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U.S. jobs growth sizably strengthened in the first month of 2026. There were 130,000 jobs added in January, according to a Wednesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had been for 70,000 jobs added, up from jobs growth of 48,000 in December. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% versus forecasts for 4.4% and December’s 4.4%. Trading in a tight range close to $69,000 for much of the week, bitcoin BTC$66,976.07 had dipped back to the $67,000 area in the hours prior to the report. In the immediate aftermath of the strong data, bitcoin rose to $67,500, though…

Blockchain-based prediction market platform Polymarket has rolled out a referral program that lets users monetize their network by earning a cut of trading fees. Direct referrals generate 30% in rewards, while indirect referrals bring in 10%, with unlimited upside. All earnings are calculated in real time and deposited directly into the user’s account balance. We’re excited to announce we’re expanding the release of Polymarket’s Referral Program from private beta to all traders with >$10k in volume You will now be eligible for rewards proportionate to the trading volume of all new users you refer Get started:https://t.co/uJhBnhMJub — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March…

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has once again drawn a hard line in the sand between the underlying technology of digital assets and the speculative frenzy surrounding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. During at a conference held in Washington, D.C. that was held earlier this Tuesday, the billionaire CEO stated that he believes in blockchain but rejects crypto speculation. “When you talk about blockchain, we are a big user, we’re the biggest,” he said. He believes that the technology will be used for smart contracts as well as moving money and data. “It will be very efficient and very capable,” Dimon added.…

The recent activity involves a crypto whale opening long positions on $ETH and $BTC using approximately 20x leverage. Leveraged trading allows investors to control significantly larger positions with a relatively small amount of capital, amplifying both potential gains and risks. Whale 0x049b opened 20x longs on 9,256 $ETH($20.16M) and 282.47 $BTC($20.13M) in the past 1 hour.Liquidation prices:• $ETH: $2,095.13• $BTC: $68,132.62https://t.co/RnnPhBU5Z1 pic.twitter.com/FFrxgV12kC — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) March 25, 2026 $ETH Whale Leverage Signals Strong Conviction in Crypto Market The total value of these positions exceeds $40 million, making it a notable move in the current market environment. The timing of executing…

A crypto exchange with deep Wall Street roots just announced a product that could reshape how institutions bet on the Korean won (KRW). EDXM International, backed by Citadel Securities and based in Singapore, is preparing to launch a KRW-linked perpetual futures contract. Bloomberg reported the news on Tuesday, citing EDXM CEO Kai Kono. The product would arrive by early April, making it the first blockchain-native instrument designed to compete directly with the offshore KRW derivatives market. The World’s Largest Hidden FX Market Most crypto traders have never encountered a non-deliverable forward, or NDF, but the market is enormous. When a…

In a landmark development for the digital asset space, Ondo Finance announced on March 21, 2025, that the Total Value Locked (TVL) on its Ondo Global Markets platform for tokenized securities has officially crossed the $700 million threshold. This significant achievement solidifies the platform’s dominant position, currently commanding over 60% of the market share in this specific niche. The milestone represents a pivotal moment for the broader adoption of Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, signaling robust institutional and retail confidence in blockchain-based financial instruments. Ondo Finance’s Tokenized Securities Platform Reaches New Heights Ondo Global Markets functions as a specialized platform for…

Ethereum rebounded from recent weakness as buyer demand returned, lifting bullish momentum and keeping the market focused on key resistance. Ethereum ($ETH) traded near $2,166 on the snapshot, up 0.5% over 24 hours, after rebounding from a sharp drop toward $2,105. The recovery pushed $ETH back near the top of its daily range at $2,173, showing buyers defended lower levels effectively. Short-term support appeared around $2,100-$2,110, while resistance stood near $2,170-$2,174. Although weekly performance remained negative at -6.6%, the 14-day and 30-day gains suggested broader recovery momentum was still intact. Where’s Ethereum Headed? Notably, Ethereum traded around $2,169 on the…

Africa recorded the highest median stablecoin-to-fiat conversion spreads among tracked regions in January, according to data observed by payments infrastructure company Borderless.xyz, covering 66 currency corridors and nearly 94,000 rate observations. The regional median spread was 299 basis points, or about 3%, compared with about 1.3% in Latin America and 0.07% in Asia. In Africa, conversion costs ranged from about 1.5% in South Africa to nearly 19.5% in Botswana. The data measures “spreads,” or the gap between a provider’s buy and sell rate for a stablecoin-to-fiat pair. Similar to a bid-ask spread in traditional markets, it reflects the execution cost…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the delisting of certain trading pairs from its margin trading platform. According to the official statement, specific cross and isolated margin trading pairs on Binance Margin will be delisted on March 27, 2026, at 09:00 AM. According to the announcement, the trading pairs that will be removed from cross-margin trading include XRP/BNB, Axie Infinity/$BTC, Ethereum Classic/$BTC, Cosmos/$BTC, Dash/$BTC, Bitcoin Cash/$USD1, Pundi X/$USDC, Avalanche/$USD1, and F/$USDC. Regarding isolated margin trading, it was stated that the following pairs will be removed: Avalanche/ETH, Axie Infinity/$BTC, Ethereum Classic/$BTC, Cosmos/$BTC, Dash/$BTC, and F/$USDC. Binance advised users to close their open…

Noos protocol, a decentralized infrastructure for the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) era, has disclosed its strategic partnership with MarsCat Global, a privacy-first, serverless peer-to-peer (P2P) decentralized communication network and Web3 application engine. The primary objective of this integration is to ensure secure and privacy-first Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents operate autonomously on Web3. 🚀 Noos × @MarsCat_Global Ecosystem PartnershipNoos has partnered with #MarsCat_Global to advance the integration of AI Agents × privacy-native infrastructure × Web3.MarsCat_Global provides secure P2P communication and user-owned data infrastructure, enabling decentralized,… pic.twitter.com/iM7DFwEBxp — Noos (@NoosProtocol) March 23, 2026 Noos protocol is well-known for serving with a unique…