What Is the ECB Preparing Ahead of a Digital Euro Decision? The European Central Bank is preparing to publish technical standards for a potential digital euro by this summer, according to Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. The move is intended to give payment providers and merchants time to integrate the required infrastructure ahead of any
On March 24, 2026, Circle Internet Financial executed a series of sudden asset freezes, blacklisting the USDC balances held in the hot wallets of 16 different businesses across several major industries. According to on-chain analysis from the security researcher ZachXBT, the freeze took place on March 23 and is reportedly linked to an ongoing, high-stakes
On March 24, 2026, DV8 Public Company Limited, a prominent Thai media and advertising firm, officially announced the signing of a share acquisition agreement to purchase a significant equity stake in Rakkar Digital, Southeast Asia’s leading institutional digital asset custodian. This transaction represents a transformative pivot for DV8 as it seeks to become the first
On March 24, 2026, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink provided a definitive outlook on the firm’s digital asset trajectory, stating that he expects BlackRock’s crypto-related business to generate approximately 500 million dollars in annual revenue within the next five years. During an institutional investor summit in New York, Fink explained that this revenue target
On March 24, 2026, a new draft of the “Clarity for Homegrown Digital Assets Act” was circulated among members of the House Financial Services Committee, introducing a controversial provision that would strictly limit the ability of stablecoin issuers to pass interest-rate yields directly to retail holders. The proposed legislation, which seeks to provide a definitive
On March 24, 2026, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX issued a comprehensive clarification regarding the arrest of its co-founders, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, by the Thane police. The company’s official statement aims to distance its leadership and legitimate platform from a 71.6 lakh rupee fraud case that has dominated national headlines over the last
On March 24, 2026, shares of Circle Internet Group (CRCL) experienced a sharp 18% decline, marking one of the most significant single-day sell-offs since the company’s high-profile 2025 initial public offering. This “valuation reset” was triggered by a combination of a disappointing quarterly earnings outlook and a surprise shift in U.S. monetary policy. The Federal
Crypto exchange-traded funds recorded a return to net inflows on Monday, March 24, signaling a rebound in institutional demand after a period of volatility-driven outflows. The shift suggests that investors are re-entering positions as market conditions stabilize and prices consolidate near key levels. Spot Bitcoin ETFs led the recovery, recording approximately $215 million in net
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets recorded a new all-time high of $5.4 billion in daily trading volume on March 23, driven primarily by strong activity in commodity-linked perpetual contracts. The milestone highlights accelerating demand for tokenized exposure to traditional assets within decentralized derivatives platforms. Data from the platform shows that silver accounted for approximately $1.3 billion in
FIS has announced that it has introduced a new cleared derivatives solution designed to support post-trade processing in regulated prediction markets, as activity in this segment continues to increase. The product, called FIS CD Prediction Clearing, provides real-time clearing and 24-hour operational support, addressing limitations in existing systems that rely on batch processing and restricted