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Gemini Sued Over Post-IPO Strategy Shift and Stock Decline The post Gemini Crypto Sued Over Post-IPO Strategy Shift and Stock Decline appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC holds near $70,500 as derivatives turn defensive, macro risks weigh on sentiment and altcoins show pockets of strength.

South Korea’s tax agency is seeking a private custodian for seized crypto after a wallet seed phrase leak exposed government-held assets. South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is moving to select a private custody provider for seized crypto assets after a February press release exposed a wallet recovery phrase and triggered the unauthorized transfer of confiscated tokens. On Feb. 26, the NTS accidentally exposed a crypto wallet seed phrase in an official press release, resulting in the unauthorized transfer of crypto tokens valued at about $4.8 million. The release included an image of a Ledger cold wallet and a sheet of paper showing the mnemonic phrase without being blurred.  Citing people familiar with the matter, ZDNet Korea reported that the agency is reviewing a plan to outsource custody of confiscated crypto and is drafting selection criteria for providers. The NTS is reportedly aiming to select a provider within the first half of 2026.  Read more

Technical indicators hint at a possible reversal in BTC’s relative performance, as traders watch whether key support levels can hold. Bitcoin (BTC) has endured a 14-month bear market against gold, with the BTC/gold ratio and momentum indicators at historic lows that previously marked cycle bottoms. Key takeaways: The BTC/GOLD ratio is at historic lows as multiple indicators hint at a cycle bottom. Read more

The Fed kept rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% on Mar. 18, lifted its 2026 inflation projections to 2.7% for both headline and core PCE, and held to a median year-end fed-funds path of 3.4%. Chair Jerome Powell said higher energy prices will push up overall inflation in the near term and that the implications of events […] The post Even at $70,000 Bitcoin is now exposed to a bigger fight that it cannot control appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin bounced Friday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined possible responses to soaring oil prices.

Crypto.com has positioned itself as one of the most recognized exchanges in the industry. It serves as a fully-spectrum platform, offering everything from spot and futures trading to staking and a Visa card-linked ecosystem, as well as self-custody wallet solutions. The exchange supports hundreds of cryptocurrencies and serves a global user base. It’s suited for […]

The PI token is among the top-performing altcoins today.

The SEC lawsuit against Ripple that was compressing XRP sentiment for many years has finally concluded a few months back. Exchanges that had previously delisted the cryptocurrency are now back offering it. And yet, the token has spent the first few months of this year trading sideways, while the broader crypto market was moving around […]

A new Ripple survey of more than 1,000 global finance leaders finds that digital assets are now seen as a strategic necessity rather than an optional experiment.

Gemini's workforce shrinks to 445 employees as exchange pivots toward AI.

The recent price action echoes the November–January pattern, showing weak conviction among the “buy the dip” crowd.

Galaxy Digital’s Will Owens says most crypto wallets aren’t exposed to quantum risks, with vulnerabilities limited to cases where public keys are revealed. The quantum risk to Bitcoin investors is real, but not all wallets are vulnerable, and the people best positioned to address it are working on it, says Galaxy Digital research analyst Will Owens. Owens said in a report on Thursday that, in theory, a quantum computer could derive private keys from public keys, allowing an attacker to impersonate the owner, forge a signature and steal coins.  However, he argued that not all wallets are equally vulnerable to this risk. Read more

US authorities say they have charged and arrested Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw for allegedly funnelling $2.5 billion in AI servers to China through shell companies. US authorities say the co-founder of Super Micro Computer, Inc. has been charged and arrested over an alleged multi-billion dollar scheme to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips from the US to China. The Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday that it had unsealed an indictment charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, as well as Super Micro sales executives Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang, and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun over the alleged conspiracy. Prosecutors said the trio violated US export control laws by conspiring “to sell billions of dollars’ worth of servers integrating sensitive, controlled graphics processing units to buyers in China.” Read more

Crypto exchange Gemini is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over what a complaint alleges is an “abrupt corporate pivot to a prediction-market-centric business model” after its IPO. Gemini is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in New York for allegedly misleading investors during and after the crypto exchange’s September initial public offering. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Manhattan federal court by shareholders against Gemini, its co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and company executives. Plaintiff Marc Methvin alleges that the company’s IPO documents portrayed Gemini as a growing crypto exchange focused on expanding its user base and international footprint, but that it made an “abrupt corporate pivot to a prediction-market-centric business model.” Read more

Another Friday is here again, and another batch of Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts is expiring as spot markets retreat from their recent rally.  

Oil prices slipped as major economies announced joint efforts to stabilize energy markets.

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, March 19th, 2026] Following six months of testing with zero state divergence, Igra Network opens public access to a 3,000+ TPS smart contract environment secured by proof-of-work consensus. Fifteen protocols are deploying at launch alongside cross-chain connectivity through Hyperlane. A security audit by Sigma Prime completed with no unresolved issues. […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, March 19th, 2026] The $METAWINNERS token presale is now live at mw.xyz. $METAWIN is the community token of the MetaWinners – a collective of crypto natives that has grown into one of the most active and recognisable communities in Web3. With 440,000 connected wallets, 300,000 social community members, a […]

US gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach says a Nevada state court-issued restraining order against Kalshi appears imminent, preventing it from offering sports-related contracts. A federal appeals court has cleared Nevada state authorities to enforce a temporary restraining order against Kalshi, blocking its sports-event contracts. The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court on Thursday denied Kalshi’s emergency request to stay a lower court proceeding, meaning the case returns to federal court and allows Nevada regulators to take action. Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach said a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Kalshi now appears imminent, and added that it wouldn’t be able to operate in Nevada for at least 14 days until a preliminary injunction hearing is held: Read more