Crypto news

Yes, you heard it right. A crack team of digital detectives at Lazarus Security Lab-who probably spend more time in front of screens than a squirrel in a nut factory-produced a report that examines these networks like a inquisitive cat eyeing a particularly tempting mouse. Out of 166 networks, they managed to find the ones that could pull the plug on your crypto stash-should they be in the mood, or perhaps feeling a tad shady. 😏

Visa Inc. has begun testing a new method for businesses to pay creators and gig workers using stablecoins, digital dollars backed by the U.S. currency. Oh, great. Now even the banks are trying to keep up with the times. What’s next? A 50% discount on existential dread?

Corporate digital asset deployment, once a lively dance, now limps forward as deleveraging drags its feet. Yet B. Riley, that eternal optimist, suggests that the U.S. government’s shutdown may soon end, lifting spirits like a spring breeze. 🌬️

Astar, a parachain performing acrobatic stunts within the Polkadot circus, has taken a giant leap for their native token by offering a “fixed supply” of 10.5 billion ASTR. Yes, you read that right-no more inflationary nonsense, just a limited number of tokens that might or might not evaporate during a mysterious event called the “Burndrop.” It’s like a magic trick, only with less applause and more blockchain jargon.

Bitcoin’s lovely upward trend isn’t exactly setting the charts ablaze, but it’s creeping up at about $104,600, waving at us from just below the sexy $110,000 horizon. While the price is trying to hold its own, momentum still looks as unpredictable as a cat on a hot tin roof. Interestingly, with spot trading volumes politely low-presumably the big institutional players are doing their secretive ballet behind the curtains-things might be happening under the radar. Who knew that quiet and subtle would be the new loud? 📈🙃

It probably won’t.)

Let us turn our gaze to the realm of bureaucracy, where Canary Capital, with the solemnity of a priest, files Form 8-A. Eric Balchunas, that modern-day prophet of ETFs, whispers of its inevitability. Yet what does this parchment mean to the soul of XRP? A mere prelude to chaos, or a ritual to appease the gods of speculation? The answer, dear friend, lies in the trembling hands of traders. 📜

The missing ingredient isn’t better tech-it’s a shared sense of “Okay, let’s all follow the same rules for once.” Because nothing kills innovation faster than a compliance-free-for-all.

Crypto whales are steadily buying Aster (ASTER) token despite uncertainty around its sustainability, drawing attention and sparking discussion in the crypto community. Onchain transaction data show that large-scale investors have been increasing their ASTER holdings over the past few days. At the same time, traders are taking more positions in derivatives, even though the token’s long-term outlook remains uncertain. 🐋💸