Venus Protocol got hit by a suspected flash-loan exploit that targeted the low-liquidity token of the DeFi project THENA. Tens of millions of THE tokens were used as collateral, and began being liquidated. It sent THE price down by more than 17% in 24 hours. On-chain data shows the attacker used a large amount of […]

XRP is entering an important phase as the price trades around $1.39–$1.40. Right now, the XRP price has been moving sideways for several days. This type of movement often happens before a strong breakout.  While XRP still plays a major role in crypto payments, some analysts believe newer projects could challenge its position over the […]

Basel’s 1,250% risk weight for Bitcoin is facing criticism from crypto groups.

A fresh spate of geopolitical activity emanating from the Middle East has caused shockwaves throughout the world’s financial markets, prompting investors to once again discuss the merits of safe-haven assets and alternative storehouses of value, including cryptocurrencies.  Bitcoin, the dominant cryptocurrency based on market capitalization, is once again under the microscope as investors attempt to […]

ByteDance has suspended its plans for a global release of its Seedance platform.

The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine to fund research, grants, and development.

Aave Labs has put forward a governance proposal to deploy Aave V4 to Ethereum Mainnet, betting that a security-first rollout and a revamped modular architecture can restore confidence in the protocol. The proposal, filed on March 13, 2026, on Aave’s governance forum, describes a system built around Liquidity Hubs and Spokes, which are shared pools […]

As the United States continues to be involved in the Middle East crisis and voters are ready to cast ballots in less than eight months, pressure to impeach President Donald Trump is intensifying. However, the figures indicate that the road ahead is far from simple. Democrats and political rivals have turned up the heat in […]

Tracking data from Follow The Crypto shows that the cryptocurrency industry has spent $271 million on causes expected to improve the odds of candidates that align with the sector’s interests ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.  With the elections slated for later this year coming up fast, a Paradign study found that 36% of American […]

BlackRock says most investor demand for crypto ETFs is focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Iran’s most significant oil infrastructure was struck by a significant American airstrike, escalating the already expensive military conflict that is rocking international markets and hurting ties with vital U.S. allies. On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Central Command to bomb Kharg Island, describing it as one of the most powerful assaults in Middle […]

The Trump Justice Department is fighting a court ruling that stopped grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve in the criminal investigation involving Chairman Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the subpoenas in a decision that became public on Friday. But the main deal of this [slightly embarrassing] case is for us […]

Only two of the 11 people who started xAI with Elon Musk in 2023 are still there. Merely a few weeks after Elon merged SpaceX and xAI in a deal he valued at $1.25 trillion, he admitted the AI company had problems from the start. Writing on X (because of course), Elon said xAI “was […]

Iran is squeezing the Strait of Hormuz so hard that tanker traffic has nearly vanished, sending the message that if you hit the country that directly controls more of the oil market than any other, global prices get hit next. Since Israel and America started their war against Iran on February 28, traffic through Hormuz […]

Germany is ramping up pressure on crypto investors to properly report their profits this year, with new European rules requiring exchanges to share user info with the state. What’s more, tax offices across the Federal Republic have been improving their expertise in the field and are now employing special tools to track down evaders and […]

Strategy's Michael Saylor and POTUS's son, Eric Trump, defended Bitcoin against claims that it's a Ponzi scheme.

NVIDIA is preparing to unveil a new AI inference chip at its annual NVIDIA GTC, designed to generate responses faster than current systems like ChatGPT.

Transactions on XRP Ledger surges to approximately 3 million daily and nearly 27,000 AMM pools.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has released a 38-page Mandate outlining its long-term governance approach and role within the Ethereum ecosystem. Published on Friday, the document is intended to serve as a guiding framework for the Foundation as Ethereum continues to evolve.

Binance’s CZ has criticized block explorers like Etherscan for displaying spam transactions from address-poisoning scams. This follows a warning Etherscan sent to users after a victim received 89 address-poisoning emails in under 30 minutes.  According to Changpeng Zhao, existing filters are a viable solution to such problems. He asserts that solutions found on Trust Wallet […]

TRON has joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program as the payments company expands coordination with blockchain, fintech, and banking participants working on digital asset payments. The move places TRON among more than 85 companies participating in a Mastercard-led initiative to link blockchain-based payment infrastructure with existing financial networks. According to statements from TRON DAO and Mastercard, […]

Amazon Web Services said Friday it will put processors from Cerebras inside its data centers under a multiyear partnership focused on AI inference. The deal gives Amazon a new way to speed up how AI models answer prompts, write code, and handle live user requests. AWS said it will use Cerebras technology, including the Wafer-Scale […]

Ethereum's (ETH) open interest (OI) on Friday has surged to 13.67M ETH, its highest level since January 30 and the same levels as the pre-October leverage flush. Open interest is the total worth of outstanding contracts in a derivatives market.

A US appeals court moved ahead to reject a request submitted by Custodia Bank to reconsider its legal challenge against the Federal Reserve. The push was over the access to the central bank’s payment system. The dismissal marks another setback in the bank’s long-running attempt to obtain a master account. The United States Court of […]

After days where every mention of President Trump was linked to Iran strikes and oil prices, headlines about the $TRUMP memecoin and the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files have returned to the headlines.  It was a positive update for holders of the Trump memecoin, which returned to the green after it was announced that […]

After the initial uproar from a March 11 report that claimed that Coinbase was lobbying Capitol Hill against a de minimis tax exemption for Bitcoin, the rhetoric has since been dialed as strong denials and context have been applied to the legislative conversation around the CLARITY Act — Armstrong and Coinbase may simply not prioritize […]

A massive trade on the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Aave (AAVE) has triggered debate across the crypto industry after a user lost nearly $50 million in a single transaction due to extreme slippage.

A school was bombed in the southern Iranian town of Minab on the first day of US and Israeli strikes against Iran. More than 175 people died, including schoolchildren. Neither Washington nor Tel Aviv has said what happened. Nobody has taken responsibility. One question keeps coming up: Did an AI system hit the wrong target? […]

Crypto weekend activity reflects demand for trading the latest geopolitical news. Hyperliquid and Polymarket serve as 'emergency markets' on weekends, where traditional exchanges remain closed.

USDC reached a peak supply of 81.1B tokens, getting closer to the supply of Tether on Ethereum at around 96B tokens.