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$440M Crypto Ponzi TradeAI case dodges dismissal bid

The lawsuit tied to the alleged $440 million TradeAI/Stakx scheme will stay and move ahead. Crypto-focused firm Burwick Law announced that a US court has denied a motion to dismiss the case. This ruling came from Lewis Kaplan in the Southern District of New York. In the fresh proceedings, the court rejected all key arguments raised by the defense. This included jurisdiction, venue, and service-related objections. The crucial case was filed back in 2024. However, the fight is still on. It accuses several individuals of running an alleged Ponzi-style operation around NFTs. The complaint also mentioned crypto investment pools. Judge…

RegulationMar 29

Aster Code Introduces Development Framework Tailored for Perp DEX Projects

Aster Code is presenting itself as modular Web3 infrastructure for perpetual DEX builders, built around a two-layer architecture that separates execution from integration. Its first partner batch spans wallets, trading terminals, AI-native platforms and social trading products, with Aster positioned as the execution layer underneath them. Future plans include an ecosystem fund, tighter partner collaboration and continued product refinement, showing Aster wants to pair infrastructure with incubation and growth support. Aster Code is stepping into the perpetual DEX infrastructure race with a framework designed to make onchain derivatives easier to build. The pitch is not just faster coding, but a…

ExchangesMar 29

ETH Tests Key Support as Long-Term Holder Sells $23M

Ethereum is approaching a critical inflection point as price action weakens near key support levels, while on-chain data reveals shifting investor behavior. Recent trading shows a clear rejection from the $2,350–$2,400 range, pushing $ETH into a corrective phase around $2,040. Market Structure Signals Weakness Price structure now reflects a short-term bearish trend. Lower highs continue to form after the recent peak, signaling distribution. Besides, weak recovery attempts indicate that buyers lack conviction at current levels. The $2,020–$2,030 zone now acts as immediate support. This level aligns with a key Fibonacci retracement and recent trendline support. However, price already lost the…

EthereumMar 29

Alphabet draws $100B+ demand for $15B bond sale to fund record $185B AI spend

Alphabet Inc. is raising $15 billion in the US corporate bond market this week, part of a sweeping financing strategy to support its record-breaking $185 billion capital expenditure plan for artificial intelligence. According to a Bloomberg report, the offering includes seven tranches and has attracted more than $100 billion in demand. The longest tranche, maturing in 2066, is expected to yield roughly 95 basis points above Treasuries. The Google parent is also preparing to enter the UK and Swiss bond markets for the first time, including a rare 100-year bond, something not seen in the tech sector since the late-1990s…

MarketsMar 29

Japan’s Ruling Party Launches On-Chain Finance Task Force

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party kicked off a new project team on Tuesday dedicated to designing a national framework for AI-powered on-chain finance, marking Tokyo’s most ambitious legislative push yet into tokenized financial infrastructure. The move signals that Japan’s political leadership is no longer treating blockchain finance as a niche issue — but as a structural economic priority requiring cross-ministerial coordination. “Not a 5-to-10-Year Story” The “Next-Generation AI and On-Chain Finance Vision Project Team” held its first meeting on Tuesday under the LDP’s Digital Society Promotion Headquarters. Former Digital Minister Taira Masaaki, who has led the LDP’s web3 policy agenda since…

RegulationMar 29

P2P.me team discloses and apologizes for prediction market bets

The team behind the P2P.me decentralized trading platform disclosed that it opened positions on the Polymarket prediction market related to its recent capital raise. The team opened the positions 10 days before the raise went live, wagering whether the project would hit its $6 million fundraising target, according to a disclosure published on the X social media platform. At the time the positions were opened, P2P.me had only one “oral commitment” from venture firm Multicoin Capital for $3 million in funding, “no signed term sheets” and “no guaranteed allocations,” the team said. The Polymarket account for the P2P.me team shows…

ExchangesMar 29

BlackRock sends $181 million in Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase amid crypto sell-off

BlackRock deposited $181 million in digital assets on Coinbase Prime today during a slump in crypto markets that pushed Bitcoin and altcoins lower. According to Arkham Intel data, 612 BTC, worth around $41 million, and 68,567 Ethereum, worth approximately $140 million, were transferred from a wallet owned by the leading asset manager. While BlackRock’s transfers may not involve selling and could be part of a dip-buying strategy, they have caught notice amid mixed demand for exchange-traded products and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The deposit took place amid a sharp crypto market retreat, with Bitcoin sliding from above $68,000 to approximately $66,300…

EthereumMar 29

Strategy hasn’t sold any STRC shares despite advertising on X

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has been using its X marketing budget to advertise STRC, its quasi-pegged, 11.25% dividend-yielding preferred share. Unfortunately, that expensive, direct response ad campaign didn’t yield any results for shareholders last week. For the week of February 2-8, Strategy didn’t sell any new shares of STRC nor any other preferred shares. It only succeeded in taking out the bid on its common stock, MSTR, to raise capital from its so-called at-the-market (ATM) shareholder dilution program. Worse, its ad campaign didn’t yield any results in the prior week. From January 26 to February 1, the company failed to sell…

MarketsMar 29

Kalshi joins Polymarket in sweeping user bans to head off insider trading

Two major prediction market platforms, Kalshi and Polymarket, on Monday announced new trading guardrails to address insider trading amid mounting concerns of market manipulation on recent event contracts. It comes the same day that US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to ban event contracts that resemble a “sports bet” or “casino-style game.” Kalshi on Monday said it would preemptively ban political candidates from trading on their own campaigns and those known to be involved in college and professional sports, such as athletes, personnel, and referees. Kalshi’s ban followed just hours after rival Polymarket revealed comparatively broader prohibitions to ban users…

RegulationMar 29

Kalshi Approved for Margin Trading After Affiliate Kinetic Markets Gets FCM Registration

Kalshi gained regulatory approval to offer margin trading after its affiliate Kinetic Markets LLC was registered as a futures commission merchant with the National Futures Association on March 24, 2026. Kalshi Margin Trading Approved The NFA filing lists Kinetic Markets as both an FCM and swap firm. Bloomberg was the first to report on the NFA filing. Kalshi Inc. holds a 10% or greater financial interest in the entity. Co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara are named as indirect owners, with Lior Samuel Hirschfeld serving as CEO of Kinetic, Sam Rosner as CFO, and Joshua Andrew Beardsley as chief…

ExchangesMar 29