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The US Federal Reserve is entering into a “gradual” era of money printing that will stimulate asset prices “mildly” but will not be as dramatic as the “big print” that many in the Bitcoin ($BTC) community anticipated, according to economist and Bitcoin advocate Lyn Alden. “My base case is roughly in line with what the Fed expects: to grow its balance sheet approximately at the same proportional pace as total bank assets or nominal gross-domestic product (GDP),” Alden said in her Feb. 8 investment strategy newsletter, adding: “Overall, it means I continue to want to own high-quality scarce assets, with…

The recent guidance from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission establishing a taxonomy for digital assets put a “final nail” in the coffin of SEC policy under former Chairman Gary Gensler, according to Alex Thorn, the head of firmwide research at investment firm Galaxy. The SEC guidance, published on Tuesday, established a taxonomy for digital assets, dividing them into five categories, including digital commodities, digital collectibles like non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital tools, stablecoins, and tokenized securities. The SEC guidance published on Tuesday establishes which digital assets qualify as securities. Source: SEC Under…

In a significant on-chain transaction monitored globally, Cumberland, a prominent institutional crypto trading firm, withdrew a substantial $15.7 million in PAX Gold ($PAXG) from the OKX exchange. This move, detected by on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa, highlights ongoing strategic positioning within the gold-backed cryptocurrency sector. The transaction involved 3,477 $PAXG tokens and occurred amidst a complex landscape for digital assets. Furthermore, the associated wallet address reveals a holding of $13.5 million in XAUT, another leading gold-backed token. This activity provides a critical lens into institutional behavior and the evolving role of commodity-backed stablecoins in digital finance. Cumberland’s $PAXG Withdrawal: Analyzing the On-Chain…

Prominent crypto venture capitalists are clashing online about whether non-financial use cases in crypto, Web3, and blockchain have failed due to a lack of investor demand and product-market fit or if the best days for non-financial applications still lay ahead. The debate started on Friday when Chris Dixon, a managing partner at venture capital firm a16z crypto, published an article arguing that years of “scams, extractive behavior and regulatory attacks” were the reason that non-financial use cases in crypto have not taken off. These use cases include decentralized social media, digital identity management, decentralized media streaming platforms, digital rights platforms,…

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is asking U.S. lawmakers to act fast. He wants Congress to pass the CLARITY Act. He says, Stablecoins should offer both value and safety. Right now, most stablecoins give users no returns. We must unleash the yield, safely.We’re at a momentous turning point for our industry. If Congress passes the CLARITY Act, we finally get the regulatory certainty we’ve been advocating for.So what’s the hold up? Deciding if customers should earn yield from their stablecoin… — Vlad Tenev (@vladtenev) March 20, 2026 Tenev believes this must change. He argues that users should earn yield, just like…

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is focused on integrating blockchain technology into existing market infrastructure rather than replacing it, according to chief product officer Jon Herrick. The exchange is “striving for interoperability” and “building on top of what exists,” as it explores how tokenized assets could function within current systems, Herrick said. That approach reflects a broader stance on market evolution. “You have to be mindful of the inherent good things of the market that has developed up to now … it’s this balance of both things,” he said on stage at the Digital Asset Summit in New York…

Crypto and blockchain venture capital witnessed a sharp rebound in Q4 2025, driven predominantly by large late-stage deals. Galaxy Digital’s report, authored by Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research, found that venture capitalists deployed $8.5 billion across 425 deals in the quarter – an 84% increase in capital invested and a 2.6% rise in deal count compared to Q3 2025. This represents the strongest quarterly investment in the sector since Q2 2022, although deal counts remain well below 2021-2022 levels. Crypto VC Surge in Q4 Thorn reported that later-stage companies captured 56% of total capital invested, while earlier-stage startups accounted…

U.S. lawmakers move to block taxpayer rescues for crypto firms, tightening federal safeguards and signaling tougher boundaries between digital asset risk and traditional finance as scrutiny intensifies over potential spillover into the broader financial system. Senate Bill Targets Limits on Federal Crypto Bailouts Legislative scrutiny of crypto-related financial risk sharpened as U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced the “No Bailout for Crypto Act” on March 19, targeting limits on federal intervention. The measure seeks to prevent taxpayer-backed assistance for digital asset firms during periods of market distress. Lawmakers outlined restrictions that would block federal agencies from extending emergency support to…

An interesting moment has arrived on the Shiba Inu ($SHIB) market. While overall activity is declining, the Korean platform Upbit has nearly matched the global leader, Binance, in trading volumes. The gap between them now stands at a symbolic $110,000, according to CoinGlass. Numbers of the day: Binance: $4.36 million (still the leader, but with only a minimal advantage). Upbit: $4.25 million (a powerful surge driven by Korean retail interest). Overall decline: $SHIB trading volume has dropped by 35% over the past 24 hours. How Upbit caught up with Binance on cooling $SHIB market When trading volumes fall by 35%,…

The Federal Reserve has heard arguments from crypto companies and banking associations on a proposal to allow so-called “skinny master accounts,” which would give fintech firms limited access to the central bank’s payments infrastructure. The Fed received 44 comments in response to its proposal, which closed on Friday, seeking feedback on offering a “payment account,” with crypto companies backing the idea and banks urging caution. In opening up comments on the proposal in December, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the new payment accounts were needed due to “rapid developments” in payments and that they would “support innovation while keeping the…