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Bank of Canada, country’s largest banks complete first tokenized bond trial
Project Samara will continue to test issuing, trading and settling bonds using digital Canadian dollars on a distributed ledger.
Bitcoin drops toward $70,000 ahead of U.S. jobs data; oil price rises on Iran war
Investors are turning more defensive as geopolitical tensions rise and key U.S. labor market data approaches.
Dubai crypto regulator says KuCoin exchange is operating without proper license and must stop
The VARA alert comes just a couple of weeks after Austria's financial regulator prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business.
Vancouver mayor's bitcoin investment proposal blocked by city, provincial law
Officials say the Vancouver Charter limits city reserves to government debt, bank instruments and other traditional assets.
Sanctions evasions using crypto increased by 700% in 2025: Chainalysis
Russia, Iran and North Korea expanded their use of stablecoins, hacked funds and state-linked exchanges to move more than $100 billion onchain to evade international sanctions.
CleanSpark sold 97% of February bitcoin production to fund AI pivot
The cash flow generated will support the bitcoin miner's expansion into AI and high-performance computing data centers.
Crypto-friendly fintech giant Revolut files for U.S. banking license
The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.
New York Stock Exchange owner values crypto exchange OKX at $25 billion in new partnership
ICE also made a strategic investment in OKX at a valuation of $25 billion and plans to launch new tokenized stocks and crypto futures products.
Bitcoin takes aim at $74,000. Surprisingly, the dollar's rallying too.
Your day-ahead look for March 5, 2026
Bitcoin holds above $72,000 as crypto market pauses after breakout
Bitcoin and ether edged higher as traders assessed macro risks, derivatives positioning and whether bitcoin can sustain a push toward $80,000.
