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PayPay, a SoftBank Corp-backed payments company that owns a 40% stake in Binance Japan, is seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion in a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reported Monday.The Tokyo-based company and a selling shareholder plan to offer 55 million American depositary shares priced between $17 and $20 each, according to the report. At the top end of that range, the offering would value PayPay at more than $10 billion.PayPay is Japan’s largest cashless payments provider, with more than 70 million registered users. The company’s app allows consumers to make mobile payments at stores, transfer money and…

​The price of Bitcoin is close to its bottom, according to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, pointing to the winding down of the four-year cycle.Speaking with CNBC on Monday, van Eck said his firm expects Bitcoin (BTC) to gradually start picking up this year, arguing that the four-year halving cycle has been the primary driver of price over the past few months, as opposed to anything related to BTC’s fundamentals.“Our view coming into 2026 is that Bitcoin is governed by […] limited supply at 21 million, and the halving cycle where the Bitcoin miners who run the network get paid…

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Development included a provision temporarily barring the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency in its bipartisan bill to boost housing in the U.S.The “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act,” introduced Monday by Committee Chairman Tim Scott and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, respectively the top Republican and Democrat on the committee, aims to make it easier to build houses in the U.S.”Not only is this bill about cutting regulatory red tape, lowering costs, and expanding housing supply while generating no new spending, but it’s about making sure people like the…

NEAR token climbed as much as 17% after launching “Confidential Intents,” a new private execution layer designed to shield trades from public view, extending a 40% weekly rally and outperforming both the CoinDesk 20 Index and the broader privacy token sector.The feature was first unveiled last week at NEARCON in San Francisco, as previously reported by CoinDesk, and officially went live today.It routes transactions through a private shard linked to NEAR’s mainnet, according to technical documentation on NEAR’s blog, allowing users to toggle into confidential accounts to avoid front-running and sandwich attacks.Unlike privacy coins such as Monero or Zcash, which…

In brief Circle shares rose another 15% Monday, extending gains to roughly 60% since last week’s Q4 earnings. Analysts point to short covering, accelerating USDC growth, and regulatory clarity under the GENIUS Act. The rally comes as Bitcoin steadies near $68,000 amid the rising U.S.–Iran tensions. Stablecoin issuer Circle’s shares jumped another 15% Monday, extending gains to roughly 60% since last week’s fourth-quarter earnings release, as investors poured into stablecoin-linked equities while broader crypto markets held firm.The move follows the company’s announcement of 72% growth in its stablecoin USDC to $75.3 billion and 77% revenue growth to $770 million, despite…

Bitcoin traded near $68,000 on Tuesday as U.S. spot ETFs pulled in $458 million, according to data curated by SoSoValue, marking one of the quarter’s strongest inflow days despite the ongoing conflict with Iran.The inflows suggest institutional investors are treating bitcoin’s recent volatility stemming from the war as contained rather than systemic.Singapore-based trading firm QCP Capital said in a recent note that the roughly $300 million in long liquidations triggered by the weekend headlines were “notable but contained,” arguing that positioning had already been materially lightened in recent weeks.Options markets told a similar story, QCP wrote, with one-day implied volatility…

Hidden Road, now Ripple Prime, has been added to the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) directory.The development has fueled optimism within the XRP community. Many suggest that it marks a major milestone for XRPL’s institutional adoption.Hidden Road Listed in NSCC MPIDs A notice from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) confirmed Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC was included in the NSCC Market Participant Identifiers (MPIDs) Directory as of March 2, 2026.Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happensRipple first announced its intent to acquire Hidden Road, a global prime brokerage platform, in April 2025.…

Crypto hacks and scams resulted in $26.5 million in losses in February, the lowest monthly total since March 2025, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield.Out of 15 instances in February, only two accounted for most of the month’s losses, with the largest being the $10 million theft from YieldBlox’s DAO-managed lending pool via a price manipulation attack on Feb. 21, PeckShield reported in an X post on Sunday. The second-largest exploit targeted the decentralized identity protocol IoTeX, which lost about $8.9 million to a private key exploit on Feb. 21. Overall, February’s total represents a 69.2% month-on-month decrease from January, which…

The way people pay for things has changed dramatically over the past few years. Digital and mobile wallets are no longer just an alternative to cash or cards. They have become the preferred payment method for billions of consumers across the globe, from everyday purchases to cross-border transactions.This shift is touching every region, every age group, and every corner of the financial ecosystem, from mainstream retail payments to decentralized crypto transactions. This article explores the key wallet usage statistics shaping 2026, covering market size, global adoption trends, regional breakdowns, consumer behavior, and the platforms driving it all forward.Market Size &…

The US Federal Reserve could ease its hawkish monetary policy to help finance the country’s conflict with Iran, which would boost crypto markets, says BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.Hayes said in a blog post on Monday that every US president since 1985 has launched military action in the Middle East, and each time, the Federal Reserve has responded by cutting rates and expanding the money supply to finance the conflict.“The longer Trump engages in the extremely costly activity of Iranian nation-building, the higher the likelihood that the Fed lowers the price and increases the quantity of money to support Pax Americana’s…