Centrifuge's CFG Token Surges 60% on Binance Listing
Centrifuge’s governance token CFG jumped roughly 60% in a single day after Binance announced a spot listing on March 16, 2026. The price spiked from about $0.12 to a high of $0.23 before settling near $0.19, while 24‑hour trading volume topped $178 million, driven largely by Upbit’s KRW pair. Binance tagged the listing as a “Seed Tag,” requiring traders to pass a quiz before accessing the market. Meanwhile, the protocol’s underlying tokenized real‑world‑asset (RWA) portfolio slipped 8% month‑over‑month, with its corporate credit fund JAAA falling 42%.
ETH Outperforms Large-Cap Crypto Assets as OGs Load Up
Ethereum surged 9% on March 16, briefly touching $2,300 and outpacing all other large‑cap crypto assets. The rally was driven by sizable on‑chain purchases from early investors Erik Voorhees ($50 million) and pseudonymous 0xbilly ($17 million), as well as continued buying by Bitmine,...
Digital Asset Treasury Giants Step Up Purchases
Strategy announced a $1.57 billion purchase of 22,337 BTC, bringing its treasury to 761,068 BTC and leaving the holdings only 1.8% underwater at current prices. Metaplanet secured a $255 million capital raise, with the option to mobilize an additional $276 million, targeting a 210,000‑BTC portfolio....
SEC Dismisses Civil Fraud Case Against BitClout Founder Nader Al-Naji: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its civil fraud lawsuit against BitClout founder Nader Al‑Naji, a case filed in July 2024 as part of a broader $257 million enforcement effort. The action had alleged wire fraud and the sale of unregistered...
Australian Senate Committee Backs Digital Assets Regulatory Framework: Senate Economics Legislation Committee
Australia’s Senate Economics Legislation Committee has formally endorsed a new legislative framework aimed at modernising digital‑asset regulation. The proposal builds on existing anti‑money‑laundering and counter‑terrorism‑financing rules while introducing stricter custody standards for crypto holdings. By tightening oversight, the committee seeks...
FATF Shifts Stablecoin Oversight to Secondary Markets, Expands Monitoring Beyond on- and Off-Ramps: Financial Action Task Force
On March 16, 2026, the Financial Action Task Force issued a report that expands stablecoin oversight to include secondary‑market transactions and peer‑to‑peer wallet activity. The new guidance requires issuers and virtual‑asset service providers to deploy advanced multi‑hop tracing tools and...
Sky TVL Surges 38% in March
Sky, the successor to MakerDAO, saw its total value locked climb to $7.52 billion in March, a 38 % increase since the month’s start. The growth positions Sky as the fourth‑largest DeFi protocol by TVL, behind Aave, Lido and EigenCloud. Its sUSDS...
The Fight to Win Bitcoin DeFi: Beyond Digital Gold, Ep. 3
The episode explores the contentious definition of Bitcoin DeFi, arguing that true DeFi must occur on Bitcoin’s layer‑one to inherit its security, rather than relying on wrapped tokens or off‑chain bridges. It traces the evolution from simple custodial wrappers like...
POAP Moves to Maintenance Mode as Founders Eye Next Generation of Digital Collectibles
POAP announced it will enter maintenance mode on March 16, 2026, ending the ability for new issuers to create POAPs. Existing drops, integrations and collector tools will continue to operate, though the platform will receive no further development and may run slower....
Whale Swaps $50 Million in Stablecoins for Just $36,000 of AAVE
An anonymous wallet moved $50.4 million of USDT into Aave and, via CoW Protocol, attempted to swap it for AAVE tokens, receiving only $36,000 worth of AAVE. The trade routed through Uniswap V3 and SushiSwap suffered extreme slippage, losing roughly $13.6 million at...
Puffer Teams Up With Anchorage to Bring Ethereum Restaking to Institutions
Puffer Finance has teamed up with Anchorage Digital to offer its liquid restaking token pufETH through a regulated custody platform, targeting institutional investors. The partnership arrives as the liquid restaking market slumps, with Puffer’s core TVL falling from a $1.3 billion...
Tether Backs Ark Labs to Bring Stablecoins Back to Bitcoin
Tether announced a $5.2 million strategic investment in Ark Labs, the team behind Arkade, a programmable infrastructure layer for Bitcoin. The funding brings Ark Labs' total capital to $7.7 million and is aimed at expanding USDT access on the Bitcoin network. Arkade...
BlackRock Launches Staked Ethereum ETF
BlackRock introduced the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) on March 12, 2026, marking its first yield‑bearing crypto ETF and its third spot crypto offering. The fund will stake a portion of its ether holdings with custody and staking services...
Ethena Proposes Replacing 7-Day sUSDe Unstaking Period With Dynamic Cooldown
Ethena Labs has submitted a governance proposal to replace USDe’s static seven‑day sUSDe unstaking cooldown with a dynamic model that adjusts to the protocol’s reserve composition. With perpetual futures now representing only 11 % of USDe’s backing and liquid stablecoins and...
CFTC Launches Sweeping Review of Prediction Markets
The CFTC issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a staff advisory to craft a comprehensive regulatory framework for prediction markets. The agency highlighted a surge in market activity, with open interest surpassing $1 billion and monthly on‑chain volumes jumping...
Lido Launches Its First Stablecoin Vault
Lido, the leading liquid‑staking protocol, has launched EarnUSD, its first stablecoin vault that lets users earn yield on USDC and USDT. The vault automatically distributes capital across Ethereum‑based lending markets, real‑world asset integrations, and structured positions. Lido Earn is now...
Mantle TVL Crosses $1 Billion Fueled by Aave Deployment
Mantle’s total value locked (TVL) surpassed $1 billion on March 9, reaching $1.06 billion, driven by the recent deployment of Aave on the layer‑2 network. Aave’s launch generated over $1.2 billion in lending and borrowing activity, sparking a four‑fold TVL increase and a 33 %...
Pudgy Penguins Launches ‘Pudgy World’ Browser Game
Pudgy Penguins unveiled Pudgy World, a free browser‑based game set in the frozen realm of The Berg. The multiplayer experience lets players roam 12 towns while helping Pengu find missing friend Polly through mini‑games. The launch follows the brand’s aggressive...
Mastercard and Google Team Up to Build Trust for AI-Powered Shopping
Mastercard and Google have introduced Verifiable Intent, an open, standards‑based framework that records a cryptographic proof of a consumer’s authorization when an AI agent makes a purchase. The solution tackles the visibility gap created by autonomous AI‑driven shopping, linking identity,...
Two Largest DAT Companies Double Down on Crypto Buys
Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, announced a 17,994‑BTC purchase at roughly $70,946 each, pushing its total to 738,731 BTC—about $50.6 billion. Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 60,976 ETH, raising its treasury to 4.53 million ETH and staking 67 % of that amount. The moves come...
Enterprises Are Finally Moving Their Businesses Onchain: RJ Catalan of Aligned
Enterprises are now shifting their entire financial infrastructure onto Ethereum, signaling a new wave of on‑chain adoption beyond crypto‑native startups. RJ Catalan of Aligned explains that roll‑up solutions have become commoditized, enabling firms to integrate wallets, identity, and stablecoin services...
Sonic Labs Unveils USSD Stablecoin as Network Looks to Reverse Decline
Sonic Labs has launched USSD, a native stablecoin built on Frax’s frxUSD framework, to shore up liquidity after its TVL collapsed to $34 million—a 97% decline from its 2025 peak. The token is fully dollar‑pegged, fee‑free to mint, and backed by...
BNB-Based Prediction Market Opinion Launches Token
Opinion, a BNB‑Chain prediction market, issued its native OPN token with an airdrop for early users. The token launched at a $350 million valuation but is already down about 20% from its initial price, generating roughly $150 million in trading volume. OPN...
Interoperability Is 'Essential' For Digital Assets to Reach Their Full Potential: DTCC
A joint report from DTCC, Clearstream, Euroclear and BCG argues that interoperable infrastructure is essential for digital assets to scale within traditional capital markets. It defines interoperability as the seamless exchange of assets across DLT and legacy ledgers while preserving...
Crypto Crime Hits Record $154 Billion as Sanctioned States Turn to Blockchain
Illicit cryptocurrency activity hit a record $154 billion in 2025, driven largely by a 694% year‑over‑year surge in sanctions‑evasion flows to prohibited entities. Nation‑states such as Russia, North Korea and Iran leveraged on‑chain tokens and stablecoins to bypass financial restrictions, while...
Revolut, Zerohash Pursue US National Banking Charters
Revolut, the UK‑based neobank, has filed for a U.S. national bank charter and FDIC insurance as part of a strategic expansion, appointing Cetin Duransoy as its new U.S. CEO. Crypto‑infrastructure firm Zerohash has applied for an OCC national trust bank...
Kraken's xStocks Launches Unified Liquidity Layer for Tokenized Stocks
Kraken’s tokenized‑stock platform xStocks has launched xChange, a multi‑chain execution layer that lets traders buy and sell tokenized equities on both Ethereum and Solana. The new layer supports more than 70 on‑chain stocks and runs 24 hours a day, five days...
Backpack Teams Up with Superstate to Offer On-Chain IPO Access
Backpack, a centralized exchange and wallet app founded by former FTX and Alameda staff, announced a partnership with tokenization platform Superstate to provide early, on‑chain access to initial public offerings. The service will initially run on the Solana blockchain, allowing...
Usual Integrates Virtual IBANs to Simplify Euro Transactions
Decentralized stablecoin platform Usual has introduced direct EUR0‑to‑EUR conversions using SEPA and SEPA Instant transfers, supported by virtual IBANs. The EUR0 token, backed by European sovereign bonds, lets users deposit euros into a virtual IBAN and receive instant digital balances...
CFTC Says It's 'Modernizing' Rules to Make a Place for DeFi in the US
The CFTC announced it is modernizing its rulebook to accommodate decentralized finance, working hand‑in‑hand with the SEC to clarify jurisdiction over on‑chain software. Chairman Michael Selig said regulated perpetual futures could launch in the United States within weeks, and that...
Bitcoin Dips as U.S. Dollar Spikes to 6-Week High
Bitcoin slipped 1% to around $68,500, pulling the broader crypto market down as the U.S. Dollar Index hit a six‑week high of 99.68. The total market capitalization fell just under 1% to $2.41 trillion, while leveraged positions saw $372 million liquidated, with...
Crypto.com Launches Blended Crypto and Stock Retirement Accounts
Crypto.com has introduced a U.S. retirement account that lets investors hold both cryptocurrencies and traditional stocks within a single IRA. The product offers tax‑deferred or tax‑free growth, up to a 5% contribution match, and no account fees, positioning it as...
Aptos Holders Pass Proposal to Hard Cap APT Supply at 2.1 Billion Tokens
Aptos token holders approved a governance proposal that sets a hard cap of 2.1 billion APT tokens, ending the previously unlimited supply. The vote closed on March 1 with 335.2 million APT voting in favor and only 1,500 against, while participation reached 39%,...
Real-World Assets on Ethereum Top $15 Billion
Ethereum’s real‑world asset (RWA) ecosystem has surged to $15 billion, representing 58 % of the global RWA market. The growth is driven primarily by tokenized gold products such as Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG). XAUT now holds the largest market...
Strategy Makes Largest Bitcoin Purchase Since January
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, announced a $204.1 million purchase of 3,015 Bitcoin on March 2, marking its largest acquisition since January. The buy raises the firm’s total holdings to 720,737 BTC, cementing its position as the world’s biggest corporate Bitcoin holder. In parallel,...
Ordinals' Legacy Outshines 2023 Hype Cycle
With @MagicEden shutting down bitcoin support, people are saying ordinals and runes are dead. maybe. but after making ep 2 of our Bitcoin DeFi docu series, I get that even if they never come back, it doesn't really matter --...
Aave Thrives Only When All Stakeholders Collaborate
The way I see this, Aave is a result of all its parts. Like a cake, you can argue it's 80% flour, 20% eggs, 10% sugar, 5% butter, 1% baking powder, but take away any of its components, and there's...
DeFi Lending and Crypto VC Leaders Dominate Timeline
all of ct timeline consumed with who built more of the biggest defi lending protocol who started one of the biggest crypto vcs
The Bitcoin Renaissance Legacy : Beyond Digital Gold Ep. 2
The video examines the 2023‑2024 Bitcoin Renaissance, a brief but transformative period when new protocols—Ordinals, BRC20 tokens and later Runes—re‑imagined Bitcoin as a data‑availability layer rather than merely a payment ledger. Central to this shift was the 2021 Taproot activation,...
Interactive Brokers Taps Coinbase for ‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has launched nano‑sized Bitcoin and Ethereum futures by partnering with Coinbase Derivatives, offering both monthly‑expiry and perpetual‑style contracts. The new products give IBKR’s 4.5 million clients access to crypto derivatives previously limited to specialist exchanges. This follows IBKR’s...
Balancer DAO Caps Recovery Bounty at 10% After $128M Exploit
Balancer DAO approved a proposal (BIP‑908) to allocate up to 10% of any recovered assets as a bounty for the November exploit that siphoned roughly $128 million from its V2 pools. The vote achieved a 158% quorum, though only nine votes...
Kaito and Polymarket Unveil 'Attention Markets'
Kaito and Polymarket have introduced "Attention Markets," a hybrid offering that blends Kaito’s attention‑measurement technology with Polymarket’s prediction‑market platform. The new product aims to quantify cultural narratives and emerging trends across AI, finance and entertainment. Prediction‑market activity has surged 850%...
Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain
Robinhood has launched a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum that already holds over $2.3 billion in total value locked. The testnet gives developers access to tools, documentation, and testnet‑only assets such as tokenized stocks,...
Rebuilding Global Payments with Stablecoins | Circle & USDC with Nikhil Chandhok
Circle chief product officer Nikhil Chandhok explains how USDC is being built into a global payments platform that moves money instantly and with regulatory certainty. The discussion frames stablecoins as the most viable crypto use case, with USDC now circulating...
Aptos-Based Perp DEX Merkle Trade Shutters Business
Merkle Trade, the leading Aptos perpetual futures DEX, announced it will wind down operations, disabling new positions on Feb 6 and closing all positions by Feb 10. The platform, which processed nearly $30 billion in cumulative volume, will redeem its MKL token without...
Aave Delegate Platform Proposes Pausing Three L2 Deployments Citing Weak Revenue
Aave's governance delegation platform has proposed pausing its V3 deployments on three underused Layer 2 networks—zkSync Era, Metis and Soneium—due to minimal user activity and revenue. The three chains together generated under $1,600 in fees over the past 30 days, while...
Perp Pioneer BitMEX Launches Hyperliquid Copy Trading
BitMEX has launched Hyperliquid Copy Trading, letting its users automatically replicate the positions of top traders on the leading perpetual futures DEX, Hyperliquid. The feature executes trades on BitMEX, supports up to five copied traders, and includes basic risk‑management tools...
Aave’s GHO Stablecoin Supply Hits $500M
Aave’s native stablecoin GHO crossed the $500 million market‑cap threshold in early February, marking a 245% increase since the start of 2025. The circulating supply stayed above half a billion while holder numbers rose to roughly 23,000, up about 300% year‑to‑date....
Inside the Rise of Apps That Let You Pay with Crypto, Even Where Merchants Don’t Accept It
Startups are piloting pay‑on‑behalf solutions that let consumers spend cryptocurrency at ordinary merchants without altering point‑of‑sale systems. Thailand’s PlebQR routes Bitcoin Lightning payments through local partners who settle in fiat, reporting over 1,270 transactions worth roughly $21,500 with a 75 %...
Ethereum Supply Tightens With 45% of ETH Locked: Sygnum
Sygnum’s Q1 2026 Investment Outlook reports that roughly 45 % of all Ether is now locked or otherwise hard to sell, tightening the circulating supply. Exchange‑held ETH dropped 14.5 % during the quarter, while exchange‑traded funds hold about 10 % of total ETH and...