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Congressional Republicans are already on the ropes in this year’s U.S. midterm elections, and Congress is likely to shift in ways that deeply affect crypto efforts. So, advocacy group Stand With Crypto is gearing up with a slate of candidate endorsements and a new political poll that says neither party has a majority advantage as crypto’s best advocate. Stand With Crypto, established initially by Coinbase as a pro-crypto group populated by retail investors, is known for its political advocacy, including maintaining a grading system for U.S. politicians. It announced endorsements in six “battleground” races on Thursday, backing congressional incumbents —…

AI agents can now trade crypto, manage portfolios, and pay for services autonomously. What they couldn’t do, until now, was agree on how to use a wallet. MoonPay just shipped the fix. The crypto payments giant launched the Open Wallet Standard (OWS) on March 23, an open-source framework that gives AI agents a secure, universal interface for holding funds, signing transactions, and interacting with blockchains. Think of it as a shared language so every AI agent doesn’t have to invent its own dialect for talking to wallets. The standard is live on GitHub, npm, and PyPI, with backing from more…

Ethereum ($ETH) is trading at $2,135, 9% below its March peak, as a post-rally distribution phase plays out on the daily chart. Two on-chain signals point in opposite directions — whale wallets were selling into the peak, but a sharp exchange supply withdrawal now suggests buyers are stepping in at current levels. Ethereum Whale Wallets Distributed Into the March Rally Peak Santiment data tracking wallets holding between 100,000 and 1,000,000 $ETH shows large holders increased their balances steadily through mid-March as the price climbed toward $2,370. That buying helped power the 21.44% recovery rally from the March 9 low near…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been knocked out of the ranks of the world’s 500 wealthiest people. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Armstrong’s net worth has plummeted by over $10 billion from its peak of $17.7 billion just seven months ago. The 43-year-old executive’s fortune now stands at approximately $7.5 billion. The latest blow to Armstrong’s fortune was delivered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Recently, the banking behemoth slashed its price target for Coinbase by 27%. Coinbase shares have mirrored the broader sector’s decline. The aforementioned downgrade has further contributed to volatility. A billionaire wipeout Obviously, Armstrong is not…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a sweeping set of reforms aimed at dismantling organized crime, and cryptocurrencies are at the center of the strategy. Under Law No. 15.358, enacted March 25, cryptoassets confiscated from criminal organizations can be funneled into Brazil’s public security system. This includes funding for police equipment, intelligence operations and officer training. The law explicitly allows the provisional use of these assets before a final conviction, provided it is approved by a judge. Rather than treating seized cryptocurrencies as a potential reserve of value for the state, an idea floated by some…

At a time when regulations regarding cryptocurrencies are on the agenda in Turkey, Binance TR platform has announced that it will be performing planned system maintenance. The company announced that, in compliance with the Capital Markets Board’s ($SPK) regulations regarding information systems, all services will be temporarily suspended between 01:00 and 09:00 on the night of March 23rd to 24th (tonight). During the maintenance period, access to the mobile application and website, Turkish Lira (TRY) and cryptocurrency deposits, withdrawals, and transfers, buy/sell orders, instant notifications, and API services will be unavailable. The platform specifically advises users to review their open…

Market conditions around Ethereum today crypto show a fragile balance between a tentative technical recovery and a broader backdrop of macro-driven fear. Market conditions around Ethereum today crypto show a fragile balance between a tentative technical recovery and a broader backdrop of macro-driven fear. $ETH/$USDT daily chart with EMA20, EMA50 and volume” loading=”lazy” /> $ETH/$USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Daily View (D1): Mildly Constructive Inside a Damaged Macro Trend The daily timeframe defines the main scenario, and right now the bias is cautiously bullish in the short to medium term but still structurally bearish when you…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management posits the world is at the beginning of a multi-year capital expenditure boom—driven not by traditional infrastructure but by artificial intelligence. In a report on Monday, the firm outlined a trifecta of accelerating trends, including the release of more powerful AI models, a strategy retreat by legacy automakers from electric vehicles, and a breakthrough convergence of AI, robotics, and biology. That optimism is increasingly echoed by Wall Street heavyweights, including Goldman Sachs, which boosted its 2026 AI CapEx forecast to $527 billion, noting that hyperscale spending is significantly outpacing previous consensus expectations.  Hyperscalers—Google Cloud,…

Stand With Crypto (SWC), the advocacy organization launched by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said that its strategy for turning out crypto-minded voters in the 2026 US midterm elections will prioritize races in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In a Thursday announcement, SWC said its November 2026 battleground races would include industry-supported candidates in Iowa, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, where “crypto voters represent a meaningful and potentially decisive share of the electorate.” The advocacy group added that its priority for the midterms would be in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District and Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, where the respective incumbents Democrat Marcy…

Decentralized perpetuals exchange edgeX has confirmed that the token generation event (TGE) and listing for its native EDGE token will take place on March 31. EDGE has a total supply of 1 billion tokens. At TGE, 25% of the supply will be airdropped, with up to an additional 5% for participants in the Pre-TGE Season points program. The remaining 70% is allocated to Ecosystem & Community, Core Contributors, and Foundation. The token is already changing hands ahead of the official launch, with pre-market trading opening on Binance on March 19. EDGE is trading around $0.70, implying a fully diluted valuation…