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With just a few days remaining until the crucial SEC deadline on March 27, the landscape of digital assets in the United States is poised for a turning point. With just a few days left until the crucial SEC deadline on March 27, the landscape of digital assets in the United States is gearing up for a historic shift.Cronos ($CRO), the native token of the Crypto.com ecosystem, is currently at the center of a transformation that could redefine the relationship between cryptocurrencies, federal regulation, and institutional finance.While geopolitical volatility keeps tensions high among retail investors, major Wall Street players are…

White House adviser Patrick Witt said it’s possible the Clarity Act becomes law by July 4 while Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushed for an ethics provision in the market structure bill. Consensus Miami 2026 wrapped up with a fiery debate on the role of prediction markets, and a lot otherwise happened at our first conference in the Sunshine State. CoinDesk also released the results of a survey it commissioned of 1,000 registered voters on their views toward crypto heading into the 2026 election. PS: I’ll be at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum next week. Let’s catch up if you’re there. You’re…

The supply of $XRP on Binance and Upbit cryptocurrency exchanges has continued to increase, signaling low bullish conviction among traders. Over the past 24 hours, $XRP investors deposited 53,658 tokens to Upbit, valued at $74,584 at press time. On the other hand, Binance users deposited 491,183 units, which is worth roughly $682,744 at the time of reporting. $XRP supply change on Binance and Upbit. Source: @Chachakobe4er ​As such, Upbit’s net holdings surged by 509,458,973 tokens, worth approximately $708 million, since February 2025. This increase means Upbit now holds 6,495,312,375 $XRP, representing 40.25% of all tokens held by crypto exchanges. Since…

A US official has confirmed that the rare earths trade agreement struck with China last November is still in force. The agreement, formalized in November 2025 amid escalating trade tensions, was designed to last one year. Under its terms, China agreed to suspend new export controls on rare earth minerals and grant general export licenses. In exchange, the US committed to reducing tariffs on Chinese goods by 10%. The numbers tell a complicated story As of March 2026, China’s rare earth magnet exports rose 8.2% year-over-year on a global basis. But shipments specifically destined for the US actually decreased over…

Bitcoin ETFs snapped a four-week inflow streak, with over $296.18 million in outflows recorded over the last week. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $296.18 million in net outflows after four weeks of inflows, during which more than $2.2 billion had been recorded. Inflows gradually began slowing, with $787.31 million, $568.45 million and $767.33 million during the first three weeks of March, and subsequently dropping to $95.18 million in the prior week. Outflows were led by BlackRock’s IBIT alongside other major funds. On Friday, more than $225.5 million of total U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF outflows came from…

David Sacks, former White House AI & Crypto Czar, recently stated that AI has become a core driver of economic growth in the United States. His opinion is that stopping progress with AI would be akin to bringing the U.S. economy to a screeching halt. This Sunday, David Sacks posted on X to state his opinion on a recent report issued by Morgan Stanley. This report focused on investment forecasts for the top five hyperscalers in the U.S. (Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle) for this year and next. It raised combined capex forecasts from $805 billion USD in 2026…

Ripple’s CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has offered a monetary reward to users on X (Twitter) who can help him uncover the “behind-the-scenes” origins of his opponents’ arguments. During a recent discussion on social network X surrounding a lawsuit against X Corp. (formerly Twitter), David Schwartz faced sharp criticism from the account SelfLegalAid. However, the crypto industry veteran questioned the authenticity of those arguments, calling them “AI slop” and suggesting that the responses might not be entirely human-written. Human or machine? The conflict escalated after users noticed that the critic’s replies suspiciously resembled the structure, tone and pacing often associated with…

A private journal kept by OpenAI President Greg Brockman is now courtroom evidence, and its contents are exactly as awkward as you’d expect when someone’s personal reflections about getting rich collide with a company that was founded to benefit humanity. The diary entries, which span roughly a decade of internal deliberations at OpenAI, were read publicly during the ongoing trial between Elon Musk and the AI company. They detail Brockman’s thinking about transitioning OpenAI from a non-profit to a for-profit entity, including estimates of a pathway to $1B in personal net worth amid a $30B company valuation. What the journal…

Prediction Market Platform Kalshi has implemented new techniques to keep minors off its website. This comes after years of ignoring a common loophole in which young people used their parents’ identities to sign up.The announcement was made by CEO Tarek Mansour at the Semafor World Economy Summit. Kalshi CEO announces new parental portal for user verificationSource: @semafor Resolving this issue has severe financial and legal implications for a platform with $626 million in open interest. Getting this right is important to the company’s future. Using families to spot underage betting Kalshi has released three tools that function together. The first…

Bitcoin price has fallen over 30% from its yearly high, largely impacted by geopolitical and economic concerns that deteriorated investor appetite for risk assets. After rallying nearly 12% to a yearly high of $97,538 on Jan. 15, the bellwether crypto has fallen by nearly 31% to $67,525 at the time of writing. This came amid several geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns that have largely risen due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff drama that has extended into the beginning of this year, followed by the start of a war in the Middle East against Iran that has led to repercussions in…