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Tempo Chain is now integrated into DeBank. The portfolio tracking platform, which covers Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks, has added Tempo as a supported chain with Uniswap included in the first batch of protocols. 1/2Tempo chain is now integrated in https://t.co/IEGJ3zLVHO! @tempo1st batch of supported protocol: @Uniswap pic.twitter.com/2FOfqtzduV — DeBank (@DeBankDeFi) March 23, 2026 For a Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for payments that went live on mainnet, appearing on DeBank is a meaningful infrastructure milestone. Users with assets on Tempo Chain can now track everything in DeBank without switching tabs or tools. What Tempo Chain Is Tempo is a purpose-built…

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TRON rarely gets the kind of coverage Solana, Ethereum, or Base get in crypto media, despite its impressive numbers. DefiLlama now shows about $86.1 billion in stablecoins on TRON, with $USDT making up roughly 98.3% of that total. The same page puts TRON DeFi TVL near $4.13 billion. TRON has become a place where people move dollars, park dollars, and settle transfers in large volume. It has far less cachet as a destination for DeFi experimentation. Perhaps this is why RHEA Finance chose to plug-in to its environment. The cross-chain DEX and lending venue built around $NEAR’s intents system has…

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HONG KONG — Hong Kong is ready to begin issuing the first of its stablecoin licenses next month, the Special Administration Region’s Financial Secretary said Wednesday. Hong Kong will only issue a small batch of licenses initially, Hong Kong’s Paul Chan Mo-Po said Wednesday at CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong conference. “In giving our licenses, we ensure that licensees have novel use cases, a credible and sustainable business model and strong regulatory compliance capabilities,” he said. Hong Kong is also moving to finalize its licensing regime for custodian service providers, he said, and looking to introduce legislation this summer. “Together with…

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A viral warning from economist Peter St. Onge has spotlighted how an 89–10 Senate housing bill quietly folds in a temporary CBDC ban and reshapes the path for the CLARITY Act. Summary Economist Peter St. Onge’s post warning that a CBDC provision is buried inside a must-pass housing bill drew nearly 196,000 views on X in under three hours. The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on March 12 with an 89–10 vote, embedding a ban on Federal Reserve-issued digital dollars through 2031. The bill must still pass the House, where Republican lawmakers are pushing for…

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Overview of kraken websocket maintenance on Mar 23 detailing the expected impact on derivatives and MTF feeds, with reconnection guidance. Users of the Kraken websocket will briefly lose connectivity today as the exchange completes targeted infrastructure work on two key trading interfaces. Details of the scheduled maintenance window The Kraken team has announced planned maintenance on its websocket API, scheduled for Mar 23, 2026 between 13:00 and 13:15 UTC. During this 15 minute window, clients connected to the relevant trading feeds should expect temporary disconnections. According to the official Kraken maintenance notice, the work will begin at 13:00 UTC today…

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A California federal judge has certified an investor class in a securities lawsuit accusing Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang of misleading shareholders about how much of the company’s gaming revenue during the 2017-2018 crypto mining boom came from GPU sales to cryptocurrency miners. US District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. ruled in a March 25 order that investors can pursue their claims as a group, while stressing that class certification is a procedural step and does not resolve the question of whether Nvidia’s statements were fraudulent. The order defines the class as investors who bought Nvidia stock between Aug. 10,…

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Ethereum, Ripple, Solana, Circle, TON, TRON and PayPal are among 21 organizations that have teamed up to back the launch of the Open Wallet Standard (OWS). OWS was open-sourced by MoonPay for local wallet storage and signing, and it’s designed to enable AI agents to capitalize on agentic payments systems like x402. Some of the largest digital asset organizations, led by the Ethereum, Solana and TRON Foundations, have partnered to launch a new wallet standard for agentic AI payments. Known as the Open Wallet Standard (OWS), it was developed by the crypto payments company MoonPay and open-sourced. It serves as…

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Slide.Fun, a Web3 gamified Telegram mini app that allows users to interact with blockchain-based games and manage assets, today announced a strategic partnership with HyperSui, a non-custodial DEX platform built on the Sui blockchain, providing users with rapid swaps, predictable executions, and a strong user experience in volatile markets. Based on this collaboration, Slide.Fun takes another crucial step towards widening its ecosystem while providing its users with another sought-after DeFi platform: HyperSui’s DEX. Slide.Fun is a Telegram mini app built on the $TON blockchain, which integrates Web3 gaming products with in-game assets. The app allows players to play Web3 games…

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Ethereum ($ETH) price trades near $2,130, up 3.6% today and 8.2% over the past month. The intraday bounce has drawn in whales and heavy long positioning. Yet the 8-hour chart is quietly building a pattern that could erase those gains and more. The disconnect between on-chain optimism and technical risk is the story here. Ethereum whales and leveraged traders see upside. The chart structure sees a potential 17% drop. One side will be proven wrong, and the EMA cluster sitting right at the current price will likely decide which. Whales and Derivatives Positioning Lean Heavily Bullish Ethereum whales have moved…

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Investors into the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange have been busy accumulating Dogecoin ($DOGE) in the last 12 hours. As per CoinGlass data, traders have bought up to 4.5 million $DOGE worth $407,450 within this time frame. Key support keeps $DOGE’s bullish hopes alive The move suggests that Kraken traders are interested in leveraging Dogecoin’s crash in price to increase their portfolios. Notably, Dogecoin dipped as a result of forced selling from leveraged positions as long traders exited their positions. This triggered a rapid downward movement in price for traders betting bullish on the meme coin. Additionally, the broader crypto market pullback…

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