By Kapil Rajyaguru
Bitpanda Secures MiCA License From German Regulator.
Crypto exchange Bitpanda said it secured a markets in crypto assets license (MiCA) from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
The crypto asset service provider license will enable the exchange to operate across the European Union’s 27 nations. The Austria-based company had 6 million users in December and will use the license to accelerate its growth, it said.
Virtuals Expands to Solana, Leading Crosschain AI Innovation.
Virtuals Protocol, one of the fastest-growing AI agent platforms, has boldly arrived at the Solana blockchain. But now, having already established a solid user base in the Ethereum Layer-2 Base network, Virtuals are making this move across mile-long cards, proving they are an ecosystem-integrated project. The goal is to utilize Solana’s unmatched speed, scalability, and active developer community to foster more innovation and welcome more users.
Virtuals will introduce several new features on the Solana network, including a Strategic Solana reserve, where 1% of trading fees will be converted to SOL to build a reserve to “support and reward agents” and creators within the ecosystem. It will also launch a Meteora pool to improve liquidity and an expanded grants program to support early-stage builders on Solana.
Brazil Bans World ID from Offering Crypto for Biometric Data.
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has intervened in the controversial World ID project, instructing Tools for Humanity (TFH) to halt offering cryptocurrency or financial rewards in exchange for biometric data from Brazilian citizens.
The decision took effect on January 24 as a result of an investigation which began in November following the Brazilian launch of the project. The ANPD’s enforcement division concluded that crypto payments risked invalidating consent to collect sensitive biometric data.
WLD token has suffered a major price drop of more than 9% during the last 24 hours reaching a value below $2.
Solana-based DEX Jupiter Acquires Majority Stake In Moonshot.
Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator Jupiter announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Moonshot, an app that allows users to buy memecoins using Apple Pay. Moonshot’s popularity surged, especially following the launch of Donald Trump’s Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin on Jan. 18.
Jupiter also announced the acquisition of SonarWatch, a portfolio-tracking tool that is being integrated into Jupiter’s platform. As part of the acquisition, SonarWatch will discontinue its standalone platform, migrating features and innovations to Jupiter’s portfolio tracker website.
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