Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities

The next two-year phase of Project Helvetia will see other financial institutions and types of transactions join the party.Source

Dogecoin Traders Appear to Short Token as Meme Coin Frenzy Eases

DOGE funding rates are starting to flip negative, data shows, as traders move away from riskier assets amid low volatility in the broader crypto market.Source

Energy Giant EDF Subsidiary Joins Cronos as a Blockchain Validator

EDF subsidiary Exaion helps industries with digital transformation by focusing on addressing the energy efficiency of data centers.Source

VanEck’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Goes Live on Australia’s Biggest Stock Exchange

The VanEck Bitcoin ETF, the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), debuted on Thursday.Source

Solana-Ether Ratio Hits 3-Month Low, Analyst Anticipates Further Losses

The ratio has declined 35% in one month, reaching the lowest since March 13.Source

AI Tokens Led by FET, AGIX Surge as Nvidia Zooms to Become World’s Most Valuable Company

The AI-linked token sector has risen 14% in the past 24 hours, data shows, outperforming other sectors.Source

Monero’s XMR Token Reverses February Slide With Golden Cross

XMR briefly topped $180 last week, reversing the Binance-led February slide.Source

Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined approximately $2.2 million (18.82 crore INR) for providing services to Indian clients without adhering to the nation’s anti-money laundering rules, India’s anti-money laundering unit announced Thursday.Source

The Protocol

In this week’s abbreviated issue of The Protocol, we’re chronicling the apparent doxing of ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli as the driver behind the recently-but-no-longer mooning $DJT token, plus the SEC’s apparent retreat on probing the Ethereum developer Consensys.Source

Why You Should Diversify Your Digital Asset Portfolio

Institutions need to broaden their holdings of crypto holdings in order to capture the full range of innovation in the market, says Felix Stratmann, head of research at Outerlands Capital.Source