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Crypto market structure bill compromise sparks divided industry reactions.

Bitcoin indicators defy $70k bullish hold amid mixed signals.

U.S. lawmakers debate tokenization as SEC preps innovation exemption.

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Elon Musk taps crypto vet Benji Taylor as X Head of Design.

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$14B Bitcoin options expiry Friday eyes $75k as price magnet.

Australia's RBA advances $17B tokenization drive, backing stablecoins + bank tokens.

Tom Lee's BitMine adds $145M ETH in latest treasury buy.

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Bhutan offloads $37M Bitcoin as sovereign selling accelerates.

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Circle urges EU to fast-track DLT reforms and widen stablecoin settlement rules.

Kalshi and Polymarket tighten insider trading curbs amid Senate scrutiny.

Bitcoin sees rare 2-block reorg due to mining concentration.

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ParaFi raises $125M for new venture fund focused on stablecoins & tokenization.

Balancer Labs to shut down as corporate liability after $110M exploit.

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Bitcoin holds ~$68,300 as gold crashes, Asian stocks drop.

Resolv's USR stablecoin drops ~70% after $80M exploit via unauthorized minting of unbacked tokens.

Stocks catch up with Bitcoin's earlier crash to ~$60k amid rising bond yields.

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Oil and silver trading on Hyperliquid far outpaces XRP and Solana perps in 24h volume.

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Morgan Stanley files an amended S-1 with the SEC for its spot Bitcoin ETF (Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust), setting the ticker MSBT on NYSE Arca and planning a $1 million seed investment via 50,000 initial shares.

Bitcoin OGs dumped over $117M in BTC (1,650+ coins) on March 19, 2026, after the Fed's hawkish stance held rates at 3.5%–3.75% and signaled only one 2026 cut, dashing hopes for faster easing.

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DeFi risk management firm Gauntlet saw its TVL drop 22.84% ($380M erased) over seven days to $1.325B, mainly due to the end of OKX's pre-deposit campaign on Katana blockchain causing stablecoin outflows from incentive-driven vaults.

Major League Baseball signs a memorandum of understanding with the CFTC for information sharing on prediction market integrity and names Polymarket its exclusive official prediction market exchange partner.

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SEC approves Nasdaq's rule change to allow trading of tokenized securities on its exchange.

Leading ETP firm Flow Traders launches 24/7 trading for tokenized stocks, gold, and money market funds.

South Korean opposition lawmakers propose abolishing the 22% crypto tax set for 2027.

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Bitcoin OGs dump over $100M in BTC after hawkish Fed signals fewer rate cuts.

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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs record $199M inflows on March 17.

TransFi raises $19M led by Turing Financial Group to scale stablecoin-powered cross-border payments in emerging markets.

Moody's launches Token Integration Engine to bring credit analysis on-chain, starting with Canton Network node.

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Bhutan transfers 973 BTC (~$72M) to multiple addresses.

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Bitcoin tests $75,000 ahead of Fed decision.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce encourages firms to tokenize assets and engage directly with the agency for guidance.

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Ironlight raises $21M Series A to expand regulated marketplace and infrastructure for tokenized securities.

OpenSea delays SEA token launch beyond March 30, offers no new date citing challenging market conditions.

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Bitcoin briefly tops $74,000 as Ether gains up to 6-7% in Monday surge.

Hana Financial Group signs MOU with Standard Chartered for global business and digital asset cooperation, including stablecoins.

Australian Senate committee recommends passing Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 to license crypto platforms.

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Aave and CoW Swap publish conflicting post-mortems on $50M DeFi swap disaster caused by extreme slippage.

ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees buys ~$56M in ETH (24,968 tokens) after a one-year hiatus, per on-chain data.

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BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) debuts with $15.5M first-day trading volume.

CFTC Chair Selig says agency to set 'rules of the road' for prediction markets via new guidance and rulemaking.

JPMorgan notes sharp divergence: gold ETF GLD outflows ~2.7% AUM, bitcoin ETF IBIT inflows ~1.5% since Iran war began.

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Crypto whale loses nearly $50M swapping USDT for AAVE due to extreme slippage on the Aave interface.

Trump memecoin team launches second Mar-a-Lago gala for top holders as $TRUMP hits all-time low near $2.75.

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Trump's crypto advisor Patrick Witt says GENIUS-compliant stablecoins will drive net deposit inflows to U.S. banks via global USD demand.

Strive raises SATA preferred stock dividend to 12.75% and buys $50M of Strategy's STRC preferred shares plus more Bitcoin.

Ripple launches $750M share buyback valuing the company at $50B via tender offer from investors/employees, up 25% from Nov 2025 round.

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Metaplanet launches two subsidiaries—Metaplanet Ventures and Metaplanet Asset Management.

OP Labs lays off 20 employees (~20% of staff) to sharpen focus and streamline operations, not due to financial issues.

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U.S. senators negotiate stablecoin yield compromise to advance stalled CLARITY Act, assuring no deposit risk at ABA summit.

Jefferies analysts warn stablecoin growth could cause 3-5% core deposit runoff over five years, eroding U.S. bank earnings by ~3% via higher funding costs and fee pressure.

Multicoin Capital predicts "Internet Labor Markets" (ILM)—networks paying crypto for work like data labeling or bandwidth—will drive crypto's next adoption wave by earning rather than buying tokens.

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Aave experiences ~$27M in liquidations on March 10 due to a temporary wstETH pricing glitch in its CAPO risk oracle, causing unfair under-collateralization.

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Nasdaq partners with Boerse Stuttgart's Seturion to connect European venues for tokenized securities settlement using blockchain.

Hyperliquid's permissionless HIP-3 perpetual futures market hits record $1.2B open interest, led by oil and tokenized equity contracts.

Bitmine transfers ~9,600 ETH ($19.5M) to Coinbase Prime in two batches as the Ether treasury firm shuffles holdings.

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Bhutan's Bitcoin holdings drop below 5,400 BTC after quietly selling ~$42.5M worth in 2026, down 58% from ~13,000 BTC peak.

U.S. prosecutors seek October 2026 retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on deadlocked money laundering and sanctions charges.

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Bitcoin slumps below $68,000 and oil prices surge nearly 20%.

Florida legislature passes Senate Bill 314, the first U.S. state-level framework regulating payment stablecoin issuers, awaiting Gov. DeSantis' signature.

U.S. Treasury report to Congress acknowledges crypto mixers' legitimate privacy uses while recommending a "hold law" for freezing suspicious assets.

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Kalshi and Polymarket explore fundraising at ~$20B valuations each, roughly doubling prior rounds.

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Bitcoin stabilizes above $70K.

Fed, FDIC, and OCC clarify tokenized securities receive same capital treatment as traditional ones, with rules 'technology neutral.'

Social media "altseason" mentions hit a two-year low per Santiment.

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Solv Protocol confirms limited exploit drained ~$2.7M (38 SolvBTC) from one BRO Bitcoin yield vault, affecting <10 users.

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Bitcoin rally nears critical two-year make-or-break zone at $73,750–$74,400, where failure could reinforce downtrend.

Ether, Solana, and XRP surge up to 8% as crypto rallies.

Eric Trump calls big banks "anti-American" for lobbying against stablecoin yields in crypto legislation, protecting their low-rate monopoly.

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Sky's SKY token surges nearly 10% after governance vote reduces staking emissions and ongoing buybacks tighten supply.

SOL Strategies shares jump 21% to $1.50 on Nasdaq after February update shows Solana validator growth and staking expansion.

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Trump urges swift passage of CLARITY Act on Truth Social, accusing banks of undermining GENIUS Act and holding crypto legislation 'hostage.'

Indiana Governor Mike Braun signs HB 1042 into law, requiring state retirement/savings plans to offer self-directed brokerage with at least one crypto investment option by July 2027.

ARK Invest bought ~$4.09M in Coinbase and $12.06M in Robinhood shares on Tuesday

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Ripple expands Ripple Payments into full-stack end-to-end stablecoin infrastructure (custody, virtual accounts, fiat-stablecoin rails) as total processed volume exceeds $100 billion.

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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $458 million net inflows on March 2, led by BlackRock's IBIT with $263 million.

Bank of Japan to test blockchain-based settlement for central bank reserves via sandbox, per Governor Ueda.

U.S. Senate advances bipartisan "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" with provision banning Fed-issued CBDC until Dec 31, 2030.

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Core Scientific's Q4 revenue fell to $79.8M and mining revenue dropped to $42.2M.

Pump.fun mobile app adds support for tokens from rival Solana launchpads (e.g., Raydium, Meteora), Wormhole-bridged WBTC/WETH, and non-native assets like GIGA/PENGU.

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Bitcoin steady near $66,000.

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw over $9B in outflows over four months.

JPMorgan sees U.S. crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act) passing by mid-2026.

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Strategy raises STRC preferred stock dividend by 25bps to 11.5% annualized.

Hyperliquid's HYPE token rose 5%.

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Bitcoin drops below $64,000.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins says agency seeks to regain crypto ground after 'big missed opportunity' under prior administration.

Morgan Stanley applies for OCC national trust bank charter to custody crypto, enable trading, and offer staking services.

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Barclays explores blockchain settlement tools for payments and tokenized deposits as banks brace for stablecoin growth

MoonPay and M0 launch PYUSDx framework for developers to issue app-specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD).