World Liberty Financial is building stablecoin rails for AI agents, co-founder teases. Stablecoins are booming, with the market nearing $315 billion, DefiLlama data shows. Circle, Stripe, Coinbase and Shopify are all developing infrastructure for AI-driven…

Risk Labs proposes to hand over Across Protocol to a private company. Across Protocol allows users to move crypto between otherwise siloed blockchains. It comes as DAOs are being rocked by controversies.

Democrats are upping their crypto attacks on Trump. The strikes come ahead of crucial midterm elections this year. But is the bombardment going to make a difference?

Optimism Labs joinsed a host of crypto firms to lay off employees in 2026. The CEO said it had nothing to do with being undercapitalised. JPMorgan, BlackRock and other institutions are on a crypto hiring spree.

Ruble-pegged A7A5 was the third biggest stablecoin on Tron on March 10. The ruble-backed stablecoin has faced criticism for its use in sidestepping sanctions. Western nations have sanctioned exchanges that provide A7A5 trading.

The relationship between interest rate expectations and crypto has broken down, said James Butterfill of CoinShares. In its place, geopolitics now has a bigger effect on Bitcoin’s price. The thesis comes as the new war in the Middle East is escalating.

National Tax Service wants private sector firms to build a monitoring system. Seoul wants platform to go live in December. State will begin taxing crypto traders in 2027.

A Bitcoin investor alleged that Coinbase lobbyists are working against a proposed tax break for Bitcoin. Coinbase executives denied they wanted to limit tax exemptions to stablecoins. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block, publicly asked Brian Armstrong for clarification.

Foundry Digital is debuting a Zcash mining pool. The top miner is betting big on a cryptocurrency that remains more than 90% below its 2016 trading level. Digital asset entrepreneurs have said Zcash is still relevant as people increasingly value privacy.

BlackRock doubles down on Ethereum with new ETF debut. It is the latest move in the $14 trillion asset manager’s campaign backing Ethereum.

Sky voted to reduce its buyback programme by about 87% on Thursday. Its founder suggested it is a necessary precaution due to the war in Iran. But critics say it was an overdue move, given the declining resources backing the two stablecoins.

A new valuation of Ripple makes it twice as valuable as stablecoin firm Circle. Its XRP war chest and a buying spree last year turned it into a conglomerate. Without clear revenue reports, though, it's hard to know how well the company is really doing.

The crypto community is adapting to the war in Iran. The industry has cancelled events and brace for oil price shocks. But it is also growing.

Bitcoin’s price jumped on Friday. It came despite no clear end in sight with geopolitical strife in the Middle East. The wider crypto market is largely up.

Ric Edelman manages around $287 billion for 1.3 million clients. He predicts Bitcoin will return up to tenfold the investment over the next decade. Bitcoin’s role as a currency has “failed,” he said.

Milei sent messages to one of the main men behind Libra at the exact time he posted the memecoin’s contract address. Lobbyist Mauricio Novelli also coordinated with Milei’s sister Karina and scripted the president’s media responses after the scandal erupted.…

Reporters in Argentina have flagged possible insider trading on Polymarket. Bets on inflation figures in the country came before official data was released. US lawmakers have accused crypto-powered betting sites of allowing insider trading.

Brothers James and Anton Peraire-Bueno have asked a federal judge to toss their criminal charges. Their month-long trial ended with a hung jury last year. The judge said she would not schedule a new trial until she rules on the brothers' request.