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Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Viktor Juskin, Co-Founder of LegalBison, explains how crypto founders must navigate the complex 2026 regulatory landscape, from MiCA and DORA compliance to DAO liability and jurisdictional strategies across the EU, U.S., and UAE. Viktor Juskin is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of LegalBison, a global boutique legal and business services firm and licensed Corporate Service Provider specializing in corporate structuring for FinTech and digital asset projects. LegalBison operates across 50+ jurisdictions with offices in Poland, Estonia, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Panama, and…
Solana price approaches $90 resistance with Fibonacci and value area confluence. Failure to reclaim this level could trigger a rotation toward $70 support. Summary Key Resistance: Solana testing $90 range-high with 0.618 Fibonacci confluence. Bull Trap Risk: Rejection could trigger liquidity sweep below $81. Downside Target: Range rotation may extend toward $70 value area low and $67 swing support. Solana (SOL) price is approaching a critical technical inflection point as price rallies toward the $90 resistance level, an area where multiple technical indicators converge. After recovering from recent lows, the asset is now testing the upper boundary of its trading range, raising questions about whether the rally…
Strive has raised the dividend on its SATA preferred stock to 12.75% while tying more of its balance sheet to Bitcoin and high‑yield preferred equity bets. Summary Strive lifts the SATA preferred coupon to 12.75% with a 1.0625 dollar dividend due April 15 for holders of record on April 1. The firm now holds about 13,311 bitcoin and is allocating 50 million dollars into Strategy’s STRC preferreds to amplify yield over common equity. Investors in SATA are effectively underwriting Strive’s core business plus a leveraged macro bet on Bitcoin and risk assets in a high‑rate, high‑volatility regime. Strive (NASDAQ: ASST)…
Bitpanda’s 2025 revenue rose 16% to €371M as users hit 7.4M, MiCA licensing went live and the firm pushed deeper into multi‑asset trading and white‑label B2B infrastructure. Summary Revolut wins PRA approval to launch Revolut Bank UK with full banking status. UK customers gain FSCS protection up to £85,000 as accounts migrate in phases. Crypto trading remains in a separate, uninsured entity, defining a hybrid fintech–crypto model. Crypto investment platform Bitpanda reported adjusted 2025 revenue of 371 million euros (around 430 million dollars), up 16% year-on-year as user growth, product expansion, and new licenses helped offset a choppy market backdrop.…
Binance’s U.S. affiliate has hired veteran compliance executive Stephen Gregory as CEO to steady the platform under tougher U.S. scrutiny and reboot a regulated growth story. Summary Gregory replaces Norman Reed as Binance.US CEO, with Reed staying on as advisor to preserve continuity while handing control to a compliance‑driven operator. The new chief has held senior roles at Currency.com, Gemini, and CEX.io, bringing hands‑on experience with licensing regimes, supervision and crypto compliance frameworks. Under Gregory, Binance.US plans to expand its Earn and staking lineup and add cleaner access to DeFi and tokenized assets, pitching itself as a ring‑fenced, regulation‑first U.S.…
Revolut secures a full UK banking license, rolling out FSCS‑protected deposits for 13 million users while keeping crypto trading outside deposit insurance. Summary Revolut wins PRA approval to launch Revolut Bank UK with full banking status. UK customers gain FSCS protection up to £85,000 as accounts migrate in phases. Crypto trading remains in a separate, uninsured entity, defining a hybrid fintech–crypto model. Fintech giant Revolut has secured approval from the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to launch Revolut Bank UK, bringing full banking status and deposit protection to roughly 13 million domestic users. The license is a structural shift: Revolut…
Fresh Coinglass data shows ETH and BTC trapped between opposing liquidation bands, where a few hundred dollars either way can unleash over 1.9 billion dollars in forced flows. Summary For ETH, shorts face roughly 958 million dollars in liquidations above 2,153 dollars, while a drop below 1,951 dollars risks about 907 million dollars in long wipeouts across major CEXs. For BTC, a break below 66,724 dollars could trigger around 1.304 billion dollars in long liquidations, whereas a move above 73,613 dollars exposes about 1.296 billion dollars in shorts to forced buybacks. These bands now act as hard risk parameters for…
Aave price is trading near $111 as traders react to a $27 million liquidation error that briefly shook confidence in the lending protocol. Summary Aave price dropped after a $27M liquidation caused by a CAPO oracle error. 34 accounts using wstETH were liquidated, but the protocol stayed solvent and users will be reimbursed. AAVE trades in a descending channel with support at $110–$115, resistance at $125–$130, and weak momentum. Aave (AAVE) slipped on Wednesday as traders reacted to a recent liquidation incident on the protocol. At press time, AAVE was trading at $111.45, down 2.2% over the past 24 hours.…
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether Iranian networks used the crypto exchange Binance to evade American sanctions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Summary he U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Iran used Binance to circumvent U.S. sanctions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Investigators are examining transactions linked to more than $1 billion that allegedly moved through Binance to networks tied to Iranian-backed groups. Binance says it did not directly transact with sanctioned entities and that internal investigations led to suspicious accounts being shut down. The probe…
Ethereum price continues to move sideways even as its on-chain activity surges, highlighting a growing divergence between network fundamentals and short-term market performance. Summary Data from CryptoQuant shows Ethereum’s active addresses reaching near-record levels, signaling growing participation across DeFi, stablecoins and smart-contract interactions. Rising on-chain usage suggests strengthening fundamentals for Ethereum despite mixed price performance in recent weeks. ETH is trading around $2,020, with $2,207 (50-day SMA) acting as the next resistance while $1,950–$2,000 remains a crucial support zone for traders. According to analysis from CryptoQuant, the number of active Ethereum (ETH) addresses has climbed to some of the highest…