BBVA gets regulatory nod to offer Bitcoin and Ether trading in Spain
11 Mar 2025
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) announced on March 10 that it had received the nod from Spain’s securities regulator, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), to offer Bitcoin and Ether trading services to its customers. Spain’s second-largest bank’s crypto offerings in Spain will enable users to buy, sell and manage digital assets through…

Investors flee from risk assets as JPMorgan ups recession odds to 40%
11 Mar 2025
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Crypto and tech stocks saw large selloffs on March 10 as fears of a US recession heightened despite efforts from the White House to temper concerns. Economists at Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan have raised their recession risk this year to 40%, up from 30% at the beginning of 2025. “We see a material risk that the US…

Biggest red weekly candle ever: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin starts the second week of March at a bearish crossroads as new multimonth lows get closer. Traders and analysts agree that little stands in the way of a $78,000 retest as BTC/USD seals its worst-ever weekly candle. CPI and PPI are due as markets enter a broad risk-off phase and stocks’ futures tumble. How…

Binance announces community voting mechanism for token listings
10 Mar 2025
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Binance, the world’s largest centralized exchange, has announced a community co-governance structure that allows Binance users to vote to list or delist tokens on the platform. According to the announcement, Binance will select projects which the community can vote on. Tokens that receive the most votes will be listed on Binance following due diligence from the…

Bitcoin reserve backlash signals unrealistic industry expectations
10 Mar 2025
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The widespread disappointment surrounding the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — hailed as a historic step for Bitcoin adoption — suggests unrealistic investor expectations, according to regulatory experts. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 7 that will utilize Bitcoin seized in government criminal cases rather than purchasing the asset directly from the market. The…

FDIC resists transparency on Operation Chokepoint 2.0 — Coinbase CLO
09 Mar 2025
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Some US government agencies continue to deny transparency regarding their role in Operation Chokepoint 2.0, a period during the Biden administration when crypto and tech founders were allegedly denied banking services, according to Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal. The collapse of crypto-friendly banks in early 2023 sparked the first allegations of Operation Chokepoint 2.0. Critics,…