use the GRIN wallet correctly. GRIN remains one of the coins that can be very profitable to mine, but it also causes constant confusion among miners — especially those encountering it for the first time. The main issue is that GRIN cannot be mined directly to an address generated on a cryptocurrency exchange. Instead, miners must use a local GRIN wallet and properly configure transaction methods such as HTTP or file-based transactions. This additional complexity often leads to setup errors, failed payouts,…