New Zealand regulator says NZDD stablecoin not a financial product
New Zealand’s financial regulator has ruled that a local currency-tied stablecoin, NZDD, isn’t a financial product, a move a local...
Month: March 2026
AI agent payment volumes lower than reported, but adoption is growing: a16z
Payment transaction volumes among artificial intelligence agents are more than 90% lower than reports suggest, but crypto giants are pouring...
Kalshi preemptively sues Iowa, claiming risk of enforcement action
Prediction market Kalshi has sued regulators in the US state of Iowa, claiming it did so as there was a...
Stablecoin yields will bring fresh money to US banks: White House’s Witt
Stablecoin yield providers will inject more capital into the US banking system, argues White House Council of Advisors for Digital...
From Blackouts to Bitcoin: South African Power Utility’s Surreal Pivot to High-Intensity Power Sales
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is reversing its previous stance by targeting high-intensity energy consumers, specifically bitcoin mining companies....
Mastercard Launches New Global Crypto Partner Program With 85 Firms to Accelerate Payments
Mastercard moves to link traditional finance and crypto infrastructure through a sweeping global partner program, assembling dozens of industry players...
Legal Clash Deepens as Binance Files Defamation Suit While WSJ Reports DOJ Inquiry
Binance unleashes a legal battle against The Wall Street Journal over disputed reporting while the newspaper releases a new report...
Ripple Moves to Secure Australian Financial Services License for APAC Payments
Ripple moves to secure an Australian financial services license, positioning its blockchain payments network for deeper expansion across Asia-Pacific while...
Institutional Conviction Fuels Bullish Ethereum Outlook Despite Brutal Crypto Selloff
Institutional investors appear unfazed by ethereum’s sharp slide from its 2025 peak, as resilient ETP holdings, rising staking participation, and...
Robert Kiyosaki Warns Historic Market Crash Arriving as Blackrock Private Credit Time Bomb Ticks
Robert Kiyosaki warns a historic market collapse could erupt in 2026 as unresolved 2008-era risks, surging global debt, and fragile...
Binance.US names new CEO as crypto exchange eyes expansion
Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange...
Ghana greenlights 11 crypto companies for regulatory sandbox
Ghana’s securities regulator has given the nod to 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in its new regulatory sandbox program,...
Prime brokers push Wall Street access to prediction markets: Report
US-based prime brokers, financial institutions that provide services to hedge funds, are reportedly working to give their clients access to...
XRP Withdrawal Surge Meets $1.4B ETF Inflows as Capital Returns to Select Altcoins
XRP is currently consolidating after several volatile trading sessions triggered by geopolitical tensions surrounding the Iran conflict, which briefly shook...
Cardano’s DeFi Boom: TVL Spikes 23% In Less Than 2 Weeks
A privacy-focused stablecoin tied to Circle has quietly become part of the story behind Cardano’s recent jump in decentralized finance...