Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 2h agoSEC and CFTC push for a unified crypto regulatory framework
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are coordinating on a unified regulatory framework for digital assets, issuing joint staff memoranda and public statements that propose shared definitions, joint rulemaking and cross‑agency enforcement protocols. The agencies say the effort aims to eliminate jurisdictional ambiguities that have hampered the crypto market.
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By the numbers: OKX secures strategic investment from Intercontinental Exchange
Video•Mar 6, 2026
Sergey Gorchakov (Cryptaccount): Lessons and Insights
Sergey Gorchakov introduced Cryptaccount, a subscription SaaS that functions like QuickBooks for blockchain transactions. He explained the startup’s origin, identified a market gap, and detailed challenges in building a crypto‑specific accounting platform. The model targets auditors and accountants, emphasizing client‑centric features and compliance. Gorchakov envisions scaling Cryptaccount into a global solution for crypto accounting and regulatory reporting.
By Startup Grind Local
Video•Mar 6, 2026
The Market Reaction to War Was Not What Anyone Expected
The video dissects how global markets reacted to the sudden Iran‑Israel‑U.S. conflict, highlighting a safe‑haven hierarchy that diverged from historic patterns. While oil spiked as the Strait of Hormuz was shut, the dollar emerged as the primary refuge, and traditional...
By David Hoffman
News•Mar 6, 2026
SEC and CFTC Progress Toward Harmonized Crypto Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signaled a coordinated push toward a unified regulatory framework for digital assets. Recent staff memoranda and public statements outline joint rulemaking initiatives, shared definitions, and cross‑agency enforcement...
By Regulation Tomorrow (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Blog•Mar 6, 2026
Lombard (BARD): Bitcoin’s DeFi Engine
Lombard (BARD) has positioned itself as Bitcoin’s first on‑chain DeFi engine, issuing the liquid‑staked LBTC token that amassed $1 billion in total value locked within just 92 days. Backed by heavyweight investors such as Polychain, Franklin Templeton and Binance Labs, the...
By Lark Davis
News•Mar 6, 2026
India’s Digital Rupee (E₹) and E-Commerce Giants: Facts and Myths Around Retail CBDC Launch
India’s central bank has continued its digital rupee (E₹) pilot, but a retail rollout on e‑commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart remains unrealised. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has onboarded a handful of banks, fintechs and select merchants...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Mar 6, 2026
Crypto Payment Gateways Market Set to Grow From $1.2B Today to Nearly $6B by 2035
The crypto payment gateway market, valued at roughly $1.2 billion in 2023, is projected to surge to $6.03 billion by 2035. Analysts forecast a robust 13.6% compound annual growth rate, reflecting a shift from niche tools to a core operating layer for...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Mar 6, 2026
Dubai Crypto Regulator Says KuCoin Exchange Is Operating without Proper License and Must Stop
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has ordered cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin to cease operations in the emirate, citing the absence of a required local licence. VARA also warned that any promotion or solicitation of KuCoin’s services violates its regulations and...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 6, 2026
Vancouver Mayor's Bitcoin Investment Proposal Blocked by City, Provincial Law
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal to allocate city reserve funds into bitcoin was rejected after staff concluded the investment violates the Vancouver Charter and British Columbia’s Municipal Finance Authority Act. The charter restricts municipal assets to government securities, bonds, and...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 6, 2026
Pudgy Penguins Accused of Infringing Original Penguin Trademark
Original Penguin’s owner, PEI Licensing, filed a Florida federal lawsuit against NFT collection Pudgy Penguins, alleging trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition over similar penguin designs on apparel. The complaint cites PEI’s use of the “PENGUIN” word mark since 1967...
By Cointelegraph
News•Mar 6, 2026
Lyn Alden Tips Bitcoin Outperforming Gold over Next ‘Two to Three Years’
Lyn Alden, a macroeconomist, predicts Bitcoin will outperform gold through 2029, despite gold’s recent all‑time high and euphoric sentiment. She characterizes gold’s rally as not a bubble and notes Bitcoin’s price is down 44% from its October peak, facing extreme...
By Cointelegraph
News•Mar 6, 2026
Top Crypto Coins to Invest in 2026: APEMARS Presale Hits $280K Milestone as MYX Finance Falls and Solana Price Prediction...
The APEMARS presale has crossed the $280,000 mark, selling 12.2 billion tokens and opening Stage 10 at $0.00009131 with a planned $0.0055 listing price. The token promises a staggering 5,923% ROI for early buyers, backed by 63% APY staking and a 9.34%...
By TechBullion
News•Mar 6, 2026
Almost Nobody Is Talking About Altseason Anymore. That May Be Bullish
Retail discussion of “altseason” has plunged to its lowest level in at least two years, according to Santiment’s social volume tracker. Historically, such silence has coincided with the end of price tops and the start of altcoin rallies, while major...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 6, 2026
XRP Drops 3% After Failing to Break $1.45 Resistance
XRP slipped 3.3% to $1.4108 after another failed attempt to clear the $1.43‑$1.45 resistance zone. Trading volume surged 74% above its average, confirming that sellers dominate the short‑term trend. The $1.40 level now serves as a pivotal support, with a...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 6, 2026
Solv Protocol Offers 10% Bounty After Hacker Snatches $2.7M
Solv Protocol disclosed that a token vault was exploited, resulting in a $2.7 million loss after a hacker leveraged a smart‑contract bug to mint tokens and swap them for SolvBTC. The breach affected fewer than ten users, with 38.05 SolvBTC taken,...
By Cointelegraph
Deals•Mar 6, 2026
OKX Receives Strategic Investment From Intercontinental Exchange, Valued at $25B
Crypto exchange OKX announced it has received a strategic investment from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), valuing the San Jose‑based firm at about $25 billion. The investment, part of a partnership that will also bring tokenized stocks and crypto futures, was disclosed on...
CoinDesk
Video•Mar 5, 2026
Blackrock's Crypto Trap
The video dissects BlackRock’s newly announced tokenized money‑market fund, Bidd, and frames it as the centerpiece of a broader $7 trillion tokenization wave. By branding the product as a public‑chain asset while embedding a strict ERC‑3643 compliance layer, Wall Street is...
By Coin Bureau
Video•Mar 5, 2026
AI Can Now Find 70% of Crypto Exploits | Alpin Yukseloglu, EVMBench Creator
The Bank of Nation interview with Alpin Yukseloglu, a Paradigm research partner and co‑author of the EVM Bench benchmark, explores how artificial‑intelligence agents are reshaping smart‑contract security. Yukseloglu explains that EVM Bench, an open dataset of fund‑draining bugs, has become a yardstick...
By David Hoffman
News•Mar 5, 2026
SEC, Justin Sun Reach Settlement over Tron Lawsuit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Rainberry Inc., the company behind the Tron network, imposing a $10 million civil penalty and a ban on future securities violations. All remaining claims against Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation, and...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 5, 2026
Short Seller Culper Bets Against Ether, Tom Lee's BitMine Citing 'Death Spiral' Risk
Culper Research has turned bearish on ether after the December 2025 Fusaka upgrade flooded the network with excess blockspace, driving transaction fees down by roughly 90%. Lower fees cut validator earnings, threatening staking yields and potentially weakening network security. The...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 5, 2026
Agencies Clarify the Capital Treatment of Tokenized Securities
On March 5, 2026 the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board and OCC released a joint FAQ clarifying the capital treatment of tokenized securities. The agencies state that eligible tokenized securities should generally receive the same capital treatment as their non‑tokenized counterparts, emphasizing that...
By Federal Reserve Board – All press releases
Deals•Mar 4, 2026
Kraken Secures $800M Funding Round, Valued at $20B, with Investors Citadel Securities, Jane Street and DRW Venture Capital
Kraken announced the closing of an $800 million funding round that values the crypto exchange at $20 billion. The round included a $200 million investment from Citadel Securities and additional capital from Jane Street and DRW Venture Capital. The funding comes as...
Finance Magnates Fintech
Video•Mar 4, 2026
"Humans Shouldn’t Blind-Sign Transactions" - Haseeb Qureshi
Haseeb Qureshi, a prominent crypto investor, uses a vivid analogy to argue that the practice of manually blind‑signing blockchain transactions is as reckless as letting humans drive cars without assistance. He predicts that within a decade the industry will view...
By David Hoffman
Video•Mar 4, 2026
Updated Ethereum Roadmap, EF Stakes ETH and More - The Daily Gwei Refuel #860 - Ethereum Updates
The Daily Gwei Refuel episode on March 4 2026 highlighted two major developments: the launch of a dedicated Ethereum protocol roadmap site (strawmap.org) covering upgrades through 2030, and the Ethereum Foundation’s first sizable ETH staking operation. The roadmap, compiled by the EF architecture...
By Anthony Sassano
Video•Mar 3, 2026
The Future of Bitcoin Treasury Companies
The video outlines the evolution of STRC, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, from a simple Bitcoin‑holding vehicle to a sophisticated digital credit platform offering a low‑volatility exposure product called “Stretch.” It traces three distinct phases: an initial $600 million...
By Anthony Pompliano
Video•Mar 3, 2026
Crypto Has Too Many Foot-Guns
The speaker argues that signing large crypto transactions feels far riskier than traditional wire transfers, highlighting a proliferation of hidden “foot‑guns” that users must manually spot. He enumerates specific hazards—address‑poisoning attacks, the need to verify middle characters of an address, stale...
By David Hoffman
Video•Mar 3, 2026
Why Tokenize? Fidelity on On-Chain Assets, Yield, and the Next Phase of Adoption
Fidelity’s digital‑asset unit is charting a three‑stage roadmap for on‑chain adoption, moving beyond simple exposure through exchange‑traded products (ETPs) toward functional, tokenized assets that can be used directly on blockchain networks. The firm first introduced Bitcoin ETPs to give traditional...
By a16z crypto
Video•Mar 3, 2026
How Crypto Bought the 2026 Midterms
The video examines how the cryptocurrency industry is mobilizing unprecedented financial firepower to shape the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. After turning a modest presence into the single largest corporate donor in 2024, crypto‑focused super PACs—most notably Fairshake—have amassed a $193 million...
By Coin Bureau
Deals•Mar 3, 2026
Beast Industries Acquires Step, Expanding Into Youth Financial Services
Beast Industries announced the acquisition of Step, a banking app for teenagers and young adults with over seven million users. The deal, disclosed on March 3, 2026, positions the company to offer a suite of financial services, including spending, savings,...
The New York Times – Your Money
Deals•Mar 2, 2026
Flux Raises $17M in New Funding Round to Expand Decentralized Cloud Platform
Decentralized cloud infrastructure platform Flux announced it has secured $17 million in new funding to grow its node network, ecosystem and enterprise offerings. The cash will be used to add more operators, improve performance and expand developer tools as Web3...
Ventureburn
Deals•Mar 2, 2026
Five Bells Secures Seed Funding Led by Ego Death Capital
NYC-based digital asset post‑trade infrastructure provider Five Bells announced the closing of its seed round, raising an undisclosed amount. The round was led by Ego Death Capital with participation from Timechain, Epoch and Fulgur Ventures. The funds will be used...
FinSMEs
Deals•Mar 2, 2026
FundBank Acquires Irish Blockchain Startup Trrue Chain for €10M
FundBank, a US institutional banking firm, has completed the acquisition of Irish Layer‑1 blockchain startup Trrue Chain for €10 million (≈ $11 million). The deal, completed last week, will see the founders stay on as employees and supports FundBank’s expansion in European digital...
Finextra
Deals•Mar 1, 2026
Pepeto Raises over $7M in Token Presale
Pepeto, a meme‑utility token, announced a presale that has raised over $7 million at a price of $0.000000186, offering 211% staking rewards. The fundraising round is open to investors ahead of the anticipated crypto bull run and includes plans for PepetoSwap,...
TechBullion
Deals•Feb 27, 2026
JPYC Secures $12M Series B Funding Led by Asteria Corporation
Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC completed the first close of its Series B round, raising ¥1.78 billion ($12 million). The round was led by Asteria Corporation and included investors such as BitFlyer Holdings, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance and West Japan Railway. The...
Ledger Insights
Deals•Feb 27, 2026
STS Digital Secures $30M Funding Round Led by CMT Digital
Swiss‑based principal trading firm STS Digital announced it has raised $30 million in a funding round. The round was led by CMT Digital with participation from Payward, Strobe Ventures, Arrington Capital, F‑Prime and BitRock Capital. The capital will be used...
FinSMEs
Deals•Feb 26, 2026
VanEck Seeks SEC Approval to List JitoSOL Liquid Staking Token ETF on Nasdaq
Nasdaq has filed a proposed rule change to list the VanEck JitoSOL ETF, a fund that will hold the Solana‑based liquid staking token JitoSOL. The filing seeks SEC approval for the ETF, which would reflect staking rewards in its net...
Cointelegraph
Deals•Feb 25, 2026
Tether Invests in Whop to Integrate Stablecoin Payments
Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, announced a strategic investment in Whop, a US‑based digital marketplace for creators. While the investment amount was not disclosed, the deal will see Whop integrate Tether’s Wallet Development Kit to enable self‑custodial USD₮ and USA₮...
Crowdfund Insider
Deals•Feb 24, 2026
Power Protocol Raises $3M From Bitkraft Ventures
Power Protocol, a blockchain infrastructure platform for gaming and digital entertainment, announced a $3 million investment from Bitkraft Ventures, bringing its total funding to $15.5 million. The capital will support the $POWER token economy and shared infrastructure for partner studios.
GamesBeat
Deals•Feb 24, 2026
Ex‑Amex and Visa Executives Raise $4M to Embed Stablecoins in Everyday Brands
Former American Express and Visa executives have announced a $4 million fundraising round to build a platform that embeds stablecoins into everyday consumer brands. The capital will be used to develop technology that lets brands accept stablecoins seamlessly in their payment...
PaySpace Magazine
Deals•Feb 23, 2026
Framework Ventures Partners with Better to Launch $500M Tokenized Mortgage Plan
Crypto venture firm Framework Ventures has partnered with mortgage services company Better to launch a $500 million tokenized mortgage plan, providing credit to the Sky stablecoin ecosystem and issuing mortgage‑backed tokens. The partnership also includes Framework acquiring a 10% stake in...
Cointelegraph
Deals•Feb 21, 2026
SBI Holdings Launches ¥10B On‑chain Bond with XRP Rewards for Retail Investors
SBI Holdings announced the issuance of a ¥10 billion (≈$64.5 million) three‑year on‑chain bond, the SBI START Bonds, offering a fixed interest rate of 1.85‑2.45% and XRP rewards for eligible retail investors. The bonds will be settled on Boostry’s ibet for Fin...
CoinDesk