Nasdaq Wins SEC Approval for Tokenized Securities: Wall Street Goes On-Chain
Nasdaq has received SEC approval to launch a pilot program for trading tokenized securities, marking a significant move for Wall Street into blockchain infrastructure. However, the process remains tied to existing centralized clearing systems. The pilot will enable Nasdaq to…
Max pain at $75k but $596m in $20k Bitcoin puts expose market’s fear
Summary Deribit data shows $20k Bitcoin put options are now the third most crowded strike by open interest, with about $596m notional, behind $125k and $75k calls heading into the quarterly expiry. Despite the doomsday optics, much of the $20k…
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive acquires 317 Bitcoin, moving into top 10 BTC holders
Strive has expanded its Bitcoin position by 317 coins, taking total holdings to about 13,628 BTC and entering the top 10 corporate holders, said CEO Matt Cole in a statement. Strive has acquired 317 BTC for $23 million at an…
OpenClaw Developers Hit by GitHub Phishing Attack: How to Protect Your Wallet
Scammers are targeting contributors to the viral AI project OpenClaw with a sophisticated phishing campaign aimed at draining crypto wallets. By exploiting GitHub’s trusted notification system, attackers lure developers with a fake $5,000 token airdrop that leads directly to a…
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…
Can the crypto market rebound as SEC clarifies that most cryptocurrencies are non securities?
The crypto market remained unfazed on Wednesday shortly after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clarified that most of the cryptocurrencies in the market would not be considered a security under federal law. Summary The crypto market remained largely muted…
Versabank Adds Foreign Exchange Functionality to Real Bank Tokenized Deposits
Versabank has launched an initiative to integrate foreign exchange capabilities and rewards functionality into its proprietary Versaview blockchain interface to support the commercialization of tokenized deposits. Versabank announced on March 17, 2026, that it is adding foreign exchange (FX) functionality…
Visa’s Jack Forestell calls the agentic web the biggest payments opportunity in two decades
Visa’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer just said the quiet part loud. Jack Forestell told attendees at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum last week that “the agentic web is the biggest opportunity that I’ve seen in my 20-plus years in…
Hyperliquid Closes in on Cardano: Is HYPE Price On Verge of Pump to $50?
Cardano is fighting to maintain its dominance as newer, high-performance chains threaten to disrupt the status quo. The high-performance chain in question is Hyperliquid, with the HYPE price snapping at the heels of ADA, just $700M in market cap separating…
Ripple Unveils New Offerings For Banks and Fintechs In Brazil, Eyes Key License
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple has announced plans to expand operations in Brazil, South America’s largest economy, aiming to improve its digital asset services in the country and obtain a key…
MicroBT Targets Large-Scale Mining Farms With New Hydro ASIC Machines
MicroBT has rolled out two new hydro-cooled bitcoin mining rigs aimed squarely at industrial operators, pairing higher hashrates with tighter efficiency as competition for block rewards intensifies. MicroBT Expands ASIC Lineup The company introduced the Whatsminer M6DS+ and M6DS++ in…
Argentina Orders Nationwide Block on Polymarket Over Unlicensed Gambling
The court ordered Google and Apple to restrict Polymarket after investigators flagged unregulated betting and missing identity checks across Argentina. Argentina has moved to restrict access to the prediction market platform Polymarket after a Buenos Aires court determined it…
US stocks open higher as Dow jumps while crypto equities struggle for direction
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, extending a risk‑on regime across the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq even as crypto‑linked names like Coinbase and MicroStrategy once again trade more like volatile Bitcoin proxies than companies being valued on their own…
US Regulators Recognize XRP’s Non-Security Status in SEC, CFTC Landmark Crypto Rules
XRP gains clearer regulatory footing as U.S. authorities explicitly include it among digital commodities in new SEC guidance, aligning it with major crypto assets like bitcoin and ether while reinforcing a shift toward function-based oversight that could reshape how investors…
Tim Scott expects stablecoin yield compromise proposal by week’s end
Senator Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, says he expects to receive a compromise proposal on stablecoin yield provisions before the end of this week. If that timeline holds, it would mark a significant step toward resolving the…