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Visa Becomes Canton Network's First Global Payments Super Validator
Visa becomes the first global payments giant on the Canton Network as Super Validator, unlocking stablecoin settlement infrastructure for regulated financial institutions.
STS Digital and Kraken Launch Structured Crypto Products for Institutions
STS Digital's new platform offers tailored crypto derivatives on 400 tokens, with Kraken as distribution partner powering Dual Investment products for BTC and ETH holders.
Standard Chartered Calls 2026 the Year of Ethereum as Glamsterdam Targets 10K TPS
Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick has declared 2026 the year of Ethereum, backed by the Glamsterdam upgrade targeting 78.6% gas fee cuts and 10,000 transactions per second.
MoonPay Launches Open Wallet Standard for AI Agents
MoonPay releases the Open Wallet Standard, an open-source framework for AI agents to securely hold value and sign transactions across 8 blockchain families.
Revolut Posts Record $2.3B Profit as Crypto Wealth Revenue Hits $876M
Revolut reports record 2025 results with profit up 57% to $2.3B, crypto-inclusive wealth revenue reaching $876M, and 68.3 million customers worldwide.
Grayscale Files S-1 for Hyperliquid ETF on Nasdaq as HYPE ETF Race Heats Up
Grayscale files an S-1 for a Hyperliquid ETF (ticker GHYP) on Nasdaq, joining VanEck, 21Shares, and Bitwise in a four-way race for HYPE exchange-traded fund approval.
Bitcoin Takes Its First Step Toward Quantum Resistance as BIP-360 Goes Live on Testnet
BTQ Technologies deploys the first working BIP-360 implementation with quantum-resistant Dilithium signatures, attracting 50+ miners and 100+ cryptographers ahead of a federal deadline.
FTX Recovery Trust Prepares $2.2B Fourth Payout — Multiple Creditor Classes Hit 100%
The defunct exchange's March 31 distribution brings US customer and general unsecured claims to full recovery, with convenience class holders receiving 120% cumulative payouts.
Bitcoin Slips Below $82K as Crypto Markets React to the Fed Hold — Powell's Inflation Caution Triggers a Risk-Asset Pullback
Bitcoin drops 2.8% and altcoins fall harder after the Fed projects only one rate cut in 2026, with traders recalibrating expectations for monetary easing that fueled Q1 crypto gains.
The SEC Officially Classifies XRP, Solana, and Ether as Non-Security Crypto Assets — Ending Years of Regulatory Uncertainty
In a landmark interpretation of federal securities law, the SEC sorts crypto into securities and non-securities, giving Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and Solana the same commodity-like legal status.
HSBC and Standard Chartered Set to Receive Hong Kong's First Stablecoin Licenses — Banking Giants Enter Digital Currency
Hong Kong plans to issue its first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses by March 24, with two of the city's note-issuing banks leading the way under strict reserve and AML requirements.
Australia's Senate Backs a National Crypto Licensing Framework — Setting the Stage for Regulated Digital Asset Exchanges Down Under
The Senate Economics Committee endorses the Digital Assets Framework Bill, creating clear licensing requirements for crypto exchanges while maintaining consumer protections and innovation.
Ethereum Gets a Commerce Layer for AI Agents — ERC-8183 Enables Trustless Hire-Deliver-Pay Workflows On-Chain
Virtuals Protocol and the Ethereum Foundation propose ERC-8183, a new standard that lets autonomous AI agents transact commercially using escrow contracts and on-chain evaluators.
Mastercard Launches Crypto Partner Program — Uniting Binance, PayPal, Ripple, and 85+ Firms to Bridge Card Rails and Blockchain
The new global initiative brings together crypto-native companies and traditional financial institutions to explore cross-border payments, B2B transfers, and on-chain settlement.
Polkadot's First 'Halving' Arrives — DOT Issuance Cut 53% as the Network Caps Total Supply at 2.1 Billion
Starting March 12, Polkadot slashes annual DOT issuance from 120M to 55M tokens, introduces a 2.1B hard cap, and cuts unbonding from 28 days to under 48 hours.
BlackRock Launches ETHB on Nasdaq — The First Staked Ethereum ETF That Pays Investors Yield While They Hold
The iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF begins trading March 12, staking 70-95% of its ETH via Coinbase and passing 82% of rewards to shareholders at a 0.25% fee.
Ethereum Foundation Quadruples Its Maximum Bug Bounty to $1 Million — Funded by the $220M DAO Security Reserve
Critical vulnerabilities that could affect the entire Ethereum blockchain now qualify for payouts up to $1 million, backed by $220 million in unclaimed funds from the 2016 DAO hack.
Bitcoin ETFs Cross $200 Billion in Total Assets — BlackRock's IBIT Alone Holds 786,000 BTC
Spot Bitcoin ETFs hit a historic milestone as cumulative assets surpass $200 billion, with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Vanguard all opening retail access.
Nasdaq Partners With Kraken to Build a Tokenized Stock Trading Platform — Targeting a 2027 Launch
The second-largest stock exchange teams up with crypto exchange Kraken to create an equities transformation gateway, giving token holders full shareholder rights including voting and dividends.
U.S. Banking Regulators Declare Blockchain 'Technology Neutral' — Clearing Banks to Hold Tokenized Securities
The Fed, FDIC, and OCC jointly rule that tokenized securities receive the same capital treatment as traditional ones, removing the last major barrier for bank participation in on-chain markets.
Bitcoin Drops to $68,800 as Weak Jobs Data and Surging Oil Prices Trigger a Broad Crypto Selloff
A disappointing February jobs report and a spike in crude oil prices send Bitcoin tumbling 8% in 24 hours, dragging the broader crypto market down with it.
Kraken Becomes the First Crypto Company to Secure a Federal Reserve Master Account
Kraken Financial's Wyoming charter unlocks direct access to the Fed's core payment infrastructure — a historic first for the cryptocurrency industry.
The NYSE's Parent Company Invests in Crypto Exchange OKX at a $25 Billion Valuation — Bridging Wall Street and Web3
Intercontinental Exchange takes a board seat at OKX and plans to bring tokenized NYSE-listed equities to the exchange's 120 million users worldwide.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam Hard Fork Takes Shape — Parallel Processing, 200M Gas Limit, and Enshrined PBS
Ethereum's mid-2026 Glamsterdam upgrade targets parallel transaction processing, a 200M gas limit, expanded data blobs, and enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation.