Crypto

Binance is giving energy traders a new playground, 100x leveraged perpetual futures on WTI crude oil, Brent crude, and natural gas, dropping April 1, 2026, and no, it is not an April Fools joke. Crypto Traders Can Now Trade Oil Futures on Binance Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, by trading volume, announced three new USDT-margined perpetual contracts Monday: CLUSDT for West Texas…

BNP Paribas opens regulated access to bitcoin and ethereum through ETNs, giving retail clients exposure via traditional securities accounts while advancing a broader institutional blockchain strategy. BNP Paribas Adds Crypto-Linked ETNs for Retail Investors Growing access to regulated crypto-linked instruments is reshaping how traditional investors engage with digital assets, as BNP Paribas…

Decentralized finance ( DeFi) protection protocol built, Firelight, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked following several whale-scale deposits. Rapid Adoption and Capacity Expansion Firelight, the onchain protection layer for DeFi, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked on its protocol. The achievement follows several large-scale deposits exceeding 1 million XRP each and a newly expanded deposit cap…

Bitcoin miners entered 2026 facing mounting cost pressure and a rapid shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, according to a new Coinshares report released on Wednesday. AI Boom Reshapes Bitcoin Mining Sector, Coinshares Report Shows According to the latest bitcoin mining analysis, Q4 2025 marked one of the toughest periods for miners since the April 2024 halving, as bitcoin’s…