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On-chain analytics firm Elliptic has identified a 700% spike in outflows from Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, starting just minutes after the first US-Israeli airstrikes on Saturday. Elliptic suggests the spike in outflows could signal a capital flight from Iran. Nobitex allows users to convert Iran’s fiat currency, the rial, to crypto, which can be more easily sent offshore. Nobitex is a key part of Iran’s crypto infrastructure but evidence suggests it is also used by the regime to skirt sanctions and has been linked to bad actors abroad in North Korea, Palestine, Russia and Syria. Cryptocurrency outflows from Iran’s…

Bitfinex Securities is restarting USDt-denominated tokenised bond issuances on Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, targeting more than US$10m (AU$14m) in future sales. Since 2023, four offerings have raised US$6.2m (AU$8.68m), returned US$1m (AU$1.4m) in principal and distributed over US$1.1m (AU$1.54m) in coupons. The platform operates under AIFC and El Salvador frameworks and lists around US$250m (AU$350m) in regulated tokenised securities. Bitfinex Securities has resumed facilitating tokenised bond issuances for Luxembourg-based securitisation fund ALTERNATIVE, extending a programme first launched in 2023. The forthcoming USDt-denominated offerings are expected to exceed US$10 million (AU$14 million) and will be issued and settled on Bitcoin’s Liquid Network,…

Chainlink’s CCIP now allows Coinbase’s cbBTC to move from Base to Monad, unlocking over US$5B in Bitcoin-backed liquidity. The integration expands lending, borrowing and trading markets on Monad, with Curvance and Neverland among early adopters. Coinbase’s 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token gains broader DeFi reach, supported by CCIP’s cross-chain security framework. Chainlink has enabled the transfer of Coinbase’s wrapped Bitcoin token, cbBTC, from Base to the Monad blockchain through its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), opening access to more than US$5 billion (AU$7 billion) in Bitcoin-backed liquidity. The integration connects Base and Monad, allowing cbBTC to move into Monad’s decentralised finance ecosystem. Monad…

Conflict-linked betting on Polymarket reached record volumes, with geopolitical wagers jumping from US$163.9 million to US$425.4 million in the week ending March 1. Nine of the ten most-traded geopolitical markets focused on Iran, including a controversial US$104 million market on the Supreme Leader’s status following his death over the weekend. The surge triggered calls for a regulatory crackdown, as US lawmakers urged the CFTC to act against offshore platforms hosting markets tied to war, terrorism, or assassination. Conflict-linked betting surged on prediction markets last week as traders piled into contracts tied to US-Israeli strikes on Iran, pushing Polymarket volumes to…

Former Labour minister Rushanara Ali has called for cryptocurrency donations to be banned in British politics, warning they pose a serious risk of foreign interference.  She argued that crypto can be used to evade transparency rules and she planned to intervene when the UK elections bill comes back in front of MPs this week. Ali joins a growing number of Labour backbenchers who want crypto donations outlawed in the new legislation, until oversight of technologies like crypto and AI are possible. UK Labour MP Rushanara Ali has called for a complete ban on political donations via cryptocurrencies to prevent foreign…

Ethereum is approaching a milestone that few investors would welcome: its longest run of consecutive monthly losses since the 2018 crypto winter.Since September 2025, ETH has posted six straight monthly declines, a stretch that has cut its price by roughly 60% from its August 2025 record high of $4,953 to below $2,000.A losing streak of this length is uncommon for a network that is simultaneously posting record transaction activity, and that contrast makes the current phase notable.Ethereum Monthly Returns Since January 2025 Till Date (Source: CoinGlass)As a result, the immediate issue is not only that ETH has been falling.The run…

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is starting to look like a financial back end that traditional finance can adopt without changing itself too much.This is because tokenized funds can sit on the ledger, and stablecoins can move across it. At the same time, protocol upgrades keep landing, including features designed for institutions that want on-chain settlement without open access to every counterparty.However, the awkward part for XRP holders is that a thriving XRPL does not automatically translate into proportional demand for XRP.That is the real story in 2026. XRPL can generate significant economic activity, while XRP captures only a thin utility…

As the United States Mint continues to roll out semiquincentennial-themed releases, the 2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Silver Eagle adds another format to the expanding 2026 lineup. New U.S. Mint product image of the 2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Silver Eagle Late last week, product images for the coin were released, revealing the semiquincentennial dual date, 1776 ~ 2026, and a Liberty Bell privy mark bearing the numeral “250,” consistent with the companion proof edition just released. Its price is set at $169, four dollars less than the W proof. Order Limit Reduced, Subscription Details Updated, and Date of Release Notably, an…

Revolut is preparing to trial a pound-backed stablecoin inside a regulated stablecoin sandbox in the UK, with testing expected within the current quarter. While this might look like another fintech pilot in the long history of crypto payment tests, the more interesting part sits upstream of the token itself.Revolut has what most stablecoin projects spend years trying to build: distribution inside ordinary money habits. Over 12 million users in the UK open the app daily to check balances, move funds, split bills, pay subscriptions, exchange currencies, and send money across borders.A stablecoin placed inside that flow and that big of…

Bitcoin price opened US trading session strongly with a 3% surge above $68,000, according to CryptoSlate’s data.This marked a significant difference to its first response, which looked nothing like a clean safe-haven trade following the latest Middle East tensions.When headlines hit over the weekend about US strikes on Iran, the flagship digital asset fell below $64,000 before stabilizing, behaving less like digital gold than a liquid, around-the-clock risk asset.Gold moved the other way, rising toward $5,376 an ounce as investors sought traditional protection.In foreign exchange, the Swiss franc and Japanese yen strengthened, while the dollar also firmed, a familiar sign…