Hedera is deprecating AccountBalanceQuery by July 2026, pushing developers to the Mirror Node REST API as throttles step down starting May 2026. Here’s what changes. Hedera is pulling the plug on AccountBalanceQuery. The network has confirmed the feature will be fully removed with the July 2026 Consensus Node release, version...
Binance’s Richard Teng Fires Back at WSJ Over Compliance Claims
Binance denies firing staff over sanctions cases, calls WSJ report defamatory and inaccurate. Compliance exposure to Iranian exchanges dropped 97% from January 2024 to January 2026. Binance maintains 1,500+ compliance-focused employees and robust global oversight measures. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng has taken on the Wall Street Journal directly. He called...
Ethereum Price Faces $1.5K Risk After Rejection at Key $2.3K Level
Ethereum stays bearish below 2.3K as repeated rejections confirm sellers still control the market trend. Analysts warn a break under 1.8K could push ETH toward the key 1.7K to 1.5K demand zone. Weak buying and strong sell-offs signal continuation rather than reversal in current price action. Ethereum price continued its...
ETH Sweeps $1,866 Lows – Is a Break Above $1,962 Next?
ETH swept $1,866 liquidity, triggering long liquidations as the higher time frame trend remains bearish. A reclaim of $1,962 could break short-term structure and open a move toward $2,124 liquidity. Losing the $1,846 local low may expose ETH to further downside and new short-term lows. Ethereum tested key liquidity near...
Binance Reports 639K BTC in Reserves; ETH Falls by 162K, USDT by $1.16B
Binance’s latest reserves show 639K BTC up 0.41%, while ETH drops by 162K and USDT falls by $1.16B in February’s snapshot. Binance has released its latest Proof of Reserves update, offering a detailed view of user asset balances as of February 1. The report presents changes in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and...
Best Islamic Finance DeFi Projects – 11 Riba-Free Alternatives
The Islamic finance sector in DeFi is experiencing unprecedented growth as Muslim investors seek riba-free cryptocurrency solutions aligned with Shariah principles. The global Islamic finance market, projected to reach $5 trillion by 2026, is rapidly adopting blockchain technology to deliver transparent, ethical financial services without interest-based mechanisms. Halal DeFi protocols...
Whale Adds $1.2M to Save 5x $HYPE Long on HyperLiquid
A whale deposits $1.2M USDC on HyperLiquid to defend a 5x HYPE long, facing $16.7M unrealized loss and $1.6M in funding costs. On-chain data shows a large trader injecting fresh capital to avoid liquidation. The wallet transferred $1.2 million in USDC to the HyperLiquid platform while holding a leveraged long...
World Liberty’s USD1 Weathers Alleged Market Attack
USD1 briefly depegs as WLFI alleges coordinated attack; team says 1:1 backed stablecoin restored to $1 parity. World Liberty’s USD1 Weathers Alleged Market Attack after the stablecoin briefly lost its dollar peg for the first time. The WLFI ecosystem token faced volatility amid claims of a coordinated effort to trigger...
Crypto.com Wins Conditional Trust Charter From OCC
Crypto.com secured conditional approval for a national bank trust charter from the U.S. OCC. The OCC approval would allow Crypto.com to operate as a federally regulated crypto custodian. Crypto.com joins Circle, Ripple, BitGo, and Paxos with conditional OCC trust approvals. Crypto.com Wins Conditional Trust Charter From OCC after the US...
Hanwha Bets Big on JitoSOL Liquid Staking ETPs
South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management partners with Jito Foundation to build JitoSOL-based ETPs, targeting retirement investors in a $4.44B AUM push. South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management has entered a partnership with the Jito Foundation. The goal is to build regulated exchange-traded products tied to JitoSOL, a liquid staking token on...