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Ethereum is outpacing Bitcoin as tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran continue to shape global markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows $ETH has risen 18% against the dollar since the start of March, compared with a 13% gain for Bitcoin over the same period. The $ETH/BTC ratio has also moved higher, rising 7.6% to 0.0315 from 0.0293 in less than three weeks, a sign that Ethereum is gaining ground relative to Bitcoin rather than simply rising alongside it. That shift has pushed $ETH above $2,300 and left it on track for its first positive monthly close since August 2025.…

Strategy saw a silver lining after the latest market downturn. The STRC preferred stock returned above $100, allowing more selling and potential $BTC purchases. After two weeks of dormancy, Strategy’s STRC returned to above $100 valuations. At this price range, Strategy can sell more preferred shares, boosting its ability to not skip weekly $BTC purchases. STRC is one of the solutions for tapping the MSTR common stock facility, which has led to fast dilution. However, Strategy tries to sell STRC in a tight range, with new additions only when the price rises above $100. In this price range, selling STRC…

SwissBorg, a digital asset investment platform with over $1 billion in assets under management, has obtained approval under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation from the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the firm announced Friday. The authorisation permits the platform to offer multiple crypto-asset services, including custody, administration, order execution, transfers, portfolio management, and crypto-asset advisory services. SwissBorg CEO Cyrus Fazel described the milestone as a defining moment for the company and the European crypto ecosystem, saying regulatory alignment is essential for building trust and enabling long-term innovation. “At SwissBorg, we have always believed that embracing regulation…

RAX Finance, a RWA platform with infrastructure expertise in converting AI compute and energy resources into digital assets, today announced a strategic partnership with Cluster Protocol, a decentralized compute platform that focuses on decentralized AI model development. This collaboration enabled RAX Finance to combine its RWA platform with Cluster Protocol’s decentralized AI infrastructure, an integration that aims to advance innovation in asset tokenization and DApps (decentralized applications). Web3 is entering the era of intelligence, cross-chain interconnection, and true digital asset ownership. RAX Finance is at the forefront of this movement with its AI-powered RWA infrastructure. RAX serves as a decentralized…

TRON’s $TRX now trades against $USDC on Base via Aerodrome, and the new pool is already open for swaps, liquidity deposits, and emissions. The rollout uses LayerZero to link TRON with Base, enabling asset movement across both networks within a shared DeFi venue. TRON DAO announced on March 19 that the $TRX/$USDC trading pair is now live on Aerodrome, a decentralized exchange on Base. The launch places $TRX, the native token of the TRON network, on Base’s decentralized finance market. The setup uses LayerZero’s cross-chain system, which allows assets to move between TRON and Base. The new pair opens liquidity…

The Ethereum Foundation has deposited another 3,400 $ETH — worth roughly $7.5 million at today’s prices, near $2,220 — into DeFi lending protocol Morpho, with 1,000 $ETH allocated specifically to Morpho Vaults V2, according to a X post from the EF today, March 18. The move follows an initial deployment in October 2025, when the EF put 2,400 $ETH (~$5.3 million) and approximately $6 million in stablecoins into the protocol — bringing the Foundation’s total Morpho commitment to just under $19 million to date. According to the post, the DeFi deployments are a direct expression of the EF’s refreshed treasury…

Kalshi is moving deeper into the sports insurance market after announcing a partnership with sports insurance broker Game Point Capital, according to comments from CEO Tarek Mansour. Summary Kalshi has partnered with Game Point Capital to expand into the $9 billion sports insurance and reinsurance market, which is projected to double by 2030. Game Point executed two basketball bonus hedges on Kalshi at significantly lower prices (6% and 2%) compared to traditional OTC reinsurance rates of 12–13% and 7–8%. Kalshi is positioning its exchange as a cheaper, more transparent alternative to traditional reinsurers like Lloyd’s of London, citing growing liquidity…

A US federal judge has canceled subpoenas issued by the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. According to publicly released court documents, the decision is considered a major blow to the US government’s ongoing investigation. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, in his ruling, stated that there is strong evidence that the U.S. government used subpoenas for political pressure. Boasberg said, “The vast amount of evidence shows that the government sent these subpoenas to force Powell to lower interest rates or to resign.” The judge also emphasized that almost no evidence was presented that Powell committed a crime, stating…

ENI and GANA Insight have announced a partnership to advance PayFi infrastructure on $BNB Chain. GANA brings a decentralized payment and DeFi layer that is already running. Not a pilot. Not a testnet. Fully audited, wallet-integrated, and live with real payment utility. https://twitter.com/ENI__Official/status/2035995123893534733?s=20 ENI brings the blockchain infrastructure underneath it: high throughput, low latency, built for enterprise use. Together, the partnership targets the gap between on-chain settlement capability and the merchant-ready experience that makes crypto payments usable in practice. What GANA Insight Actually Does GANA Insight is a decentralized PayFi infrastructure built on $BNB Chain. PayFi combines payment functionality with…

Large institutional investors such as BlackRock and Grayscale, along with Ethereum-focused treasury firms like BitMine and SharpLink, are accelerating their $ETH staking activities. This trend creates fresh momentum for the asset amid ongoing volatility in the crypto market. The surge in staking activity reflects long-term confidence in the Ethereum ecosystem. It may also support a stronger recovery in $ETH prices in the near term. $ETH Staking Ratio Hits New High in March According to a report from Lookonchain, Grayscale has staked an additional 19,200 $ETH (approximately $44.6 million) through its Ethereum Mini Trust. The firm had previously staked 57,600 $ETH…