Cryptocurrency prices are edging lower, as reflected by Bitcoin (BTC) falling below $73,000 at the time of writing on Wednesday. Ethereum (ETH) hovers below $2,300, mirroring Bitcoin’s volatility, while Ripple (XRP) extends its correction beneath the pivotal $1.50 level.

Ripple is facing new competition in the stablecoin payments race from payment giants such as Visa and Mastercard. The shift in market focus to stablecoins for cross-border payments, micro-transactions, and agentic-economy support is brewing competition and reinvigorating investor interest in Ripple.

The Federal Reserve is set to release its interest rate decision, updated dot and economic projection at 2 PM ET today. For the first time since the early days of the pandemic, there seems to be no clean path forward for the Fed. In an attempt to ease pressures on the energy supply crisis caused […]

BNB Chain became the leader in ERC-8004 AI agent deployments, with over 40K agents created in the past two weeks.

Not enough Polish citizens who invested in cryptocurrency have been paying taxes on their gains, and they may soon face the dire consequences. Their country is now joining Europe’s framework for automated exchange of information on crypto users and assets, and the only way to avoid punitive taxation will be by filing correct annual returns. […]

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed that the network is preparing to slash deposit times to about 13 seconds, down from minutes. The update, known as the Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR), is now being implemented by consensus layer client teams and does not require a hard fork. Currently, when transferring assets from Ethereum to Layer […]

Bitcoin (BTC) price is steady around $74,000 as of writing on Wednesday, after a key technical breakout earlier this week.

Ripple (XRP) hovers above $1.52 at the time of writing on Wednesday, as cryptocurrency prices steady despite the ongoing war in the Middle East. The remittance token is showing an improving technical outlook, holding onto weekly gains from the opening of $1.45.

In court documents, the Trump administration maintained that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was legally sound, contesting the company’s major lawsuits.

Hive Digital launched its first GPU cluster using sustainable energy in Paraguay. The GPU compute cluster will be used for non-commercial academic tasks.

Pi Network (PI) edges below $0.1800 at press time on Wednesday, extending the 10% drop from the previous day. A surge in social chatter around the PI token aligns with this drop, suggesting a bearish incline in retail sentiment.

Geneva, Switzerland, March 17, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in the Digital Assets & AML/CFT Forum, hosted by the Digital Currencies Governance Group (DCGG) in Asunción, Paraguay, on March 11–12, 2026. The two-day forum convened over 60 […]

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Ripple is expanding its blockchain services in Brazil by offering payments, custody, stablecoins, trading, and treasury tools on one platform.

Zcash (ZEC) is trading above $280 at the time of writing on Wednesday, after breaking above the descending trendline earlier this week.

Perpetual decentralized exchange Aster (ASTER) has launched Aster Chain, its purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain designed for derivatives trading, according to an announcement on Tuesday.

Cardano (ADA) rally is testing the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $0.2904 at press time on Wednesday, facing downside pressure amid a broader market stall following the recent recovery.

Solana (SOL) is showing signs of strength, trading at $94 on Wednesday as it holds above a key support zone following a recent breakout. Institutional demand supports SOL’s price action, as spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) recorded inflows of over $17 million.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) are gearing up for the next leg higher on Wednesday after holding above key technical support levels earlier this week.

Bitcoin (BTC) holds above $74,000 at press time on Wednesday, slowing its recovery after eight consecutive days of gains, with a bearish close on the previous day.

Moody’s Corporation is bringing its trusted credit ratings onto blockchain through a new tool called the Token Integration Engine.

Tally is shutting down after deciding not to launch its planned ICO.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued a fresh advisory on how securities laws apply to crypto assets. This move gives out one of the clearest signals yet on how regulators are approaching the sector. The digital assets market has been marred by a lack of […]

Bitrefill has released a comprehensive report on a security breach that occurred on March 1, and it believes it to be the work of the North Korean hacking group called the Lazarus Group.  The Lazarus Group was also responsible for the largest single heist in crypto history when it hit Bybit early last year for […]

PIPPIN, a Solana-based AI agency memecoin created by the founder of Baby AGI, Yohel Nakajima, just experienced one of the sharpest crashes in its history today, March 17, 2025.  Apparently, over 50 coordinated whale accounts that had been quietly accumulating PIPPIN tokens over the last week suddenly began selling their assets all at once, sending […]

Ethereum (ETH) has reclaimed the $2,300 level for the first time since early February, rising more than 12% over the past week despite sustained Middle East war tensions.

OpenAI is pulling back from its broad product strategy and zeroing in on coding tools and business customers, as the company’s top leadership admits the current approach has left it scrambling to keep up with rival Anthropic. Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of applications, told employees at a company-wide meeting last week that senior leaders, including […]

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, Korea Customs Service, the Credit Finance Association and nine major domestic credit card companies have signed an agreement to share information with each other and track overseas card usage in order to prevent criminal transactions.  There is a special focus on the methods of dealing with dark coins, which are […]

The Arbitrum Foundation has published its sixth annual transparency report, declaring 2025 a landmark year in which traditional financial institutions moved decisively onto its network.  The foundation reported that the total value secured (TVS) on Arbitrum reached $20 billion last year. Stablecoin supply grew 80% year-on-year and reached a peak of $10 billion in October […]

PayPal has pushed its dollar-backed digital coin into 70 countries, a move the company says could make cross-border payments faster and cheaper for people who need it most. But the announcement lands as PayPal deals with a securities lawsuit and a quiet split from Google Wallet in Germany. Starting this month, customers in 70 nations […]