Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licences failed to materialize by the expected end of March target, with the HKMA saying only that it is still advancing

Prior was 51.0 Today’s March release showed the headline index falling to exactly 50.0, down from 51.0 in February, signaling a stagnation of manufacturing activity.

Prior was 52.4 Today’s March release showed the PMI rising to 52.3 from 51.6 in February, marking the eighth consecutive month above the 50.0 threshold

Bitcoin ended its longest monthly losing streak since 2018 with a green March candle, sparking hopes of a powerful rebound similar to past cycles.

Bitcoin Magazine Australia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Mandates Licensing for Exchanges and Custodians Australia has approved its first comprehensive digital asset framework, requiring crypto exchanges

Headlines: Mission accomplished? Markets eagerly waiting on US president Trump’s address later Crude oil comes under renewed pressure amid US-Iran deal optimism; upside risks remain

Prior was +63K (revised to +66K) Details: Goods +30K versus +16K last month Service +32K versus +47K last month Small business +85K vs +60K prior

Bitcoin Magazine Franklin Templeton to Acquire CoinFund Spinoff for Institutional Crypto Push: WSJ Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire 250 Digital, a crypto investment firm

Gen Z embraces Bitcoin despite acknowledged volatility. Younger investors treat crypto risk as portfolio diversification rather than pure speculation.

Prior was -0.2% (revised to -0.1%) Details: Ex-autos +0.5% vs 0.3% expected Prior ex autos 0.0% Ex autos and gas +0.4% vs 0.3% prior (revised

Trump’s latest on Truth Social: Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States

Australia passes a law requiring crypto exchanges and custodians to obtain financial services licenses as the country moves to regulate digital asset platforms.

Shares of the European crypto asset manager are set to start trading today, marking a venue shift as digital asset companies navigate a weaker market

The US-Iran conflict continues to keep markets on edge but the coming day will be all about what US president Trump has to say. He

Extraditions of executives from market makers Vortex, Contrarian, Gotbit and Antier mark the latest step in a multi‑agency effort targeting alleged “market‑manipulation‑as‑a‑service.”

US Fed Governor Michael Barr said clearer US rules could help the market grow, but warned that GENIUS Act implementation must still guard against runs,

US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended Q1 in the red, with about $500 million of net outflows despite March inflows, as sentiment remained weak amid geopolitical

Prior was 50.9 Key findings: Cost pressures intensify in March alongside notable supply chain delays Output and new orders buoyed as customers react to disruption

Prior 50.8 It’s a slight upwards nudge to the initial estimate and a minor improvement in manufacturing activity compared to February. That largely thanks to

Prior 51.7 Key findings: Input price inflation hits 41-month high Suppliers’ delivery times lengthen to greatest extent since mid-2022 Production falls for first time in

Prior 50.0 Spain’s manufacturing sector activity falls back into contraction territory as the Middle East conflict starts to have an impact. The heightened uncertainty raised

Prior 47.4 Swiss manufacturing activity was surprisingly more robust in March, despite the impact of the Middle East conflict already starting to show up. Of

Prior 50.6 Key findings: Softer expansions in output and new orders Sharp spike in cost inflation fails to deter growth in purchasing and stocks Supply

Prior 50.1 More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

Block cut 4,000 of its staff in February as part of its AI-driven pivot. A new post by Block’s Jack Dorsey has shed light on

A shallower Bitcoin trench than previous cycles “indicates a maturing market with reduced volatility and stronger institutional confidence,” said Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the final Manufacturing PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and

New research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked startup say quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality.

Moody’s assigned a provisional Ba2 rating to New Hampshire’s bond project, placing it below investment grade, as it cited Bitcoin’s volatility. 

The closure of Mercado Coin doesn’t mark the end of Mercado Libre’s crypto rewards strategy as it still offers the Meli Dolar (MUSD), a US-dollar

“There’s a myth in mainstream media and social media that insider trading doesn’t apply in the prediction markets … That is wrong,” said CFTC enforcement

4 Key market signals show deep Hormuz disruption despite mixed MSM headlines China PMI slows to 50.8 as cost pressures hit two-year high UAE push

RatingDog / S&P Global China manufacturing PMI for March 2026. Yesterday we had the official PMIs. Summary: China manufacturing PMI at 50.8 (prev. 52.1), still

Japan’s manufacturing sector remains in expansion but is losing momentum as cost pressures rise and confidence weakens, with the Middle East conflict feeding through into

Solana’s declining DEX volumes raise the likelihood of a SOL price correction to $75, but the network’s DApp revenue highlights its resilience.

Bitfarms said it was impacted by a decline in Bitcoin prices last year. The company is now five months into its pivot from Bitcoin mining

more to come This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Bitcoin held gains above $68,000 as investors leaned into news that the US and Iran were ideating ways to end the war. Will markets hold

Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the tax office will offer temporary relief to businesses impacted by the Iran war, including payment deferrals and support measures.

“We’re finishing the job, and I think within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job,” Trump told reporters in

S&P Dow Jones Indices puts its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, allowing institutions to access bond benchmark data through tokens rather than

New Zealand February building permits +2.7% m/m (prior +1.9%) +22.9% y/y This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

The #2 Texas state official called on lawmakers to study “the sudden inundation of prediction market gambling“ as other jurisdictions take the platforms to court.

Australia’s manufacturing sector returned to contraction in March as demand weakened and cost pressures surged. Middle East-related supply disruptions and rising input costs weighed on

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains pinned in the ‘extreme fear’ zone, but Bitcoin’s lengthy consolidation phase above the $60,000 support may be a

Bitcoin Magazine New Hampshire’s Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond Moves Closer With Moody’s Rating A first-of-its-kind municipal bond backed by bitcoin is moving closer to issuance after

UK increases minimum wage to 10.85 GBP. A 1500GBP boost for more than 200K young workers This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Brokerage clients in the European Economic Area can now trade 11 cryptocurrencies alongside traditional assets within a single account.

The Bank of Japan is watching Tankan developments closely. We’ll get the latest report today. Later is the private survey China manufacturing PMI for March

Bitcoin rallied to $68,000 as markets responded positively to the prospect of the US and Israel-Iran war ending, but data shows futures traders are not

Trump invites countries to get the Hormuz oil themselves; he won’t help anymore Iran’s Pres.: Iran seeks no war but is prepared to end it

The analytics platform said it would begin rolling out the agents over the summer for use in investigations and compliance.

Bitcoin Magazine Satoshi’s 2010 Quantum Response Is Getting a 2026 Stress Test as Google Warns Timeline May Be Closer Than Expected In 2010, long before

Futures market activity continues to drive Bitcoin price, while insufficient buy-side spot demand shortens the length of bullish breakouts and pins BTC in a $10,000

Bitcoin Magazine Afroman Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker Afroman has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. Born Joseph Foreman, the Grammy-nominated

Looking to streamline collateral management, the platform has enabled borrowing and lending against liquid, staked and locked assets within a single custody account.

Analysts expect Bitcoin’s price consolidation to tilt toward $60,000, but technical charts favor a liquidation rally toward $82,000.

We will not accept a ceasefire but rather seek a complete end to the war, not in Iran alone but in the entire region We

Axios reports that Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met today in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. At the end of the meeting they

A sharp drop in Ether’s realized volatility could result in significant ETH price moves if history repeats, making $2,000 a key support level to keep

GalaxyOne adds Solana staking with variable rewards and zero-fee incentives, extending institutional validator infrastructure to retail users.

Iran (President Pezeshkian – comments are unconfirmed): Says Iran seeks no war but is prepared to end it with guarantees against further attacks Accusations against

Haverhill City Council, following other jurisdictions, is set to consider an ordinance banning crypto ATMs viewed as enabling financial fraud and money laundering.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country is ready to end the war, but only if there are guarantees against future attacks. This isn’t particularly

Bitcoin Magazine Bitfarms (BITF) Started Selling All of Its Bitcoin, Pivoting Fully to AI Infrastructure Bitfarms is moving toward a future with no bitcoin on

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Faces Rising Sell Pressure as ETF Demand Absorbs Distribution Bitcoin sell pressure is rising as the bitcoin price drifts toward a

A Coinbase Institute survey suggests crypto has become the financial starting point for most 16-25-year-olds in the UK, as digital assets become a powerful credibility

Bitcoin Magazine Google’s New Quantum Research Reignites Push to Harden Bitcoin A new research paper from Google has intensified debate over whether Bitcoin can adapt

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard named 18 companies for retaliation after strikes against its companies: Cisco HP Intel Oracle Microsoft Apple Google Meta IBM DEL Palantir Nvidia

Stablecoin infrastructure delivers velocity but issuers and exchanges capture the rent. Velocity beats market cap as digital dollars become invisible financial plumbing.

Other nations can reopen the Strait Asked about reopening the Strait said “I do not think about it, to be honest” and that his sole

BTC price will find it difficult to establish a new record high if Bitcoin developers don’t take the quantum threats seriously, one analyst says.

A Singapore court ordered OneKey founder Wang Lei and an X user to stop threatening or defamatory claims tied to a dispute over the 2025

CertiK has advised ordinary users “who are not security professionals, developers, or experienced geeks” against installing and using OpenClaw.

Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 Base said it will be upgrading its chain to allow AI agents to use it the same way developers or traders would.

The Ethereum Economic Zone promises to stitch fragmented rollups back into a single system, but a similar model struggled to gain traction on Cosmos.

OpenFX raised $94 million in Series A funding to expand its stablecoin-based FX network as demand grows for faster cross-border payments.

Prior was 91.2 prior (revised to 91.0) Details: Present situation 123.3 vs 120.0 prior Expectations 70.9 vs 72.0 prior Jobs plentiful27.3% vs 26.7% prior Jobs

Prior month 6.946 million revised up to 7.240 million JOLTs job openings for February 6.882M vs 6.918M estimate Hires 4.849M vs 5.347M last month Separations

Security companies flagged [email protected] and 0.30.4 as compromised, urging credential rotation and rollback of affected packages.

Stablecoin turnover has doubled in the past two years as AI payments and traditional finance use cases grow, though Standard Chartered still sees the market

Atomic settlement demands instant capital per trade. T+0 eliminates netting efficiency while empowering liquidity coordinators.

Prior 1.4% House price M/M +0.2% vs +0.3% expected Prior +0.5% House price data from the FHFA: Prices +1.6% y/y vs +1.8% prior (revised to

Russia approved a draft crypto bill package that would push trading through licensed intermediaries and cap retail purchases at $3,700 annually.

The integration lets developers deploy TON wallets automatically inside Telegram Mini Apps, removing the need to build and manage wallet infrastructure.

Bitcoin whale selling eased as BTC exchange inflows dropped sharply, making the trend line near $59,000 the critical support level to watch.

After an Indian court found no case against CoinDCX’s founders, the Coinbase-backed exchange said it will roll out an anti-fraud network to tackle impersonation and

FX market still has not grasped full impact of energy shock – Goldman Sachs EURUSD keeps the bearish bias intact amid the US-Iran war; Focus

Prior was +0.2% Q4 GDP was -0.6% Canada’s economy closed out 2025 on shaky ground, and today’s January monthly GDP release arrives at a moment

Standard Chartered’s venture arm led the round as Keyrock looks to expand products, pursue acquisitions and scale its global footprint.

Bitcoin trapped late buyers at $68,000 with oil still above $100 ahead of a press briefing by US War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump on Truth Social: All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused

David Bailey’s Nakamoto plans to wind down healthcare operations as it shifts focus to integrating BTC Inc and UTXO Management.

F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun’s decision to sell a Thai condo once bought for 2,900 BTC for just 7 BTC illustrates the opportunity cost of spending

The preliminary CPI report for March sees headline annual inflation come in at 2.5%, just a touch softer than the 2.6% estimate. Still, it represents

KuCoin’s parent company will pay $500,000 to resolve CFTC charges, marking a fraction of the $300 million it previously agreed to pay the DOJ over

Prediction markets are facing increasing scrutiny over allegations of insider trading, prompting Kalshi and Polymarket to plan guardrails to curb potential incidents.

The ministry confirms that three Chinese ships have recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that “we would like to express our gratitude for

Prior 1k Unemployment rate 6.3% vs 6.3% expected Prior 6.3% German unemployment remains unchanged in March with the jobless rate keeping steady on the month

Bitmine bought over 71,000 Ether over the past week, adding to the 238,244 Ether it acquired over the previous four weeks.

Dubai’s VARA has set formal rules for crypto exchange-traded derivatives, allowing retail access under suitability checks, margin controls and leverage limits.

Google has updated its estimates of the quantum computing resources needed to break elliptic curve cryptography.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight will be the Eurozone inflation data. The Headline CPI Y/Y is expected at 2.6% vs 1.9%

Prior +0.9% HICP +1.9% vs +1.9% y/y expected Prior +1.1% The headline estimate is the highest since August 2024 as French inflation picks up amid

The proposed rule change seeks to enable Americans to invest in products like crypto that better reflect the current investment landscape, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Prior +0.1% GDP +1.0% vs +1.0% y/y prelim Prior +1.2% No changes to the initial estimates as the UK economy squeezes out marginal growth in

Prior -0.9%; revised to -1.1% And once again, German retail sales underwhelms on expectations and this time it is being made to look worse than

Prior +0.3% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

German import prices for the month of February showed a 0.3% increase compared to the previous month. But when benchmarked against the same month a

A report from Reuters earlier this month claimed that the SEC’s former chief of enforcement clashed with agency leadership over cases involving those in Trump’s

The big news as we get into the new day is this one here: Trump open to ending Iran war without reopening Strait of Hormuz

Global stocks see biggest selling in a year. Hedge funds ramp shorts (Goldman Sachs data) China factory activity hits 1-year high as PMIs return to

Prosecutors allege the stolen funds were used to purchase collectibles, including Pokémon cards, antique Roman coins and a piece of fabric from the Wright brothers’

China’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.4 in March, a one-year high, with all PMIs returning to expansion, though rising input costs and Middle East war

Historical data shows Bitcoin bear markets deepening when oil prices rally to record highs. Will Monday’s $105 WTI price lead to a BTC crash?

Just the data. China March official PMIs all retrun to expansion: Manufacturing 50.4 expected 50, prior 49.0 Non-manufacturing 50.1 expected 49.9, prior 49.5 Composite 50.5

Polymarket pundits are giving just a 15% chance that Bitcoin will reclaim $120,000 in 2026, while veteran trader Peter Brandt said he doesn’t expect a

A notable bid-ask imbalance for Bitcoin exists near $66,000, possibly raising the chance for a relief rally to $71,000.

Summary: ANZ Business Confidence (Mar): 32.5 (prev. 59.2) ANZ Activity Outlook (Mar): 39.3 (prev. 52.6) ANZ Business Outlook shows weak business confidence persists Inflation indicators

While the US hosts 38% of Bitcoin’s hashrate, 97% of mining machines are made by two Chinese companies, according to a Bitcoin policy advocate.

I’ll have more to come on this separately. In brief, less pressure on the BoJ to hike with these numbers: Tokyo area March core CPI

We had CPI data earlier: Japan Tokyo Core CPI 1.7% y/y , below expected and prior both 1.8% Now retail and industry: I’ll have more

Summary: Fair Work Commission to abolish junior pay rates for 18–20-year-olds Around 500,000 workers set to benefit across retail, fast food and pharmacies Pay increases

Bitcoin and altcoins sold off as the Monday US market open reflected traders’ fear over oil prices, US employment data and the future of the

Summary: FT reports (gated) broker for US Defence Secretary Hegseth explored defence ETF investment pre-Iran strike Morgan Stanley approached BlackRock over multimillion-dollar allocation Target fund

A $53 million Bitcoin short position from a trader on Hyperliquid DEX could be a sign that pro traders expect BTC downside this week.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig signaled that the agency would defer to the football league in calling for changes to event contracts that could be manipulated

JPMorgan’s Kinexys network is gaining traction among corporations as blockchain-based payment rails scale toward $10 billion in daily transaction volume.

Rolling out over the coming month, a Block executive said Bitcoin payments at point-of-sale will be automatically enabled and settled in US dollars by default.

Fed’s Williams speaking: Tariffs and Iran war will push headline inflation higher Gold traders are utilizing retracement and MA levels on the daily and the

There are a couple of important data points coming up; Tokyo CPI and China’s official PMIs. On the central bank front we have the minutes

Bitcoin Magazine Labor Department Proposal Could Open 401(k)s to Bitcoin and Alternative Assets The U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled a sweeping proposed rule that

Onchain data shows inflows to accumulation addresses topping 67,000 BTC, while total outflows from Bitcoin miners fell to levels not seen since 2024.

Ahead of the November midterm elections, backers are lining up behind a new hybrid political action committee that allows contributions directly to candidates.

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Stocks Near a Bottom After 60% Selloff, Sees “Big Discount” Entry Point: Analyst Wall Street broker Bernstein says crypto-linked equities are approaching

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Senators Unveil ‘Mined in America Act’ to Reshore BTC Mining, Codify Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Republican Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced

The platform aims to help businesses issue stablecoin-funded cards is aimed at using digital dollar balances at the point of sale using existing card networks.

For the first time in 13 weeks, the biggest public Bitcoin treasury company skipped a weekly purchase of the cryptocurrency without any word from Michael

In a Cointelegraph interview, Ran Neuner ponders Bitcoin’s identity crisis, market risks and the growing impact of macro trends.

Bitcoin Magazine Square Begins Automatic Bitcoin Payment Rollout to Millions of U.S. Merchants Square, the payments platform owned by Block, has begun automatically enabling bitcoin

Israel’s Channel 12 reports that Netanyahu’s government proposed to Trump that they should strike Iran’s energy infrastructure to accelerate the collapse of the regime. The

Technical indicators hinted at a possible reversal in XRP’s price, as traders watch whether key support levels can hold.

BitGo broadens its Canton Coin offering beyond custody, reflecting efforts to build end-to-end infrastructure as tokenized assets move closer to real-world use cases.

The WSJ is reporting that diplomats and global leaders are floating a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for fertilizer exports using a model

Bitcoin continued to surprise some analysts as it held the lower end of its local range despite fresh Iran pressure on macro markets.

Tokenization startup Midas’s Series A round was led by RRE and Creandum to scale an “instant liquidity layer” for onchain yield products.

AI music licensing breaks on remixes and ownership. Blockchains embed smart contract royalties and provenance, automating creator compensation at scale.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Teeters on Iran Talks as Geopolitics and Options Flows Trap Price in Narrow Range Bitcoin price moved higher Sunday night into

President Trump spoke with the New York Post in some comments that are hard to interpret. He seemed to indicate that the US was negotiating

A Coinbase and CoinTracker survey found fewer than half of crypto users correctly understand when digital assets become taxable.

Yields for five-year US Treasury bonds are up 4%, putting a damper on Bitcoin price, which has ended the month much where it started.

Prior was +0.2 New orders +6.1 vs +11.8 prior Prices paid 32.7 vs 31.7 prior Employment -1.0 vs +7.5 prior The surging energy market is

Bernstein says crypto-linked equities like Coinbase, Robinhood and Figure now trade about 60% below last year’s peaks, but analysts see growth in revenue and earnings

The rollout includes Aave Pro for advanced users and integrates Chainlink to provide oracle data for V4 markets.

Trilitech launched a new platform for trading tokenized uranium and metals that are critical for the development of the artificial intelligence industry.

Hong Kong plans to integrate tokenized bond issuance and settlement into its financial system, building scalable infrastructure for digital capital markets.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Breaks 13-Week Bitcoin Buying Streak, Holdings Hold at 762,099 BTC Michael Saylor’s Strategy has halted its weekly bitcoin purchases for the

Bitcoin Magazine Trump-Linked American Bitcoin (ABTC) Surpasses 7,000 BTC as Treasury Growth Accelerates; Mining Peer Slides ABTC has crossed 7,000 BTC in corporate reserves, marking

S&P 500 futures were up 50 points shortly before the open, but that’s faded to just +5 shortly after the open. The drop in stocks

Global leader in the online trading and financial services sector, XM has been awarded the Best Gold Broker and Best Customer Service for2026 by Capital

Women creators gain financial sovereignty through Web3 payment rails. Smart contracts deliver instant global payments without banks gatekeeping creative income.

The mood is positive in US markets so far this week as Trump talks about a de-escalation. The messages are mixed though and that’s leading

Bitcoin remains in a bear market despite a short-term bounce to $67,000 as several onchain metrics and pricing models suggest that the bottom may be

Headlines: Iran’s FM spokesperson: US proposals have mostly been ‘unrealistic and excessive’ USDJPY falls below the key 160.00 handle amid intensifying verbal intervention Month-end flows

Naver Financial delayed its Dunamu share swap by about three months as antitrust and crypto law reviews continue and Upbit operator profits decline.

Trump on Truth Social:The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in

Prior +1.9% HICP +2.8% vs +2.8% y/y expected Prior +2.0% Core CPI Y/Y +2.5% vs +2.5% prior Full report here Everything as expected with limited

Bitcoin Bond Company CEO Pierre Rochard says US regulators’ Basel III revamp cannot quietly decide how banks treat Bitcoin without clearly explaining the rules and

Digital asset products saw $414 million in outflows last week as inflation fears, US Fed rate hike expectations and Middle East tensions drove a shift

Bitcoin prepared its first six straight months of losses since its 2018 bear market as Iran war woes kept markets firmly in check.

The Ethereum Foundation deployed $46.2 million in ETH across 11 deposits as it accelerates a 70,000 ETH staking plan.

Euro area economic confidence slipped to 96.6 in March, after recording a revised 98.2 reading in February. That’s the lowest estimate since September with consumer

No direct talks with the US took place, only messages via intermediaries Proposals conveyed to Iran have mostly been ‘unrealistic, unreasonable and excessive’ Tehran is

The study notes that the costs of tariffs enacted by the Trump administration are “falling mostly on domestic importers and consumers”. In putting a number

The Google Play Store page states that the app collects personal data, such as a phone number, while the App Store directs users to the

The other state releases around the same time: Brandenburg CPI +% vs +2.0% y/y prior Hesse CPI +% vs +2.2% y/y prior Saxony CPI +2.6%

Ethereum is flashing a warning of a familiar bull trap that preceded 45% and 48% drops in the past, raising risks of a fresh breakdown.

This will be quite the anticipated report to watch in the session ahead. Prior to the US-Iran conflict, German inflation was already the key sticking

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight will be the German inflation data. We will get first the German states figures which generally

The Polymarket trader quickly bought $676 worth of one-cent shares in Tyrell Fortune winning the fight after he realized the UFC announcer called out the

Monthly notional trading volume for prediction markets has reached roughly $23.7 billion so far in March, up sharply from $1.9 billion at the same time

The Senate Banking Committee hearing for the Fed chair nominee is expected around mid-April. Senator Elizabeth Warren has pushed back against the proposed Fed appointment. 

OKX’s X Layer is the 21st blockchain to integrate Aave, which recently surpassed the $1 trillion mark in cumulative lending volume.

Israel may invite U.S. to relocate Middle East bases after war Trump touts destruction in Iran, Ackman looks forward to a whopping victory dividend Australia

The LDO token is down 95.9% from its all-time high, with a $255 million market cap, even as Lido’s staking protocol still accounts for the

Bond giants see growth shock ahead as markets fixate on inflation Summary: Major bond managers warn markets are underestimating growth risks from the U.S.–Iran war,

As is usual for a Monday morning, market liquidity is very thin until it improves as more Asian centres come online … prices are liable

Pakistan has opened a possible diplomatic lane between Washington and Tehran, but the military build-up around Hormuz means markets will want proof before pricing out

The latest list of tokens available on the WeChat wanna-be includes Polygon, Arbitrum and Solana as the banking app looks to align offerings with customer

Developers from Gnosis and Zisk propose a framework to connect fragmented rollups, amid growing debate over Ethereum’s scaling model and interoperability challenges.

On todays episode of Money Never Sleeps Radio with Louis Velazquez we are focused on FNMA and their announcement of accepting Mortgages back by Bitcoin

World Foundation sells $65 million in WLD at a steep discount as the token hits record lows, with more supply set to enter the market.

The headline story on the weekend is from the Washington Post and it’s titled: ‘Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran’ The headline

Polymarket traders now see a real risk of ETH losing its number-two crypto ranking in 2026, with odds jumping from 17% to over 59% this

Institutions pay custodians for illusory safety. Bitcoin’s onchain governance eliminates counterparty risk that traditional models reintroduce.

Rising oil and gold volumes signal growing demand for onchain macro trading, but limited liquidity and depth still keep traditional markets in control.

Crypto ETN adoption is spreading across Europe as banks expand offerings and the UK reopens retail access after lifting its ban.

For investors and traders navigating the current volatility, here is a backdrop of what happened over the recent trading sessions, characterized by escalating geopolitical tension

The CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate after banks, crypto firms, and lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on key provisions like allowing stablecoin yields.

A similar bill was proposed in 2024 but it failed to advance past the second reading in the House of Commons and ultimately died before

The Washington attorney general became the latest state authority to sue Kalshi, alleging on Friday that the prediction markets operator violated state regulations.

The closed-end Fundrise Innovation Fund holds stakes in private technology companies including Anthropic, Databricks and SpaceX, and came public earlier this month.

Arbitrage opportunities in prediction markets often exist for seconds, giving AI-driven systems a structural advantage over humans.

Google and lenders move to finance a $5 billion Texas data center for Anthropic as a US judge blocks a federal push to restrict the

US authorities launched the “Operation Red Sunset” probe into Bitmain last year over potential espionage and grid risks.

Bitcoin’s return to an all-time high depends on how deep the current selloff extends, as data shows each new price low adds months to BTC’s

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $296 million in weekly outflows after a month-long inflow streak, as macro uncertainty keeps capital sidelined.

XRP shows improving risk-adjusted returns alongside rising whale flows, but rising leverage use and repeat liquidations point to a fragile futures market.

Crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky said legislation covering crypto developer protections has been overshadowed by the intense focus on stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act.

Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse noted that stablecoin trading volume soared to over $33 trillion in 2025, while Bloomberg predicted that stablecoin flows would hit $56.6 trillion

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 financial advisors, who manage $6.2 trillion in client assets, would have no problem recommending the product

The executive order is the latest in a wave of legal actions in the US seeking to curb government insider trading on prediction markets.

Bitcoin price slumped on Friday as uncertainty over the US economy and war in Iran negatively impacted stock and crypto markets.

Bitcoin Magazine Morgan Stanley Set to Undercut Bitcoin ETF Rivals With 0.14% Fee Ahead of Launch Morgan Stanley is poised to shake up the spot

The US city is expected to pen an amicus brief in Coinbase’s lawsuit against the state of Michigan, which the exchange filed ahead of its

Bitcoin and select major altcoins have turned down sharply, indicating that the bears are trying to take charge of the market.

The P2P.me team opened positions on the Polymarket prediction platform to wager whether the project would hit its $6 million fundraising goal.

Iran expected to deliver counter-proposal to the US today – report Trump signals to allies no immediate plans for Iran invasion Houthis in Yemen announce

Regulatory uncertainty shakes stablecoins as institutions push forward, prediction markets tighten rules and AI agents reshape micropayment economics.

This day just keeps getting worse. At the start of trading Monday it looked like Trump was on track to get some kind of ceasefire

The bill proposes exempting dollar-pegged stablecoins from gains or losses if the tokens remain tightly pegged to the underlying fiat currency.

While prediction market platforms are under legal scrutiny in the US, many Coinbase users are claiming that the app is pushing them to gamble.

I don’t know how much anyone believes any of this. On the dawn of this war, Trump was saying they were planning for negotiations and

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Hits Extreme Fear at 13 Out of 100 As of March 27, 2026, the Bitcoin Fear and Greed

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after G7 meeting of foreign ministers: We had a really good meeting at G7 we expect the Iran

Baker Hughes: Total rig count 543 versus 552 last week Oil rigs 409 versus 414 last week Nat Gas 127 versus 131 last week. Despite

Crypto cycles trap retail in speculation. Savings layers with capital preservation and prize incentives rewrite participation for consistent gains.

Ether traders said ETH price could see further downside after bulls failed to defend the $2,000 support as signs of declining demand were apparent.

From Jennifer Jacobs at CBS News: The Iranian response to the U.S. peace proposal is expected later today, sources familiar with the matter told Marg

An ECB working paper found DeFi governance remains highly concentrated, complicating efforts to identify who should fall under MiCA oversight.

ICE completed a new $600 million investment in Polymarket, advancing its $2 billion funding deal as prediction markets face growing scrutiny.

Bitcoin joined a risk-asset rout as oil-supply nerves sparked major US inflation warnings, with $70,000 in place as new BTC price resistance.

Iran-linked hackers publicly claimed to have breached the personal inbox of FBI Director Kash Patel. They published photographs of him and his purported resume. Reuters

Bitcoin Magazine ICE Announces $600 Million Strategic Investment in Polymarket Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has

Bitcoin long-term holders continued to expand their holdings, while increased withdrawal from exchanges flashed a classic supply shock warning.

Bitcoin grabbed downside liquidity as oil-supply pressure sent BTC price action below $66,500 to its lowest levels since March 9.

Yesterday, the US and Israel assassinated the leader of Iran’s navy and there are increasing signs that Iran is now taking a harder line on

If betting markets are to be believed, the chances of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried getting a presidential pardon this year aren’t looking good.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Slides to Two-Week Low as Liquidations Top $300 Million and Macro Pressure Builds Bitcoin price fell below $66,500 on Friday, hitting

Prelim was 55.5 Prior was 56.6 Conditions 55.8 vs 57.8 prelim Expectations 51.7 vs 54.1 prelim 1-year inflation 3.8% vs 3.4% prelim (prior was 3.4%)

AI deepfakes make trust crypto’s scarcest asset. Proof-of-humanity can become the currency powering finance, governance and markets in the imitation economy.

Trump tried to calm down the markets and the situation in Iran by extending his ‘deadline’ to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure by 10 days until

Headlines: Oil prices extend into new highs amid weekend risk hedging as Trump’s jawboning fails The can being kicked down the road is not a

US Bitcoin ETFs saw significant outflows of $171 million on Thursday as market participants feared another weekend escalation in the US-Israel conflict with Iran.

An Australian court ordered Binance Australia Derivatives to pay $6.9 million after misclassifying retail clients and exposing them to high-risk crypto products.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is out delivering a warning to all ships thinking about passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid the latest

Vietnam detained ONUS-linked suspects in an alleged token fraud case as police described price manipulation, false promotions and centralized market control.

Tether has reportedly hired KPMG for its first full independent audit of USDT’s reserves and brought in PwC to help, as the stablecoin giant eyes

Prior +2.3% HICP +3.3% vs +3.9% y/y expected Prior +2.5% This is the first indication that higher energy prices are starting to see an impact.

Not all whales have been accumulating; two moved tens of millions of dollars to exchanges on March 19 as Bitcoin fell amid an escalation of

Prior +1.8%; revised to +2.0% Retail sales +2.5% vs +2.1% y/y expected Prior +4.5%; revised to +4.8% Retail sales (ex autos, fuel) -0.4% vs -0.8%

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the only highlight will be Spain’s CPI data, as it’s the first major Eurozone economy to release its March

It’s estimated that Xinbi processed more than $19.9 billion in illicit flows between 2021 and 2025 and that the platform is deeply interconnected with a

The bill proposes to prohibit government officials from using insider information to bet on prediction market contracts, with fines up to double the amount of

Judge Rita Lin said it was not until Anthropic raised concerns about how its technology could be used that the US government announced a plan

Kalshi has already listed specific markets that ARK Invest is interested in, such as non-farm payroll markets and deficit-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio markets.

David Sacks will lead a new tech-focused advisory group established by the White House, which will include key tech leaders like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and

Stretch shares are an on-ramp for people who believe Bitcoin will be around for the long term but can’t handle the near-term volatility, explained Michael

And so the deadline gets pushed to 6 April now. It all started with 48 hours from the past Saturday and then another supposed 5

China industrial profits surge but rising costs and war risks cloud outlook Summary: China industrial profits jump 15.2% y/y in Jan–Feb vs 0.6% in 2025

Cyclone Narelle disrupts 8% of global LNG supply from Australia India cuts fuel duties, increases export tax as oil volatility rises China industrial profits jump

Spot ETF outlflows, falling DEX volumes and a declining ETH futures premium may be preventing Ether from rallying, but flipping them could catalyze a rally

Kraken’s Wyoming-chartered banking unit became the first crypto-native company to secure a Federal Reserve Master Account in March.

The Treasury Department announced plans to add US President Donald Trump’s signature to US currency, reportedly starting with the $100 bill in June. 

Profits at China’s industrial firms grew 15.2% in the first two months over the same period last year. accelerated from a 0.6% increase for the

GameStop has revealed that it pledged nearly all of its Bitcoin, worth $325 million, as collateral on Coinbase as part of a covered-call strategy.

Representative Stephen Lynch voiced concerns about the direction of the SEC under Donald Trump, citing dropped investigations and enforcement actions on crypto companies.

Bitcoin advocate Jack Mallers’ Twenty One Capital holds 43,514 BTC in its corporate treasury, now second only to Strategy’s 762,099 BTC accumulation.

ANZ-Roy Morgan New Zealand consumer confidence March 2026 91.3 prior 100.1 This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Tokenized stocks could shift trading beyond US exchanges, raising the risk of price gaps and fragmented markets, according to TD Securities.

Bitcoin’s total supply in profit metric fell below 50% in February, a threshold linked to previous BTC accumulation phases. Does data predict a similar outcome?

The crypto exchange has previously been in the crosshairs of Japanese regulators for offering products and services without the proper registration.

Bitcoin mass adoption by institutional investors has resumed, but global instability and the risk of rising US inflation put a lid on BTC’s breakouts above

Trump delays Iran energy strikes by 10 days, shifting markets to a deadline-driven risk event. Summary: Trump pauses planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for

Bitcoin Magazine St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Surpasses 10 Bitcoin in Member Custody Pilot St. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) has surpassed 10 bitcoin held

Trump has given Iran another 10 days: “Pausing … to Monday April 6” Trump: Very substantial talks are going on with Iran Senior Iran official:

Bitcoin Magazine Simon Gerovich Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker Simon Gerovich has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. As Chief Executive

Brent crude oil, the global benchmark stands at about $107 per barrel at the time of writing.

TAO’s price has rallied 160% in over a month, but is printing a familiar golden cross that has preceded massive price corrections in the past.

Bitcoin Magazine Goldman Sachs: Crypto and Bitcoin Might Have Bottomed Goldman Sachs believes bitcoin and crypto prices may have hit their floor after months of

The regulator views timestamps and onchain identifiers as tools to distinguish real media from synthetic content, while calling for a light-touch approach to regulating AI

The Bitcoin lending protocol will allocate 2.25% of its token supply to Aerodrome users as it looks to expand activity for its token and stablecoin.

The results of the $44 billion sale of seven-year notes are out and this one was a bit better with only a 0.3 bps tail

There was a call earlier in the week between Trump and Netanyahu and afterwards, Bibi seeming toned down his rhetoric. The latest from the WSJ

Bitcoin Magazine Trust Wallet Launches Agent Kit That Lets AI Execute Crypto Transactions Under User Control Trust Wallet, the self-custody crypto wallet with over 220

Aimed at fighting organized crime groups, the new law allows confiscated assets including crypto to be used for ”police re-equipment, training, and special operations.”

The WSJ is reporting: Iran wants the U.S. to scale back demands before agreeing to any cease-fire talks U.S. proposal seen as excessive, including dismantling

Iran gave the US eight boats of oil “They said, to show you the fact that we’re real and solid and we’re there, we’re going

Goldman Sachs revealed a $152 million exposure to spot XRP ETFs, while volatility contracted to levels seen ahead of strong price moves.

For the most part we are shooting down the drones We’ve done tremendous damage to the facilities where they manufacture drones They are begging to

Euro stablecoins now make up more than 80% of non-dollar supply, with EURC leading volumes as MiCA and payment-rail integrations support adoption.

The term “Active Treasury” misleads everyone. Digital asset treasuries chasing yield via staking and tokens become operators, not holders, demanding fund-grade governance or regulatory reclassification.

Coinbase and Better Home & Finance launched a structure that lets borrowers pledge Bitcoin or USDC to fund the cash down payment on a conforming

Bitcoin Magazine Brazil Passes Law Turning Seized Crypto into Public-Security War Chest Brazil has enacted a landmark law that allows authorities to channel crypto seized

Here is a post from Tansim, translated: An informed source told Tasnim News Agency that Iran’s response to the 15-point proposal from the United States

MARA Holdings sold 15,133 Bitcoin for roughly $1.1 billion in March to buy back $1 billion of zero-coupon convertible notes at a discount, reducing its

Reuters cites an unnamed senior official from Iran following the rejection of the US proposal as a baseline for a ceasefire. Iran’s assessment is that

Bitcoin lost its grip on $70,000 amid inflation and recession talk as analysis suggested that BTC price action lacked “outright stress.”

On this episode of Money Never Sleeps Radio with Louis Velazquez, we are talking about the Nasdaq and NYSE plans for integrating blockchain infrastructure into

Canada added 45,600 payroll employees in January, a solid rebound after December’s 10,600 decline. It contrasts with the more-widely viewed LFS survey, which showed a