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    Franklin Templeton Launches Dedicated 'Franklin Crypto' Division
    The $1.7 trillion asset manager will absorb the 250 Digital team and all liquid crypto strategies previously managed by CoinFund, targeting pensions and sovereign wealth funds.
    Non-USD stablecoin senders on Solana nearly tripled year-over-year, led by EURC and BRZ: Dune
    Solana's non-USD stablecoin adoption surged nearly threefold in the past year, driven by EURC and BRZ growth alongside institutional integrations from Visa, Stripe, PayPal, Mastercard, and Western Union.
    Caltech researchers project functional quantum computer feasible by 2030 with 10,000-20,000 qubits: Caltech
    Caltech researchers estimate a working quantum computer could be operational before 2030 using far fewer qubits than previously thought, as crypto industry assesses vulnerability exposure.
    CZ Says Crypto Can Survive Quantum Computing With Protocol Upgrades: Binance Co-Founder
    Changpeng Zhao addressed quantum computing concerns, stating the crypto industry can upgrade to quantum-resistant algorithms to mitigate threats.
    New Hampshire issues Bitcoin-backed municipal bond with Ba2 rating: Moody's
    New Hampshire's Bitcoin-backed municipal bond receives Ba2 rating from Moody's, marking the first instance of a public finance instrument backed by cryptocurrency.
    Square launches zero-fee Bitcoin payments for US merchants through 2026: Square
    Square is waiving processing fees for Bitcoin payments at US merchants for two years, with instant dollar conversion to reduce adoption barriers.

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    Base Doubles Down on Global Markets, Stablecoins, and AI Agents
    Coinbase's Layer 2 shifts focus to tokenizing every major asset class and scaling stablecoin payments.
    Resolv Co-Founder Pledges 1:1 Redemptions for All Pre-Exploit USR Holders
    Ivan Kozlov shared the first public update on recovery efforts nine days after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked USR tokens and extracted roughly $23 million.
    Aztec Launches Alpha Network, Ethereum's First L2 for Private Smart Contracts
    The a16z-backed privacy chain goes live with private smart contracts, but warns users of known critical vulnerabilities as audits continue.
    Plume Turns Paychecks Into Yield-Bearing Assets in RWA Payroll Pilot
    Employees can elect to receive a portion of their salary in shares of WTGXX, earning yield from the day compensation is paid.
    Google Quantum AI Paper Rewrites Threat Timeline for Bitcoin, Ethereum Security
    A whitepaper co-authored with the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford researchers slashes qubit estimates by 20x, warns that billions in crypto assets are exposed to multiple attack vectors.

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    Bitcoin Rebounds to $67,000 as Iran De-Escalation Hopes Lift Risk Appetite
    ETH gained 2% as BitMine extended its buying streak.
    Steakhouse Financial Warns Users of Phishing Attack
    The DeFi curator says existing deposits and smart contracts are unaffected, but asked users to avoid the platform until the front-end is restored.
    Valinor Raises $25M Seed Round to Bring Private Credit Onchain
    The ex-Blackstone team wants to move beyond crypto-collateralized loans and into ‘real economy credit’ as the tokenized RWA sector continues to grow.
    Aave V4 Launches on Ethereum Mainnet
    Announced at EthCC in Cannes, the upgrade enables institution-specific borrowing environments, structured credit products, and RWA-backed lending within a unified liquidity system.
    Metals.io Brings Tokenized Gold, Uranium, and Rare Earth Metals to Tezos
    Built by Tezos R&D hub Trilitech, the new web app brings tokenized rare earth metals on-chain alongside gold and uranium as AI-driven industrial demand intensifies.

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    Gnosis and Zisk Unveil 'Ethereum Economic Zone' Framework
    Co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation, the EEZ promises synchronous composability between Ethereum mainnet and Layer 2 networks, aiming to address ecosystem fragmentation.
    World Foundation Completes $65 Million Worldcoin Token Sale: World Foundation
    The World Foundation sold $65 million in WLD tokens through over-the-counter block trades with four private counterparties at an average price of $0.2719 per token.

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    ECB Study Concludes DeFi DAOs Aren't as Decentralized as They Claim
    A new working paper from the European Central Bank examined four major protocols and found that a small number of actors control the bulk of governance token holdings.
    NYSE Owner ICE Pours Another $600 Million Into Polymarket
    Intercontinental Exchange has now deployed nearly $2 billion into the onchain prediction market, underscoring Wall Street's growing conviction that event-based trading is here to stay.
    Bitcoin Hits Two-Week Low as $443M in Longs Get Wiped Out
    Iran escalation and $171 million in ETF outflows drive BTC below $66,000.

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    MARA Sells 15,000 BTC for $1.1 Billion to Retire Convertible Debt
    Largest U.S. Bitcoin miner offloads roughly a quarter of its treasury to buy back $1 billion in zero-coupon notes at a 9% discount, dropping to third among corporate BTC holders.
    Felix Launches Tokenized Stocks and ETFs on Hyperliquid Via Ondo Finance
    On-chain traders on Hyperliquid can now trade over 250 tokenized U.S. equities.
    Brazil's New Anti-Gang Law Lets Authorities Liquidate Seized Crypto to Fund Police Operations
    Law No. 15,358 gives judges sweeping power to freeze digital assets during investigations as Brasília takes a "financial strangulation" approach to organized crime.
    Coinbase and Better Launch Crypto-Backed Mortgages With Fannie Mae Backing
    Borrowers can pledge Bitcoin or USDC as down payment collateral without triggering a taxable event.
    Tether Gold Expands to BNB Chain as Tokenized Gold Market Approaches $5 Billion
    The integration connects the dominant gold-backed token to BNB Chain's RWA ecosystem amid a volatile stretch for spot gold prices.
    Bitcoin Slides Below $69,000 as Iran Stalemate Fuels Global Selloff
    Major altcoins plunge, with ETH, SOL, and XRP dropping 5%.
    LayerZero Goes Live on Institution-Focused Canton as Its First Interop Protocol
    The LayerZero integration gives assets tokenized on Canton access to over 165 public blockchains.
    Argentina's State-Backed Energy Giant YPF Launches Tokenization Initiative on XRP Ledger
    Enertoken, developed by Justoken for YPF Luz, launched with over $800 million in tokenized energy assets on XRPL.

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    DeFi Generated $8 Billion in Onchain Yield in 2025: Analysis
    A breakdown of DeFi's yield sources reveals that borrowing demand, trading fees, and funding rates drove the bulk of returns, while more than half of stablecoin deposits in the Ethereum ecosystem are earning less than U.S. Treasuries.
    Bitcoin Holds $71K as ETF Flows Reverse
    Spot BTC ETFs had $74 million in outflows on Tuesday as traders await Friday's PCE data.
    Obex Starts Deploying $1B in USDS Into Mortgages, AI Hardware, and Solar Energy
    The Sky-backed stablecoin incubator's inaugural class of eight projects marks the protocol's biggest push yet to diversify beyond crypto-native yield sources.
    Ondo Tokenizes Five Franklin Templeton ETFs
    The partnership brings growth, large-cap, fixed income, equity income, and gold ETFs onchain through Ondo Global Markets.
    Coinbase Brings Exchange Data Onchain via Chainlink's DataLink
    The integration gives DeFi protocols direct access to institutional-grade order book, spot, and futures data from the largest US crypto exchange.
    Ripple Partners with Singapore's Central Bank on Cross-Border Settlement Infra for Trade Finance
    The pilot is part of a broader MAS initiative to extend settlement capabilities using tokenized bank liabilities and regulated stablecoins.
    Whop Treasury launches with Aave, Plasma, and Veda integrations: Whop
    E-commerce platform Whop has launched its Treasury feature, enabling creators to earn yield directly on balances through integrations with Aave, Plasma, and Veda.
    BitMine Launches Proprietary Ethereum Validator Network MAVAN
    Tom Lee's firm is the largest public holder of ETH, and the second largest digital asset treasury company.
    UK Bans Crypto Donations to Political Parties, Citing Foreign Interference Risk
    An independent government review warned that crypto assets could channel foreign money into British politics.
    Blockchain Association urges SEC to treat DeFi as infrastructure, not intermediary: Blockchain Association
    Summer Mersinger from the Blockchain Association told a House Financial Services Committee hearing that DeFi systems should receive tailored regulatory treatment distinct from intermediary-based compliance regimes.
    Non-USD stablecoin supply surges 3x in latest research: Dune and Visa
    Dune and Visa released research showing non-USD stablecoins growing dramatically, with holder addresses jumping 30x and monthly transfer volume hitting $10B.

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    Bittensor Subnet Tokens Surge as TAO Rally Boosts Ecosystem
    Bittensor subnet tokens' cumulative valuation has climbed to $1.5 billion as nearly every token in the ecosystem posts double- or triple-digit 30-day gains.
    CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Covering Crypto, AI, and Prediction Markets
    The new unit will coordinate policy development and work alongside the SEC's Crypto Task Force.
    Latest Clarity Act Draft Bans Rewards on Passive Stablecoin Balances
    Activity-based rewards are allowed, but anything ‘economically equivalent to interest’ is barred.
    Invesco to Manage Superstate's Tokenized US T-Bill Fund
    Invesco, with over $2T in AUM, will become the first TradFi asset manager to use Superstate's digital transfer agent infra.
    Ethereum Foundation Launches Post-Quantum Research Hub
    The EF's Post-Quantum and Cryptography teams have consolidated an 8-year research push into an open resource with a roadmap and specifications.
    NYSE Taps Securitize to Develop Tokenized Securities Trading Infra
    Securitize will become the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-based securities on NYSE's upcoming Digital Trading Platform
    BMO launches tokenized cash and deposits on CME's 24/7 settlement network: Bank of Montreal
    Bank of Montreal enables clients to convert dollars into tokenized cash on CME and Google Cloud's Universal Ledger for round-the-clock margin, collateral and B2B payments.
    Bitcoin Hovers Around $70,000 as Crypto Stocks Plunge
    Circle stock fell 19% after the latest Senate draft of the Clarity Act included restrictions on stablecoin yield.
    Tether Engages Big Four Firm for First Full Audit
    The issuer of the largest stablecoin by market cap has been under scrutiny for years for not conducting a full financial audit
    Balancer Proposes Winding Down Labs, Ending BAL Emissions in Sweeping Reset
    Five months after a $128M exploit rocked the protocol, Balancer is proposing its most radical restructuring yet.
    Bitmine’s Tom Lee Calls Crypto a 'Wartime Store of Value'
    The largest Ethereum treasury company added another 65,341 ETH last week.

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    Polymarket Tightens Insider Trading Rules
    The prediction market is updating insider trading and manipulation rules days after inking an exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball.
    Kalshi and Polymarket CEOs Back $35M Prediction Market Venture Fund
    Former Kalshi employees are raising capital for 5c(c) Capital, a venture firm focused on prediction market infrastructure.
    MoonPay Unveils Wallet Standard for AI Agents
    The Open Wallet Standard aims to fill a gap in the rapidly growing agentic payments stack by giving AI agents a universal, non-custodial way to hold funds and sign transactions across blockchains.
    DeFi Has Seen Resolv's $25M USR Exploit Many Times Before
    The Resolv hack wasn't a surprise. The same structural flaw has drained hundreds of millions from Morpho, Euler, and Fluid over the past year and the industry kept building on top of it anyway.
    NovaBay Rebrands as 'Stablecoin Development Corporation' With Nearly 9% of SKY Supply
    The company, which generated less than $10 million in revenue last year selling eyecare products, raised $134 million to bet entirely on the Sky protocol's governance token.
    Aave V4 passes ARFC stage, moves toward mainnet launch: Aave
    Aave V4 has successfully completed the Aave Request for Comments stage, with the protocol's team now preparing for final AIP deployment and mainnet launch.
    Amber Group-Backed Perp DEX edgeX to Launch Token on March 31
    The derivatives platform has already opened airdrop claims and pre-market trading ahead of its long-anticipated token generation event.
    Bitcoin Surges Past $71,000 After Trump Announces Iran Strikes Pause: Trump
    Bitcoin climbed to $71,500 on March 23 after President Trump said the U.S. would postpone planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure for five days pending ongoing diplomatic talks.
    U.S. lawmakers to introduce bipartisan bill banning sports betting on prediction markets: WSJ
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce legislation that would ban sports betting on prediction markets including Polymarket and Kalshi.
    BlackRock and Fidelity bought $400M Bitcoin while selling $250M last week: Arkham
    Institutional inflows into Bitcoin ETFs reached $93.1M last week as BlackRock and Fidelity made net purchases despite selective selling.

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    Attacker exploits Resolv USR stablecoin to mint 80 million tokens, cashes out $25M: Resolv Labs
    An attacker has successfully exploited the Resolv USR stablecoin protocol, minting 80 million tokens and withdrawing at least $25 million before the depeg.

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    World Liberty Financial Launches Toolkit to Let AI Agents Spend USD1
    The Trump-backed DeFi project's new AgentPay SDK gives AI agents self-custodial wallets and policy-enforced spending on EVM chains.
    Electric Capital Maps 501 Real-World Yield Sources, Finds 93% Untouched by DeFi
    A new taxonomy from the venture firm identifies seven barrier clusters keeping most traditional yield sources off-chain, and argues that stablecoin growth is pulling them closer.
    Coinbase Launches Stock Perpetual Futures for Non-U.S. Users
    The exchange is offering leveraged contracts on major technology stocks and ETFs.
    World Gold Council Proposes Shared Infrastructure for Tokenized Gold Products
    The industry body co-authored a white paper with Boston Consulting Group outlining a "Gold as a Service" platform to standardize issuance and custody of digital gold.
    Privy Taps Deframe by Pods to Unlock DeFi Yield Strategies
    The Stripe-owned wallet infrastructure provider has integrated Deframe's DeFi aggregation API, the latest in a string of yield-focused moves.
    Solana Foundation President Says Web3 Gaming 'Is Not Coming Back'
    Liu also added "head of gaming" at Solana Foundation to her X bio, in what appears to be a pointed joke.
    SEC's Crypto Guidance Ends Years of Regulatory Ambiguity But Key Questions Remain
    Lawyers say the joint SEC-CFTC framework is the most significant crypto regulatory development in years. But who decides when a token sheds its investment contract status, and what happens to DeFi, are still unanswered.
    Kalshi Raises $1B at $22B Valuation: Report
    The deal doubles the valuation from Kalshi's previous round in November.

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    Crypto Markets Extend Post-FOMC Selloff
    Bitcoin drops below $70,000 as the Fed raises its inflation forecast and oil-driven price pressures cloud the outlook for rate cuts.
    Celo Proposes Shifting Opera to 'Long-Term Stakeholder' with 160M CELO Grant
    The move would replace quarterly CELO grants to Opera, which each required Celo governance approval, to a one-time token payment for a three-year partnership.
    EtherFi to Tap Plume's Nest Vaults for Real-World Asset Yield
    The DeFi neobank will route customer deposits into a basis-trade vault powered by Superstate’s USCC fund.
    Amundi Launches Tokenized Swap Fund on Ethereum and Stellar
    Europe's largest asset manager has launched its second on-chain fund, leveraging Chainlink oracles to publish NAV data.
    Polymarket Becomes MLB’s Exclusive Prediction Market Partner
    The league also signed an information-sharing agreement with the CFTC, the first such deal between the derivatives regulator and a professional sports body.
    LayerZero, Centrifuge Team Up to Expand Multichain Access for Tokenized Funds
    Centrifuge's largest tokenized fund, JTRSY, is among the first of its products to adopt LayerZero.
    Bitcoin Gets Native DeFi Stack as OP_NET Goes Live on Mainnet
    The execution layer's launch comes alongside a DeFi stack, including a Bitcoin L1 DEX, permissionless smart contract deployment, and OP-20 token launches.

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    Algorand Foundation cuts 25% of workforce amid crypto market downturn: Algorand Foundation
    The Algorand Foundation has laid off a quarter of its staff, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and depressed crypto prices as conditions worsen across the industry.
    Crypto Markets Slide as Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged
    Bitcoin slips 5% as rising U.S. wholesale inflation and ongoing geopolitical tensions weigh on investor sentiment.
    Visa Bets on Agentic Commerce With CLI Payment Tool for AI Agents
    Visa Crypto Labs has launched an experimental product that lets AI agents make payments directly from the command line, without API keys or pre-funded accounts.
    Aster Deepens WLFI Partnership With USD1 Perpetual Markets
    The perpetuals exchange is promoting WLFI's stablecoin as a trading asset ahead of the Aster Chain Layer 1 launch.
    1inch Launches Campaign to Push DeFi into US University Curricula
    The campaign includes an open letter to the deans and faculty of major U.S. business and law schools, co-signed by 20+ leading DeFi orgs.
    TradeXYZ Lands Official S& P 500 License for On-Chain Perpetual
    The deal gives non-U.S. investors around-the-clock leveraged exposure to the world's most-tracked equity benchmark on Hyperliquid.
    Kraken shelves IPO plans amid market headwinds: CoinDesk
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    Ethereum Foundation Deposits Another $7.5M in ETH From Its Treasury into Morpho
    The move follows the EF's first deployment into the DeFi lending protocol in October, and is part of its updated treasury policy.
    Tempo Goes Live on Mainnet, Unveils Machine Payments Protocol with Stripe
    The payments-focused L1 launches with a slew of fintech and TradFi partners, while MPP is aimed at enabling agentic commerce.
    Kraken Pro expands margin trading to 44 pairs in largest leverage expansion: Kraken
    Kraken Pro has rolled out its largest single margin leverage expansion, adding support across 44 trading pairs including stablecoins, gold tokens, BTC and ETH regional pairs, mid-cap assets, and DeFi blue-chips.
    DAO governance platform Tally shuts down after six years, citing lack of viable market demand: Tally
    Tally, which served over one million users and processed $1 billion in payments, is winding down operations as demand for DAO tooling declines.
    Ethereum's Fast Confirmation Rule targets 13-second bridge times with 98% reduction: Ethereum Foundation
    Ethereum's proposed Fast Confirmation Rule aims to slash L1-to-L2 bridge and exchange deposit times from minutes to just 13 seconds without requiring a hard fork.

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    OpenSea Delays Token Launch Again, Citing Market Conditions
    NFT marketplace shelves March 30 TGE target with no new date, ends rewards campaign, and offers fee refunds.
    SEC Clarifies How Federal Securities Laws Apply to Crypto Assets
    The SEC has issued an official interpretation clarifying the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets and transactions, marking a significant step in regulatory clarity for the industry.
    Pyth Network Launches 24/7 Oil Index as Volatility Spikes Amid Iran Conflict
    The oracle network's new composite index blends institutional and onchain data sources to produce a constantly updated crude oil reference price.
    ZEC Rallies 20% After Cypherpunk Reports First Annual Profit
    The Winklevoss-backed Zcash treasury company reported $4.8 million in net income in 2025, driven by unrealized gains on its ZEC holdings.
    CFTC Clears Phantom to Offer Derivatives Trading Without Broker Registration
    The popular Solana wallet can now partner with registered exchanges to offer in-app access to derivatives and event contracts without registering as a broker.
    World Launches AgentKit to Let AI Agents Carry Proof of Human Backing
    The toolkit integrates with Coinbase's x402 protocol, giving platforms a way to verify a real person stands behind an automated agent — without revealing who that person is.
    Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Infra Firm BVNK for up to $1.8 Billion
    The move aims to integrate BVNK's infra into Mastercard's network to bridge on-chain payments and existing fiat rails.
    Aster Launches Privacy-Focused Layer 1
    The second-largest perpetual futures DEX by volume began the rollout of its mainnet, which uses ZK proofs to keep trades private.
    Ripple to expand in Brazil with custody, payments, and brokerage services ahead of central bank approval push: Ripple
    Ripple is adding custody, payments, and brokerage tools for digital asset management in Brazil as it prepares to seek regulatory approval from the country's central bank.
    Cari Network launches tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync's Prividium for US regional banks: Cari Network
    Cari Network is building a bank-governed tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync's Prividium stack, offering US regional lenders an onchain payments rail with stablecoin-like speed and transferability.
    Bitcoin miner Cango offloads 4,451 BTC to slash debt and fund AI pivot: Cango
    Cango sold approximately $305 million in bitcoin holdings in February to repay debt and finance an artificial intelligence infrastructure transformation.
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