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Paradigm is seeking to raise as much as $1.5 billion for a new fund that would expand its scope into frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence and robotics, according to The Wall Street Journal. The San Francisco-based venture capital firm has built its reputation backing digital asset protocols and web3 infrastructure since its founding by former Sequoia partner Matt Huang and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam. Paradigm, overseeing $12.6 billion in assets as of late 2024, launched a $2.5 billion vehicle in 2021 that backed projects including Uniswap and StarkWare, and followed with an $850 million early-stage fund in 2024. The planned…

A popular trading pair on Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, is experiencing problems with inadequate liquidity and market fluctuations after it was suspended amid ongoing US-led airstrikes in the country. Nobitex’s Telegram account posted on February 28 that it was suspending the Tether/Toman market until the following morning due to the “current emergency situation and per the directive of the Central Bank.” When it was reopened, Nobitex claimed there had been “a temporary disruption in the supply and demand balance.” “This situation led to momentary fluctuations and prices outside the market’s normal trend,” it said, adding that user positions priced…

Table of Contents What Problem Is Shelby Solving?How It WorksThe Infrastructure PartnersWhat’s Available on Day OneEarly Adopters Shelby, a verifiable global object storage platform built for AI read workloads, has opened early access to the public. Co-developed by Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto and running on DoubleZero’s dedicated fiber network, the platform lets teams store data once and access it from any region through a single global namespace, with cryptographic proof attached to every read. Full production is expected later in 2026. The early access phase runs on testnet, giving developers and AI teams the chance to integrate Shelby into…

The Ethereum price extends its correction to $1,844 as buyers lose a key support of its two weeks long consolidation. Ethereum foundation plans to allocate roughly 70,000 $ETH from treasury holdings toward validators. The exponential moving averages (20, 50, and 100) is a 4-hour chart that offers firm dynamic resistance to price and maintains the current correction. $ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap is down another 2.62% during Tuesday market hours to currently exchange hands at $1,821. This downtick was triggered due to renewed tariff tension under President Trump and the acceleration of military conflict between the U.S.…

US and Israeli military strikes in Iran triggered a $6.5 million loss for one cryptocurrency prediction market trader. Meanwhile, the attacks generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit for others. Iran Bombing Fuels Six Figure gains and $6 Million Loss on Polymarket The financial fallout on the decentralized platform Polymarket underscores the rapid capital shifts tied to geopolitical betting. Blockchain analysis reveals that a single trader, operating under the pseudonym anoin123, suffered a total wipeout of more than $6.4 million. a user just lost $6.5M betting against US strikes on IRAN on Polymarkettoday Israel together with the US carried…

Thailand is making a major move to attract cryptocurrency investors. Starting January 2025 and running through December 2029, the country will offer a five-year exemption on capital gains tax for crypto trades conducted via licensed exchanges. This policy covers Bitcoin and other digital assets. The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed the new rules, which aim to grow Thailand’s digital asset market and bring in international investors. 🇹🇭 Thailand officially implements 0% capital gains tax on Bitcoin & crypto. pic.twitter.com/QtJz81UfVB — Documenting Saylor (@saylordocs) March 2, 2026 Thailand Boosts Its Crypto Market The tax exemption is part of Thailand’s…

Crypto exchanges, such as Binance, Bybit, and Bitget, have started to issue shelter-in-place, organizational restructuring, and emergency succession plans for their Middle East operations as missiles blow up overhead and tensions escalate since conflicts erupted over the weekend. The Middle East, especially the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, has gained prominence in the crypto sector due to numerous regulatory advancements in the region. Binance publicized its decision to set up its headquarters in the UAE late last year, while OKX, Bybit, Rain, and CoinMENA also have a huge local presence in the region. Now, these crypto exchanges have started to…

MultiversX today unveiled what it calls the Agent Hub, a developer portal designed to make AI coding agents first-class citizens of its blockchain ecosystem. The move, teased in a tweet by co-founder Beniamin Mincu, “We Are Setting Agents Free On MultiversX, Introducing Agentic Builder Hub, Game On,” is less a single product launch than the public face of a year-long effort to turn autonomous agents into reliable on-chain actors. For years, the promise of AI-assisted development has been the same: speed up delivery by having models write or orchestrate code. What MultiversX argues is that the gap between capability and…

Vitalik Buterin is continuing his planned Ethereum sales, even as the market rallies sharply. According to on-chain tracking platforms Lookonchain and Onchain Lens, Buterin recently sold another 4,458 $ETH worth approximately $8.92 million. This latest transaction brings his total progress to 97% completion of a previously disclosed plan to sell 16,384 $ETH. Only 504 $ETH, valued at just over $1 million, remains to be sold. Nearly $31 Million Sold Since February Data shows that since February 2, Buterin has sold 15,479 $ETH for around $30.94 million, at an average price close to $1,999 per $ETH. Over the past seven days…

Tether’s co-founder says AI is about to be crypto’s “browser moment,” making wallets as easy as a conversation. Coinbase, Stripe, and Binance are already building the infrastructure Collins described. Collins claims new on-chain companies will pay users directly, replacing the platform model that keeps creators underpaid. The man who built the first stablecoin thinks AI agents are about to change how the entire crypto economy works. Reeve Collins, co-founder and first CEO of Tether, sat down with analyst and MN Capital founder Michael van de Poppe to explain why AI is not just another crypto narrative. Collins compared AI’s role…