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Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced today that a comprehensive modernization process is being considered to adapt existing securities regulations for cryptocurrency markets to blockchain-based financial systems. Atkins stated that the SEC is focusing on new regulatory efforts, particularly regarding how the definitions of “exchange,” “brokerage,” “trading agent,” and “clearing house” will be applied within the crypto ecosystem. The statements were interpreted as a signal of a comprehensive policy shift highlighting that blockchain-based financial systems operate differently from traditional market infrastructure. The SEC Chairman stated that the agency is considering creating a future-proof regulatory…

Developer activity continues to play the role of the leading factor denoting the position of the blockchain network. In this respect, Ethereum, $BNB Chain, and Polygon are dominating the blockchain sector in terms of developer activity. As per the data from Santiment, the other prominent blockchains include Solana, Cosmos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Harmony, and Gnosis. The performance of these blockchains presents mixed results. Ethereum Leads Blockchains Based on Weekly Developer Activity with 9.5K Events Ethereum remains the top blockchain when it comes to developer activity. However, over the past week, the developer activity has dropped by 9.86% on the Ethereum…

The war just got bigger. Bitcoin briefly got smaller. Bitcoin dipped to $65,112 early Monday morning, its lowest level since the February crash, before recovering to $67,402 as Asian markets opened. The 24-hour range of $65,112 to $67,389 reflects a market that sold hard on overnight escalation headlines and found buyers near $65,000, a level that hasn’t been tested since the war’s opening weekend five weeks ago. Ethereum recovered 2% to $2,044, Solana gained 0.9% to $83.48, and $XRP added 1.4% to $1.35. The 24-hour green across the board masks a rougher weekly picture though. BTC is still down 1%…

Warren Buffett, the 95-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” and a notorious critic of Bitcoin, has come up with one of his sharpest market warnings in years during the 2026 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting. Buffett characterized the current market environment as uniquely speculative. “We’ve never had people in a more gambling mood than now,” Buffett stated, capturing the frenzied sentiment that has driven massive retail participation in highly volatile assets, including cryptocurrencies and short-term options. “The market always feels like a church with a casino attached,” he explained. “People can move between the church and the casino. There are more people…

Something strange is happening on the $XRP Ledger and even validators are starting to notice. A dUNL validator known as Vet flagged unusual behavior over the past two days. One case showed that more than $2,000 was burned in fees across just four transactions. This turns out to be a not-normal activity for XRPL. The explanation is not confirmed. However, one theory is gaining traction around AI bots in making rounds. Vet suggested that rising activity may be coming from people experimenting with AI tools and scripts. It added that many of these tools generate automated transactions. Meanwhile, some are…

From his prison cell at FCI Lompoc, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is running the same Donald Trump-cheerleading play that Pam Bondi ran right before Trump fired her. He’s joined Bondi on team “Dow 50K.” The convicted FTX fraudster’s proxy-run X account posted on Wednesday that the S&P 500 had hit a record level of 7,365. The index, the ex-FTX CEO claimed, had rallied an impressive 22.8% since Trump’s second inauguration. At the corresponding time during Joe Biden’s presidency, it was up just 7%. The post pulled more than 1.5 million views and tagged @realDonaldTrump, as nearly all of SBF’s recent posts…

Ripple CTO David Schwartz proposed a pool of names for a new privacy protocol on Solana Labs, responding to a public request from Mert Mumtaz. Schwartz’s proposed list included Umbra, Solstice, Veil, Specter, Obsidian, Nyx, and Obscurant. Answering the question in the headline, it’s because of the synergy between top executives from traditionally competing blockchain communities – $XRP and Solana – around the shared issue of privacy, and it is not really surprising. Two ecosystems, one goal Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius, has become one of the most visible advocates for privacy during the current market cycle and has actively…

The cryptocurrency market has seen a remarkable trend in cross-chain capital movements over the past week. While some ecosystems experienced strong fund inflows, others saw significant capital outflows. The data indicates that investor interest continues to be concentrated on specific blockchains. One of the most notable fund inflows of the week occurred in the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Despite high-volume inflows and outflows, a net positive flow was maintained, while larger ecosystems like Base and Ethereum also recorded limited but positive net inflows. Related News BREAKING: Iran Presents 14-Point Peace Agreement to the U.S.; Donald Trump Responds The ecosystems that experienced the…

USDT0 has launched on $IOTA Rebased, connecting the network to $USDT liquidity through an omnichain transfer model. $IOTA Rebased operates on a delegated proof-of-stake and offers Layer 1 smart contracts for on-chain lending and trading. $IOTA has expanded its DeFi infrastructure with the arrival of USDT0 on $IOTA Rebased on March 21. The rollout connects its smart-contract network to an omnichain stablecoin framework. It is built to move Tether-linked liquidity across networks without relying on separate token pools on each chain. $IOTA Rebased has been live since May 2025, as we earlier covered. USDT0 is a unified liquidity network for…

In brief Top banking groups say the new Clarity Act language leaves loopholes regarding stablecoin yield. The compromise would ban direct yield on stablecoins but still allow some rewards tied to account balances. The banks’ statement comes as senators prepare for a long-delayed committee vote on the Clarity Act. A coalition of the nation’s top banking trade groups, representing Wall Street giants and community banks alike, issued a statement Friday expressing concern that new language in a major crypto bill would benefit digital assets companies and disrupt the traditional banking industry. For months, the banking industry and the crypto lobby…