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• Democrats Press Meta Over Facial Recognition Plans for Smart Glasses

  Decrypt - 04:22 Mar 18, 2026
  

  Lawmakers are citing privacy risks tied to wearable AI and are asking how Meta intends to secure consent from both users and bystanders.

• Nvidia’s DLSS 5 Launch Sparks Meme Frenzy as Gamers Balk at AI ‘Neural Rendering’

  Decrypt - 22:45 Mar 17, 2026
  

  NVIDIA pitched DLSS 5 as a breakthrough in real-time rendering. Players saw something closer to AI overreach.

  Tags: DLSS

• Crypto Gift Card Platform Bitrefill Discloses Hack, Points Finger at North Korean Groups

  Decrypt - 21:46 Mar 17, 2026
  

  Bitrefill, which lets users swap Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other crypto assets for gift cards, disclosed a breach that took place on March 1.

• Crypto Bill Stablecoin Yield Compromise Could Come This Week: Tim Scott

  Decrypt - 21:09 Mar 17, 2026
  

  The White House is prepared to announce progress as soon as tomorrow on the issue plaguing crypto's market structure bill.

• Arizona Files Charges Against Kalshi, Calling Prediction Market an 'Illegal Gambling Operation'

  Decrypt - 20:56 Mar 17, 2026
  

  Prediction market platform Kalshi was hit with 20 criminal charges in Arizona, which alleged that it's an "illegal gambling operation."

• CFTC Clears Phantom to Connect Users to Regulated Derivatives Markets

  Decrypt - 20:35 Mar 17, 2026
  

  Under the ruling, the developer of the Phantom self-custody crypto wallet avoids having to register as a broker.

• SEC Declares 'Most Crypto Assets' Not Securities, Including Staking, Airdrops and Bitcoin Mining

  Decrypt - 20:05 Mar 17, 2026
  

  SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the new securities guidance, which impacts "most crypto assets," provides "clear lines in clear terms."

• What If Elon Musk's Grok Leaks Classified Info? Elizabeth Warren Is Worried—The Pentagon Isn't

  Decrypt - 19:23 Mar 17, 2026
  

  Sen. Warren is demanding answers after the Pentagon handed Elon Musk's xAI classified network access—despite NSA warnings and a trail of harmful AI outputs.

  Tags: Elon Musk

• OpenAI Releases GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano, Which Could Be More Useful Than the Big Model

  Decrypt - 19:01 Mar 17, 2026
  

  OpenAI's new small models are faster and cheaper than GPT-5.4, and for most everyday use cases, that's exactly what developers and businesses actually need.

• Urea Surges 34% as Iran Conflict Ripples Through Commodities, Bitcoin

  Decrypt - 18:45 Mar 17, 2026
  

  The Iran conflict is impacting on commodities beyond oil, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz chokes off shipping.

• PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin Globally as Supply Tops $4 Billion

  Decrypt - 17:46 Mar 17, 2026
  

  PayPal’s PYUSD is expanding to a total of 70 international markets as the payments giant’s stablecoin tops a $4 billion market cap.

• Democrats Target Prediction Market Insider Trading, Claim Trump Allies Are Profiting

  Decrypt - 17:18 Mar 17, 2026
  

  Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation prohibiting prediction markets that hinge on government action or pre-determined outcomes.

• Allium Brings 65TB of Data from Bitcoin, Ethereum, Sui and More to Walrus

  Decrypt - 16:35 Mar 17, 2026
  

  The partnership aims to lay the foundations for the agentic workflows that will become increasingly important to on-chain finance.

• XRP Flips BNB, Hitting Highest Price in a Month as Ripple Plans to Seek Brazil License

  Decrypt - 16:02 Mar 17, 2026
  

  The Ripple-linked XRP has leapfrogged BNB in market cap as the crypto payments firm expands its Brazil push.

• Sam Altman’s World Taps Coinbase’s Open Protocol to Verify Humans Behind AI Agents

  Decrypt - 15:01 Mar 17, 2026
  

  A new toolkit aims to allow AI agents to prove that a real person stands behind them when interacting online.

• Morning Minute: Strategy's $1.58B Buy Pushes Bitcoin to $75k

  Decrypt - 13:54 Mar 17, 2026
  

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

• Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Tech Firm BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion

  Decrypt - 13:42 Mar 17, 2026
  

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

  Tags: Mastercard

• Theo Taps Gold Futures for Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Amid $100 Million Raise

  Decrypt - 13:01 Mar 17, 2026
  

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

• AI, Privacy Coins Lead Altcoin Rally as Bitcoin Tops $75K

  Decrypt - 12:23 Mar 17, 2026
  

  AI and privacy tokens have emerged as leaders after Bitcoin’s $75K retest, with experts citing infrastructure demand over speculative memes.

• Myriad Traders Flip Bullish on Ethereum Amid Rebound to $2,300

  Decrypt - 11:50 Mar 17, 2026
  

  ETH rallied with fresh inflows and treasury-buying support, while users on prediction market Myriad have shifted bullish.

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