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Web3 investment and infrastructure firm Animoca Brands won in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), the company said on Monday.Final approval would see Animoca Brands permitted to manage collective investment funds from within ADGM, helping it strengthen its institutional footprint in the Middle East.Animoca already maintains a presence in Dubai and has been positioning the region as a key hub for Web3 growth.The company, which revealed plans to for a public listing on Nasdaq earlier this month, said the approval aligns with its goal to build regulated, compliant pathways for global institutional participation in…

The search for the best crypto to buy now has intensified as Bitcoin drops below $90,000 and Ethereum struggles to hold the $3,000 zone. Retail traders and presale hunters are turning to utility-first tokens with real product backing – and one presale is pulling away from the pack: Best Wallet Token ($BEST). The project just surpassed $17.2 million raised, and only 7 days remain before the sale ends. Investors are rushing to secure $BEST at $0.025975, while early buyers who got in at $0.022525 are already seeing paper gains. As momentum accelerates, many are calling it one of the few…

The aPriori situation is the perfect reminder that not every airdrop deserves your time, effort, or capital. And honestly? What happened here is nothing short of terrible.Before we dive into the mess, a quick personal note. We noticed aPriori early on. On the surface, the project looked solid — decent backing, proper documentation, and a setup that seemed legitimate. And since we’ve reviewed more than 30,000 airdrops over the years to publish roughly 6,000 of them, we’ve gotten good at filtering out the obvious garbage. But even with experience, you can’t always predict what a team will do. Sometimes, a…

Prediction market platform Kalshi has secured $1 billion in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to $11 billion.The move comes amid the rapid integration of prediction platforms into the mainstream. Users flock to these sites to wager on everything from elections and crypto prices to even daily temperature readings.Kalshi Hits $11 Billion Valuation After Record Latest RoundKalshi’s latest capital raise comes less than two months after the company secured $300 million at a $5 billion valuation. Citing people familiar with the matter, TechCrunch reported that the newest round was led by both previous backers and new investors.Sponsored SponsoredThe returning investors included…

Strategy — the original “bitcoin-on-NASDAQ” proxy — is now facing its most consequential structural risk since Michael Saylor began converting the firm into a leveraged BTC holding vehicle five years ago. A new JPMorgan research note warns that Strategy is “at risk of exclusion from major equity indices” as MSCI approaches a key January 15 decision on whether companies with large digital-asset treasuries belong in traditional stock benchmarks. MSCI is weighing a rule that would remove companies whose digital-asset holdings exceed 50% of total assets — a category in which Strategy sits at the extreme.  With the company’s market cap…

Pi Coin is one of the few assets holding green while much of the crypto market stays red this month. Bitcoin is down about 20% and Ethereum has dropped nearly 27% month-on-month. Pi Coin price, once seen as a weaker project, is still up almost 18% in the same period. Even after today’s 5% dip, its monthly trend remains positive. This unusual strength now puts Pi Coin (PI) only 6.5% away from a fresh breakout attempt. Here’s how!Sponsored Money Flow Strengthens The UptrendThe first sign of strength comes from the Money Flow Index (MFI). MFI uses both price and volume…

Ark Invest bought $38.7 million worth of shares in crypto companies on Thursday as the broader cryptocurrency market extended its losses.The purchases echo Wednesday’s activity, when it bought a combined $39.6 million of Bullish (BLSH), Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) and Circle Internet (CRCL).The St. Petersburg, Florida-based investment manager purchased 42,419 shares in Coinbase (COIN), worth $10.1 million based on Thursday’s closing price of $238.16, 7.44% lower on the day.The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) fell over 4.7% on Thursday.The Cathie Wood-led firm also bought 380,244 shares in Bitmine Immersion Technologies, worth just under $10 million, according to an emailed disclosure on…

PayPay, a payment service operated by the Japanese investment holding company SoftBank Group, is integrating new payment rails on Binance Japan following its investment in the platform.Binance Japan and PayPay have launched a new integration service with PayPay Money, an electronic money service that allows peer-to-peer transactions between PayPay users free of charge.With the integration, Binance Japan users can now purchase crypto assets using PayPay Money funds, as well as withdraw their crypto holdings directly to PayPay Money.The move marks Binance Japan’s first expansion beyond bank transfers in Japanese yen, following PayPay’s acquisition of a 40% stake in October.Deposits and…

Crypto analyst Dom has revealed that four Bitcoin indicators that signalled the start of previous rallies have turned bullish again. This comes as BTC extends its decline, crashing below $90,000 for the first time in seven months.  Four Bitcoin Indicators Turn Bullish Amid Market Crash In an X post, Dom revealed that four indicators on Hyblock have started flashing bullish, and that these were the same setups that occurred during the last two major reversals. Specifically, he mentioned that these indicators pinpointed the $8,000 bounce in Bitcoin’s price last week, and they have now flashed more in favor of the…

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has just printed 10 out of 100, which is not typically seen during a bad week or a rough month, but only at huge stress moments, such as the March 2020 COVID crash, the post-FTX washout in late 2022, or the crash in February this year.At these levels, the question stops being “how scared are people?” and becomes “does extreme fear actually predict anything?”The index, created initially by Alternative.me based on CNN’s stock market index, compresses six market inputs into a single daily number. Volatility contributes 25% of the score, comparing current drawdowns against…