📢 Taxes on wages across OECD countries reached a near decade-high in 2025, averaging 35.1% for a single worker, according to the FT. The tax burden increased in 24 of 38 countries, with the UK recording the largest yearly rise.

📢 📢 Russia Moves to Regulate Crypto🇷🇺

Russia is taking a more structured approach to digital assets.

• A new bill passed its first reading, focusing on crypto regulation
• Activity would be routed through licensed intermediaries
• Penalties are expected for operating outside the approved system

📢 UK Cracks Down on Illegal Crypto Trading🇬🇧

Authorities are starting to take peer-to-peer activity more seriously.

• FCA carried out its first raid targeting illegal P2P crypto trading
• 8 sites in London were searched with support from HMRC and crime units
• Focus is on shutting down unlicensed and illicit operations

📢 FTX liquidators exited their Cursor stake for $200K at cost, an investment that could now be worth billions. Meanwhile, Anysphere is approaching a $60B valuation following a reported acquisition offer from SpaceX.

📢 Bybit has warned of a malware campaign on macOS that redirects Claude Code searches to malicious sites designed to steal wallet credentials.

📢 MoneyGram x Stellar Double Down on Stablecoins

The push for real-world crypto use is getting stronger.

• $MoneyGram and $XLM extend partnership to grow stablecoin adoption
• Focus is on making digital dollars usable in everyday transfers
• Access to nearly 500,000 retail locations worldwide

📢 Eric Trump dismissed Justin Sun’s lawsuit against World Liberty as “ridiculous,” with the company saying the claims have no merit and it expects the case to be thrown out.

📢 Altcoins saw their first rotation since January, but the move may be losing strength as DeFi recorded $292M in outflows and a $14B drop in TVL, according to Bitfinex.

📢 Global Bitcoin adoption is estimated at around 3%, similar to where the internet stood in the 1990s and social media before it went mainstream.

📢 The number of U.S. unicorns climbed to a record 857 in 2025, marking nine straight years of growth and an increase of over 600% since 2016.

📢 Ki Young Ju noted that Bitcoin is often nearer to a bottom when it appears least appealing.

📢 Bitcoin supply is shifting toward long-term holders, who accumulated 303K $BTC, while short-term holders sold off 290K $BTC over the past 30 days, according to CryptoQuant.

📢 Sam Bankman-Fried has withdrawn his request for a new trial but is still pursuing reassignment to a different judge.

📢 BitMine, linked to Tom Lee, appears to have acquired another 100,000 $ETH, valued at roughly $233.7 million. Three newly created wallets, likely connected to the firm, received the funds from BitGo, according to LookOnChain.

📢 CryptoQuant’s Bull Score Index has climbed to 50 for the first time since Bitcoin last peaked above $126K, suggesting a move out of bearish conditions. However, a similar level in March 2022 was followed by a sharp decline, so caution remains warranted.

📢 Traders on Polymarket are assigning a 65% chance that $BTC reaches $80,000 in April.

📢 A NiceHash EasyMining user reportedly turned about $750 into $235,000 after solo mining Bitcoin block 945711 using rented hashpower.

📢 Binance has processed $1.09 trillion in trading volume in 2026 within just the first 112 days of the year, according to CryptoQuant.

📢 The U.S. Treasury repurchased $15 billion of its own debt, marking one of the largest buybacks on record.

📢 U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS UPDATE

U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS REPORT IS OUT!

Actual: 214,000
Forecast: 210,000 |
Previous: 207,000