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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward. In a recent panel discussion at NEARCON 2026, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley described AI as “an unstoppable freight train,” arguing that its pace of development is unlike anything crypto has experienced. “AI is accomplishing a quarter’s worth of roadmap every two weeks right now,” he said, suggesting that projections based on previous crypto adoption cycles may already be outdated. “You have to dump the last six…

Ripple announced plans on Wednesday to secure an Australian Financial Services License through the proposed acquisition of BC Payments Australia Pty Ltd, per a release shared with CoinDesk. The acquisition, which is still subject to completion, would allow Ripple to offer its full payments stack in Australia, covering onboarding, compliance, funding, foreign exchange, liquidity management, and payout through a single integration. Australian customers currently using Ripple Payments include Hai Ha Money Transfer, Stables, Caleb & Brown, Flash Payments, and Independent Reserve. “Australia is a key market for Ripple, and an AFSL strengthens our ability to scale Ripple Payments across the…

The crypto market is being fueled by a new wave of bullish sentiment by technical analysts after Ethereum broke out in the short term. According to traders who have been tracking the price action, the move can potentially open the door to further price upside targets. #Ethereum short-term breakout is triggered 🚨$2050 & $2085 next, pic.twitter.com/2f7AftaZWS — Crypto Chiefs (@cryptochiefss) March 9, 2026 The Ethereum break out followed the Ethereum rising above a falling trendline . This had been acting as the limit to the Ethereum price movements in the past. After the breakout, analysts have found relatively short-term targets…

Stripe, which processed $1.9 trillion in transactions last year and was recently valued at $159 billion, is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal (PYPL), according to a Bloomberg report. Deliberations are in early stages, the report continued. If completed, the deal would bring together two major payment firms that have both moved into stablecoins. PayPal launched its dollar-backed stablecoin PYUSD$1.0007 in 2022 through issuer Paxos. The token has since grown to a market value of about $4 billion. It allows users to move dollars across crypto networks at any time of day, often at a lower cost…

LAS VEGAS, March 18, 2025 – Sharplink Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: SBET), a notable strategic investor in Ethereum, disclosed a profound net loss of $734 million for the full fiscal year 2025. This staggering financial result starkly contrasts with the company’s reported fourth-quarter revenue surge, highlighting the extreme volatility and inherent risks public companies face when holding substantial cryptocurrency assets. The primary driver, according to the firm’s official statement, was a massive unrealized loss stemming directly from the declining market price of its Ethereum ($ETH) treasury. Sharplink Gaming’s Financial Paradox: Revenue Growth Amidst Catastrophic Loss Sharplink Gaming presented a complex financial…

Mastercard is hiring a Director of Crypto Flows to lead stablecoin-linked card issuance, scale DeFi payment flows, and rewrite network rules for Web3 transactions. The job posting, first surfaced by crypto journalist Frank Chaparro on Feb. 24, signals a structural push beyond the pilot-stage experiments the payments giant has run so far. The Timing That Writes Itself Days earlier, Citrini Research published “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,” a doomsday scenario that rapidly went viral on Substack. The report maps a chain reaction in which AI agents progressively dismantle fee-based intermediaries — and payment networks sit squarely in the blast radius.…

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Market expectations for the Fed’s interest rate decision in March have been updated. Pricing on the forecasting platform Polymarket revealed that investors are largely focused on the scenario where interest rates will remain unchanged. According to platform data, the probability of no change in interest rates at the March meeting is priced at 96 percent. In contrast, the probability of a 50 basis point or more interest rate cut is seen as 1 percent. A 25 basis point rate cut is priced in with a 2 percent probability. On the interest rate hike side, the probability of an increase of…

SpoonOS has distributed the first batch of $NFT badges to participants in its Skill Capture Community Campaign, delivering on-chain credentials to wallets on Neo X MainNet approximately five weeks after the campaign launched. The distribution, announced on March 9, follows the community engagement initiative that SpoonOS introduced alongside its Web3-native Skills Marketplace in late January. The campaign offers a non-developer pathway into the SpoonOS ecosystem, inviting participants to complete promotional and engagement tasks through the Taskon platform in exchange for $NFT rewards. Campaign context The Community Campaign launched on Jan. 30 as one of two parallel initiatives tied to the…

Ethereum price trends are drawing attention after new on chain data showed a sharp rise in long term accumulation while technical charts point to resistance pressure in the short term. Together, the data highlights a market where large holders continue adding $ETH even as price struggles near key trading levels. Ethereum Accumulation Addresses Surge as Whale Holdings Climb Sharply Ethereum accumulation wallets have expanded rapidly in recent months, according to on chain data shared by CryptoQuant and highlighted by market analyst James Easton on X. The chart titled “$ETH: Balance on Accumulation Addresses” shows a steep increase in the total…