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Kris Marszalek, the founder and CEO of crypto exchange Crypto.com, spent $70 million to buy ai.com, the highest publicly disclosed price paid for a website domain, the FT reported. The acquisition signals the executive’s move into artificial intelligence, a sector that reached nearly $1.5 trillion in worldwide spending in 2025, according to Gartner. The momentum will intensify this year, with Bloomberg reporting that the four largest U.S. tech giants alone, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, plan to invest a combined $650 billion in AI infrastructure this year. The transaction, finalized in April 2025, was conducted entirely in cryptocurrency, the FT…
Stablecoin reward ban debate intensifies as CLARITY Act stalls over dispute between banks and crypto firms. Banks warn high stablecoin yields could pull deposits from traditional accounts offering near-zero interest. Crypto exchanges risk revenue decline as stablecoin balances and interest-sharing strategies face restrictions. The debate over banning passive rewards on stablecoins is gaining urgency as U.S. lawmakers work toward finalizing crypto regulations before the upcoming congressional deadline. The discussion intensified in late March 2026, with banks pushing to restrict yield-bearing stablecoins while crypto firms warn it could slow adoption. CLARITY Act Stalls Over Stablecoin Yield Dispute The Senate’s market structure…
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance TR is distributing various rewards to those who create high-quality cryptocurrency content through its Content Creator Program. Under the Content Creator Program, content creators with a certain number of followers will have the chance to both inspire the cryptocurrency community and earn income by participating in the program. The program will include social media influencers, cryptocurrency community leaders, or content creators with a large user base. Participation requirements for the Content Creator Program include: Social media accounts with more than 10,000 followers YouTube channels with more than 2,000 subscribers Those who have communities of more than…
The crypto industry has framed its quantum reckoning as a single catastrophic “Q-Day” moment when a sufficiently powerful machine arrives, old cryptographic keys shatter, and blockchain history unravels. This week, that moment may have been brought forward into this decade. The Ethereum Foundation’s Mar. 24 post-quantum (PQ) roadmap shows that the realistic quantum threat to Ethereum centers on forged signatures enabling theft and impersonation, and that selecting stronger cryptographic algorithms is the comparatively manageable layer of the problem. The coordination infrastructure underneath it is an order of magnitude harder. EF’s FAQ ranks the exposed surfaces in a specific order: user…
E-Estate Group Inc., a company specializing in tokenized real estate, has revealed its roadmap for the next eight years, putting a special emphasis on scaling and institutional integration. Titled Vision 2034, the document also outlined some major milestones planned for 2026, including extended offerings such as tokenized apartments. Other initiatives include the tokenization of villas to cater to premium real estate investors, as well as the first World Tokenized Real Estate Forum, expected to position the company as a leader in digital property ownership. Over time, the portfolio will expand to include commercial properties, business centers, land plots, and real…
Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis are introducing legislation to bar CFTC-regulated prediction market platforms from offering contracts tied to sporting events. The bill represents the first bipartisan Senate effort to restrict prediction markets. It would also prohibit casino-style products such as slot machine games, video poker, blackjack, and bingo from appearing on the platforms. Prediction Markets Face Congressional Pushback Schiff framed the legislation as a response to what he called federal regulators actively enabling the sector’s expansion into sports. “The CFTC is green-lighting these markets and even promoting their growth. It’s time for Congress to step in and eliminate…
As cryptocurrency exchanges continue to update their listings, leading platform OKX has announced a significant decision regarding UXLINK trading pairs. According to the announcement, the exchange will gradually remove certain spot trading pairs for UXLINK from its platform. According to information shared by OKX, the UXLINK/USD trading pair will be delisted on April 3rd at 11:00 AM. Following this, the UXLINK/USDT trading pair will also be closed for spot trading on April 6th at the same time. Trading in these pairs will be completely suspended after these dates. The exchange stated that the decision was made as a result of…
Quantra, an RWA-focused blockchain infrastructure platform, has partnered with YieldMind, a robust DeFi intelligence project that leverages AI. The initiative is set to fortify collaboration across the swiftly advancing Web3 ecosystem. As per Quantra’s official social media announcement, the development underscores the rising integration between DeFi, RWA infrastructure, and AI. Hence, both platforms attempt to contribute to relatively automated and> 🤝 PR Partnership AnnouncementQuantra has established a PR partnership with YieldMind.YieldMind @YieldMind_ is an AI-powered DeFi intelligence protocol optimizing staking, farming, and asset allocation through real-time, adaptive on-chain execution — replacing emotional yield… pic.twitter.com/0MxkZ7WDnR — Quantra (@quantra_rwa) March 28, 2026…
An unmarked wallet just purchased $106.98 million in $ETH. Arkham Intelligence flagged the transaction and noted that the purchase pattern matches Bitmine’s prior buying behavior. The question Arkham is asking publicly: Did Tom Lee just buy another $100 million in $ETH? THIS WHALE JUST BOUGHT $100 MILLION $ETHAn unmarked address just purchased $106.98M of $ETH. The $ETH purchase pattern matches Bitmine’s prior purchase patterns.Did Tom Lee just buy $100M of $ETH? pic.twitter.com/PI4V1bY96b — Arkham (@arkham) March 26, 2026 Two days ago, Bitmine’s accumulated $ETH holdings crossed $10 billion after purchasing $140.74 million in a single week. That figure outpaced Michael…
US President Donald Trump has announced the successor to Jerome Powell, whose term as FED Chairman expires in May. At this point, Trump nominated Kevin Warsh. While discussions continue about how Kevin Warsh will affect the markets, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made important statements on the matter. According to Reuters, Scott Bessent, speaking to Fox News, said that even if Kevin Warsh takes office, it could take up to a year for the Fed to decide on shrinking its balance sheet (quantitative tightening: QT). Bessent stated that it would take at least a year to determine the direction of…