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Spot Bitcoin ETFs regain traction, posting $418M net inflows

Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF posted its largest day of gains over the last two weeks, leading the pack with $279 million in daily inflows.

FTX wants to zero out claims on ‘Sam Coins’

Lawyers for FTX say that customer claims for four SBF-linked cryptocurrencies: MAPS, OXY, SERUM, and BOBA should be heavily discounted or reduced to zero.

US Bitcoin miner Giga Energy to launch facility in Argentina

Giga's new site harnesses otherwise wasted energy from natural gas flaring and has already mined between $200,000 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin, says the firm's co-founder.

Bitcoin gears up for a ‘massive’ short squeeze, price could go ‘vertical’

Swyftx lead analyst Pav Hundal says this isn’t a “classic bulls versus bear battle,” while Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten predicts “somebody gotta break at some point.”

Coinbase to move customer and corporate USDC balances to Base

Coinbase’s move on-chain will carve a path toward a future on-chain financial system, claimed Bankless podcast co-host David Hoffman.

Hashdex to begin trading its spot Bitcoin ETF with ticker ‘DEFI’

Hashdex will be the 11th entrant to a competitive spot Bitcoin ETF race in the U.S. dominated by BlackRock and Fidelity.

Crypto game ‘Munchables’ on Blast exploited for $63M

A new NFT game built on the Ethereum Layer-2 Blast has been exploited for nearly 17,500 ETH.

As Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing approaches, letters invoking vegan lifestyle call for leniency

On March 28, Judge Lewis Kaplan will decide how long former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will remain in prison following his conviction on seven felony counts.

Mastercard sees partnerships as key to blockchain remittances in Latam

Blockchain and crypto have a place in a partnered remittance ecosystem in Latin America, the financial services giant found.

‘Ripple is well-positioned to pay a significant civil penalty,‘ says SEC

The SEC’s filing on a proposed $1.95 billion in fines and penalties for Ripple suggested the firm needed an incentive to stop violating laws beyond “just the cost of doing business.”

Solana struggles to recapture $200, but DApp and derivatives markets remain bullish

SOL price struggles to rally above $200, but on-chain and derivatives metrics point to a healthy market.

US lawmakers demand SEC clarify position on Prometheum’s plans for Ether

According to a letter for SEC Chair Gary Gensler, leaving Ether in regulatory limbo between the SEC and CFTC could have "irreparable consequences for the digital asset markets.”

Visa Token Service reaches 1B tokens served in Asia-Pacific market

According to Visa, its tokens brought an “uplift” of more than $2 billion to the Asia-Pacific market in 2023.

Panasonic teams up with Jasmy to create controlled identity platform for IoT

The partners will offer a decentralized data storage solution based on Jasmy’s Personal Data Locker.

Bitcoin whale accumulation suggests pre-halving BTC rally will continue

Bitcoin price remains shaky at the $70,000 resistance, but on-chain data suggests market participants are preparing for a stronger rally.

KuCoin says user assets are unaffected by US SDNY indictment

The crypto exchange is the seventh largest by 24-hour trading volume.

Optimism sets aside $3B for grants to its blockchain builders

The layer-2 scaler earmarked a total of 850 million Optimism tokens worth $3.3 billion for funding its public goods and announced another three funding rounds.

Where is Bitcoin heading next? Market experts chime in

Four market experts assess the current state of the Bitcoin market and where it is heading next.

US Justice Department charges KuCoin and two founders with violating AML laws

KuCoin founders Chun Gan and Ke Tang remain at large, according to DOJ officials, who unsealed an indictment against the exchange on March 26.

Is Dogecoin copying the 2020 fractal that sent DOGE price soaring 15,800%?

DOGE's bullish fractal also gains support from expectations of interest rate cuts, the upcoming Bitcoin halving, and Elon Musk's influence.

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