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Indiana will start allowing certain retirement and savings plans to include crypto investments and has enacted stronger legal protections for the crypto industry under a newly signed bill. Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law on Tuesday, after it passed the legislature last Thursday. The legislation requires Indiana’s state public retirement and savings plans to offer self-brokerage accounts with at least one crypto investment option by July 2027.According to the bill’s description, this requirement applies to the legislators’ defined contribution plan, the Hoosier START plan, certain public employees’ retirement funds, and specified teachers’ retirement fund plans. Indiana Governor Mike…

A former Los Angeles Police Department officer has reportedly been convicted of kidnapping a 17-year-old and stealing $350,000 worth of crypto in a 2024 home invasion.A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found Eric Halem guilty of kidnapping and robbery on Monday after a two-week trial, the Los Angeles Times reported.The court was told that Halem and three other men posed as police carrying out a search warrant on an apartment rented by the teenager, who reportedly had earned a significant amount of crypto.Prosecutors said the teenager, who testified under his first name, Daniel, gave up a hard drive containing…

Ted Hisokawa Mar 04, 2026 00:58 Nvidia’s Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings beat expectations with record revenue from AI data centers, driving semiconductor ETF momentum. What traders need to know. Nvidia just posted another record quarter, and the semiconductor sector is riding the wave. The chipmaker’s Q4 fiscal 2026 results, reported February 25, showed AI data center demand continuing to outpace even bullish expectations, with management guiding higher for the coming quarters.NVDA shares responded by climbing roughly 3% in the sessions following the report, pushing the stock to approximately $180 and the company’s market cap north of $4.4 trillion as of…

The Korean Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading after the escalating conflict in the Middle East prompted a major share price plunge on Wednesday.The South Korean Kospi and Kosdaq each plunged more than 10% during morning trading in Seoul, triggering a circuit breaker as the indexes saw their worst session since August 2024, reported Channel News Asia on Wednesday.Japan’s stock markets also saw heavy losses on Wednesday, with the Nikkei and Topix both down almost 4%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was down 3%, and China’s Shanghai Composite had dropped 1.3%, according to Google Finance.“Investors sold down risk…

On-chain data shows Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) have seen their netflow rise recently, a sign that selling pressure from diamond hands is easing. Bitcoin LTH Net Position Change Is Becoming Less Negative In a new post on X, Glassnode analyst Chris Beamish has talked about the latest trend in the behavior of Bitcoin LTHs. This cohort represents one of the two main divisions of the BTC market done on the basis of holding time and includes the investors who purchased their tokens more than 155 days ago. Statistically, the longer an investor holds onto their coins, the less likely they…

A month before bombs fell on Iran, Reuters reported that the US Treasury was investigating whether crypto platforms had helped Iranian officials evade sanctions. When airstrikes began on February 28, that investigation got a live stress test — and the results were revealing.The war did not break Iran’s crypto infrastructure — it proved how indispensable stablecoins have become to it.Before the Strikes: A $10 Billion Shadow EconomyReuters reported in early February that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes had hit an estimated $8–10 billion in 2025, citing TRM Labs and Chainalysis. Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, alone serves roughly 15 million users.…

Ripple announced the expansion of Ripple Payments into a comprehensive end-to-end platform as adoption continues to grow.The announcement comes as XRP (XRP) liquidity on Binance has dropped, a development that may amplify price volatility if large capital flows occur.Ripple Payments Update: What’s New in the Latest ExpansionFor context, Ripple payments is a blockchain-powered global payments infrastructure that connects financial institutions to move money quickly, securely, and at low cost using the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The platform now lets customers collect, hold, convert, and pay out in both fiat and stablecoins within a single unified system, eliminating the need to coordinate…

New York, United States, March 3rd, 2026, Chainwire Threshold Network, the decentralized blockchain protocol behind tBTC, has introduced an update to its decentralized application featuring an all-in-one Unified Bitcoin App that enables users to route Bitcoin across major chains through a single interface. This new unified routing interface brings minting, redeeming, bridging, tracking, and native BTC swaps into a single application: The Threshold App. Users can now move Bitcoin across ecosystems through a coordinated system, rather than stitching together multiple tools or navigating between different Decentralized protocols. This release simplifies how Bitcoin enters and moves across DeFi, offering a more…

Casinos were once physical spaces filled with noise and crowded tables. Today, many operate through digital platforms powered by code. Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have changed how players deposit funds and evaluate trust. What started as a digital currency experiment has now affected entertainment and internet business models. Casinos and crypto seem to be an easy concept at first sight: cryptocurrencies substitute the old payment systems. Yet the connection reaches further. It reflects a broader shift in how value moves across borders, how transparency is built into software, and how gaming platforms integrate financial tools. Online casinos have become testing…

Toronto, Canada, March 3rd, 2026, Paradex has announced that the Token Generation Event for its native token, $DIME, is expected to take place soon. The launch represents the next phase in the exchange’s development. Institutional Background and Market Growth Paradex was developed by the team behind Paradigm, an institutional crypto derivatives liquidity network that has processed more than $1 trillion in trading volume. That background is reflected in Paradex’s focus on execution quality, capital efficiency, and market structure. Since launching their on-chain perpetuals exchange, Paradex has recorded: Over $250 billion in cumulative trading volume Approximately $550 million in open interest…