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Pepe coin’s price has bounced back this month as investors bought the dip and futures open interest surged. Pepe (PEPE), a viral meme coin, jumped to a high of $0.000008960, its highest point since February 24, and 73% from its lowest point this year.  The ongoing rebound came as futures open interest rose to its highest level since Feb. 2. The metric surged to over $324 million, up from this month’s low of $166 million. Soaring open interest is a crucial indicator in crypto markets, measuring all outstanding futures contracts that have not yet been settled. A rising open interest…

Crypto community members are growing more optimistic about an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval following the resolution of a multi-year legal battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On March 19, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the case had concluded. In an X post, the Ripple executive said the SEC will drop its appeal against Ripple, ending the $1.3 billion unregistered securities suit that started in December 2020. Following the development, Nate Geraci, president of the advisory firm ETF Store, said on X that the approval of an XRP (XRP) ETF is next. Geraci said it was…

NFTs minted on the Ronin blockchain are now live on OpenSea, allowing users with a Ronin Wallet to engage with OpenSea’s interface to buy, sell, and launch new NFTs on the network.The update also includes access to OpenSea Studio, a no-code creation platform for launching NFT collections directly on Ronin which is expected to make NFT creation more accessible for creators operating on the network.To mark the integration, Sky Mavis has released two free commemorative NFTs—Jin and Ronke—which users can mint by connecting their Ronin Wallets. Both tokens reference figures familiar to the Ronin user base and are available for…

Interoperable Layer-1 blockchain Injective announced that Google Cloud is now a validator for the Injective network.According to the press release shared with Cryptonews, the move will boost the network’s security, reliability, and credibility. As a validator, Google Cloud will assist in securing the network, validate transactions, and contribute to the decentralization and robustness of the ecosystem.Furthermore, Injective will utilize Google Cloud’s protocol accelerator tools through the Google Cloud Web3 Portal. The latter offers developer tools, educational modules, testnet faucets, indexed data, and other features for blockchains to improve developer experience. 2/ Google Cloud brings high-quality, enterprise grade infrastructure to the…

Decentralized lending platform Abracadabra Money suffered a major security breach, resulting in the loss of approximately $13 million worth of its Magic Internet Money (MIM) stablecoin. The exploit, which targeted the gmCauldrons suite of products, was detected by blockchain security firm PeckShield on March 25. https://t.co/MbOCK0J3eL suffers a $13M ETH security breach, targeting @GMX_IO -linked pools, marking its second major exploit this year after a $6.49M hack in January.#DeFi #CryptoHackhttps://t.co/5AFL2T2fSY— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) March 25, 2025 The attack allowed malicious actors to drain 6,260 ETH by exploiting vulnerabilities within Abracadabra’s smart contract infrastructure. This event marks the second significant breach for…

Web3 privacy protocol COTI said on March 26 it has launched its mainnet, unveiling a new Layer 2 network designed to enable Privacy-on-Demand for decentralized applications and institutional users.  Coti spent more than two years developing its mainnet and it is now positioned as a major player within the confidential blockchain infrastructure industry. Developed in collaboration with Soda Labs, COTI’s Layer 2 leverages Garbled Circuits, a cryptographic technique that allows private computation. The technology delivers up to 3,000x faster speeds compared to existing privacy solutions and is supported across leading blockchain networks. “The future of Web3 can’t be built on…

What Is Fractionalized Crypto Ownership?Fractional ownership means multiple people can own a small part of an expensive asset. Instead of buying the whole thing, investors purchase digital tokens that represent a share of it. These assets can include things like property, artwork, luxury items, or even cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.Here’s how it works: an asset is turned into digital tokens on a blockchain. These tokens are then divided up and sold to different investors. Smart contracts – automatic agreements on the blockchain – handle the ownership details and any profits, cutting out the need for middlemen.How Does It Work?The process has…

Homepage > News > Business > Trump launching stablecoin, ETFs; ‘modernizing’ gov’t payments Donald Trump is launching more ‘crypto’ money-making projects, including a stablecoin that might one day be used for federal government payments. On March 24, sharp-eyed sleuths revealed that the Trump-controlled decentralized finance (DeFi) project World Liberty Financial (WLF) appeared to have launched a dollar-denominated stablecoin called USD1. The token was launched on the Binance Smart Chain (aka BNB Chain) with a market cap of $3.5 million. The Wintermute crypto market-maker reportedly participated in the launch. Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao tweeted that the USD1 smart contract had…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Decentralized finance powered by artificial intelligence, or DeFAI for short, is on the verge of transforming onchain trading and asset management. AI-driven autonomous agents will execute trades, optimize yields, and move liquidity seamlessly across multiple blockchains. This shift will significantly boost blockchain activity and liquidity flow, but for DeFAI to truly succeed, one crucial piece of the puzzle is still missing: secure, efficient cross-chain interoperability. As DeFAI pushes the boundaries of automation and financial efficiency, having reliable,…

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