Lombard and Bitwise Asset Management announced a strategic partnership on March 24, 2026, to integrate Bitwise into the Bitcoin Smart Accounts (BSA) ecosystem. Scheduled for a Q2 2026 launch, this collaboration allows institutional holders to earn yield and borrow stablecoins through Morpho without moving assets from regulated custody. The initiative targets a market of $500 …
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The Solana Foundation announced the launch of the Solana Developer Platform (SDP) on March 24, 2026. This artificial intelligence (AI)-ready infrastructure aggregates best-in-class ecosystem tools into a unified interface, allowing institutions like Mastercard and Western Union to deploy tokenized assets and payment flows. The platform currently features live issuance and payment modules, with a dedicated …
Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone of the European Central Bank (ECB) addressed the House of the Euro in Brussels on 23 March 2026 regarding the future of tokenized finance. He detailed the transition of digital markets from exploration to production, noting that European issuers have placed nearly €4 billion in distributed ledger technology (DLT) instruments …
The Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) Board of Directors authorizes a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program as of March 2026. This move follows previous buyback authorizations from May 2024 and April 2025, adding over $1.1 billion in incremental capacity to the firm’s existing strategy. The global brokerage firm plans to execute this $1.5 billion authorization …
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) is holding private discussions to utilize its vast gold reserves to counter currency volatility linked to the ongoing war in Iran as of March 24, 2026. This potential strategy involves conducting swap transactions in the London market to bolster foreign currency liquidity and defend the lira’s …
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The Sovereignty Tax In the current market landscape, trading on a centralized platform feels like driving on a paved highway, while decentralized trading can often feel like navigating a series of disconnected toll roads. Centralized exchanges ( CEXs) benefit from unified order books, where all global buy and sell interest is concentrated in one engine. …
The ‘Passive vs. Active’ Yield Pivot Representatives from the digital asset industry met with the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Monday, March 23, for a closed-door review of an agreement between the White House and a bipartisan Senate duo—Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)—regarding stablecoin rewards. The deal aims to unblock the CLARITY Act …
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Crypto Rallies as Bitcoin Surges Past $70K While Gold Sees Historic Decline Crypto markets staged a sharp recovery at the start of the week, with bitcoin reclaiming the $70,000 level as easing geopolitical tensions lifted risk sentiment. The move followed a temporary pause in U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, which helped cool oil prices …
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Step Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny Over Teen Crypto Access Sen. Elizabeth Warren is turning up the pressure on Beast Industries after it acquired Step, a fintech app built for teenagers that once allowed minors to trade crypto with parental approval. In a letter dated March 23, Warren asked Beast Industries founder Jimmy Donaldson, widely known …
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Calacanis’s TAO Comments Land as Bittensor Gains a More Explicit Venture-Style Bull Case In the segment posted by TWiSTartups, Calacanis argues that TAO may have the kind of upside that could produce a 200x (from a $2.5 billion market cap), effectively labeling Bittensor as a long-duration, high-conviction AI infrastructure bet rather than a simple crypto …
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CFTC Targets Emerging Tech Oversight Framework Regulatory priorities for emerging financial technologies advanced as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on March 24 that Chairman Michael S. Selig has formed the Innovation Task Force. The effort focuses on oversight of novel products developing in U.S. derivatives markets. Operational design of the task force centers …
Stablecoins Cement Role as Primary Settlement Layer in Crypto The latest figures from Kaiko show fiat USD pairs slipping into a minority role, holding just 16.97% of total spot volume on centralized exchanges. It’s a sharp contrast to earlier cycles when bank-linked rails still carried meaningful weight. Back in 2021, stablecoins represented 77.75% of USD …
OpenAI Funding Push Extends Runway Ahead of Potential IPO Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that OpenAI is nearing a deal for roughly $10 billion in additional primary equity, with investors including MGX, Coatue Management, Thrive Capital, and possibly Altimeter Capital. The tranche is priced at the same $730 billion pre-money valuation set during the company’s February …
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$2 Million Toll? Sources Say Iran Is Quietly Monetizing Strait of Hormuz Access Iran has ostensibly begun extracting transit fees from some commercial ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the matter cited in a recent Bloomberg report, as the Middle East conflict enters its fourth week. The payments, reportedly …
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From Fishing Rods to Riches: Ireland Recovers $32M in ‘Lost’ Bitcoin from 2019 Case On Tuesday, The Irish Times reported that Irish investigators achieved a massive technical breakthrough by gaining access to a dormant wallet containing 500 BTC, valued at roughly $32 million (€30 million). This single victory marks the first successful entry into a …
