Nasdaq stock exchange to offer 24-hour trading 5 days a week

The Nasdaq stock exchange will offer 24-hour trading, Monday through Friday, with the change in trading hours expected to take place in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. According to a March 7 statement from Nasdaq president Tal Cohen, the growing international demand for Nasdaq-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and US equities warrants … Read more

WLFI’s DeFi credentials under fire after Sui partnership

Sui, a layer-1 blockchain developed by San Francisco-based Mysten Labs, announced on March 6 that it had partnered with World Liberty Financial (WLFI). As part of the deal, Sui’s native token, SUI (SUI), will be included in WLFI’s “Macro Strategy” strategic token reserve, and both entities will explore product development opportunities together. WLFI, a decentralized … Read more

US Bitcoin reserve ups volatility, futures recoil

Bitcoin’s volatility reached new highs and futures prices recoiled after US President Donald Trump’s order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States drew ambivalent reactions from traders, market data shows.  Experts said the market’s response indicates disappointment among traders who hoped for a more aggressive plan to buy Bitcoin (BTC) with federal … Read more

Trump-linked WLFI triples Ether holdings, Solana sees $485M outflows: Finance Redefined

The blockchain platform linked to United States President Donald Trump took the crypto market downturn as an investment opportunity, tripling its Ether holdings in a week ahead of the White House’s first Crypto Summit on March 7. Meanwhile, Solana was hit by nearly half a billion dollars worth of outflows in February as cryptocurrency investors … Read more

Bitcoin investors share mixed reactions to White House Crypto Summit

The Bitcoin (BTC) community voiced mixed reactions to the March 7 White House Crypto Summit, with some investors characterizing it as a historic day for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, while others called the event underwhelming. Crypto trader Miles Deutscher said the event was a “massive net positive” for Bitcoin, despite the mixed reactions. Kyle Samani, the … Read more

XRP price risks another 20% drop after ‘Digital Asset Stockpile’ letdown

As of March 8, XRP (XRP) faces mounting technical and fundamental pressures that suggest a possible 20% price decline in the near future. Drawing from recent market analyses and historical patterns, investors should watch three key signals. XRP price chart hints at 20% drop ahead XRP/USD is currently forming a symmetrical triangle on its weekly … Read more

Nigeria’s new crypto tax policies may not drive the revenue it needs

In February, Nigeria sued Binance for unpaid taxes and introduced new cryptocurrency taxations in an effort to boost its faltering economy, but it may not have the intended effects. As the 53rd largest economy in the world, Nigeria is predicted to enjoy the highest average GDP growth between 2010 and 2050, according to Citigroup. However, … Read more