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Today — 18 March 2026Main stream

Can Hyperliquid price surge past $50 as commodity perps drive record volume?

18 March 2026 at 17:00
Hyperliquid price rallied over 20% in the past seven days, reclaiming $40 as support, driven by record commodities trading activity on its perpetual futures markets. According to data from crypto.news, Hyperliquid (HYPE) price rallied 22% to a four-month high of…

Ethereum developers propose FCR to speed up L2 and exchange confirmations

18 March 2026 at 16:30
Ethereum client teams are testing an opt-in mechanism that could cut the time some layer-2 networks and exchanges wait to recognize mainnet deposits, allowing them to process transactions much faster. Dubbed the Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR), the proposal is expected…

Crypto payments gain traction in Australia even as banking troubles remain

18 March 2026 at 15:40
Australians are increasingly using cryptocurrency for day-to-day payments, even as banking restrictions continue to hamper access to the ecosystem. A recent survey by crypto exchange Independent Reserve, which polled 2,000 “everyday Australians” between Jan. 12 and Jan. 30, found that…

Ethereum ETFs hit three-week high inflows, will ETH price break $2,400?

18 March 2026 at 14:39
Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds drew in $138.2 million in net inflows over the past day, their highest single-day inflows since Feb. 25. According to data compiled by SoSoValue, BlackRock’s ETHA led the inflows of the day with $81.7 million entering…

Stablecoin payments firm TransFi raises over $19M to expand services

18 March 2026 at 13:47
Stablecoin payments infrastructure firm TransFi has raised $19.2 million to expand its operations. According to a recent announcement, the company raised $14.2 million in Series A equity along with a $5 million committed liquidity facility. The funding round was led…

TRUMP rallies over 50% as Mar-a-Lago event drives whale activity

18 March 2026 at 13:30
Whale activity around the Official Trump (TRUMP) token, which is tied to United States President Donald Trump, has hit a five-month high according to on-chain data. According to Santiment, there are now 83 wallets that hold more than 1 million…

Bitcoin price loses $74K support ahead of Fed rate decision, can it recover?

18 March 2026 at 12:49
Bitcoin price fell back under the $74,000 support level after three straight days of gains as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate cut decision scheduled for later today. After rallying over 7% and touching nearly $76,000 on…

UK committee pushes for political crypto donation ban over foreign influence risks

18 March 2026 at 12:30
UK lawmakers are raising concerns over the risks tied to crypto donations, which they claim can open the door to foreign influence in political financing. In its latest report, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy urged a moratorium…

Tim Scott signals progress on stablecoin yield dispute holding up crypto bill

18 March 2026 at 11:37
This week banks and crypto lobbyists may reach a compromise on stablecoin yield payments, according to U.S. Senator Tim Scott. Currently, the Senate’s crypto market structure bill progress remains stalled. Speaking at a crypto lobby event in Washington, Scott, who…

Can the crypto market rebound as SEC clarifies that most cryptocurrencies are non securities?

18 March 2026 at 11:28
The crypto market remained unfazed on Wednesday shortly after the U.S. Securities and  Exchange Commission clarified that most of the cryptocurrencies in the market would not be considered a security under federal law. Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest crypto asset,…

Lazarus Group suspected in Bitrefill hack that compromised hot wallets

18 March 2026 at 10:55
The notorious Lazarus Group may have been behind a cyberattack on crypto e-commerce store Bitrefill, the firm estimates. Detailing the March 1 incident in a Tuesday X post, the firm said the attackers used malware, on-chain tracing, and reused IP…

SEC and CFTC say most crypto assets are not securities in new joint interpretation

18 March 2026 at 10:31
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued a joint interpretation outlining how crypto assets are treated under federal securities laws. Most notably, the statement emphasised that most crypto assets are not themselves securities.…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins proposes crypto exemptions framework to ease compliance burden

18 March 2026 at 09:16
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has proposed a “safe harbor” framework aimed at easing regulatory pressure on crypto firms while keeping them within the federal oversight structure. Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, Atkins said,…

Yesterday — 17 March 2026Main stream

Vietnam eyeing ban on overseas crypto trading: report

17 March 2026 at 16:45
Vietnam is reportedly looking to tighten restrictions on overseas cryptocurrency trading as authorities move to bring more activity under domestic oversight. According to a Reuters report, Vietnam’s finance ministry is drafting rules that would prevent local residents from trading on…

UK man accuses estranged wife of stealing 2,323 Bitcoin using hidden camera

17 March 2026 at 15:41
A UK resident has accused his estranged wife of stealing over 2,323 Bitcoin from a Trezor hardware wallet, allegedly using a security camera to capture his seed phrase and wallet access codes. A court judgment filed in the UK’s High…

Crypto.com partners with South Korea’s KG Inicis to enable crypto payments for tourists

17 March 2026 at 14:36
Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to introduce crypto payment options for foreign tourists visiting South Korea. The two companies plan to roll out Crypto.com Pay across KG Inicis’ merchant network, according to a March 17 press release. The integration…

South Korea tightens crypto seizure rules after several mishaps

17 March 2026 at 13:45
South Korea’s National Police Agency has introduced new guidelines for handling seized cryptocurrencies after multiple security lapses. The KNPA has drafted a directive outlining compliance requirements across multiple stages of crypto seizure, storage, and management, local media outlet Asiae reported…

Ex-LA deputy sent to prison for aiding crypto “God Father” in extortion scheme

17 March 2026 at 13:10
An ex-Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was sentenced to prison for his role in extorting victims alongside a jailed crypto figure. Michael Coberg, who served as a deputy with the department, was handed a 63-month prison sentence for helping…

Ethereum price outlook as BitMine’s holdings approach 4.6 million

17 March 2026 at 12:59
Ethereum price rallied to a six-week high of $2377.64 on Tuesday as institutional investors continue to accumulate the asset. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose 6% to hit $2,377.64 on March 17, its highest level since the…

Bitcoin ETFs log longest inflow run since October as institutional demand returns

17 March 2026 at 11:42
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the US have now logged their longest streak of inflows since October last year, extending to six consecutive days as Bitcoin climbed over 12% during the same period. According to data from Farside Investors, Bitcoin…

Bitcoin price hits six-week high driven by short liquidations and ETF inflows

17 March 2026 at 11:31
Bitcoin price briefly surged to a six-week high of $75,937 on Tuesday, as over $330 million in short positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price touched an intraday high of $75,937…

Polymarket banned in Argentina after regulatory probe

17 March 2026 at 11:04
Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of prediction market platform Polymarket, tightening its stance on what authorities describe as unlicensed online betting activity. According to local media, a Buenos Aires court has directed regulators to move forward with enforcement after…

SEC proposal could remove crypto from OTC reporting requirements

17 March 2026 at 10:12
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a proposal which, according to SEC commissioner Hester Peirce, could help clear up years of confusion around how a key broker-dealer rule applies across markets. On Monday, the SEC proposed an…

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Pepe price rallies over 20% amid market rebound, can it reclaim its February highs?

16 March 2026 at 19:25
Pepe price rose as the best performer in the crypto market amid a market-wide recovery triggered by Bitcoin’s surge past $74,000 support. According to data from crypto.news, Pepe (PEPE) price shot up 21% to a two-week high of $0.000040 as…

South Korean regulators fine Bithumb $24.5M after uncovering violations

16 March 2026 at 18:27
Crypto exchange Bithumb will have to pay a fine of 36.8 billion won, about $24.5 million, after it was found to be in violation of South Korea’s Anti-Money Laundering rules. According to a local media report, South Korea’s Financial Intelligence…

Will Bitcoin price reclaim $75,000 ahead of Fed rate decision?

16 March 2026 at 16:44
Bitcoin price rallied to a 5-week high of $74,157 on Monday morning amid institutional and whale accumulation. Can the bellwether climb past the $75,000 psychological support level ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision set to be revealed later…

Crypto funds draw $1.06B in inflows for third week as Bitcoin leads demand

16 March 2026 at 16:18
Crypto investment products recorded $1.06 billion in inflows last week, even as geopolitical stress tied to tensions in the Middle East continued to weigh on broader financial markets. Per a CoinShares report published Monday, crypto investor reaction to tensions in…

South Korea’s Hana Financial and Standard Chartered partner to explore crypto and stablecoins

16 March 2026 at 15:36
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Standard Chartered Group to collaborate on digital asset initiatives. Local media reports from March 16 claim that the two institutions plan to leverage their combined expertise and…

WLFI holders back 180 day staking rule to participate in governance votes

16 March 2026 at 15:01
President Donald Trump’s family-backed crypto project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has passed a governance proposal requiring token holders to lock up their tokens for nearly six months in order to participate in protocol voting. The proposal received overwhelming support and…

US SEC dismisses securities lawsuit against BitClout creator Nader Al-Naji

16 March 2026 at 14:20
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped a multi-year case against Nader Al‑Naji, who had been accused of misleading investors and violating federal securities laws tied to the launch of the BitClout platform. A joint stipulation of dismissal filed…

Australia Senate committee pushes bill to bring crypto platforms under financial services rules

16 March 2026 at 13:44
Australia’s Senate Economics Legislation Committee is considering a new bill that would require crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms to operate in accordance with the country’s existing financial services regime. Australian regulators are pushing for the passage of the Corporations Amendment…

Can Ethereum price rally continue above $2100 as BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF launches?

13 March 2026 at 12:21
Ethereum’s price rallied to a weekly high of $2,144 on Friday following the strong debut of investment manager BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price shot up nearly 6% to $2,144 during Friday morning Asian…

U.S. senators to oversee DOJ investigation of Binance over Iran-linked sanctions evasion

13 March 2026 at 10:57
Three Democratic senators have said they will oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into crypto exchange Binance over possible violations of U.S. sanctions tied to Iran-linked transactions. In a joint statement released Thursday, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Ruben…

Why is the crypto market going up today? (March 13)

13 March 2026 at 10:18
The crypto market rose 2.4% to $2.51 trillion on Friday primarily due to a shift in global risk sentiment following signals of potential de-escalation in the Middle East. Bitcoin (BTC), the leading crypto asset by market cap, rallied nearly 4%,…

TRUMP token rallies as top holders get a second chance to meet the President

13 March 2026 at 09:12
Donald Trump-linked meme coin Official Trump posted double-digit gains on Friday after the team announced a second exclusive event where top holders will get the chance to attend a luncheon with the president at Mar-a-Lago. According to the official announcement,…

MediaTek chip flaw exposed crypto wallets and passwords without booting Android

12 March 2026 at 10:35
Security researchers at Ledger have discovered a major flaw in some Android smartphone chips that lets an attacker siphon encrypted user data like passwords and private keys in a matter of seconds using just a USB connection. The vulnerability was…

Will Bitcoin price drop to $65,000 as bearish forces come into play?

12 March 2026 at 09:52
Bitcoin price risks a drop back to the $65,000 zone as bearish macroeconomic forces continue to impact investor risk sentiment. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price fell 4.8% over the past 7 days, dropping below the $70,000 support…

Ghana selects 11 crypto exchanges for SEC regulatory sandbox pilot

12 March 2026 at 09:03
Ghana has selected 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in a regulatory sandbox where they will “pilot their products and services in a controlled environment under the regulatory oversight” of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Starting March 10, Africoin, Blu…

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