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Hong Kong Starts New Phase of CBDC Testing
Phase 2 of the e-HKD pilot will be supported by the recently launched regulatory sandbox for testing wholesale CBDCs and tokenization, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

Meme Coins Strongly Correlated to Network Growth: Franklin Templeton
Meme coin markets have boomed in tandem with the growth of addresses on their underlying blockchains.

DeFi Borrower Behavior Key to Gauging Tokenization Risks: BIS Study
The study was designed to look at the largely unexplored “intricacies” of user behavior and dynamics of decentralized finance lending, the authors said.

Gold Bug Peter Schiff Says He Wishes He'd Bought Bitcoin in 2010
The American stockbroker has repeatedly called bitcoin a “bubble” and said he still doesn’t believe in its long-term future.

Robinhood Shares Jump in Premarket Trading After Blowout February Activity Levels
Crypto trading volume grew 10% month-on-month to $6.5 billion, the company said.

Layer 2 Blockchains Become Cheaper After Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade
The upgrade allows layer 2 solutions to store data in “blobs” instead of the expensive call data.

Fireblocks, Zodia Markets Partner to Improve Cross-Border Payments
The two crypto firms are attempting to improve cross-border payments via stablecoins for large corporations and institutions.

Robinhood to Benefit From ‘Monster’ Crypto Cycle, Initiated Outperform by Bernstein
Total crypto market cap is expected to reach $7.5 trillion by 2025 from $2.6 trillion today, the report said.

Crypto.com to Appeal .1M Fine by Dutch Regulator for Operating Without Registration
The Dutch central bank announced the fine was imposed for non-compliance before the company registered with the regulator.

Beware of Bitcoin's 'Rising Wedge,' Chart Analyst Says
“Normally rising wedges resolve bearish,” crypto analyst and trader Josh Olszewicz told CoinDesk.