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Bitcoin Nears $86K as Trump Calls for Rate Cuts, XRP Gets U.S. Futures After SEC Resolution
20.3.2025
XRP jumped as high as 12% before paring gains, as closely-related Ripple Labs ended its long-standing battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stating Wednesday that the case had “come to an end.”
‘I am ashamed’ — Solana CEO breaks silence over controversial ad backlash
20.3.2025
Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko has broken his silence over the “America Is Back — Time to Accelerate” advertisement, which blended American patriotism and tech innovation with political messaging around gender identity.“The ad was bad, and it’s still gnawing at...
How Funding Fragmentation Holds Ethereum Back
18.3.2025
Blockchain-powered mechanisms like retroactive funding would incentivize building for impact and the long-term, says Meg Lister, General Manager at Gitcoin’s Grants Labs
Here’s what happened in crypto today
18.3.2025
Today in crypto, the head of President Trump’s crypto council said stablecoin legislation will likely be passed imminently, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) is the only fund to maintain a positive net inflow of funds in March, and Donald Trump’s SEC Chair pick Paul...
Stablecoin, market structure bills should get done this year — Rep. Khanna
18.3.2025
US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said at the Digital Assets Summit on March 18 that Congress “should be able to get” both a stablecoin and crypto market structure bill done this year.Khanna added that there are 70 to 80 Democrats now who understand the importance...
Stablecoin, market structure bills should get done this year — Rep. Khanna
18.3.2025
US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said at the Digital Assets Summit on March 18 that Congress “should be able to get” both a stablecoin and crypto market structure bill done this year.Khanna added that there are 70 to 80 Democrats now who understand the importance...
US stablecoin bill likely in ‘next 2 months’ — Trump’s crypto council head
18.3.2025
Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said comprehensive stablecoin legislation is expected to be finalized in the coming months, underscoring the government’s urgency to maintain the US dollar’s dominance in onchain...
Binance CEO reiterates denial of Trump family deal talks
18.3.2025
Binance CEO Richard Teng denied reports that Binance.US was in deal talks with entities affiliated with US President Donald Trump during a March 18 panel at Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in New York.Teng’s statement reiterated the position taken by Binance’s founder...
Ethereum price in ‘cursed’ downtrend which could continue well into 2025 — Analyst
18.3.2025
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has ventured into oversold territory multiple times against Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months, but the altcoin has yet to show any signs of finding a price bottom. The trading situation is actually quite similar to a previous scenario, and ETH’s market...
Solana CME futures volumes reach $12.1M: Was the launch a dud, or is more to come?
18.3.2025
Solana futures (SOL) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) went live on March 17, with a trading volume of $12.1 million on day 1, which fell short compared to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s (ETH) CME futures debut. CME Crypto futures comparison by Vetle Lunde. Source: X.comVetle Lunde, Head...
‘We are worried about a recession,’ but there’s a silver lining — Cathie Wood
18.3.2025
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes the White House is underestimating the recession risk facing the US economy stemming from US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies — an oversight that will eventually force the president and Federal Reserve to enact pro-growth policies.Speaking...
Metaplanet buys the dip with 150-BTC purchase
18.3.2025
Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, has purchased an additional 150 Bitcoin (BTC), bringing it one step closer to its plan of acquiring 21,000 BTC by 2026. The March 18 purchase cost an aggregate 1.88 billion yen ($12.6 million) or $83,671 per Bitcoin.The purchase brings...
Solana's Biggest Protocol Jito Leans In on a Changed DC
18.3.2025
JitoSOL is not a security, the protocol claimed in a new research paper
Arbitrum devs launch incubator-style program ‘Onchain Labs’
18.3.2025
Offchain Labs, the developers of Ethereum layer-2 network Arbitrum, have announced a partnership with the Arbitrum Foundation to launch a new incubator-style program called Onchain Labs.According to a March 17 post by Offchain Labs, the new incubator is aimed at rapidly adding to Arbitrum’s...
Arbitrum Ecosystem Unveils 'Onchain Labs' to Support Early-Stage Projects
17.3.2025
The new program is designed to provide go-to-market support to "experimental and volatile" projects, according to Arbitrum's main developer
Ethena Labs, Securitize launch blockchain for DeFi and tokenized assets
17.3.2025
Stablecoin developer Ethena Labs and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization company Securitize are launching a new blockchain for retail and institutional investors seeking access to the DeFi and tokenization economies. According to a March 17 announcement, the forthcoming Converge blockchain...
The U.S. Deserves Better Crypto ETFs. Let's Start With Solana
17.3.2025
Limiting access to the chain that launched Trump’s memecoin is like shutting investors out from Amazon or Google during their initial offerings, says Hadley Stern, at Marinade Labs
Here’s what happened in crypto today
16.3.2025
Today in crypto, angel investor Jason Calacanis stirred controversy in the Bitcoin community, Telegram founder Pavel Durov left France and relocated to Dubai following approval from a French court. David Sacks and his venture capital firm sold over $200 million in crypto and crypto-related stocks...
Toncoin open interest soars 67% as Pavel Durov departs France
16.3.2025
Toncoin Open Interest (OI) has jumped 67% over the past 24 hours amid reports of Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s departure from France, where he had been required to stay since his arrest seven months ago.On March 15, Toncoin (TON) OI — a metric tracking the total number...
Uber angel investor stirs Bitcoin debate with ‘build a better Bitcoin’ remark
16.3.2025
A technology investor who backed ridesharing app Uber in its early days has sparked backlash from the Bitcoin community after claiming Bitcoin will inevitably be replaced by something better.“Bitcoin has been a wonderful game, but with a couple of giant players cornering the market,...