Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol removes human friction by letting AI agents pay automatically as part of tasks

Elizabeth Warren is raising concerns about Beast Industries’ acquisition of Step and its potential to expose minors to crypto investments.

21Shares has projected a HYPE rally toward $100, citing strong tokenomics, rising trading volumes, and expanding use cases on the Hyperliquid platform, according to a report on Monday.

The lawsuit tied to the alleged $440 million TradeAI/Stakx scheme will stay and move ahead. Crypto-focused firm Burwick Law announced that a US court has denied a motion to dismiss the case. This ruling came from Lewis Kaplan in the Southern District of New York. In the fresh proceedings, the court rejected all key arguments […]

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink has positioned tokenization and digital assets as key tools in transforming financial markets, arguing that they may help increase access to investing while making the system more efficient. Fink’s annual letter to shareholders underscores a growing imbalance in the U.S. financial system. He said market gains have mostly benefited […]

Russian crypto exchanges will be permitted to list the largest digital coins, according to new rules approved by the executive power in Moscow. The regulations bring strict requirements regarding capitalization, trading volume and history that can be met mainly by the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Russians to trade state-approved leading cryptos Russia is on […]

Prediction markets platform Polymarket has announced that it has updated its market integrity rules across its DeFi platform and its U.S. exchange, which is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest rules can be found in the terms of use of its DeFi platform and the rulebook of Polymarket U.S., and extend […]

Strategy (MSTR) has unveiled a major expansion of its at-the-market (ATM) equity programs, adding up to $44.1 billion in new capital-raising capacity across its common and preferred shares, according to a Monday filing.

The People Power Party in South Korea is attempting to eliminate the proposed taxes on digital assets to ensure fairness for investors.  While the party is pushing for fairness, the Bank of Korea recently nominated a known stablecoin skeptic with a preference for tight monetary policies as its governor.  Why does the People Power Party […]

Ethereum (ETH) treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has continued its weekly accumulation of the top altcoin.

In 2026, the question isn’t whether an agency uses AI, it’s how they use it. The current market has evolved beyond agencies with a ChatGPT Plus subscription and wearing an AI digital marketing agency label.  Today, the top digital marketing agencies are developing in-depth expertise by building their own proprietary models, dominating Answer Engine Optimization […]

U.S. lawmakers are moving closer to finalizing stablecoin legislation as crypto industry leaders and banking representatives meet in Washington to review a proposed agreement that could reshape the way stablecoins operate in the financial system. The discussions, held on Capitol Hill, revolve around a compromise related to the Clarity Act. Although the full text is […]

XRP has one of the most loyal communities in the crypto space. That conviction has helped it survive the woes from lawsuits and bear markets. But this fan-based culture can lead traders to overlook several  big risks. Is XRP’s power based on fundamentals… or misplaced belief?

Chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that 40 major energy assets across the Middle East have been severely damaged during a conference in Australia this Monday.  He warned that this situation, a product of the ongoing Iran war, poses a great danger to the global economy. The executive director of the IEA, Fatih […]

The cryptocurrency market is generally rising on Monday after United States (US) President Donald Trump instructed the Department of War to suspend planned attacks on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure.

Geneva, Switzerland — March 23, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced the expansion of its AI Fund from $100 million to $1 billion. The fund will target investments in and acquisitions of early-stage companies building core infrastructure […]

Resolv Labs announced that it would be restoring redemptions to pre-incident holders today, March 23, after suffering one of the largest DeFi exploits recorded this year a day earlier. The protocol has also published a detailed account of the incident, stating that a compromised private key was what enabled the attacker to mint 80 million […]

Sweden’s H100 Group AB and Hong Kong’s Boyaa Interactive have announced massive new plans to increase their digital asset reserves.  H100 Group AB plans to acquire two Norwegian firms to increase its holdings by 233%, while Boyaa Interactive is seeking approval to invest $70 million on top of its reserves.  How is H100 Group scaling […]

Matthew Fisher appointed CEO as Katana deepens its vertically integrated trading stack. Acquire.Fi served as exclusive sell-side M&A advisor and deal introducer to IDEX. New York, March 23, 2026 — Katana has completed the acquisition of IDEX, a veteran on-chain trading infrastructure team, and launched Katana Perps, its native perpetual futures platform, now live at […]

The domain of Samourai Wallet, a once famous Bitcoin wallet, has been taken over by scammers.

Ripple (XRP) is testing its rebound strength, rising by nearly 3% on Monday to $1.42.

Asia’s busiest earnings week is landing with a brutal event calendar. Traders are watching company results, oil risk, inflation, labor data, and consumer mood. The first big event hits today at 6 PM ET, when markets react to Donald Trump’s 48-hour warning to Iran. After that comes March S&P Global Services PMI on Tuesday, U.S. […]

Strategy added just 1,031 BTC, after failing to raise more funds from STRC.

In the dark underbelly of crypto Twitter, a new horror show is brewing, and it’s exploiting your fear, your outrage, and your X timeline. On March 23, 2026, renowned on-chain sleuth ZachXBT went after X accounts weaponizing war to steal crypto. There is a coordinated network of 10+ fake X accounts intentionally creating viral panic […]

Token unlocks totaling over $230 million are scheduled between March 23 and March 30, with Humanity Protocol and Jupiter topping the list of one-time cliff releases. Data from Tokenomist covers both cliff and linear events across the seven-day window. Five cliff token unlocks each exceeding $5 million are scheduled in the March 23 to March […]

OpenAI is trying to beat Anthropic with the private-equity firms, having reportedly introduced a new guaranteed minimum return of 17.5% and early access to its newest models. That pitch is aimed at firms including TPG and Advent, but this is really a fight over distribution. You see, how the world works is that these buyout […]

Meme coins, including Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE), are under intense selling pressure as the tensions in the Middle East weigh down on the broader cryptocurrency market. Data shows that social metrics for meme coins are falling as investor sentiment turns fearful.

The man who runs earth’s largest asset manager, Mr. Larry Fink, happens to think the AI boom could leave ordinary Americans behind unless they own part of the companies getting rich from it. That was the warning from the BlackRock chief, who argued that the best protection against disruption is ownership. Larry described AI as […]

The cryptocurrency market remains under pressure, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading in the lower $68,000s at the time of writing on Monday, after correcting from its March peak of around $76,000.

Stablecoin supply on the XRP Ledger has surged to a new all-time high of $568 million since December 2025, a gain of more than 100%, according to data from Artemis. Interestingly, this lands at a time when the network is also picking up more small holders, as wallet addresses holding less than 100 XRP have […]