Key Takeaways: Binance introduces a 61st HODLer Airdrop called Midnight (NIGHT) and distributes 240 million tokens to eligible BNB holders. Users who bought BNB between 16-18, 2026 are automatically rewarded in Spot accounts. NIGHT launches with 24 billion total supply and will start trading on key pairs such as USDT and BNB. Another significant incentive […]

The Attorney General of the US state of Arizona, Kris Mayes, has filed criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi for operating an unlicensed gambling platform and establishing betting markets on the outcomes of elections. Kalshi is facing 20 counts, including charges related to creating betting markets on the outcome of the 2026 Arizona gubernatorial election […]

Bitcoin’s miners just got hit with a one-two punch—price slipping under $71,000 and network difficulty preparing to ease up like a bouncer who suddenly stopped caring. Bitcoin’s Difficulty Dial to Turn Down as Hashrate Loses Steam When bitcoin’s price drifts south and the machines start taking longer to spit out blocks, the protocol does what […]

The Fed just held rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% in an 11-1 vote.

The rate decision itself is a near-certainty: futures markets are pricing a hold at 99.1% probability, according to CME FedWatch. What traders are actually watching is the dot plot, Powell’s tone, and what the updated projections signal about the pace of cuts in the second half of 2026. FOMC rate decision + dot plot — […]

Crypto exchange Kraken has paused its plan to go public. According to sources cited by Coindesk, the exchange is blaming unfavorable market conditions four months after it filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kraken’s parent company, Payward, submitted a draft S‑1 registration last November for an initial public offering of its […]

Bitcoin price action fell to week-to-date lows with Bitcoin caught between high US inflation and nerves over Fed policy hints at the day’s FOMC meeting.

Choi later wired proceeds from his scheme to a Kraken cryptocurrency exchange account. Pursuant to a court-issued warrant, federal prosecutors have …

The attorney general of Arizona filed 20 criminal charges against KalshiEx LLC and Kalshi Trading LLC in Maricopa County Court, accusing the company of operating an illegal gambling business and offering prohibited bets on electoral outcomes. The lawsuit was brought by Attorney General Kris Mayes. It marks the first time a U.S. state has initiated criminal prosecution against a prediction […]

Mastercard is no longer just testing the waters in crypto, it’s diving in. The payments giant has agreed to acquire BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million tied to performance milestones. At first glance, it looks like another big-money acquisition. But the intent behind it runs deeper. Mastercard isn’t […]

Bitrefill disclosed that it was targeted in a cyberattack on March 1, which resulted in the theft of cryptocurrency funds, and said its investigation found multiple indicators linking the incident to tactics used by the DPRK-associated Lazarus/Bluenoroff group. The company stated that similarities in the attackers’ methods, malware, on-chain tracing patterns, and the reuse of […]

The XRP price slid 5% on Wednesday as a wider market pullback dragged most major tokens lower, knocking the altcoin back to roughly $1.43. Experts point to the same recurring forces behind the swing: persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a shortage of fresh, bullish catalysts.  Despite the near-term weakness, market observers remain […]

A new lawsuit accuses a major US bank of failing to protect an elderly customer from being scammed out of his life savings. The civil complaint, filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, says that the PNC Bank should have noticed red-flags and prevented 76-year-old retiree Jeffrey Maas from falling victim to a con. […]

An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes one Ethereum (ETH) rival is entering a massive uptrend. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 338,800 followers on X that Solana (SOL) is likely entering a five-wave trend to the upside, after reclaiming the $90 range. Bluntz practices the Elliott Wave theory, which states that a bullish […]

As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, more investors are looking for reliable ways to generate passive income with Bitcoin. Traditional mining requires expensive hardware, technical expertise, and high electricity costs. In contrast, Bitcoin cloud mining allows users to participate in the mining ecosystem without purchasing or maintaining mining equipment. With the rise of mobile […]

Bitcoin Magazine Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills and Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted in Foiled Madrid Kidnapping A Canadian crypto entrepreneur survived a kidnapping attempt Monday night on one of Madrid’s busiest nightlife streets, after witnesses alerted police and helped foil the attack. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. near the intersection of Calle […]

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, brushing aside public pressure from President Donald Trump and signaling a cautious stance as economic crosscurrents persist. FOMC Holds the Line on Rates The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep the federal funds rate in a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, opting for patience despite […]

The SEC and CFTC issued joint interpretive guidance on March 17 introducing a five-category token taxonomy: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins, and digital securities. The guidance explicitly classifies protocol mining, staking, and certain airdrops as non-securities activities. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated the interpretation “recognizes what the former administration refused to recognize”. US […]

Citigroup lowered its 12-month Bitcoin forecast from US$143K to US$112K and its Ethereum target from US$4,304 to US$3,175, citing weaker network activity and slower legislative progress. The bank cut its projected bitcoin ETF demand from US$15 billion to US$10 billion. However, it still considers institutional inflows through ETFs the single most important catalyst for crypto […]

Legendary trader Peter Brandt has issued a blunt wake-up call to “cryptocultists,” describing two starkly conflicting technical patterns.

TL;DR Kraken now offers instant USD withdrawals to US clients, allowing funds to be transferred from a Kraken account to a bank account in minutes, 24/7, 365 days a year, including weekends and federal holidays. No hidden charges and free ACH withdrawals remain available for users who don’t need same-day access. Unlike traditional ACH transfers, […]

Authorities also seized firearms, vehicles, cash and cryptocurrency. Plus heroin, marijuana and spice, a synthetic drug intended to mimic the …

Collapsed crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd. said it will begin a new round of creditor payments on March 31, 2026, as part of its Chapter 11 restructuring process. Earlier in 2025, the company began returning funds under the plan, starting with a $7 billion payout in February. A second distribution of about $5 billion followed […]

The UK has a unique opportunity to merge the best of the EU’s MiCA framework and the US GENIUS Act, Circle’s Dante Disparte told the House of Lords committee on Wednesday.

March 18th, 2026 – George Town, British Virgin Islands Aster, a trading ecosystem backed by YZi Labs, today announced a major expansion of its collaboration with World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The collaboration introduces USD1-denominated perpetual contracts and new trading incentives, including WLFI token rewards and reduced fees on USD1 pairs, while also allowing users to […]

Investments continue to pour into crypto exchange-traded products amid the war in the Middle East, according to the digital asset manager Coinshares. Inflows of digital asset investment products hit $1.06 billion last week, marking the third consecutive week of inflows.  Coinshares says the amount of funds that go to crypto products during a disruptive geopolitical […]

Centralized exchange Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, South Korea’s largest payment gateway and value added network (VAN) provider, to offer crypto payment options to foreign visitors in Korea. A New Korean Alliance Crypto.com announced today that this partnership with KG Inicis aims to “scale the digital asset payments ecosystem by enabling digital asset payments […]

TL;DR SHIB has been identified in SEC-related guidance, shared by Lucie, as a digital commodity rather than a security. The report reportedly reclassified 16 major cryptocurrencies, with Shiba Inu grouped alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin. Lucie said the clarification restores confidence, validates SHIB’s decentralized character and could improve mainstream appeal by easing long-running doubts […]

TL;DR USDC on Ethereum expands 10.13% monthly, while USDT stagnates at 1.46%. Ethereum surged 20% as USDC supply accelerated, signaling institutional repositioning. Tether redirects $20M toward Bitcoin Layer 1 infrastructure strategically. Ethereum experiences a pronounced shift in its stablecoin liquidity composition, with USDC capturing massive inflows while USDT stagnates. Over the past month, USDC on-chain […]

Aster, a project backed by YZi Labs, has officially launched its mainnet, introducing Aster Chain, a new Layer 1 blockchain built specifically with trading in mind. The team isn’t trying to be everything at once. Instead, Aster is leaning hard into one idea: creating a chain that’s fast, private, and actually usable for high-frequency trading, […]

The regulatory climate in the US is shifting, and although many consider it for the better, the changes are already taking effect. Tally, a governance tooling platform that’s used by more than 500 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), including Uniswap, Ethereum Name Service (ENS), and Arbitrum, announced that it will be shutting down after more than […]

Bitcoin Magazine Till Death or Seed Phrase: Woman Accused of Spying on Husband, Stealing $172 Million in Bitcoin A dispute over more than $172 million in Bitcoin has moved forward in the UK’s High Court of Justice, where a man alleges his estranged wife stole thousands of coins from his hardware wallet using covert surveillance […]