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03/23/2026 02:45 PM Authorities arrest missing suspect in Ledger co-founder David Balland’s kidnapping
At least 10 individuals were arrested last year in connection to the kidnapping and torture of David Balland and his wife.
03/23/2026 02:15 PM JPMorgan joins Morgan Stanley to expand Core Scientific credit line to $1 billion
Since 2024, JPMorgan analysts have said bitcoin miners have an opportunity to serve as AI GPU hosting centers.
03/23/2026 02:00 PM MoonPay releases open-source cross-chain wallet standard for AI agents
MoonPay has introduced the Open Wallet Standard, a framework that lets AI agents hold assets, sign transactions, and make payments.
03/23/2026 01:33 PM Crypto funds see inflows slow to $230M after FOMC ‘hawkish pause’ reading sparked midweek exit: CoinShares
Crypto funds posted $230M inflows for the week ended March 21 after FOMC ‘hawkish pause’ triggered $405M outflows.
03/23/2026 01:31 PM ‘Ethereum is in the final stages of mini-crypto winter,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine adds another 65,341 ETH
Bitmine's total crypto and cash holdings currently stand at $11 billion, and the company owns around 3.9% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
03/23/2026 01:01 PM Polygon-incubated Katana blockchain acquires IDEX, rolls out new perps offering
IDEX is a decentralized exchange that combines a traditional centralized-style order book with an automated market maker.
03/23/2026 12:33 PM Sam Bankman-Fried retrial letter under scrutiny over FedEx shipment, address discrepancies
Sam Bankman-Fried’s retrial letter was flagged by prosecutors over its FedEx shipment, return address mislabeling, and typed “/s/” signature.
03/23/2026 12:06 PM ‘The Orange March Continues’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 1,031 bitcoin for $77 million as holdings hit 762,099 BTC
Strategy's holdings account for more than 3.5% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $53 billion.
03/23/2026 11:53 AM Bitcoin rebounds above $70K as Trump cites ‘productive’ Iran talks, easing immediate escalation fears
Markets remain sensitive to Middle East developments, with macro volatility and rate expectations shaping crypto price action.
03/23/2026 10:42 AM Circle, Coinbase seen as ‘best proxies’ for stablecoin upside as agentic payments emerge, Bernstein says
Bernstein analysts named Circle and Coinbase as top stablecoin proxies, citing USDC adoption and early agentic machine-payment opportunities.
03/23/2026 10:18 AM Ethereum OG sells $31 million worth of ETH after decade-long hold: onchain analysts
An Ethereum OG transferred 15,002 ETH, worth about $31 million, to Coinbase and still holds 14,814 ETH, according to Lookonchain.
03/23/2026 10:10 AM Lawmakers move to ban sports betting on prediction markets in bipartisan Senate push: WSJ
The proposal comes as prediction markets face mounting legal pressure from several states alongside rapid growth and investor interest.
03/23/2026 03:21 AM Fidelity urges SEC to refine rules for broker-dealers handling crypto assets
Fidelity said broker-dealers need more clarity to offer, custody and trade crypto assets, and facilitate crypto-security trading pairs.
03/23/2026 02:18 AM The Funding: Is a token-to-equity shift emerging in crypto?
Across Protocol’s recent temp check proposal raises a bigger question about the future of DAOs and tokens in crypto.
03/22/2026 09:33 PM NYSE exchanges complete industry-wide removal of crypto ETF options caps
The changes mean crypto ETF options are now treated identically to other commodity-based ETF options at every major exchange in the U.S.
03/22/2026 07:25 PM CoinDCX co-founders arrested by Indian police for alleged fraud deny wrongdoing, blame impersonation scheme: reports
CoinDCX called the report "false" and said the fraud was carried out through a copycat website by impersonators, not through its platform.
03/22/2026 03:39 PM Resolv’s USR stablecoin depegs after attacker mints 80 million unbacked tokens, extracts roughly $25 million
Analysts traced the flaw to a privileged minting role controlled by a single externally owned account with no mint limits or oracle checks.
03/21/2026 09:41 PM Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 7.8% as miner exodus accelerates amid AI pivot
Difficulty is now nearly 10% below where it started the year, despite a sharp 14.7% rebound in February after weather-related disruptions subsided.
03/21/2026 08:01 PM Brazil’s new finance minister shelves crypto tax consultation amid election pivot: Reuters
The consultation was expected to address the tax treatment of crypto transactions following central bank regulations finalized last year.
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