Trump advisory council draws Coinbase co-founder, tech leaders

The council, co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and science advisor Michael Kratsios, include Mark Zuckberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang.

The council, co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and science advisor Michael Kratsios, include Mark Zuckberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang.

The MAVAN platform extends Bitmineโs staking operations to external clients as institutional demand for validator infrastructure accelerates.

Startale said SBI invested $50 million to complete its Series A, with the firms working on tokenized securities, stablecoins and consumer onchain products in Japan.

Analysts say new US stablecoin rules may hit yield distribution, not issuers, as USDC growth in payments and trading continues to accelerate.

Bitcoin price remains stuck below $72,000, as investor distribution, low whale activity, and declining network growth cast doubt on BTC's short term prospects.

Why Argentina is blocking Polymarket despite global growth, focusing on gambling laws, user protection concerns and regulatory pressure on prediction markets.

Decentralized crowdfunding supports NFT artists through market crashes. Onchain purchases deliver direct capital and visibility when centralized platforms fail.

The Vienna-based crypto broker announced its Ethereum layer-2, aimed at helping European banks and fintechs issue tokenized assets under MiCA and MiFID II.

Despite an IMF warning regarding the potential risks, the Marshall Islands is proceeding with a partnership which could expand its digital sovereign bond to institutional markets.

A UK review led by Philip Rycroft recommended a temporary moratorium on crypto political donations until stronger safeguards and statutory guidance are in place.

STS Digital said the platform offers institutional clients access to options-based strategies through predefined crypto investment products.

Bitcoin is beating gold during the Iran war, but its dependence on liquidity cycles keeps the safe haven narrative in question.

Bitcoin traders agreed that BTC price action needed to retake $72,000 to open up the odds of further upside as gold and US stocks gained.

CBDCs bridge the 1.3 billion unbanked cash-digital divide. Governments must actively promote them as trusted, low-cost gateways to formal financial inclusion.

The ECBโs Piero Cipollone said the central bank wants key technical standards for a possible digital euro locked in by this summer so banks and merchants can prepare for the rollout.

Bitcoin bounced back above $71,000 after US President Donald Trumpโs administration sent a proposal to Iran aimed at ending the war.

Bhutan moved 519 Bitcoin from its state-linked wallet, extending a March drawdown that has cut its sovereign stash far below 2024 levels.

The update allows one fee redirect per token, after which settings are permanently locked to prevent repeated post-launch changes.

A Thane judge granted bail to CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Surendra Gupta and Niraj Ashok Khandelwal, finding no case against them.

Ripple joined the Monetary Authority of Singaporeโs BLOOM initiative with Unloq to test RLUSD and XRPL for programmable cross-border trade settlement in Singapore.

A crypto wallet tied to a convicted drug dealer thought to have lost his wallet keys transferred 500 Bitcoin to Coinbase on Tuesday.

Ongoing accumulation of Bitcoin is likely one of the factors behind why the cryptocurrency is trading in a tight range, say crypto analysts.

Enlivex says it acquired 3 billion Rain tokens at a discount and extended its option to purchase billions more discounted tokens until late next year.

Shares in Robinhood fell to their lowest level this year on Tuesday as crypto and tech stocks are battered by geopolitical headwinds.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly said all its text-to-video models would be shuttered, and a $1 billion investment from Disney has also been cancelled.

The Ethereum Foundation-linked Post-Quantum team says while the quantum threat isnโt imminent, deploying a full solution without disrupting the network will take years.

Falling tech stock prices and rising bond yields have forced a rush for cash, preventing Bitcoin from gaining any bullish momentum.

21shares president Duncan Moir sees shifting investor demand and evolving product strategies pushing crypto ETFs and ETPs beyond passive exposure.

The move aims to integrate the second-biggest dollar-pegged stablecoin into regional payment networks to improve cross-border transactions and remittances.

The task force will work with industry participants to develop regulatory approaches for crypto, AI and prediction markets.

Lombard CEO Jacob Phillips announced at the Digital Asset Summit that the platform enables institutions to earn yield and borrow against Bitcoin without moving assets out of custody.

Bitcoin volatility rose as stablecoin flows surged to $440 billion over the weekend, highlighting investorsโ pivot to cash as BTC spot and futures activity decreased.

The long-anticipated audit could address years of scrutiny over Tetherโs reserve disclosures, though the company has not named the accounting firm.

The offering allows institutional investors to trade event-based contracts using crypto collateral, as regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets intensifies in the United States.

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 amid geopolitical tensions, while analysts pointed to early signs of a potential structural shift in market behavior.

A resurgence in institutional demand and spot ETF inflow return could put Ethereum price in a better position to overcome the next hurdle at $2,200.

Fira debuted its fixed-rate DeFi lending protocol with $450 million in pre-launch deposits, seeking to make long-term decentralized lending rates more predictable.

Resolvโs USR dollar stablecoin is trading at just $0.24 after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked tokens, forcing a full protocol pause and reopening fears over stablecoin risk.

Kalshi is facing off with state regulators around the US, who claim that prediction markets are a form of gambling and recognize that they are a significant source of potential revenue.

Securitize will become NYSEโs first digital transfer agent to mint blockchain-based shares of stocks and develop standards for compliant tokenized stock issuance.

Solana is aiming to attract enterprises and financial institutions to its ecosystem through a new unified developer platform, which is focused on tokenization and stablecoins.

Mastercardโs planned BVNK acquisition highlights a shift toward infrastructure over token issuance, reflecting how major payment firms are approaching stablecoins.

Omnes and Apex plan to issue a tokenized Bitcoin mining debt note on Base, giving eligible non-US investors exposure to hashrate-linked returns.

Wall Street wonโt tame DeFi. Regulation creates compliant tiers atop permissionless liquidity, forcing TradFi to adopt DeFiโs superior speed and composability.

Data shows AI tokens and stablecoins held up better than other crypto sectors in 2026, with growth tied to usage, liquidity and infrastructure demand.

US dollar-denominated stablecoins may expose emerging economies to external macro shocks and financial stability risks, according to the Financial Stability Board.

Cryptography startup Zama is plugging its privacy tech into TโREX in a bid to let banks and asset managers trade sensitive assets on public blockchains without losing confidentiality.

Onchain analyst EmberCN warned that Sirenโs rally may stem from one party cornering spot supply to profit via derivatives.

Past oil-war shocks lifted inflation and hurt risk appetite, which raises the risk of Bitcoin falling below $50,000 in 2026.

Bitcoin Yardstick data confirmed a new record for BTC price "deep value" in February as miners battled the lowest price levels in 15 months.

ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said private digital money cannot scale Europeโs tokenized markets on its own, pointing to Pontes and broader legal reform as next steps.

Nasdaq is wiring its collateral and surveillance systems into Talosโs institutional trading stack to target a $35 billion โtrappedโ collateral problem.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the proposal will move to a binding onchain vote to formalize V4โs deployment on Ethereum.

Mass adoption risks cryptoโs cypherpunk roots. Privacy as a permissionless foundation must reclaim DeFi from surveillance, TradFi and memecoin casinos.

The SECโs handling of cases involving Justin Sun and Elon Musk was among the factors that caused the agencyโs top enforcement official to quit, according to sources.

Hostplus is the third-largest super fund in Australia by members, with 2.2 million, and the fifth-largest by assets under management, with over $96 billion in assets.

Circle said no euro-denominated "e-money token," including its EURC stablecoin, has reached the framework's proposed market cap threshold for use in settlement.

The $1 billion AI fund targets investments in stablecoin rails, agent identity, tokenized RWAs and developer tooling for autonomous AI systems.

The stablecoin bill introduced in Delaware aims to create a licensing framework for stablecoin issuers as part of the state's first major banking code update since 1981.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought another $139 million in Ether last week, bringing its ETH holdings to 4.6 million.

Executives at Balancer Labs are now pushing for the protocol to be managed by the Balancer Foundation and Balancerโs DAO.

Kalshi and Polymarket have moved to restrict insider trading on the same day lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to ban popular sports event contracts.

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2000 as a biopharmaceutical company developing eye care products and is now betting big on the Sky protocol and stablecoins.

Strategy is increasingly turning to perpetual preferred stocks to fund its Bitcoin strategy, with the company adding 90,000 BTC to its balance sheet so far this year.

Rising inflation concerns weigh on Bitcoinโs breakout as traders refuse to take on bullish positions, despite Mondayโs 4% price bounce.

A letter to the influencer and the CEO of his holding company expressed concerns about whether the two will allow minors to trade crypto through a recently acquired banking app.

Forrester says Stripeโs Machine Payments Protocol could unlock micropayments by shifting transactions from user-driven to automated, agent-based systems.

The platform lets investors create and rebalance onchain equity portfolios while directly holding the underlying assets.

The SECโs crypto classification proposal is under White House review, marking a key step in defining how digital assets are treated under US securities law.

Polymarket introduced stricter trading safeguards and market limits as it responds to concerns over manipulation, insider trading and market fairness.

Bitcoin price topped $71,600 at the US market open, but the rally lacked sustained spot volumes. Can the bulls hold BTC above $70,000?

The framework aims to let AI agents hold funds and execute transactions across blockchains, addressing fragmented wallets and key management.

BTC price action looked weaker after Sunday's weekly close below the 200-week MA, with Bitcoin market participants bracing for lower levels.

Deloitte plans to integrate a Canadian dollar stablecoin into institutional payment systems as Ottawa advances rules for fiat-backed digital assets.

A bipartisan Senate bill would reportedly ban sports betting and casino-style contracts on prediction markets.

Spainโs Civil Guard detained a suspect wanted by France over the 2025 kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland, in a case tied to a wider wave of crypto-targeted abductions.

Weekly crypto ETP inflows reached $230 million despite $405 million in post-FOMC outflows, as Bitcoin led gains and Ether ended a three-week inflow streak, CoinShares reported.

Bitcoin moved back above $71,000 after US President Donald Trump postponed Iran strike for five days, sending oil price crashing below $100.

A simple โwrong numberโ message led to a $3.4 million crypto scam, exposing social engineering tactics, fake investments and fund laundering methods.

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