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Tokenized equities approach $1B as institutional rails emerge

RegulationMar 30

The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora. A year ago, tokenized equities barely registered as an asset class. Today, the market is approaching $1 billion—a nearly 30x increase—and December 2025 may have delivered the regulatory clarity needed for institutional adoption to accelerate. What changed? Three things: a small group of platforms moved fast to capture market share, regulators started building actual frameworks instead of issuing warnings, and traditional finance players began treating blockchain settlement as infrastructure rather than an experiment. The Race to Scale When Ondo Global Markets launched in September 2025,…

White House AI Framework Targets 50-State Patchwork as Crypto Firms Slash Jobs for Machines

LegalMar 30

The White House on March 20 released a national AI policy framework with seven legislative pillars, urging Congress to preempt state-level AI regulations and establish a single federal standard. The framework arrives one day after Crypto.com cut 12% of its workforce, citing enterprise-wide AI integration, and weeks after Block and Gemini made similar moves. A Federal Standard Over 50 State Rules Four states have already passed AI-specific legislation. Colorado, California, Utah, and Texas each set rules covering data collection, transparency, and private-sector AI use. The White House framework calls those efforts a “patchwork” that threatens national competitiveness. Michael Kratsios, Assistant…

Bitcoin Exchange Binance Announces Delisting of This Altcoin from its Futures Trading Platform! Here Are the Details

ExchangesMar 30

Binance, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced a significant change to its margin trading platform. According to the exchange’s statement, the UTK token will be removed from margin trading on March 30, 2026, at 09:00 AM. In this context, UTK will no longer be among the borrowable assets in the Cross Margin system. Furthermore, the UTK/USDT trading pair will be completely removed from both the Cross Margin and Isolated Margin categories. Therefore, leveraged trading on this pair will no longer be possible. Binance stated that these types of decisions are made to strengthen risk management on the platform…

Last Chance Migrate BEP2 Tokens Before Beacon Chain Sunset!

BlockchainMar 30

The latest update from $BNB Chain BEP2 outlines a critical step in its ongoing migration process. Users must send a token recovery transaction directly to the $BNB Smart Chain network to regain access to their assets. 5️⃣ Send the token recovery transaction to BSC You'll be asked to switch to the BSC network in your wallet. The connected address should be the receiver address from step 3. Click "Confirm" to send the transaction. You'll be prompted to sign and confirm it. pic.twitter.com/Dr68hb7MOV — $BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) March 28, 2026 During this step, connected wallets will automatically prompt users to switch…

FWDI Plans Long-Term Expansion Despite $1B Unrealized Loss

RegulationMar 30

Nasdaq-listed Forward Industries is under pressure as falling crypto prices weigh heavily on digital asset treasury firms. However, company executives say its balance sheet strength creates rare strategic flexibility. Despite steep losses on paper, Forward maintains the largest publicly traded Solana treasury and holds no corporate debt, a position its leadership views as an advantage rather than a liability. Forward currently holds nearly seven million $SOL tokens, accumulated at an average price near $232. With Solana trading around $85, the company faces an unrealized loss approaching $1 billion. Consequently, FWDI shares have dropped sharply, sliding from nearly $40 last year…

Senators say they've reached compromise on yield to advance crypto market bill

LegalMar 30

The two U.S. senators negotiating a controversial provision in the crypto industry's market structure bill — Republican Thom Tillis and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks — have reportedly agreed on a compromise that could advance the industry's top priority to the next stage in the Senate. The two were reported by Politico to have agreed in principle on an approach to stablecoin yield in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, and that potentially knocks down one of the top unresolved issues in the wide-ranging bill. Still, no further details emerged, other than Alsobrooks reiterating that the yield accord would bar rewards on…

Shiba Inu Exchange Netflow Jumps to 39 Billion, Mounting Fresh Selling Pressure

ExchangesMar 30

Shiba Inu exchange netflow has ticked up in the past 24 hours alongside the latest price decline, suggesting renewed selling pressure. The prominent meme coin has dropped 4% in the past 24 hours, joining a broader market trend. Technical analysis also revealed that it could not surmount the resistance at the apex of a descending triangle, forcing a rejection. Meanwhile, users have more to worry about, as on-chain data shows that selling pressure has ticked up in the past day. Key Points Data from CryptoQuant shows that the $SHIB exchange netflow has amounted to 39,498,300,000 tokens in the past 24…

Ethereum and BNB Chain Dominate

BlockchainMar 30

The blockchain industry is going through a considerable slowdown in line with the latest statistics. However, despite the notable decline over the past month, Ethereum, $BNB Chain, and Polygon remain the top blockchains in terms of developer activity. As per the data from Santiment, the other leading names take into account Optimism, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Solana, Cosmos, Harmony, and Cardano. The ongoing downturn in this respect indicates wider shifting dynamics. Ethereum Leads Blockchains Based on Monthly Developer Activity Despite 17.79% Drop Dominating the list of key blockchains based on developer activity over the month is Ethereum. Nonetheless, irrespective of taking the…

Forward Industries CEO calls Hyperliquid ‘everything wrong with crypto’

RegulationMar 30

Kyle Samani, the Chairman of Forward Industries, a Nasdaq-listed company that currently operates as a treasury company focused on holding Solana, just threw shade at Hyperliquid and its founder, Jeff Yan. As far as Samani is concerned, Hyperliquid represents “everything wrong with crypto.” It was shocking commentary, but Samani was kind enough to explain what he meant, albeit vaguely. The comments have left many wondering if this is the typical ecosystem rivalry or something more. Samani made some serious allegations According to Samani, Hyperliquid’s founder Jeff Yan, who is known for keeping a low profile, had to run from his…

Crypto firms operating in Kenya could soon pay $3.85 million under new stablecoin rules

LegalMar 30

Kenya has taken a crucial step in defining its digital asset market. The government has released draft guidelines for crypto firms and digital asset service providers. These guidelines are designed to bring clarity and accountability to the growing sector and seek public input before April 10. The proposed regulations, published by the National Treasury, will require firms dealing in digital assets to hold up to Sh500 million ($3.85 million) in paid-up capital. Kenya sets new rules for crypto firms In a public notice, the draft regulations set out how crypto exchanges, wallet providers, and other intermediaries in the crypto space…