🇲🇹 UPDATE: Malta has issued a warning that if the EU proceeds with centralizing cryptocurrency regulation under ESMA, companies may shift their operations to Dubai, Asia, and the United States.

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AUSTRALIA TAKES A BIG STEP FORWARD: The Digital Asset Framework Act has passed, clearly defining digital tokens and platforms, introducing customized financial regulations, and equipping regulators with enhanced supervisory authority. #DigitalAssets #CryptoRegulation #Australia

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🔥 JUST IN: Franklin Templeton, the $1.6T financial giant, is accelerating its move into crypto by acquiring a spinoff of CoinFund.

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🚨 BREAKING: SpaceX has allegedly submitted a confidential IPO application, sources say. Read more

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🚨 BREAKING: Pump.fun reveals rebrand to “dot,” pointing to shifting market dynamics — the explosive growth has slowed, and the ecosystem has drifted from its original spirit. Source #dot #pumpdotfun

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⚡️ JUST IN: Binance tops all crypto entities with $136B in onchain holdings, trailed by Coinbase ($88B) and Satoshi Nakamoto ($72B), per Arkham data.

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🚨 UPDATE: Just buying Bitcoin isn’t enough to offset the intense selling pressure from large holders. $BTC is now trading at $68,217 — down 22% year to date, according to Bloomberg.

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🇮🇷 Iranian ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz must now pay in yuan or cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reports, as Iran's IRGC implements new payment regulations for maritime passage.

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🇺🇸 TRUMP: “We’re close to achieving all of America’s military goals in the near future.”

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📰 Here’s what you missed in the last 24 hours!

🔥 Arizona’s crypto bills advance through the House Rules Committee, accelerating their path to a full House vote.

🇲🇹 Malta warns that EU plans to centralize crypto regulation under ESMA could drive firms to relocate to Dubai, Asia, and the U.S.

🇦🇺 Australia enacts the Digital Asset Framework Act, establishing legal definitions for digital tokens and platforms, introducing customized financial regulations, and empowering regulators with enhanced oversight.

🔥 $1.6T asset manager Franklin Templeton moves further into crypto, acquiring a spinoff from CoinFund.

🚨 SpaceX has reportedly filed a confidential IPO application, according to market sources.

⚡️ Binance tops onchain holdings among crypto entities with $136B, followed by Coinbase ($88B) and Satoshi Nakamoto ($72B), per Arkham Intelligence.

🚨 Bitcoin demand isn’t keeping up with large-holder sell-offs — $BTC sits at $68,217, down 22% year to date, Bloomberg reports.

🇮🇷 Iran’s IRGC is now charging vessels in yuan or cryptocurrency to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reveals.

🚨 WTI crude oil spikes above $101 per barrel during Trump’s national address on Iran, up $3 from earlier at $98.30.

🇺🇸 TRUMP: “We’re on track to complete all of America’s military objectives very shortly.”

🚨 Gold drops 2% to $4,687 per ounce as Trump’s escalation in Iran rattles markets, reversing a two-week safe-haven rally.

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🇺🇸 TODAY: Coinbase anticipates reaching an agreement on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin rewards provision within the next 48 hours.

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🇺🇸 NEW: CFTC Chair Michael Selig states, “Today’s financial systems are obsolete—blockchain networks are precisely what’s needed to modernize them for the 21st century.”

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🚨 UPDATE: Ledger's CTO indicates the $280M Drift Protocol breach could be linked to North Korean threat actors. Learn more

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🔥 INSIGHT: Cointelegraph CEO Yana Prikhodchenko kicks off Cointelegraph Connect: Cannes, addressing the hurdles today’s startups face in the AI era.

“With AI enabling lightning-fast startup launches, the real hurdle isn’t creating a sleek product anymore.

It’s about building something that solves a genuine problem, operates with solid unit economics, and actually reaches its market.” #Innovation #Startups #AI #Web3

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🔥 KULECHOV: “Our aim is to transition from a lending protocol to a comprehensive credit platform, opening doors to real-world asset opportunities.”

Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, speaking at Cointelegraph Connect in Cannes.

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🚨 UPDATE: Arthur Hayes questions whether Solana’s native multisig could have prevented the Drift hack.

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🚨 ALERT: U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rose for the fifth week in a row, hitting 6.46%—the highest since September 2025.

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⚡️ BREAKING: Circle has unveiled cirBTC — a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token with on-chain, auditable reserves, designed to flow effortlessly across DeFi platforms.

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⚡️Token2049 Dubai is cancelled. The spring blockchain calendar has just changed—and Paris is now the focal point.

ParisBlockWeek 2026 takes place April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre.

Attendees include Coinbase, Binance, BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Ripple, and thousands of founders and investors.

If you were planning to be in Dubai, redirect your focus. The key discussions will happen in Paris.

Secure your spot before April 10. 👇

https://parisblockchainweek.com/

[Brought to you by Paris Blockchain Week]

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🇨🇦 Canada’s new stablecoin framework is now official: issuers must maintain 1:1 reserves, register with the Bank of Canada, and offer at-par redemption.

Final regulations are set to come into force by 2027.
#StablecoinRegulation #FinanceCanada

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🔥 BIG: Elon Musk's SpaceX is aiming for a valuation of over $2 trillion in its upcoming IPO — a move that would place it among the top five largest companies in the S&P 500, according to Bloomberg.

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