HSBC, Standard Chartered to get stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong — link | AI comment
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Bloomberg.com
HSBC, Standard Chartered to Get Stablecoin Licenses in Hong Kong
HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc are set to be among the first licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong, giving two of the city’s note-issuing banks a central role in the government’s effort to become a digital-asset hub.
Crypto lender BlockFills files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after weeks of turmoil — link | AI comment
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The Block
Crypto lender BlockFills files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after weeks of turmoil
In February, BlockFills temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals, citing recent market and financial conditions.
Digital asset investment products recorded $1.06bn of inflows the third consecutive week, highlighting resilience during geopolitical stress and reinforcing Bitcoin’s role as a relative safe haven — link | AI comment
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Strategy has acquired 22,337 BTC for ~$1.57 billion at ~$70,194 per Bitcoin — link | AI comment
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X (formerly Twitter)
Michael Saylor (@saylor) on X
Strategy has acquired 22,337 BTC for ~$1.57 billion at ~$70,194 per bitcoin. As of 3/15/2026, we hodl 761,068 $BTC acquired for ~$57.61 billion at ~$75,696 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/6hv6PjzOKQ
South Korea fines Bithumb $24 million, orders 6-month partial suspension over AML violations — link | AI comment
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Coindesk
South Korea fines Bithumb $24 million, orders 6-month partial suspension over AML violations
The fine stems from approximately 6.65 million violations related to KYC and transaction restrictions.
BitMine's ETH holdings reached 4.596 million after acquiring 60,999 tokens over the past week — link | AI comment
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PR Newswire
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 4.596 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash Holdings…
Bitmine has 3,040,515 staked ETH, representing $6.6 billion at $2,185 per ETH; MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine now owns 3.81% of the...
7% of BTC is held in global ETFs and ETPs, with another 4% held by Strategy and the other DATs — link | AI comment
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Vietnam prepares to restrict overseas crypto trading as banks, brokers bid for new local licenses: report — link | AI comment
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The Block
Vietnam prepares to restrict overseas crypto trading as banks, brokers bid for new local licenses: report
Vietnam plans to restrict citizens from overseas crypto trading as banks and brokerages compete for new domestic licenses.
Mastercard to buy stablecoin startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion — link | AI comment
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Bloomberg.com
Mastercard Buys Stablecoin Firm BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion
Mastercard Inc. said it will acquire the stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for as much as $1.8 billion, four months after negotiations between BVNK and Coinbase Global Inc. for a roughly $2 billion deal fell apart.
U.S. exchanges have nearly doubled their spot market share in a year, from 8% to 15%, while BTC liquidity onshore is deeper and growing faster than on many offshore venues — link | AI comment
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Tether’s QVAC launches world’s first cross-platform BitNet LoRA framework to enable billion-parameter AI training and inference on consumer GPUs and smartphones — link | AI comment
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tether.io
Tether’s QVAC Launches World’s First Cross-Platform BitNet LoRA Framework to Enable Billion-Parameter AI Training and Inference…
17 March, 2026 – Tether today announced a breakthrough in AI model training with the launch of the world’s first cross-platform LoRA fine-tuning framework for Microsoft’s BitNet models (1-bit LLMs). This new capability, part of QVAC Fabric, dramatically reduces…
Bitrefill discloses exploit, says it was likely North Korea, with some company funds being drained and a subset of user information leaked — link | AI comment
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Bitrefill (@bitrefill) on X
March 1st incident report
On March 1, 2026, Bitrefill was the target of a cyberattack. Based on indicators observed during the investigation - including the modus operandi, the malware used, on-chain tracing and reused IP + email addresses (!) - we find…
On March 1, 2026, Bitrefill was the target of a cyberattack. Based on indicators observed during the investigation - including the modus operandi, the malware used, on-chain tracing and reused IP + email addresses (!) - we find…
SEC and CFTC unveil new crypto guidance declaring most digital assets are not securities — link | AI comment
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The Block
SEC and CFTC unveil new crypto guidance declaring most digital assets are not securities
The SEC is seeking to clarify how federal securities laws apply to certain cryptocurrencies and transactions.
As of February, Tron's share of the total stablecoin transaction volume fell to 14.6%, down from 36.45% at the beginning of 2025 — link | AI comment
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Strategy's STRC-fueled Bitcoin buying spree highlights sentiment-driven structural risks: K33 — link | AI comment
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The Block
Strategy's STRC-fueled bitcoin buying spree highlights sentiment-driven structural risks: K33
Strategy's STRC-fueled bitcoin buying spree is helping to drive demand but introduces sentiment-sensitive structural risks, according to K33.
1inch Announces ‘1inch Forward’ campus tour to prepare students for DeFi Careers — link | AI comment
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1inch (@1inch) on X
Future leaders will build their businesses onchain.
They need to graduate as Web3 natives.
Not just from tech courses, but business and law schools.
Today, the DeFi industry calls on US universities to meet this challenge,
with our support.
Learning brings…
They need to graduate as Web3 natives.
Not just from tech courses, but business and law schools.
Today, the DeFi industry calls on US universities to meet this challenge,
with our support.
Learning brings…
Crypto exchange Kraken freezes multibillion-dollar IPO plan due to difficult market conditions — link | AI comment
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Coindesk
Payward, parent of crypto exchange Kraken, has put its IPO plans on hold
Kraken's parent company filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the SEC in November regarding the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.
Investment advisors now own the biggest share of spot & derivative ETFs (up from 33% to 39%), while hedge funds own less (down from 31% to 24%). Money is shifting from hedge funds to steady long-term advisors — link | AI comment
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FTX Recovery Trust to distribute approximately $2.2 billion to creditors in fourth distribution on March 31, 2026 — pr | AI comment
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PR Newswire
FTX Recovery Trust to Distribute Approximately $2.2 Billion to Creditors in Fourth Distribution on March 31, 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- FTX Trading Ltd. (d/b/a. FTX.com) and the FTX Recovery Trust (collectively "FTX") today announced that, consistent with FTX's Chapter 11 Plan...