Blockchain and agriculture might seem like strange bedfellows, but as Yana Leonova explains on Episode 19 of “The Clear Crypto Podcast,” the pairing has the potential to address some of humanity’s most pressing challenges — from food waste to land disputes.
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has finalized rules requiring banks to hold significantly more capital against so-called “unbacked” cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether.
In its final draft of regulatory technical standards released on Tuesday, the EBA said the rules aim to “address

Key takeaways:
Capital rotation favors Ether as “Hot Capital Ratio” hits a yearly low for Solana.
ETH futures dominance grows with open interest hitting $58 billion.
ETH eyes on $4,000, backed by low funding rates and strong spot accumulation.
Capital flows favor Ethereum over Solana
Ether (E

Key takeaways:
In the past month, XRP whales have offloaded 640 million tokens, or $1.91 billion.
Bearish divergence on the chart hints at weakening momentum.
XRP (XRP) onchain data reveals its largest holders have been quietly offloading their tokens for nearly a month, with analysts pointing t

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken a significant step toward harmonizing its approach to crypto regulation. The country’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) have announced a strategic partnership to unify the UAE’s approach to cr

Bad actors are using aged YouTube accounts to give authenticity to advertisements of a crypto trading bot that conceals a smart contract designed to drain crypto, says cybersecurity firm SentinelLABS.
The scam is “widespread and ongoing” since at least 2024 and spread through YouTube videos

The co-founders of the defunct crypto mining service HashFlare asked a US judge to spare them additional prison time after admitting to wire fraud, but prosecutors say they deserve a decade in prison for orchestrating a $577 million Ponzi scheme.
In a sentencing memo submitted on Wednesday to

The banking arm of South Korean IT giant Kakao Corporation is reportedly ramping up plans to offer stablecoin services amid a regulatory shift in the country after the election of pro-crypto president Lee Jae-myung.
KakaoBanks’ chief financial officer Kwon Tae-hoon said during the company’s first-h

The number of crypto professionals receiving salaries in digital assets has tripled over the past year, with 9.6% now paid in stablecoins, according to a report by venture capital company Pantera Capital.
Based on over 1,600 responses from crypto professionals across 77 countries, the report

The US government can still retry Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on counts of money laundering and violating sanctions due to a hung jury, according to attorneys.
“The Department of Justice (DOJ) will decide in the coming days if it wants to retry those charges in a new trial,” Jake

Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Japan’s investment bank Nomura, has become the first company licensed under Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) pilot framework to offer regulated over-the-counter (OTC) crypto options.
The “limited license” will allow Laser Digital to o

A Manhattan jury found Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm guilty of charges related to conspiracy to run an unlicensed money business.
In a Wednesday decision in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Storm was found guilty of one felony charge related to

After four days of deliberations, jurors in the Roman Storm trial told the court they remain deadlocked on some charges, prompting the use of an Allen charge to encourage further discussion.
An Allen charge, sometimes called a “dynamite charge,” is a special instruction a judge gives to a deadlocke