Options Expiry Bitcoin (BTC) fractured a key psychological floor Friday, plunging below the $67,000 mark for the first time since March 9. The retreat comes as market patience wears thin over the White House’s erratic maneuvers in the Middle East and traders brace for a massive quarterly derivatives settlement. President Donald Trump’s latest ten-day reprieve…
Binance Hit With $6.9 Million Fine in Australia Case Binance’s Australian derivatives arm has been ordered to pay $6.9 million (A$10 million) after a federal court found serious failures in how it classified customers. The ruling marks one of the most significant enforcement actions against a crypto exchange in the country. The case stems from…
Circle and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, launched an initiative to integrate internet-native stablecoin payments into the regional economy. The partnership focuses on reducing costs and settlement times for cross-border commerce and mobile-first consumers across several high-growth payment corridors. The collaboration leverages Circle’s regulated stablecoin and full-stack platform to connect African businesses and…
On March 26, 2026, David Sacks announced the conclusion of his 130-day term as the specialized crypto and artificial intelligence (AI) lead for President Donald Trump. Sacks now joins the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST), a federal committee of industry and academic experts providing policy recommendations to the White House. The…
Eliminating the Cost of Onchain Transactions Mixin, a privacy-first platform for digital asset transactions, has announced a major expansion of its gas fee subsidy program, further reducing costs for users moving assets across multiple blockchains. Launched in 2025, the program allows users to import external Web3 wallets into the Mixin ecosystem and conduct onchain transactions….
Rapid Adoption and Capacity Expansion Firelight, the onchain protection layer for DeFi, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked on its protocol. The achievement follows several large-scale deposits exceeding 1 million XRP each and a newly expanded deposit cap of 65 million FXRP. According to a media statement, demand for Firelight’s vaults was so strong that…
In a chance interview with BitPinas, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) Executive Director, Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso, laid out the government’s non-negotiable conditions for Roblox to avert an impending nationwide ban: fix the platform’s systemic safety flaws and establish a physical office in the Philippines. Key Details The exclusive details of the government’s demands…
Why Major Financial Institutions Are Racing On-Chain A structural shift in global finance is accelerating as major market institutions move core operations onto blockchain networks. Exchanges, clearinghouses, and trading platforms are adopting tokenized systems to increase transaction speed and expand access, according to commentary shared March 25, 2026. Momentum behind this transition stems from expectations…
MSBT Listing Signals New Bitcoin ETF Battle Morgan Stanley’s push into spot bitcoin ETFs appears to be entering its final stretch. The firm’s proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, trading under the ticker MSBT, has received an official NYSE Arca listing announcement, a development Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said usually signals that a launch is…
Trust Wallet Agent Kit: AI Can Now Act on Your Crypto — With Your Permission The kit ships in two configurations. In the first, developers set up a dedicated wallet built specifically for AI agent activity, where users define permissions upfront, and the agent can run automated strategies like dollar-cost averaging, limit orders, and price…
