Fed Holds Rates Steady: Here’s What It Means for Bitcoin Price and Ethereum
The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday (March 18) to hold benchmark interest rates steady at a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, opting for caution amid rising energy costs that threaten to complicate the US economic recovery, which had a significant…
Why is crypto market crashing today? (March 19)
The global crypto market fell sharply on Thursday as new geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns threw cold water on investor appetite for risk assets. Summary Crypto markets dropped sharply as escalating Middle East tensions and hotter U.S. PPI data weakened investor…
Algorand Foundation cuts 25% of staff as macro pressure and crypto slump weigh on operations
The Algorand Foundation said Wednesday it is reducing its workforce by 25% in response to what it described as an uncertain global macro environment and a broader downturn in crypto markets, marking one of the latest cost-cutting moves across the…
Green Light for Fan Tokens: What the SEC/CFTC Ruling Means for Chiliz Crypto
The US SEC and CFTC have ended regulatory uncertainty around sports crypto, issuing joint guidance on March 17, 2026, that classifies Fan Tokens, such as Chiliz crypto, as “digital collectibles and tools” rather than securities. This shift removes the legal…
DEXs Hit All-Time High of $419 Billion Volume Despite Market Corrections: CoinGecko
DEXs now account for one-fifth of all spot trading, according to CoinGecko. Decentralized exchanges have significantly expanded their share of spot trading activity over the past five years. A new report by CoinGecko found that the DEX-to-CEX spot ratio…
Meme Coins Dominate 2025 Again, But AI Agents Are Closing In Fast
Meme coins lead 2025 with 25% investor interest, while AI agents surge dramatically. In 2025, meme coins have once again topped the list of the most popular crypto narratives, according to the latest report from CoinGecko. The combined interest…
Solana Lending TVL Soars to $3.6B as New Protocols Battle for Market Dominance
RedStone said that the next wave of growth for Solana centers on tokenized real-world assets and institutional capital deployment. Solana’s lending markets have seen rapid growth as the network continues to expand its on-chain finance capabilities, according to a…
Coinbase Launches Solana DEX Trading for 100M Users
Coinbase says millions of new on-chain assets should be accessible to all users, expanding Solana exposure through a simple in-app interface. Coinbase has begun expanding its native support for Solana, introducing Solana-based DEX trading directly inside its app. The…
Ironlight raises $21M to expand regulated infrastructure for tokenized securities
Ironlight Group has raised $21 million in a Series A round to expand infrastructure for tokenized securities, joining a rapidly growing sector that aims to bring traditional financial assets onto blockchain networks. The financing was backed by senior Wall Street…
President Trump Calls for Emergency Federal Reserve Meeting to Cut US Interest Rates
On Monday afternoon, U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Federal Reserve to convene a “special meeting” and cut U.S. interest rates immediately, intensifying his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just days before the central bank’s scheduled policy…
Is XRP ‘Mispriced’? Grayscale Analyst Signals Value as Ripple Targets PayFi
XRP is trading near $1.40, yet a Grayscale-linked analyst argues the asset is fundamentally detached from its real-world value. This creates a classic market paradox: Ripple has completed five strategic acquisitions and is processing billions in institutional volume, but the…
‘Stop Shorting Bitcoin,’ One Analyst Says as Fresh Price Targets Emerge
Further pump or crash to $40K: what’s next for BTC? Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $74,000 briefly earlier today, reaching its highest point since the start of February. Some analysts are optimistic that a more substantial move to the upside could…
Bitdeer Stock Jumps 9% as New LTC/DOGE Miner Debuts
Shares of Bitdeer Technologies Group climbed 9% after the company unveiled its new SEALMINER DL1 Air, a Scrypt-based mining machine built to efficiently mine cryptocurrencies, including Litecoin and Dogecoin. The launch signals Bitdeer’s renewed push into the Scrypt mining ecosystem…
BlackRock’s ETHB staking ETF leans on Figment as Ethereum yield play goes mainstream
BlackRock’s ETHB staking ETF routes 70–95% of its Ethereum into validators run by Figment and others. Summary ETHB is BlackRock’s first Ethereum ETF that adds staking rewards on top of spot exposure, with roughly 70–95% of ETH staked at any…
OpenAI in advanced talks with major private equity firms for $10B joint venture: Report
OpenAI is planning to establish a joint venture with leading private equity firms to accelerate the distribution of its enterprise AI products. According to Reuters, the company is engaging with TPG, Advent International, Bain Capital, and Brookfield to launch the…
Bitcoin Treasury Race: Metaplanet Announces $531M Capital Strategy
Metaplanet Inc. unveiled a $255 million equity financing on Monday designed to turbocharge its bitcoin treasury strategy, with potential proceeds climbing to roughly $531 million if accompanying warrants are fully exercised. Tokyo-Listed Metaplanet Raises Capital to Accelerate Bitcoin Holdings Tokyo-listed…
Solana ETF Inflows Grow: Will SOL Finally Break $100?
SOL is trading dangerously close to $93 caught in a clash between two powerful market forces. The market is torn between two realities: Solana price has surged 7% since Sunday fuelled by strong ETF demand. However volume is declining as…
Bitcoin OG Erik Voorhees Buys Over 23,000 ETH as Ethereum Hits 6-Week High
Fresh accumulation is emerging in Ethereum markets as whales, builders, and ETF investors add millions despite earlier sales by Vitalik Buterin. Ethereum extended its recovery wave and surged over 8% in the last 24 hours to climb to almost…