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Strategy just made its biggest Bitcoin buy of 2026, and Kalshi is running a $1 billion March Madness bracket contest.

[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, British Virgin Islands, March 17th, 2026] Aster, a privacy-focused trading ecosystem backed by YZi Labs, today announced the official launch of Aster Chain Mainnet. This purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain is designed to dismantle the “transparency trap” of modern DeFi, offering institutional-grade privacy and CEX-level performance to professional and retail traders […]

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Mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and crypto payment rails.

The Cari Network is targeting a 2026 rollout as banks test issuance, transfers and redemption of digital deposits. Participating banks include Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp and Old National Bancorp.

PayPal is rolling out its PYUSD stablecoin in 68 additional countries beyond the US and UK, aiming to reduce cross-border fees and offer rewards on holdings. Payments giant PayPal is expanding access to its US-dollar stablecoin, PayPal USD, adding 68 more markets globally in its latest stablecoin push. PayPal USD (PYUSD) will be made available to customers in 70 countries worldwide in March, allowing them to receive, hold and send the stablecoin, the company announced Tuesday. With the expansion, PYUSD is now available to users with PayPal accounts across multiple regions, including the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Previously, only customers in the United States and the United Kingdom could hold the stablecoin. Read more

Saifedean Ammous, the author of The Bitcoin Standard, released an alternate history last fall, in which a decentralized gold system uproots central banking. Author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, believes that fiat is the central problem plaguing society. "The 20th century is just an enormous amount of wealth being taken away from people who produced it and being sent to the meat grinder of war. And this is what fiat does," he told Cointelegraph. "If you take that away, we get a lot less murder and death, and then we get a lot more prosperity, productivity and a lot more wealth.” In his latest book, The Gold Standard, he explores this very concept. What if the civil, political and social upheavals of World War One never happened? What if a new, decentralized form of money took hold, soon after the war began in 1915? Read more

XRP Price Prediction: Orderbook Shows 9:1 Buy Pressure on Coinbase — Is $2.25 Now the Path of Least Resistance? The post XRP Price Prediction: Orderbook Shows 9:1 Buy Pressure on Coinbase — Is $2.25 Now the Path of Least Resistance? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Sui (SUI) joined Uniswap (UNI) as an underperformer, declining 4% from Monday.

As oil prices rock markets ahead of the March FOMC meeting, Bitcoin clings to $61k while smart money eyes a rotation into the new leverage-themed meme coin, Maxi Doge. The post Bitcoin Price Holds $73,500 as March FOMC Looms — Will Jerome Powell Trigger the Next Big Move? appeared first on Cryptonews.

[PRESS RELEASE – New York, United States, March 17th, 2026] GSR, crypto’s capital markets partner, today announced the $57 million acquisition of Autonomous and Architech. The transaction significantly expands the firm’s ability to support tokenized organizations from formation through scale. Autonomous will continue to operate under its existing brand within the GSR group, providing launch […]

PIPPIN Crypto Plummets -45%: $200M Wiped From Market Cap The post PIPPIN Crypto Plummets -45%: $200M Wiped From Market Cap as Traders Target New Meme Coin appeared first on Cryptonews.

The blockchain firm is adding custody, payments and brokerage tools for digital asset management and tokenization as it plans to apply for regulatory approval from the central bank.

Cango shares fell from about $4.50 in October to around $0.68, declining more than 84% over six months amid losses and restructuring. Bitcoin mining firm Cango Inc. reported a net loss of $285 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, as impairment charges, fair-value losses and higher mining costs outweighed revenue from its expanding Bitcoin mining business. In its earnings report published Monday, Cango said fourth-quarter revenue reached $179.5 million, including $172.4 million from Bitcoin mining, while total operating costs and expenses rose to $456.0 million. The losses were driven in part by an $81.4 million impairment on mining machines and a $171.4 million loss tied to changes in the fair value of Bitcoin (BTC)-collateralized receivables. The company also reported higher production costs, with all-in mining expenses rising to $106,251 per BTC in the quarter. Read more

Tokenization platform Theo plans to introduce a "gold-powered" stablecoin, which is set to generate yield from two independent sources.

Bitcoin is pressing into a major test. The rebound from the $60,000 area has now extended into the mid-$70,000s, which means the price is no longer just recovering. It is challenging the first real ceiling of this bounce, and that makes the current zone especially important for the next directional move. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The […]

The Wall Street investment bank cited slower ETF flows, weak network activity and a narrowing window for U.S. regulatory catalysts.

Stablecoins are emerging as cheaper alternatives to costly legacy FX rails, but off-ramps such as bank account access add significant friction, according to Delphi Digital. Stablecoins are gaining traction in high-cost cross-border payment corridors in emerging markets as they reduce some of the inefficiencies of legacy foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure, according to research firm Delphi Digital. Stablecoins are emerging as the cheapest way to move US dollars in emerging economies due to the high costs of legacy FX corridors, which can reach up to 8% in combined fees when sending money to Argentina or Nigeria.  Delphi said in a Monday article on X that 81% of the cost in those corridors comes from servicing the underlying banking infrastructure, which it argues gives stablecoin rails a structural advantage. Read more

Bitcoin adoption is surging across institutions, banks and corporations, but the price tells a different story. What explains the divergence? Bitcoin’s price reflects short-term marginal buying and selling, while adoption reflects long-term structural shifts. Ownership expansion, institutional integration and merchant growth can accelerate even when the market price remains flat or declines. In 2025, Bitcoin expanded significantly across institutions, banks, corporations, merchants and sovereign entities. These shifts represent deeper entrenchment within global financial systems, even as headline price performance appeared underwhelming. Institutions accumulated substantial amounts of Bitcoin, but much of this demand was offset by distribution from long-term holders. As supply changes hands between cohorts, price may consolidate instead of surge. Read more

Crypto’s push into institutional adoption is forcing DAOs to choose between maintaining decentralization and business deals. Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) were built on an ideological premise that is now running up against the realities of running a business, where decentralization collides with the need for legal ownership and control. On March 11, DAO Across Protocol made a controversial proposal to transition to a private company through a token-to-equity exchange buyout. Risk Labs, the team behind Across (ACX), said that the token and DAO structure “materially” impacted its ability to close deals with enterprises and institutions. The industry reaction has been split. Decentralized finance (DeFi) researcher Ignas called it a “huge failure of crypto.” Read more