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The fund, called 5c(c) Capital, is aiming to raise $35 million to fund startups tied to the rapid growth of event-based trading markets.

Over the last week, both Bitcoin and gold failed the safe-haven test. Bitcoin is still trading more like a risk asset than “digital gold,” while gold has also failed to behave like a clean geopolitical hedge as higher yields and inflation fears overrode the usual flight-to-safety bid. To start the week, Bitcoin rebounded to about […] The post Gold is not acting like a safe haven, so what does “digital gold” even mean for Bitcoin? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Here's what has to fall into place for BTC to start pumping again.

The financial regulator’s plan to reinterpret how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets is ”pending review” by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has forwarded its proposal to have most crypto assets not treated as securities under federal law to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. According to information available through the US General Services Administration, on Friday the SEC sent two proposed rules to the White House for review, including its interpretative notice from last week regarding which digital assets the agency could consider a security under federal law. As of Monday, government records showed the proposal as “pending review” by the White House, potentially changing how the SEC handles regulation and enforcement of digital assets. Read more

OpenArt and Fanvue have launched a four-week global challenge with a $90K+ prize pool to find the best AI personality of 2026.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged MrBeast to move cautiously as his firm considers integrating crypto into a newly acquired mobile banking app.

The prediction bourse rolls out stricter trading safeguards and market limits across its platforms as it seeks regulatory alignment and addresses concerns over fairness. Prediction platform Polymarket has updated its market integrity rules to align more closely with regulatory standards and expand its presence as a regulated trading platform amid growing scrutiny of manipulation and insider trading risks. In a Monday announcement, the company outlined updated rules governing both its global decentralized finance platform and its US exchange, which operates under compliance oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The changes come amid growing scrutiny from regulators and politicians over risks tied to insider trading, market manipulation, and the proliferation of controversial event-based contracts. Read more

Bitcoin price topped $71,600 at the US market open, but the rally lacked sustained spot volumes. Can the bulls hold BTC above $70,000? Bitcoin (BTC) spot volumes on Binance have dropped to their lowest level since September 2023, indicating that the current intraday price rise may not be backed by strong demand. The rally above $71,700 on Monday appears to be driven mainly by news headlines and liquidations in the Bitcoin futures markets. Crypto analyst Darkfost said that March is on track to record the lowest Binance spot volume since Q3 2023, at roughly $52 billion, compared to the $88 billion recorded in September 2023. The activity levels align with the prior bear market conditions, pointing to the reduced participation. Read more

The framework aims to let AI agents hold funds and execute transactions across blockchains, addressing fragmented wallets and key management. MoonPay has released an open-source wallet standard designed to let AI agents hold funds and execute transactions across blockchains, addressing a key gap in how autonomous software interacts with crypto systems. According to Monday’s announcement, the standard introduces a shared way for AI agents to access and use wallets across tools and blockchains, replacing fragmented setups where each system manages its own keys and balances. It allows agents to operate from a single pool of funds rather than across multiple disconnected accounts. “AI agents can employ standard building blocks, such as APIs, to communicate with other agents and humans, receive and send money, and access and interact with the internet,” according to researchers at MIT Sloan. Read more

ETH's MVRV ratio falling below 0.8 is a historical undervaluation signal.

Prosecutors said there was "reason to doubt" that a recent court letter supposedly from Sam Bankman-Fried was actually sent by him

Bitcoin fell to $67,360 after Middle East tensions rattled risk markets, but capital is still moving into Bitcoin ecosystem infrastructure, with Bitcoin Hyper’s presale raising over $32 million. The post Bitcoin Pullback Puts Focus on Infrastructure Plays as Bitcoin Hyper Presale Tops $32M appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC price action looked weaker after Sunday's weekly close below the 200-week MA, with Bitcoin market participants bracing for lower levels. Bitcoin’s (BTC) failure to close the week above the 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) on Sunday put it at risk of another downward leg over the coming weeks or months. Key takeaways: Bitcoin price signals “structural weakness” with failure to close week above a key trend line. Read more

An individual was arrested in Spain for their alleged role in the violent kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife last year.

Deloitte will integrate a Canadian dollar stablecoin into institutional payment systems as Ottawa advances new rules governing fiat-backed digital assets. Deloitte Canada and Stablecorp are collaborating to develop stablecoin infrastructure for Canadian financial institutions, as federal regulators move closer to establishing rules for fiat-backed digital assets. In a Monday announcement, the professional services firm said it plans to integrate Stablecorp’s Canadian dollar-pegged stablecoin, QCAD, into payment and settlement workflows for institutional clients. Stablecorp is a Toronto-based fintech company and the issuer of QCAD, a fiat-backed stablecoin designed to maintain a one-to-one value with the Canadian dollar. Read more

'Expect a cascading liquidation' if ETH fails to hold the crucial $2K threshold, one analyst warned.

Gold has fallen into bear-market territory after giving up its gains for the year, even as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to attract fresh money, pushing the two assets onto sharply different paths. Spot gold traded near $4,388 an ounce on March 23, according to goldprice.org, down about 22% from its Jan. 29 […] The post Why investors are pulling back from gold and still buying Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Playnance’s G Coin has moved past the one million holder mark, with the project’s public tracker currently showing 1,155,141 holders. The milestone follows CryptoSlate’s March 18 coverage, which cited 203,732 holders ahead of the token’s broader market debut, and later launch-week reporting that referenced a 623,272-holder tracker reading. Using those figures, G Coin’s holder base […] The post Playnance’s G Coin surpasses 1 million holders as launch-week momentum accelerates appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Swedish Bitcoin treasury firm signed a letter of intent to acquire Moonshot and Never Say Die in an all-stock deal.

In his annual letter, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink argues that digital wallets and tokenized assets could modernize markets and expand investor access.