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March 17th, 2026 – George Town, British Virgin Islands Aster, a privacy-focused trading ecosystem backed by YZi Labs, today announced the official launch of Aster Chain Mainnet. This purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain is designed to dismantle the “transparency trap” of modern DeFi, offering institutional-grade privacy and CEX-level performance to professional and retail traders worldwide. Ending the Era of Onchain Position Hunting Transparency is a defining characteristic of decentralized finance, supported by public ledgers, verifiable transactions, and open protocols. However, transparency between protocols and users differs from transparency among market participants. When trading activity, including order placement, position size, and liquidation…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A bitter domestic dispute has spilled into the UK High Court after a man claimed a massive Bitcoin holding vanished from his control under unusual circumstances inside his own home. Ping Fai Yuen has accused his estranged wife Fun Yung Li of secretly recording the recovery phrase to his hardware wallet and using it to access funds now valued at about $176 million. The claim centers on a 24-word seed phrase, which acts as the master key to a private crypto wallet. Bitcoin Split Across 71 Wallets…
A group of U.S. regional banks is developing the Cari Network, a tokenized deposit platform built on ZKsync, a layer-2 network, as lenders seek a regulated path to modernize digital payments.The network, announced Tuesday, is being developed with banks including Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp and Old National Bancorp. It’s designed to let banks turn customer deposits into digital tokens that can move instantly between institutions — without those funds ever leaving the banking system.That’s a key distinction from stablecoins, which are often issued by nonbank companies. Cari says its tokens will still represent regular bank deposits, meaning…
Bitcoin’s foray above $70,000, while encouraging, has not really done much to quell the expectations that this is only the start of the bear market. A number of analysts continue to warn investors that this might only be a temporary relief, with the real crash on the way. One of these analysts is HAMED_AZ, who took to the TradingView website to share why the Bitcoin price is still very bearish and why he expects a further crash before the cryptocurrency hits a bottom. Bitcoin Price Still Very Bearish According to HAMED, the Bitcoin price is still very bearish, despite the…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed narrowing Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 so that it applies only to equity securities, a technical change that could carry outsized significance for crypto market structure. For digital assets, the proposal signals a more tailored regulatory approach after years of trying to force crypto into frameworks built for traditional securities. In a press release issued March 16, the SEC said Rule 15c2-11 has historically focused on preventing manipulative and fraudulent schemes in over-the-counter equity markets. The proposed amendment would revise…
Mastercard announced Tuesday an agreement to buy BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company, for up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments. The deal expands Mastercard’s end-to-end support of digital assets and value movement across currencies, rails and regions.U.K.-based BVNK describes itself as the stablecoin-powered financial stack for enterprises, which moves money in seconds across more than 130 countries. Its infrastructure is already used by companies including Worldpay, Deel and Flywire. It processes billions of dollars annually.#Mastercard #agrees #purchase #BVNK #billion
March 17th, 2026 – Tel Aviv, Israel Orbs today announced the launch of Orbs Agentic, a dedicated execution layer designed to power autonomous DeFi agents with secure, verifiable onchain trading infrastructure. Built on Orbs’ existing Layer-3 blockchain architecture, Agentic introduces cosigned oracle verification to help ensure agent-initiated transactions meet predefined execution constraints before being broadcast onchain. As artificial intelligence agents increasingly manage portfolios, monitor markets and execute strategies programmatically, the infrastructure supporting their onchain activity must prioritize safety, reliability and execution quality. Orbs Agentic is designed to address these requirements by acting as an intermediary execution layer between AI agents…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Predictions for when the Dogecoin price will cross $1 continue to flood the crypto community despite the meme coin struggling to hold above $0.1. The poor performance over the last few years has not done much damage to the bullish expectations among DOGE investors, suggesting a longer-term bullish outlook. As for when the Dogecoin price can climb above $1 and reach as high as $1.70, a crypto analyst has shared their own views and expectations. Dogecoin Price To Reach $1.7 In Q4 2026 In an X (formerly…
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)While bitcoin’s BTC$74,092.46 price rise since the Iran conflict began more than two weeks ago is impressive, the performance of Hyperliquid is even more notable.Users of the decentralized perpetuals exchange have traded millions in commodity futures, particularly those tied to oil, highlighting the utility of blockchain-based markets in price discovery when traditional markets are closed.That trend looks set to continue as industry pundits grow increasingly bullish on commodities, especially energy. “Energy contracts – particularly refined products such as heating oil and gasoline – exhibit stronger expected Sharpe ratios, tighter physical markets, and…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Argentinian authorities have ordered a full national blockade of Polymarket after it predicted inflation data. An Authoritarian Crypto Ban? Argentinian outlets reported this Monday that a court ruling in Buenos Aires ordered a nationwide blockade of Polymarket, one of the largest crypto prediction market platforms globally. The blockade will be enforced via the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM) and local internet service providers (ISPs), in addition to its removal from Apple and Google app stores. The restriction goes as far as affecting already signed up Polymarket users,…