The partnership aims to reduce fragmentation in European capital markets by enabling blockchain-based settlement of tokenized securities.

The insurance broker is piloting stablecoin payments for premiums using USDC and PYUSD, testing blockchain settlement rails for faster payments in global insurance markets.

Cynthia Lummis continues to push pro-crypto policies in a market structure bill under consideration in the Senate, even as she prepares to leave Congress in January 2027.

Buyers were undeterred by surging oil prices, pushing Bitcoin near $69,500 and large-cap altcoins close to their overhead resistance levels.

Bitcoin managed to avoid losses suffered by global stock markets over oil supply uncertainty, with a 5% relief bounce from its weekly open level.

The crypto brokerage said increasing demand across West Africa is driving its expansion as user activity grows across the Sub-Saharan region.

Mining Bitcoin on a desktop in 2026 may sound simple, but is it profitable? Do rising network difficulty and energy costs mean the end of PCs as Bitcoin mining equipment?

Ether's short liquidity may be the next target for bullish traders who have piled into fresh leveraged positions. Is $2,500 the next stop for ETH price?

Swiss crypto bank Amina has joined 21X as a regulated banking participant, linking traditional financial institutions with a blockchain-based market for issuing tokenized securities.

60% of XRP's circulating supply trades underwater at $1.35, with spot ETF outflows and weak sentiment adding pressure on the bulls amid the current slump.

Crypto exchange Bithumb risks a partial business suspension for negligence around money laundering and customer verification practices, according to local media reports.

A new United Nations Development Programme report outlines how blockchain can support public systems.

“A digital money system with transparent, predictable, and ultimately scarce supply... has rising appeal in today’s economy due to fiat currency tail risks," said Grayscale.

RedStone co-founder Marcin Kaźmierczak says banks are splitting RWA infrastructure between private networks like Canton and public chains such as Ethereum.

The purchase brings Strategy’s total Bitcoin reserves to nearly 739,000 BTC despite the asset trading below the company’s average acquisition price.

Stablecoin banking startup Kast secured fresh funding as it looks to expand payment infrastructure across North America, Latin America and the Middle East.

Nigel Farage has acquired a 6.31% stake in the London-listed Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC amid broader scrutiny over crypto donations in UK politics.

It’s estimated that roughly 1,800 crypto companies operate in the United Arab Emirates, employing more than 8,600 people in various roles.

Nasdaq and Kraken will enable tokenized equities to move between regulated and onchain markets while preserving issuer rights and regulatory compliance.

Bitcoin held strong above $67,000 amid oil surge to $119 per barrel on Middle East conflict and inflation fears, with analysts seeing signs of a potential BTC price reversal.

Coinbase launched regulated crypto and equity index futures for Advanced users in 26 European countries as ESMA sharpens scrutiny of perpetual-style products.

Bitcoin ETPs turned green year-to-date with $521 million inflows last week, as total crypto assets rebounded despite geopolitical tensions linked to Iran.

Bitcoin faced two death crosses and the total failure of the $74,000 BTC price breakout headed into the second week of March as the US-Iran conflict raged.

Bitcoin rebounded from around $65,725 to nearly $68,000 as oil pulled back from its 25% Sunday spike above $117 and market jitters eased.

Researchers found that some workers using AI in their roles reported a “mental hangover” with a “fog” that caused difficulty focusing.

Finance and insurance job listings declined towards the end of 2025, with The Kobeissi Letter arguing the sector should “brace” for job cuts. 

The roughly $26 billion in tokenized assets onchain today “is really just the proof of concept,” said BTC Markets CEO Lucas Dobbins.

Starcloud plans to mine Bitcoin from orbit using ASIC hardware, arguing the economics of space computing favor specialized mining chips over GPUs.

Flow Foundation is seeking a Seoul court order to halt planned FLOW delistings on three Korean exchanges following a December exploit that duplicated tokens.

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says that Bitcoin and tech stocks aren’t converging and are likely just reacting to macroeconomic conditions rather than trading in tandem.

If the CLARITY Act fails to pass, Giancarlo said he expects Paul Atkins at the SEC and Mike Selig at the CFTC will likely write rules to create clarity for the industry.

Despite a rise in crypto fundraising, Messari’s Eric Turner noted that no major crypto VCs have closed rounds except Dragonfly recently, stating that crypto “needs some fresh capital.”

Bitcoin’s price has now fallen for four consecutive days to $66,272 after initially climbing on the US-Israel strikes on Iran.

Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury is worth about $48 billion, but the company’s mNAV has fallen below 1, meaning its shares trade at a discount to its BTC holdings.

The Pix payment system is credited with driving crypto adoption in Argentina, according to a report from the Lemon crypto app.

"Sinners" star Michael B. Jordan’s odds of winning the Best Actor Oscar jumped from 10% on March 1 after he won the SAG best actor award.

Bitcoin price weakness brought back the risk of cementing its 200-week exponential moving average trend line as new resistance.

The experimental AI agent ROME attempted to divert GPU resources for crypto mining during training and opened an external SSH tunnel, researchers said.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their second consecutive week of net inflows, ending a five-month outflow streak.

A US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, Changpeng Zhao and Binance.US of helping terrorist groups move crypto funds.

US lawmakers said any ban on issuing a US CBDC must “be permanent,” warning that creating one would be “inherently anti-American.”

On-chain analyst Willy Woo said Bitcoin’s current price range likely hasn’t bottomed yet, warning that the market could see further downside before a true cycle low forms.

The report examines how privacy tools on public blockchains complicate anti-money laundering enforcement as digital asset use for payments expands.

A new war, private credit market weakness and spiking commodities prices add tail risk to Bitcoin’s price. Is $65,000 BTC’s next stop?

Investor sentiment slid back into extreme fear territory as geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty continue to pressure crypto markets.

The plaintiffs characterized the death carveout in a prediction market for the former Iranian Supreme Leader's ouster as "deceptive."

Strategy may raise $300 million via STRC sales, potentially giving Michael Saylor enough proceeds to continue buying Bitcoin throughout 2026.

Lawmakers are pushing new regulation for prediction markets after suspiciously timed Polymarket bets on US and Israeli strikes on Iran raised insider-trading concerns.

Stablecoin monthly transaction volume reached a record $1.8 trillion in February, as USDC surprised analysts with 70% of the total volume.

xAI’s Grok drew massive attention on X after delivering profanity-filled roasts of Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu and Keir Starmer following user prompts.

SB 314 expands Florida’s money services law to cover stablecoins, requiring issuer compliance with existing regulations while banning unlicensed issuance.

Bitcoin whales have sold about 66% of the Bitcoin they recently accumulated since Wednesday, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.

A pilot involving the central bank and major financial institutions tested whether distributed ledger infrastructure could streamline bond issuance, trading and settlement.

Mixers, privacy coins and the threat quantum computing could pose to Bitcoin were all points of speculation across the industry following the release of Trump’s Cyber Strategy.

If the crypto industry and community banks cannot find common ground on the CLARITY Act, the only winners will be the “big banks,” according to crypto executive Austin Campbell.

Bitcoin’s price volatility tends to scare off buyers, but data shows investors who hold for at least three years have a higher chance of locking in significant returns.

Nevin Shetty was convicted of wire fraud related to secretly moving $35 million in funds from a Seattle startup to his own crypto platform in 2022 to use for DeFi investments.

Bitcoin sold off below $70,000 on Friday, leading analysts to conclude that this week’s breakout to $74,000 was a relief rally rather than a longer-lasting sign of a trend change.

The Curve Finance team told PancakeSwap that it must go through the proper licensing process to collaborate and use code created by Curve.

Senator Elizabeth Warren pointed to the SEC's recent settlement with Tron founder Justin Sun, saying “any crypto legislation moving through Congress“ should address corruption.

Profit-taking by short-term Bitcoin traders accelerated the BTC drop below $70,000, but spot and futures traders may kickstart a quick recovery.

Bitcoin bounced back this week as stablecoin inflows surged, and DeFi faced fresh pressure from Aave governance strife, exploits and exchange security moves.

In a Cointelegraph interview, Arthur Hayes explains why global markets may not be pricing in a longer war in the Middle East, and what that may mean for energy prices, liquidity and Bitcoin.

The bill legally formalizes oversight over Pakistan's crypto industry, sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering regulations.

The new onchain trading engine from the xStocks platform enables trading of more than 70 tokenized equities across Ethereum and Solana.

The crypto exchange responded to a Senate inquiry over sanctions by claiming that “no Binance account transacted directly with an Iran-based entity.“

Kraken secures Fed payment access, MARA clarifies its Bitcoin treasury plans, Fold cuts $66M in debt, and analysts say NYSE tokenization could attract institutions.

Bitcoin erased its latest breakout attempt after hitting $74,000 as surprisingly weak labor-market data offered no tailwind to crypto or risk assets.

The US Federal Reserve has issued a limited-use master account to Kraken, marking a major pro-crypto shift in policy.

Demand is surging for tokenized precious metals that offer more accessibility than their traditional counterparts, with investors seeking 24/7 safe-haven asset availability.

Trading in tokenized stocks and ETFs via 1inch’s Ondo integration has topped $2.5 billion, as real-world assets become one of the few reliable growth engines in a weak crypto market.

Officials said the bank may start allocating funds to crypto-related equities and ETFs as early as April.

Bitcoin’s rebound to $74,000 sparked disagreement among traders as opinions diverged on whether the BTC price bottom is behind us.

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