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Deutsche Bank plans to launch a digital asset custody service for European institutional and corporate clients by the end of 2026, covering Bitcoin, Ether, and the USDC and EURC stablecoins, pending regulatory sign-off. It joins other European banks already offering regulated crypto custody as institutional demand grows. A traditional
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Multi-chain oracle network Switchboard has announced it will shut down, asking protocols that rely on its data to migrate to alternatives such as Pyth and RedStone within a short window. It's a smaller story than a major exchange or bank announcement, but it's a useful
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Perpetual futures, offered on Bitval and many other exchanges, are one of the most heavily traded products in crypto, but the name itself confuses people who already know what a traditional futures contract is. Here's what makes them different. What a Traditional Futures Contract Is A traditional futures
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Dollar-cost averaging is one of the most commonly discussed strategies among traders on Bitval and other crypto exchanges, and it's simpler than the name suggests. Here's what it involves. What Dollar-Cost Averaging Means Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) means investing a fixed amount of money
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Hong Kong's 2026 Policy Address has broadened the territory's digital asset agenda, touching virtual asset licensing, support for regulated stablecoins on licensed platforms, and wider tokenisation of real-world assets including gold, money-market funds, and commodity warehouse receipts. It's a wide-ranging update
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has extended no-action relief, originally granted to one software provider, to passive software providers more broadly, including self-custodial crypto wallet applications that let users access CFTC-regulated derivatives such as event contracts and perpetual contracts on designated exchanges. It's a narrow,
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Market and limit orders, the two basic order types available on Bitval and most exchanges, control how you enter a position. Stop-loss and take-profit orders control how you exit one, and understanding the difference matters before you rely on either. What a Stop-Loss Order Does A stop-
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Margin trading, offered on Bitval and many other exchanges, lets you borrow funds to increase position size, but the mode you trade under, isolated or cross, changes what happens when a position moves against you. Understanding the difference matters before you open a leveraged position, not after. What Isolated Margin
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The Senate's cloture vote on the CLARITY Act failed on September 15, coming in at 49 yeas to 50 nays, short of both the 60-vote threshold required for cloture and even a simple majority. The vote effectively stalls the bill's path through the Senate for
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"Low fees" is one of the most common claims exchanges make, but the advertised maker or taker percentage is only part of what determines your actual cost to trade. Here's the fuller picture worth checking. Maker and Taker Fees, the Starting Point Maker fees apply to
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A payments and banking infrastructure provider announced plans to bring stablecoin services to more than 1,000 US banks. It's a distribution story more than a product story, and distribution is often the part of crypto infrastructure that determines whether a technology stays niche or becomes ordinary financial
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Korea's first won-backed stablecoin, KRW1, is expanding into global payments infrastructure through a partnership that integrates it into card products usable across a large existing merchant network. It's a different kind of stablecoin story than the usual dollar-pegged launches, since it's a