Key Takeaways In a bold move bringing Wall Street and crypto closer together, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, has ...
Morgan Stanley's proposed Bitcoin Trust ETF names Coinbase Custody and BNY as its two Bitcoin ETF custodians, splitting digital asset safekeeping from fund administration. The fund will price shares using the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4PM New York Settlement Rate.
The Bitcoin Policy Institute ran 9,072 controlled experiments across 36 AI models and found Bitcoin was the top choice in 48.3% of all monetary scenarios. The AI agent Bitcoin preference study shows that smarter models prefer Bitcoin even more strongly, with zero models selecting fiat as their top overall pick.
Bitcoin recorded its worst start to a year in history through the first 63 days of 2026, falling over 23% from January through early March. The BTC price crash March 2026 stems from six converging forces including global tariffs, record liquidations, and institutional ETF outflows.
Google's Threat Intelligence Group has flagged the Coruna iPhone exploit kit as an active threat targeting crypto wallet users on older iOS versions. The Coruna iPhone exploit kit silently scans devices for seed phrases and private keys without any user interaction required.
Key Takeaways Sui, a fast-growing blockchain known for supporting scalable apps, has launched its own dollar-backed stablecoin, Sui Dollar (USDsui). Built on Stripe’s Bridge platform, ...
Key Takeaways Western Union is taking its biggest leap into digital assets to date, launching a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin that could bring blockchain-based payments to ...
Kraken Financial became the first crypto-native firm to receive a Federal Reserve master account on March 4, 2026. The Kraken Fed master account approval grants direct access to Fedwire, bypassing intermediary banks for the first time in crypto history.
President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair, triggering a 9% Bitcoin surge. The Kevin Warsh Fed Chair Bitcoin impact could signal a major shift in how U.S. monetary policy treats digital assets.
The Kraken Fed Master Account approval on March 5, 2026, represents a watershed moment for the digital asset industry's integration into traditional financial infrastructure. Kraken Financial became the first crypto-native institution in U.S. history to secure Federal Reserve master account access, allowing direct connection to core payment systems including Fedwire.
Key Takeaways: The March Bitcoin trading forecast presents a market at a crossroads after Bitcoin completed its longest losing streak since 2018. The cryptocurrency trades ...
The stablecoin tokenization framework built on PayPal USD represents a fundamental shift in how digital dollars get deployed across the crypto ecosystem. Announced on February 27, 2026, PYUSDx enables developers to launch application-specific stablecoins backed entirely by PayPal USD in days rather than months through infrastructure from MoonPay, M0, and PayPal.
The reserve report for U.S.-regulated stablecoin $USAT marks a significant milestone for Tether's return to American markets, with Deloitte attestation showing $17,604,716 in reserve assets backing 17,501,391 tokens as of January 31, 2026. The breakdown reveals $3.65 million in cash and $13.95 million in reverse repurchase agreements collateralized exclusively by U.S. Treasury securities.
