At the start of the week, Bitcoin (BTC) price succumbed to pressure from sellers, declining from $84,500 on March 17, to $81,300 at the time of writing. This downward movement was most likely a sell-off related to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) two-day meeting, which takes place on March 18-19. Federal Open Market Committee … Read more
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, one of the earliest traditional financial investors in crypto, hopes to bring some of her company’s funds on-chain once the regulatory landscape allows companies in the U.S. to do so. “We think tokenization is going to be huge,” Wood said at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on Tuesday. … Read more
EOS Network, known for its scalable blockchain infrastructure, is rebranding to Vaulta as it pivots toward Web3 banking. The transition comes with a token swap that is provisionally scheduled for the end of May. It also comes with the launch of the Vaulta Banking Advisory Council, a group of financial and blockchain industry experts focused … Read more
Institutional investors are increasingly bullish on cryptocurrency, with 83% saying they plan to up crypto allocations in 2025, according to a March 18 report by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon. Already, nearly three-quarters of firms surveyed said they hold cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), and a “significant majority” said they plan to boost crypto … Read more
The investment firm placed a target of $310, a 69% upside, on the crypto exchange giant’s stock.
US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said at the Digital Assets Summit on March 18 that Congress “should be able to get” both a stablecoin and crypto market structure bill done this year. Khanna added that there are 70 to 80 Democrats now who understand the importance of stablecoin legislation in increasing American … Read more
A security incident led to prominent AI reply guy AiXBT to send $100,000 in ETH to a scammer, with the bot’s Base token plunging since.
Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said comprehensive stablecoin legislation is expected to be finalized in the coming months, underscoring the government’s urgency to maintain the US dollar’s dominance in onchain activity. Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on March 18, Hines said stablecoin … Read more
Financial technology and crypto firms are applying for state or national bank charters, aiming to expand their business under the more crypto-friendly Trump administration as industry executives report a notable uptick in charter discussions and applications, Reuters reports. “We have seen a lot more interest. We are working on several applications now,” Alexandra Steinberg Barrage, … Read more
After a couple of sessions of good vibes, risk markets headed back into retreat on Tuesday, one day ahead of the results of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting. Bitcoin was trading at $81,300 at press time, lower by 3.5% over the past 24 hours. Solana (SOL), ether (ETH) and XRP were posting modestly … Read more
Binance CEO Richard Teng denied reports that Binance.US was in deal talks with entities affiliated with US President Donald Trump during a March 18 panel at Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in New York. Teng’s statement reiterated the position taken by Binance’s founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, and Trump, both of whom denied the story last … Read more
The Department of Justice has dropped its case against the founder of crypto social network BitClout, following the SEC’s earlier move.
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has ventured into oversold territory multiple times against Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months, but the altcoin has yet to show any signs of finding a price bottom. The trading situation is actually quite similar to a previous scenario, and ETH’s market structure suggests that it could repeat itself in Q2 … Read more
Multi-signature wallets boost security for crypto treasuries by requiring several parties to approve a transaction instead of just one.
Crossmint, a blockchain infrastructure firm helping companies build on-chain applications, has raised $23.6 million in funding. The company, which has over 40,000 users, aims to simplify blockchain adoption by enabling firms to integrate wallets, tokenization, and payments with minimal code, according to a statement on Tuesday. Crossmint users, including big brands Adidas and Red Bull, … Read more
Solana futures (SOL) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) went live on March 17, with a trading volume of $12.1 million on day 1, which fell short compared to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s (ETH) CME futures debut. CME Crypto futures comparison by Vetle Lunde. Source: X.com Vetle Lunde, Head of Research at K33Research, compared the … Read more
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes the White House is underestimating the recession risk facing the US economy stemming from US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies — an oversight that will eventually force the president and Federal Reserve to enact pro-growth policies. Speaking virtually at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on March 18, … Read more
The upstart plans to rely on the reputation of its founders to create a home for gambling with crypto.
Solana doesn’t yet have an exchange-traded fund, but one of the asset’s biggest backers is betting the Wall Street-friendly vehicle could come in 2025 — and believes it’s well-positioned to trounce Ethereum’s various similar products. Multicoin Capital’s Kyle Samani — a major investor in SOL and countless subordinate protocols — has been publicly pressing the … Read more
Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, has purchased an additional 150 Bitcoin (BTC), bringing it one step closer to its plan of acquiring 21,000 BTC by 2026. The March 18 purchase cost an aggregate 1.88 billion yen ($12.6 million) or $83,671 per Bitcoin. The purchase brings Metaplanet’s total holdings to 3,200 BTC worth $261.8 million … Read more
A Hyperliquid trader banked nearly $4 million profit on a massive leveraged Bitcoin short, then proceeded to bet on MELANIA.
Crypto market regulatory clarity was cited as the top catalyst for growth in the digital asset industry, according to a survey by crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) and consulting firm EY-Parthenon (EYP). Coinbase and EY Parthenon surveyed 352 institutional investors between Jan. 13 and Jan. 24 this year. 86% of those surveyed said they had exposure … Read more
While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Swyftx’s CEO said the move would allow it to expand its operations to new markets.
Nasdaq officially asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow Swiss asset manager 21Shares list and trade shares of a polkadot (DOT) exchange-traded fund (ETF). The exchange submitted a 19b-4 filing to the SEC, asking for permission to list the ETF if it is approved by the regulator. The proposed fund would track … Read more
Crypto drifts lower, gold hits another ATH, Ethena to launch new chain FOMO HOUR EP315 US spot BTC ETFs post largest inflow in 6 weeks. Long term holders bought 167k BTC in 1 month. Current cycle looking ‘more and more like 2017’. BTC cycle indicator shows ‘6-12 months’ of bear. Trump’s reserve to push BTC … Read more
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to evolve, and Bitcoin-centric solutions are gaining momentum. BTCFi is an emerging sector that transforms Bitcoin (BTC) from a passive store of value into an actively utilized asset in DeFi. A new report by Cointelegraph Research and Elastos delves into how Bitcoin’s security helps to create trustless, scalable financial … Read more
Tech giant Microsoft shared a new report warning of malware that targets 20 of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets used with the Google Chrome extension. Microsoft’s Incident Response researchers raised alarms of a new remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed StilachiRAT, which could deploy “sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate … Read more
Cryptocurrency market maker Keyrock is launching a new entity in the U.S. and opening an office in New York, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. Robert Valdes-Rodriguez, Keyrock’s chief commercial officer, will lead the development of the New York business, the company said. Valdes-Rodriguez has more than 25 years of experience in … Read more
Australian crypto broker Swyftx is set to acquire New Zealand crypto exchange Easy Crypto, with one of the CEOs nodding at positive crypto policy changes in the United States. Swyftx CEO Jason Titman said in a March 19 statement that they see “Trump’s policy messaging around crypto as a tailwind” for this deal. He told … Read more
Opinion by: Simon McLoughlin, CEO at Uphold 2021 witnessed a fintech investment boom, with startups raising approximately $229 billion globally. Higher interest rates and tighter economic circumstances have since tempered that exuberance, but funds continue to pile into the sector. Indeed, the global fintech sector is expected to see a rebound in investment activity throughout … Read more