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Despite a bearish cryptocurrency market, ETF issuers continue to push forward with new filings, betting that demand for digital asset funds will remain strong. Summary ETF issuers like Bitwise, ProShares, and 21Shares are advancing with new filings, including plans for Uniswap-linked and leveraged Bitcoin/Ether ETFs. The crypto ETF market is crowded, with over 140 existing funds, 10 new launches this year, and more expected. Bitcoin’s sharp price drop has led to significant losses for ETF buyers, with $1.5 billion withdrawn from Ether ETFs and over $3.5 billion from Bitcoin ETFs in the past three months. This month, Bitwise Asset Management…

Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham leads the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). She previously served as global head of swap dealer and Volcker compliance at Citi. Pham launched the CFTC’s 12-month Crypto Sprint, achieving milestones like tokenized collateral guidance and listed spot crypto trading on CFTC-registered exchanges. Key Takeaways The CFTC is focusing on returning to foundational principles to enhance market oversight. Emphasis is placed on ensuring financial markets serve the economy through price discovery and risk mitigation. Regulatory efforts should prioritize market integrity over sensational headlines. A positive regulatory posture is crucial for fostering innovation in the crypto…

Binance has dominated Bitcoin ($BTC) spot trading volume with $1,438,600,000 as of March 22, 2026. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, accounted for 27.92% of all reported $BTC spot trading volume of approximately $5,152,239,863 on that date, according to information shared by analytics platform CryptoQuant on March 24. Crypto.com’s $673.67M and MEXC’s $673.38M are the closest individual competitors to Binance, These two significantly outpaced Coinbase Global, which recorded $367.97M while Bybit’s was about $570.90 million. Together, MEXC and Crypto.com recorded a combined $BTC spot trading volume of $1,347,055,200, which is still substantially below Binance’s single-exchange total, thereby underscoring Binance’s outsized…

The Bitcoin network experienced a rare two-block reorg on Mar. 23, at block height 941,880. Foundry mined six consecutive blocks, AntPool and ViaBTC briefly extended a competing branch. The chain resolved the fork as designed, following the path with the most hash rate. Bitcoin performed exactly as designed and validated its assumptions. The heuristic nobody labeled The six-confirmation rule is one of the pieces of received wisdom that have traveled so far from their origins that most people who repeat it can’t reconstruct why six is the number. The answer traces back to Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 whitepaper, which modeled finality…

Investors are now eyeing this week’s release of January’s delayed inflation print, following a hot labor report on Wednesday that showed the economy added 130,000 new jobs for the month. The release of fresh U.S. consumer price index data, pushed out due to the government’s partial shutdown and now expected Friday, is forecast to show a reduction from the month prior, down 0.2% from December to 2.5% year-over-year. The inflation metric is “more important than employment data,” Derek Lim, head of research at crypto market-making firm Caladan, told Decrypt. “Lower than expected inflation would increase pressure on the Fed to…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has implemented another significant regulation targeting the cryptocurrency market. The institution approved new listing criteria for options trading on commodity-based trusts (CBPs) containing multiple crypto assets, as offered by Nasdaq. With this official decision, the option listing framework, which previously applied only to structures containing a single crypto asset, has been expanded. The regulatory process began with Nasdaq’s filing on September 26, 2025, after which the proposal was published in the Federal Register and opened to public comment. During this process, two separate amendments (Amendment No. 1 and No. 2) were submitted, but…

OKX Ventures, the venture capital arm of the global cryptocurrency exchange, has made a strategic investment in STBL, a next-generation stablecoin and yield infrastructure provider. STBL, co-founded by Reeve Collins, who also co-founded Tether, and tokenization pioneer Avtar Sehra, also announced a partnership with Hamilton Lane (HLNE), an alternative-investment management firm, and Securitize, a regulated digital securities issuance firm whose clients include BlackRock (BLK). The plan is to develop a stablecoin backed by real-world assets (RWA) on OKX’s Ethereum-compatible layer-2 blockchain X Layer, the companies said on Thursday. The endeavor features a feeder fund to Hamilton Lane’s Senior Credit Opportunities…

In a landmark announcement from Singapore on March 21, 2025, Binance CEO Richard Teng revealed a staggering milestone for cryptocurrency adoption: over 21 million merchants worldwide now accept Binance Pay. This figure, representing a dramatic surge in the payment service’s network, underscores a pivotal shift in global commerce. Teng’s statement positions cryptocurrency not as a speculative asset, but as a foundational payment method rapidly integrating into the fabric of everyday transactions. Binance Pay Reaches a Critical Mass in Merchant Adoption The announcement from Binance CEO Richard Teng marks a definitive moment for the crypto payment ecosystem. Surpassing 21 million merchants…

Stablecoin issuer Agant won registration as a cryptoasset business with the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), marking a regulatory milestone as it prepares to introduce a pound-denominated stablecoin, the company said in a press release Wednesday. The registration, granted under the country’s money laundering regulations, positions the firm to issue GBPA, a fully backed sterling stablecoin designed for institutional use. Stablecoins, digital tokens typically pegged to fiat currencies or other reserve assets, function as the crypto market’s main payment and cross-border settlement rails. The sector is led by Tether’s dollar-pegged USDT, with market capitalization of almost $184 billion, followed by…

In a significant on-chain transaction reported on March 26, 2025, cryptocurrency market-making firm Flowdesk deposited a combined $27.9 million worth of Ethereum ($ETH) and Chainlink ($LINK) to the Binance exchange, triggering immediate analysis from market observers. This substantial Flowdesk deposit, consisting of 6,088 $ETH and 1.62 million $LINK, represents a notable movement of assets from a private wallet to a major trading venue, an action historically associated with preparatory steps for liquidity events. Market analysts and data tracking services like The Data Nerd now scrutinize the potential downstream effects on both the Ethereum and Chainlink ecosystems. Flowdesk Deposit Details and…