#Bitcoin sidechains will drive BTCfi growth

#Bitcoin sidechains will drive BTCfi growth

BTCfi is set to surge. Bitcoin DeFi cannot be ignored. Sidechains will bring new use cases and opportunities without compromising the base layer’s integrity. Opinion by: Brendon Sedo, Core DAO initial contributor Bitcoin is outgrowing the “digital gold” narrative. The primary driver of this shift is the rise of Bitcoin DeFi (BTCfi), which looks beyond…

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#Crypto debanking is not over until Jan 2026: Caitlin Long

#Crypto debanking is not over until Jan 2026: Caitlin Long

Crypto debanking efforts may continue until January 2026, when Trump can appoint a new Federal Reserve Governor, according to blockchain regulatory advisers. Update March 22, 2025, 10:08 a.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include an embed of the Chainreaction episode. The cryptocurrency industry may still be facing debanking-related issues in the United States,…

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#Crypto VC giant targets B for new funds, expects oversubscription — Report

#Crypto VC giant targets $1B for new funds, expects oversubscription — Report

Haun Ventures is reportedly targeting $500,000 less than its significant funding round in 2022, citing different conditions in the cryptocurrency market. Venture capital firm Haun Ventures is reportedly looking to raise $1 billion for two new crypto-related investment funds within the next three months. If successful, $500 million will be allocated to early-stage crypto investments,…

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#South Korea to block non-compliant crypto exchanges

#South Korea to block non-compliant crypto exchanges

South Korean authorities are looking to block crypto exchanges that do not comply with the country’s strict reporting rules. South Korean authorities are reportedly looking into blocking crypto exchange platforms that may have operated without adhering to the requirements set by the country’s financial regulator.  On March 21, local media Hankyung reported that the Financial…

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#Bitcoin speculative appetite declines as investors seek safety

#Bitcoin speculative appetite declines as investors seek safety

Global trade tensions and fluctuating market dynamics are making investors reconsider their crypto strategies, market analysts told Cointelegraph. Speculative appetite is vanishing from the crypto markets, as investors are looking for safer digital asset investments following the recent wave of memecoin scams and macroeconomic uncertainty. Bitcoin’s hot supply metric, which measures the Bitcoin (BTC) aged…

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