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The world’s largest market infrastructure operators are warning that tokenized securities will struggle to scale unless the industry agrees on how blockchains and traditional finance systems connect.In a joint white paper, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Euroclear and Clearstream, working with Boston Consulting Group, argued that “interoperability is a prerequisite for digital asset security (DAS) adoption at scale.” Without it, they wrote, assets risk being trapped on isolated networks, leaving “operational costs high” and liquidity fragmented as trading volumes grow.The group stopped short of endorsing any single technology. Instead, it framed the problem as structural. Dozens of public…

OpenAI’s Economic Research Team has released GABRIEL, an open-source Python toolkit that transforms qualitative data—text, images, interviews, social media posts—into measurable numbers that researchers can actually analyze. The toolkit, announced February 13, 2026, targets economists, social scientists, and data scientists who’ve long struggled with the impossible task of manually processing massive qualitative datasets.Here’s the core problem GABRIEL solves: qualitative data contains some of the richest insights about human behavior, but converting it into rigorous evidence has traditionally required armies of research assistants or simply gets abandoned as unfeasible. GABRIEL lets researchers describe what they want to measure in plain English—something…

Bitcoin (BTC) is flashing a fresh “death cross” on its three-day chart, marking the bearish signal’s first appearance since June 2022.Key takeaways: BTC/USD three-day price chart. Source: TradingViewPast BTC death crosses preceded 35% dropsA death cross pattern appears when the short-term 50-period moving average crosses below the longer-term 200-period moving average, and it has at times presaged further near-term weakness.In 2022, for example, Bitcoin’s 50–200 MA crossover on the three-day chart came before a steep slide of about 50%, with BTC eventually bottoming near $15,480. BTC/USD three-day price chart. Source: TradingViewIn total, BTC has formed a death cross three times…

Leading stablecoin issuer Tether has secured a sign-off from Deloitte for the first reserve report tied to its new U.S.-regulated stablecoin, after years struggling in its relationships with major accounting firms.Deloitte reviewed a report prepared by Anchorage Digital Bank, which issued the company’s new USAT token. In a letter released Monday, the accounting firm said Anchorage reported $17.6 million in reserve assets backing 17.5 million USAT tokens in circulation. The token’s market cap has, since the report, risen to nearly $20 million as its growth accelerates.The total market capitalization of the stablecoin sector has, in fact, been growing rapidly. It’s…

Aave (AAVE) continues to show resilience in the current market cycle, trading at $114.77 as of March 2, 2026, with a modest 1.39% daily gain. Recent analyst projections suggest significant upside potential, with multiple price targets converging around the $135-140 range for mid-March 2026. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $120-125 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $135-140 range• Bullish breakout level: $119.97 • Critical support: $108.03 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Aave Recent analyst coverage has been notably bullish on AAVE’s prospects. Aishwarya Shashikumar provided an AAVE price prediction on February 27, projecting a 19.95% increase…

The U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen record outflows over the past four months, confirming that a full-blown crypto market is underway.Investors have pulled $6.39 billion from bitcoin ETFs over four straight months of outflows, the longest monthly losing streak since the funds launched in January 2024, according to data source SoSoValue data.Ether ETFs have also fallen out of favor, bleeding $2.76 billion over the past 4 months.These huge outflows indicate that institutional appetite for digital assets has collapsed, which explains the price losses in the two tokens. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, peaked…

Bitcoin could benefit if artificial intelligence disrupts labor markets or creates volatility that prompts central banks to ease monetary policy, according to Greg Cipolaro, research lead at crypto services firm NYDIG.Cipolaro said in a research note on Friday that AI may prove to be a “general-purpose technology” such as electricity, and the macroeconomic effects it would have on employment, economic growth and risk appetite will affect Bitcoin (BTC).“If AI-driven growth occurs alongside expanding liquidity and contained real rates, that backdrop can be supportive for Bitcoin,” Cipolaro said. “But if stronger growth lifts real yields, tightens policy, and reduces the need…

Aave (AAVE) has staged an impressive recovery, surging 6.70% in the past 24 hours to trade at $113.11 as of March 1, 2026. With the DeFi lending protocol showing signs of technical strength and analyst targets pointing toward significant upside, this AAVE price prediction examines the key levels traders should monitor in the coming weeks. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $125-$130• Medium-term forecast (1 month): $135-$140 range• Bullish breakout level: $125.44• Critical support: $106.38 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Aave While specific analyst predictions from major crypto influencers are limited in recent days, several notable…

Bitcoin jumped to $68,000 early Sunday, recovering nearly all of Saturday’s war-driven losses within hours of Iranian state TV confirming that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.Khamenei held ultimate authority over Iran’s military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. Under Iran’s constitution, a temporary council of the president, head of the judiciary, and a Guardian Council jurist assumes leadership duties until the Assembly of Experts appoints a successor.U.S. president Donald Trump, meanwhile, has urged Iranians to overthrow the regime, calling this “probably your only chance for generations.” Tehran has continued firing missiles at Israel, and…

Ethereum account abstraction, or smart accounts, will be shipped with the Hegota upgrade “within a year,” said Vitalik Buterin on Saturday.“We have been talking about account abstraction ever since early 2016,” said the Ethereum co-founder over the weekend. He added that now, “we finally have EIP-8141, an omnibus that wraps up and solves every remaining problem that AA [account abstraction] was intended to address (plus more),” and it is slated for deployment this year.  “Finally, after over a decade of research and refinement of these techniques, this all looks possible to make happen within a year (Hegota fork).”The core concept is “about…