Crypto

If the bank's licensing application is approved, it will be able to provide exchange and crypto-asset services.

While the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) is hovering just above the $214 billion level, a defi protocol known as Lido has been creeping closer to overtaking Curve as the protocol with the most TVL in a defi protocol, according to Blockstream. In addition to Ethereum, Solana, Terra, Polygon, and Kusama blockchain networks, the liquid staking solution Lido currently has $19.2 billion in staking assets sourced from five different blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Terra, Polygon, and Kusama.

Blizzard Entertainment, a game studio that is part of the Activision-Blizzard corporation, has begun polling gamers on the use of NFTs and cryptocurrency components. The poll, which was only sent to a few of the company's users, sparked speculation that the corporation would incorporate some of these components into its games. The studio's head, Mike Ybarra, however, dismissed this notion.

Ethereum (ETH) continues its low volatility phase around its Point of Control (POC, red) that provided the highest liquidity in the past four months.

According to a report from Insider Intelligence, 3.6 million Americans would make payments in cryptocurrency this year.

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States has imposed new sanctions on more than 40 individuals and organizations.

There is a good chance that Ripple Labs will win a big case against the U.S. SEC. In court last week, the XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) developers won a procedural motion.

There was a big rise in the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum's ether hit the $3,165 level, and AAVE is looking for a big rise above $200.

The Secret Service of the United States is tightening down on illegal digital currency transactions.