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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


03/31/2026 10:21 PM

Fed’s Barr invokes ‘long and painful history’ while encouraging strong stablecoin oversight

Michael Barr called for for regulatory and technological measures that ensure stablecoins will not be used for illicit activities.


03/31/2026 08:49 PM

Benchmark initiates coverage on Securitize, calls it a ‘picks and shovels’ play for tokenization

Securitize’s business model ties revenue to tokenized asset growth and activity across issuance, trading and servicing.


03/31/2026 07:04 PM

‘No longer a drill’: Google’s latest quantum breakthrough sparks fresh debate over Bitcoin’s long-term security

Google researchers recently warned that quantum computing may break bitcoin earlier than originally thought.


03/31/2026 05:11 PM

TD Cowen ‘increasingly pessimistic’ on crypto bill, sees one-in-three odds of passage this year

The crypto bill, or the Clarity Act, remains stuck in the Senate, and Congress is now on a two-week Easter break.


03/31/2026 04:58 PM

A16z crypto leads $10 million round in startup developing stablecoins’ missing layer

The Better Money Company said it will work with Paxos, Bridge, MoonPay, MetaMask, and Phantom, among others.


03/31/2026 04:35 PM

Bitfarms stock rises 5% after posting $284 million net loss in AI transition year

Bitfarms is pivoting into a landlord model where it looks to lease data center capacity to hyperscalers and large AI customers.


03/31/2026 04:02 PM

Ripple partners with former Western Union unit to ‘enhance’ cross-border payments

Convera, formerly known as Western Union Business Solutions, is a fintech that deals with over 140 currencies.


03/31/2026 03:20 PM

Tether parts ways with ex-HSBC gold traders amid KPMG audit: Bloomberg

Tether has let go of two former HSBC metals traders months after hiring them to build out its gold trading desk.


03/31/2026 03:00 PM

Plume pilots payroll system allowing employees to receive part of salary in WisdomTree tokenized fund

Plume has launched a payroll pilot that lets employees receive part of their salary in tokenized money-market fund shares.


03/31/2026 02:00 PM

Chainalysis introduces ‘blockchain intelligence agents’ trained on millions of investigations

The autonomous bots are trained on Chainalysis' massive, proprietary dataset built from over a decade in business.


03/31/2026 01:10 PM

Bhutan government moves another $25 million in bitcoin as weekly transfers top 1,000 BTC: Arkham

Onchain analysts noted that the recipient address had previously transferred bitcoin to investment manager Galaxy Digital.


03/31/2026 01:10 PM

Interactive Brokers launches crypto trading in EEA, including BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP

Interactive Brokers launched crypto trading for eligible EEA investors, offering 11 cryptocurrencies alongside stocks and futures.


03/31/2026 01:05 PM

MiCA-licensed crypto asset manager Tesseract unveils compliance-minded yield vaults

Tesseract tested its vault architecture with six pilot participants, including crypto ETP issuer 21Shares. 


03/31/2026 12:39 PM

Bitcoin flirts with $66K as geopolitical tensions, macro uncertainty keep market range-bound

Bitcoin floats just above $66,000 as geopolitical risks, macro uncertainty, and low liquidity keep price action range-bound ahead of Q2.


03/31/2026 12:05 PM

Core Foundation franchises Satoshi Plus bitcoin consensus model for new Zcash scaling layer

Kieran Dennis, co-founder of Z and an initial contributor to Core, claims Z is the first attempt to bring native EVM capabilities to Zcash. 


03/31/2026 11:44 AM

Dubai’s VARA imposes margin, governance, and disclosure rules on crypto trading and derivatives

Dubai’s VARA issued new rules mandating governance, disclosure and risk controls for VASPs offering crypto derivatives and exchange services.


03/31/2026 11:14 AM

‘Unstable velocity’: Standard Chartered says stablecoin usage rising faster than expected as new use cases emerge

The bank maintained its $2 trillion stablecoin market cap forecast by 2028 amid a sharp increase in turnover from use cases like AI payments.


03/31/2026 10:00 AM

SC Ventures, Ripple back Keyrock’s open Series C at $1.1 billion valuation

Standard Chartered’s investment arm SC Ventures is leading Keyrock's Series C, which is expected to close in the coming months.


03/31/2026 09:48 AM

South Korea’s KB Card taps Avalanche for ‘hybrid’ stablecoin credit card

KB previously stated that it is developing a hybrid card that enables customers to use stablecoins on their existing credit cards.



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