Tangem reported more than $60 million in revenue for 2025, marking a 102% year-over-year increase amid rising demand for hybrid cold storage.
Moody's integration of credit insights into blockchain enhances transparency and efficiency, potentially transforming digital financial markets.
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Bhutan’s Bitcoin strategy is back in focus after millions worth of BTC left its wallets. Over $72 million in BTC left its wallets in just one day, while no major inflows have been seen for over a year, hinting that its Bitcoin mining story may be changing fast. Bhutan Bitcoin Sell-Off Continues With $72M BTC …
A UK parliamentary committee urged an immediate moratorium on crypto political donations until stronger safeguards are in place.
Binance has revealed it will discontinue trading and delist eight digital assets from its exchange on April 1, 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to streamline listings and focus on higher-performing projects. The tokens affected include Arena-Z (A2Z), Ampleforth Governance Token (FORTH), Hooked Protocol (HOOK), IDEX (IDEX), Loopring (LRC), Neutron (NTRN), Radiant Capital (RDNT), and …
Two Prime data shows post-meeting weakness dominates, even as markets price a Fed hold and limited rate cuts ahead.
BTC consolidated with subdued volatility, while derivatives positioning and macro uncertainty signaled cautious market sentiment.
The U.S. Federal Reserve begins its two-day FOMC meeting on March 17, with Chair Jerome Powell set to speak today at 2:30 p.m. ET after the rate decision. Markets are watching closely, not just for today’s decision, but for any hint of future rate cuts. What to Expect From Powell’s Speech? The Fed’s benchmark interest …
Tally said its platform served more than one million users, supporting governance across hundreds of organizations and processing over $1 billion in payments.
LayerZero price is back in focus, and this time, the move appears more structured than speculative. As ZRO price approaches the $2.50 level, the market is beginning to notice a combination of strengthening fundamentals and improving price structure. Unlike previous rallies that faded quickly, the current ZRO breakout setup is developing gradually, supported by consistent …
The Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting concludes today with the rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:30 p.m. IST), followed by Chair Jerome Powell speaking at 2:30 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. IST). The Fed is expected to hold rates at 3.50%–3.75%. Markets will focus on Powell’s comments on inflation, jobs, and global tensions. Earlier, February’s PPI …
Bitcoin price traded at $74,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could see volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.
Ethereum’s FCR aims to reduce bridge times by up to 98%, bringing L1-to-L2 and exchange deposits down to 13 seconds without a hard fork.
Combined with earlier transfers reported by Arkham, Bhutan has moved more than $110 million in bitcoin so far this year.
Mastercard agreed to pay up to $1.8 billion for BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm that connects blockchain payments with traditional banking rails. The deal includes $300 million in contingent payments and closes what Mastercard told investors would have taken too long to build internally: the ability to move money seamlessly across fiat and on-chain systems […]
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Binance has announced it will delist several tokens from its platform, including A2Z, FORTH, HOOK, IDEX, LRC, NTRN, RDNT, and SXP. Spot trading for these tokens will end on April 1, 2026, at 03:00 UTC, and all open orders will be automatically removed. Futures positions will be closed earlier on March 24. Users are advised …
Bitcoin’s five-year compound annual growth rate has slipped below gold’s for the second time in its history, according to Fidelity Digital Assets, marking an unusual moment for an asset long defined by its outsized long-term returns. For markets, the signal is not just about relative performance against gold, but about what a slower growth profile may say about Bitcoin’s current market cycle. In a new Chart Chatter segment posted on X, Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst Zack Wainwright said Bitcoin’s five-year CAGR has been trending lower over time as the asset’s price has risen. That dynamic, he argued, has now produced a rare crossover. “What we are seeing now in early 2026 is Bitcoin’s CAGR falling below Gold’s 5-year CAGR for just the second time in Bitcoin’s history,” Wainwright said. “We have now seen three straight months to start the year of CAGR below Gold’s.” What This Means For Bitcoin That is the key statistic in Fidelity’s framing. Bitcoin has spent most of its history comfortably ahead of gold on a five-year compounded basis, which made the January break notable on its own. The fact that it has now persisted for three consecutive months gives the move more weight, especially coming at a time Fidelity explicitly describes as a bear market. Related Reading: This Week Could Be The Most Volatile For Bitcoin In 2026, Top Expert Warns Wainwright tied the last comparable episode to the end of the previous cycle. “Back in 2022, we saw one such month of this occurring in December 2022, when Bitcoin’s price was bottoming out in the bear market around $15,000,” he said. “We are now once again in a bear market and below that CAGR for a longer stretch this time of three months.” In Fidelity’s telling, the drop below gold is rare, but it has also happened before during a moment of acute market weakness. The difference this time is duration. One month in late 2022 could be dismissed as a brief distortion near a cycle low. Three straight months in early 2026 suggests a more sustained compression in Bitcoin’s long-term return profile. At the same time, Fidelity did not frame the crossover as evidence that Bitcoin has lost its defining edge altogether. Wainwright was careful to stress the historical balance. “Overall, Bitcoin has remained above Gold’s CAGR for the majority of its history,” he said. “So this is truly a unique instance and occurrence in Bitcoin, where it is now below the CAGR of Gold.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Buying Picks Up Again, But $79,962 Remains The Key Resistance: On-Chain Data Gold’s side of the comparison is important too. Spot gold closed at $2,156.61 per ounce on March 18, 2024, then climbed to $2,999.96 on March 18, 2025, and stood at $5,012.45 on March 17, 2026. That translates into a gain of about 67.1% over the past year and roughly 132.4% over two years — a surge that helps explain why Bitcoin’s five-year CAGR has now slipped below gold’s. For now, the takeaway is straightforward: Bitcoin still has the stronger long-run record against gold across most of its history, but early 2026 has produced a rare exception. Whether that proves to be another late-bear-market anomaly or an early sign of a more mature, slower-growth Bitcoin is the question Fidelity has now put squarely in front of the market. At press time, BTC traded at $74,015. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Pi Network has rolled out a major upgrade, with all main nodes now running version 20.2 and the Mainnet fully moving to Protocol 20. This brings the network onto a single system and unlocks features that were not possible earlier. The update prepares the network for adding programmable functions, something the community has been waiting …
Bitcoin is trading at $74,201, up 6.68% on the week, but the move higher just triggered the largest short-term holder sell-off of the year. On-chain data shows what happened at $75,000, and it raises a question every Bitcoin holder needs to answer right now. Short-Term Holders Are Not Believers As Bitcoin attempted to break above …
Credit ratings agency Moody's has launched a new Token Integration Engine to bring its credit analysis onchain.
Centralized exchange Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, South Korea’s largest payment gateway and value added network (VAN) provider, to offer crypto payment options to foreign visitors in Korea. Related Reading: Crypto-Linked Crime Jumps In Basque Country — But What Does It Mean For Traders? A New Korean Alliance Crypto.com announced today that this partnership with KG Inicis aims to “scale the digital asset payments ecosystem by enabling digital asset payments for foreign travelers”. This will be achieved by the creation of Crypto.com Pay, an app that will allow said travelers to spend digital assets on everyday goods and services at Korean merchants and K‑commerce platforms plugged into KG Inicis. https://t.co/vCNztATkNg is partnering with KG Inicis, the largest Payment Gateway and Value Added Network provider in South Korea, to enable digital asset payments for foreign travellers via https://t.co/vCNztATkNg Pay. Read more here: https://t.co/mcQ9Cifnce pic.twitter.com/zAsSMFRkO7 — Crypto.com (@cryptocom) March 17, 2026 Everyone Benefits This is not a minor feat for the Korean CEX. KG Inicis is Korea’s number one integrated payment platform, processing over 400 million transactions a year and commanding roughly 40% of the local payment gateway market, giving Crypto.com immediate access to large‑scale real‑world payment rails. The move reduces friction from foreign exchange (FX) fees and card charges for tourists by letting them pay directly in crypto, while merchants can still settle in either fiat or digital assets. Therefore, this deal is a win-win scenario for all the parts involved. The announcement also states that both companies “will also explore further business collaboration”, clarifying that these will be “subject to compliance with local regulations, including promotional activities, co-marketing opportunities, and the creation of new products and services”. Strategically, the Korean CEX is layering this on top of its broader South Korea push, which already includes regulatory registrations and a plan to roll out retail trading via its app. A Country On The Crypto Move As South Korea tightens oversight with an expanded Travel Rule and bank‑like expectations for exchanges, getting a regulated, domestic payment gateway on board with a deal like this is not a workaround, but rather a strong regulatory signal. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Hits $74K As Geopolitical Tensions Spike, Is BTC Poised For a Fresh Leg Down? South Korea is positioning itself as a structured but pro‑innovation hub, moving toward spot Bitcoin ETFs and formal digital asset frameworks while stepping up enforcement against non‑compliant platforms. Embedding crypto into mainstream payment gateways like KG Inicis suggests regulators are more comfortable with token usage when it sits on top of existing, supervised financial infrastructure. For traders, this kind of real‑world integration tends to support the medium‑term thesis for large‑cap assets and payment‑focused tokens tied to the Crypto.com ecosystem, even if the immediate price impact is muted and dependent on tourist adoption metrics and Korea’s next regulatory steps. At the moment of writing, BTC’s price reaches $74k. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview Cover image from Perplexity, BTCUSD chart from Tradingview
Bitcoin remains stuck near key resistance around $75,000, leaving the broader market in limbo.
UK lawmakers call for immediate ban on crypto political donations, citing high risks and proposing binding moratorium.
Crypto payments platform Bitrefill has confirmed a major cyberattack on March 1, 2026, with signs pointing to the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group. The Bitrefill attack exposed internal systems, drained crypto wallets, and accessed around 18,500 user records. Let’s understand how the Bitrefill hack happened and whether user data is safe. How the Bitrefill Hack Happened? …
US spot Bitcoin ETFs draw $1.2 billion over seven days, far short of October 2025’s nine-day $6 billion streak, as XRP ETFs turn green.
With the prices of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu crashing down, the rest of the meme coin market has followed, and coins in this category have suffered greatly for it. However, there continues to be hope of a renewed meme coin season where these cryptocurrencies will surge again. A number of meme coins continue to show promise, but three coins are looking prepped for when the bulls reclaim control. USELESS Coin Still A Good Meme Coin Buy? USELESS is one of the coins that dominated 2025, with an impressive rally that saw it reach over $400 million market cap at its peak. Since then, though, the meme coin has retraced, falling by more than 90% from its all-time high. While this crash has created dissent among its investors, crypto analyst Altcoin Sherpa has suggested that this might be a good time to buy. Related Reading: XRP Ledger Transactions Triple In One Year – What’s Going On? In the post, the crypto analyst points out that while most meme coins will not see their all-time high values again, there might still be some upside potential for them. For USELESS Coin, in particular, Altcoin Sherpa says it has always performed well in risk conditions. Thus, the crypto analyst suggests that for those who do not mind being underwater on their holdings for a bit, it could be a good time to enter. In the end, the analyst says the coin could end up doing a 2-4x rally, which would be a reasonable return. BONK Still One Of The Meme Coin Leaders Another meme coin that seems to be catching the attention of analysts is BONK, one of the leading Solana meme coins. Like its counterparts, the BONK price is down around 90% from its all-time high, but continues to see community support. Crypto analyst Celal Kucuker outlines that the BONK price could still rally 1,100% from here. This would put it on the path toward its all-time high levels. The analyst even shares a timeframe, putting it sometime around 2027. In terms of daily performance, though, BONK has struggled to keep up. Whereas counterparts such as Dogecoin and PEPE continue to see daily trading volumes of over $100 million, BONK is seeing volumes below the $50 million level, showing reduced participation from investors. FARTCOIN Could Still Make Waves Just like a number of Solana meme coins that rose to fame over the last two years, FARTCOIN saw rapid and accelerated growth within a short time. Like the others, it has since slowed down, losing most of its all-time high value. But that has not completely washed out bullish sentiment. Related Reading: Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Turns Positive After 10 Weeks – Is US Demand Finally Returning? One crypto analyst points out that FARTCOIN could be due for another flush downward. But after that, the meme coin is expected to rise again, and possibly complete an over 2x rally. According to the crypto analyst, the ideal buy zone for the meme coin would be around $0.14610. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Crypto payments platform Bitrefill revealed it was targeted in a cyberattack on March 1, 2026, possibly linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Around 18,500 order records were accessed, including customer email and crypto addresses. The breach began with a compromised employee device and stolen login credentials. Attackers gained access to parts of the company’s database …
Bitcoin started the week strong, rising nearly 7%, but has now pulled back to around $74,000 after failing to hold above $76,000. The rally has slowed as traders wait for today’s Federal Reserve decision. Meanwhile, popular trader DefiWimar has made a bold call, warning that Bitcoin could drop to $69,000. Here’s why? Bitcoin Faces $69K …
Ethereum (ETH) price is back in focus after climbing over 15% this week, quietly outperforming a still-uncertain crypto market. But this move may be more than just a recovery bounce. Beneath the surface, key signals are starting to align, whales are accumulating, derivatives activity is picking up, and price is tightening into a structured setup. …
The company plans to use the funds to expand across Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.