Bitcoin Drops Below $69,200 as Trump Gives 48-Hour Ultimatum on Iran Power Plants
Bitcoin slipped below $69,200 on Sunday, trading around $69,192 after a 2.2% drop triggered by President Donald Trump’s 48‑hour ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. The geopolitical warning sparked roughly $299 million in crypto liquidations, with long positions absorbing about 85% of the losses. Major altcoins—including Ether, XRP, BNB, and Solana—mirrored Bitcoin’s decline, erasing last week’s rally despite a dovish Federal Reserve stance on interest rates.
Resolv Labs’ Stablecoin Depegs as Attacker Mints Millions of Tokens
Resolv Labs’ USR stablecoin was exploited, allowing an attacker to mint 50 million unbacked tokens after depositing just $100,000 USDC, with an additional 30 million minted due to contract flaws. The sudden supply surge de‑pegged USR, driving its price from a $1...
Crypto News: Ethereum Price Prediction Targets $7,500 While Pepeto Binance Executive Brings Exchange to Final Stage and Shiba Inu Comparisons...
Pepeto, an Ethereum‑based DeFi platform, has entered its final testing phase after a former Binance executive joined its development team. The presale has already attracted more than $8.25 million, with large wallets committing at a speed rarely seen in 2026. Simultaneously,...
Vemanti Group Issues Statement Regarding ONUS Platform Status
Vemanti Group disclosed a major service disruption on the ONUS Pro digital asset exchange, leaving users unable to access their accounts and funds. The outage stems from the platform’s operational arm, Onus Labs Technology in Vietnam, which Vemanti does not...
Anthropic, Solana, Bitcoin Miners, SpaceX : FTX’s Visionary Bets That Bankruptcy Liquidated
FTX’s bankruptcy liquidated a $500 million Anthropic stake for $1.3 billion, far below the $30‑$70 billion valuation some social media posts claimed. The exchange also held sizable positions in Solana, Robinhood, Sui, Genesis Digital Assets, and a SpaceX‑linked fund, which together would be...
Brazil's Finance Minister Shelves Crypto Tax Policy Due to Election: Report
Brazil’s finance minister Dario Durigan has postponed the planned crypto‑tax consultation until after the October 2026 presidential election, pushing any formal rule‑making to 2027. The delay follows Brazil’s June 2025 shift to a 17.5% flat tax on cryptocurrency capital gains,...
Crypto Firm Rhino.fi Targets Stablecoin Spreads with 1:1 Conversion Product
Rhino.fi has introduced a “Stablecoin 1:1” product that guarantees a fixed one‑to‑one conversion rate for USD‑pegged stablecoins such as USDT and USDC across more than 25 blockchain networks. The service eliminates hidden spreads and routing inefficiencies, offering transparent fees for neobanks...
Figure Launches Figure Forge to Transform Illiquid Loans Into Tradable DeFi Collateral
Figure (NASDAQ: FIGR) launched Figure Forge, a service that converts blockchain‑native loans and other real‑world assets into uniform, infinitely divisible participation tokens. The tokens are immediately tradable on Figure’s Democratized Prime DeFi marketplace, supported by a self‑funded limit order book...
Kenya Seeks Public Comment on Draft Rules for Crypto Firms
Kenya has launched a public consultation on its draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations for 2026, aiming to operationalise the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act of 2025. The proposals require crypto firms to obtain licences, disclose ownership, meet capital and...
The 7 Largest Publicly Traded Ethereum Treasury Firms
Publicly traded firms are amassing a combined 7.3 million ETH, worth over $16 billion—about 6 % of total supply. The largest holder, BitMine Immersion Technologies, has bought 4.6 million ETH (~$10 billion) and aims for 5 % of circulating ETH. Sharplink, led by Ethereum co‑founder Joe Lubin,...
Financial Advisers Used to Say No to Bitcoin. Now They’re Saying Maybe — but with a Catch.
Financial advisers have long dismissed bitcoin as unsuitable, but client demand is prompting a reassessment. Younger, crypto‑savvy investors are approaching wealth managers already holding digital assets, forcing advisors to accommodate rather than alienate them. Many firms now adopt a cautious...
CFTC Issues Update to Guide Crypto Integration in Derivatives Markets
The CFTC released FAQs on March 20, 2026 clarifying how registered firms can use cryptocurrency as collateral in futures, swaps and clearing activities. FCMs may accept qualified non‑security crypto—primarily Bitcoin, Ether and payment stablecoins—subject to haircuts, a three‑month limitation, and weekly WinJammer...
CoinDCX Founders Questioned in Impersonation Fraud Case; Firm Denies Allegations in FIR
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX’s co‑founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were interrogated by Bellandur police as part of a fraud investigation. The FIR filed in Thane alleges that impersonators used the CoinDCX brand and a fake CoinDCX.pro portal to lure...
DeFi Needs a Metric for Protected Capital
Stablecoin transaction volume surged past $5.5 trillion in 2024, confirming DeFi’s role as core settlement infrastructure. Yet the sector still relies on Total Value Locked (TVL) as its primary health gauge, a metric that only reflects capital presence, not its security....
Bitcoin Everlight Opens Phase 1 of Its Presale With Dual Audit and Dual KYC Verification Already in Place
Bitcoin Everlight has launched Phase 1 of its public token presale, pricing BTCL at $0.0008 per token. Investors can join with a minimum $50 using nine supported cryptocurrencies, and tiered “shard” commitments unlock APYs ranging from 12% to 28%. The project...
It Could Cost You up to $6 Million to Grab Lunch with Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s upcoming crypto luncheon at Mar‑a‑Lago will admit up to 297 guests based on holdings of the TRUMP memecoin, with entry costs ranging from roughly $70,000 to more than $6 million. Rankings are determined by “Trump Points,” which reward token...
Strategy Set for Second-Biggest Bitcoin Buying Quarter Despite BTC Price Slide
MicroStrategy (MSTR) is on track for its second‑largest quarterly Bitcoin purchase, having accumulated 89,618 BTC in Q1 2026, raising its total holdings to 761,068 BTC. The buying pace continues despite Bitcoin’s price falling about 20% from recent highs. Only the fourth quarter...
Hong Kong Retiree Loses $840K in Triple ‘Crypto Expert’ Scam
A 66‑year‑old Hong Kong retiree lost HK$6.6 million (US$840,000) after falling victim to three consecutive crypto‑investment scams. Each fraudster posed as a “virtual currency expert,” first promising guaranteed returns, then offering costly “recovery” services that vanished with additional funds. The scams unfolded...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls 7.7% as Miner Pressure Persists
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty fell 7.7% to 133.79 trillion on March 20, the steepest drop since February. The adjustment followed an average block time of 12 minutes 36 seconds, well above the protocol’s 10‑minute target, indicating a temporary hash‑rate decline. Lower difficulty eases the computational burden,...
BlinkEx Investment Platform Infrastructure – Matching, Risk Controls, Reliability
BlinkEx is launching an invite‑only early‑access crypto exchange in early 2026, concentrating on a streamlined spot‑trading experience. The platform’s core differentiator is a horizontally scalable, low‑latency matching engine that emphasizes predictable fills over sheer speed. Integrated risk layers, branded BlinkGuard,...
Regulatory Red Tape Ripped Away From Crypto Wallets, Granting Direct Access to Derivatives
The CFTC issued a no‑action relief letter to Phantom, allowing the crypto wallet to serve as a consumer interface for regulated derivatives without registering as an introducing broker. The relief separates interface risk from market risk, requiring registered futures commission...
India Is Right to Act on Offshore Crypto Platforms but It Must Also Build a Fairer Market
The Financial Action Task Force’s new report confirms India’s concerns that offshore virtual‑asset service providers (VASPs) pose a systemic risk to the country’s crypto market. These non‑compliant platforms exploit domestic payment rails, bypass KYC, and avoid registration under India’s AML/CFT...
Can – and Should – You Use Cryptocurrency to Travel?
Travel firms remain wary of cryptocurrency because price swings can erode margins between booking and departure. Industry leaders report zero client demand for crypto payments, and most hotels and airlines still refuse direct crypto. Travelers can bypass acceptance hurdles with...
Shielding Your Transactions: The Power of Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Measures
Cryptocurrency’s rapid adoption has heightened money‑laundering concerns, prompting regulators worldwide to impose stricter anti‑money‑laundering (AML) requirements on exchanges and service providers. The article outlines how traditional AML tools struggle with the pseudonymous, decentralized nature of digital assets, and highlights emerging...
World Liberty Financial Launches Toolkit to Let AI Agents Spend USD1
World Liberty Financial unveiled the open‑source AgentPay SDK, enabling AI agents to autonomously hold, send, and receive its USD1 stablecoin on Ethereum‑compatible blockchains. The toolkit’s four‑layer architecture keeps private keys and transaction signing on the operator’s machine, ensuring no data...
Electric Capital Maps 501 Real-World Yield Sources, Finds 93% Untouched by DeFi
Electric Capital’s new report catalogues 501 real‑world yield sources, revealing that only 34 exceed $50 million in on‑chain value. These assets cluster in U.S. Treasuries, private credit, corporate bonds, and non‑U.S. sovereign debt, while 93 % remain untokenised due to legal, structural...
Google Threat Intel Flags 'Ghostblade' Crypto-Stealing Malware
Google Threat Intelligence has uncovered Ghostblade, a new JavaScript‑based malware targeting iOS devices to steal cryptocurrency private keys and messaging data. The tool operates only during a brief browsing session, exfiltrates data to malicious servers, and then self‑deletes, erasing crash...
Crypto Biz: Institutions Aren’t Waiting for the Bottom
Despite a 40% market sell‑off since October, institutional investors are gearing up to increase crypto exposure, with 73% planning to buy more digital assets and expecting price gains over the next year. The Coinbase‑EY survey shows a strong preference for...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Drops 20% in Just 30 Days While Mutuum Finance (MUTM)
Shiba Inu (SHIB) slid about 20 % over the past 30 days as meme‑coin sentiment turned sharply negative, with the token struggling below its $0.0000065 resistance. Technical indicators show neutral momentum, while the Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to an extreme‑fear...
CIRO Rolls Out Tiered Custody Framework for Crypto Platform Dealers
Canada’s investment regulator, the Canadian Investor Relations Office (CIRO), issued interim custody requirements for crypto‑asset trading platform dealers, establishing a four‑tier framework that ties capital, custody limits, and security assurances to the custodian’s risk‑management capacity. Tier 1 custodians must hold at...
Privy Taps Deframe by Pods to Unlock DeFi Yield Strategies
Privy, the Stripe‑acquired embedded wallet provider, has integrated Deframe, a DeFi aggregation API from the Pods Finance team. The integration gives developers access to yield strategies on Aave, Morpho, Lido, Compound and other protocols across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Solana...
Solana Foundation President Says Web3 Gaming 'Is Not Coming Back'
Solana Foundation president Lily Liu announced on X that blockchain gaming is dead, igniting a wave of commentary. Her remark was a reaction to a misleading Polymarket post about Meta shutting down its metaverse division. Liu’s X bio humorously lists...
Banks Are Increasingly Moving From Conceptual to Actual Stablecoin Deployment Plans : Analysis
Chainalysis reports that banks are moving beyond theoretical discussions to concrete stablecoin deployments. Executives have settled on three primary models: issuing proprietary tokens, partnering with existing providers, or embedding stablecoins into current payment and treasury systems. The critical hurdle now...
AI Serving Key Role in Crypto Crime Investigations but Human Judgment Still Impacts Outcomes : Research
TRM Labs reports that artificial intelligence dramatically accelerates crypto‑crime investigations, turning weeks of data analysis into minutes, yet human expertise remains essential for establishing intent and legal accountability. In 2025 illicit crypto activity hit $158 billion, with AI tools clustering addresses,...
What Is This 600-Strong Bank Network Using Tokenized Deposits For?
U.S. banks Custodia and Vantage have launched tokenized deposits that will be used in Participate, a loan‑participation network spanning roughly 600 financial institutions. The SEC also approved Nasdaq’s plan to settle trades of major equities and ETFs with tokenized securities,...
Ontop Partners with BVNK
Ontop, a Colombian payroll platform, has teamed up with stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK to introduce USD‑denominated stablecoin accounts for contractors and remote workers globally. The embedded accounts let users hold, receive, and transfer digital dollars with near‑instant settlement while shielding...
How Community Banks Can Get in on Stablecoins
Bank of North Dakota is launching Roughrider Coin, a stablecoin designed for wholesale, bank‑to‑bank payments, in partnership with Fiserv’s digital‑asset platform. The initiative demonstrates how a state‑owned, mid‑tier bank can create an instant payment rail without building the technology from scratch....
SEC's Crypto Guidance Ends Years of Regulatory Ambiguity But Key Questions Remain
The SEC and CFTC released a joint 68‑page crypto taxonomy, ending years of regulatory uncertainty. The guidance defines when a token sold under an investment contract can shed its security status, but offers no formal process for issuers to obtain...
Stripe Launches Tempo Blockchain to Power AI-Driven Payments
Stripe has launched Tempo, a new blockchain platform designed to power autonomous AI‑driven payments. Built with digital‑asset firm Paradigm, Tempo’s mainnet already supports over 100 integrated services and aims to handle high‑volume cross‑border payouts, remittances, and tokenized deposits using stablecoins....
Sygnum Protect Tops $1B in Assets, Unlocking Crypto Volatility for TradFi Institutions
Sygnum’s off‑exchange custody platform, Sygnum Protect, has crossed the $1 billion asset threshold, reflecting a 900% year‑on‑year surge driven by institutional appetite for secure crypto exposure. Launched with Binance and later expanded to Deribit and Bybit, the service links users to...
Ripple Focuses on Brazilian Markets with Expanded Payments Offering
Ripple is deepening its footprint in Brazil by launching a broader suite of enterprise blockchain solutions and seeking a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from the Central Bank. The move adds major banks and fintechs such as Banco Genial,...
APEX Network and AltSchool Africa Launch One of Nigeria’s Largest Crypto Literacy Scholarship —1,000 Fully Funded Spots Available
APEX Network and AltSchool Africa have launched a joint scholarship offering 1,000 fully funded spots in AltSchool's Crypto Course for Nigerians. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between Nigeria’s high crypto adoption rates and the lack of structured financial...
Stablecoin Use Surges
Stablecoin transaction volume more than doubled in the past year, climbing from $668 billion in February 2025 to $1.78 trillion last month, according to Macquarie Group. The market capitalization of the 13 largest stablecoins rose to $311.81 billion, up from $196.61 billion a year earlier....
Why CoinDesk PitchFest Matters Heading Into Miami
CoinDesk PitchFest, a showcase within the Consensus conference, provides early‑stage Web3 founders structured exposure to leading investors and operators. Recent cohorts such as Rise, TransCrypts and zkMe leveraged the platform to secure seed funding and expand product capabilities. The upcoming...
Africa's Crypto Market Matures, Fraud Rate Drops 28%
Africa’s crypto ecosystem is entering a phase of regulated maturity, with platforms prioritising verification accuracy over onboarding speed. Fraud rates fell 28% year‑on‑year to 2.6% in 2025, while average verification time dropped from 25 to 18 seconds. Mobile‑first KYC solutions...
Qian Zhimin: China's Fraudulent Bitcoin Queen
British police seized 61,000 bitcoin from Chinese fraudster Qian Zhimin, valued at about £3.2 billion, marking the largest crypto seizure ever. Qian, who ran a pyramid scheme that defrauded investors of over 40 billion yuan, was sentenced to 11 years and her...
9 Most Trusted Crypto Cloud Mining Platforms in 2026 (Beginner-Friendly & Passive Income)
Crypto cloud mining platforms have surged in 2026, offering users the ability to mine Bitcoin without owning physical hardware. Providers such as AngelBTC, NiceHash, BitDeer, GoMining, Compass Mining, Hashing24, Kryptex, BitFuFu and Binance Mining Pool present diverse models—from renewable‑energy contracts...
Is Altcoin Season Finally Back?
Altcoin enthusiasm is resurging as the CoinShares Altcoins ETF (DIME) climbed more than 5% in the past month, signaling investor confidence in higher‑quality altcoins. At the same time, Bitcoin's market dominance is slipping, prompting a rotation from the flagship coin...
Coinbase Introduces Stock Perpetual Futures Contracts for non-U.S. Customers
Coinbase has launched perpetual stock futures for eligible non‑U.S. retail and institutional clients, expanding its derivatives suite into U.S. equities. The contracts cover the Magnificent 7 stocks and ETFs such as SPY and QQQ, trade 24/7, and settle in USDC. Leverage...
Up 44% in 7 Days, Is This Cryptocurrency for AI a Buy With $500?
Bittensor (TAO) surged 44% in the past week, trading near $270 and giving the project a $2.6 billion market cap. The platform functions as a decentralized marketplace where contributors earn TAO for providing AI compute and model outputs. Its tokenomics mimic...