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The scoop: The Netherlands has just moved to tax Bitcoin like a stock, marked to market. Lawmakers in the Dutch House backed a Box 3 overhaul that would tax “actual returns,” including annual price changes in liquid assets like $BTC, at a flat 36%, even if you never sell. The plan targets Jan. 1, 2028 (pending Senate approval), turning Bitcoin’s volatility into a yearly cash-flow problem. The Dutch House of Representatives has approved a major overhaul of the Netherlands’ Box 3 regime that would tax “actual returns” on savings and investments, including the annual change in value of liquid assets…

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has clarified how the agency intends to approach digital asset regulation following an interpretative notice issued this week. In prepared remarks for a Thursday speech at the Practising Law Institute, Atkins said that the SEC would take a different approach to digital assets than its previous “regulation by enforcement” campaign. According to the SEC chair, the agency would first focus on its interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week. “[…] While the…

Coinbase now lets global traders gain continuous, leveraged exposure to major US stocks using perpetual futures, expanding beyond crypto into traditional assets while targeting demand for 24/7 trading. The stock market closes. These don’t. Stock perpetual futures are now live for:$AAPL$MSFT$GOOGL$AMZN$NVDA$META$TSLA$SPY$QQQ Now trading 24/7 for eligible traders outside the US. Read more: https://t.co/EeLpluhtxa pic.twitter.com/AvRN11X9Bh — Coinbase Markets 🛡️ (@CoinbaseMarkets) March 20, 2026 The new product covers seven technology stocks, including Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta, along with ETF perpetual futures. The contracts settle in USD Coin (USDC), a dollar-pegged stablecoin, and offer leverage of up to 10x…

The global trade finance industry is experiencing a substantial transformation as Distributed Ledger Technology progresses from trial to essential components within an organization. Dow Protocol has announced a significant partnership with Conflux to streamline processes in the Real-World Asset (RWA) market. This partnership puts blockchain’s built-in speed and transparency to work, cutting through the red tape and delays that typically bog down traditional finance. Strengthening Global Payment Rails Working capital provides a business with its vital cash to operate; however, most methods used to fund working capital today are very outdated. For example, when using a traditional banking system, most…

Ethereum’s developer community is currently debating on how to implement native account abstraction (AA) as planning for the upcoming Hegota hard fork continues. Several proposals have emerged in recent weeks, with EIP-8141, known as “Frame Transactions,” gaining attention. The proposal has been formally introduced as a possible main feature of the upgrade. Following the discussion, Vitalik Buterin publicly responded to the proposal, stating that Frame Transactions could support a wider range of privacy and censorship-resistant use cases while potentially simplifying wallet architecture. Native account abstraction debate gains momentum The push for native account abstraction has intensified over the past month,…

YOMIRGO, a renowned Web3 network for AI agent incubation, has gained notable backing from Alpha Capital, a popular venture capital investment firm. Particularly, Alpha Capital has made a strategic investment in YOMIRGO, denoting a key move in evolving the tokenized AI framework. As per YOMIRGO’s official X announcement, the development merges its on-chain AI Mega Plant agenda with the worldwide venture ecosystem of Alpha Capital. This remarkable combination is set to advance the wider incubation of AI agents. 🚀 YOMIRGO × Alpha Capital — Strategic Investment Partnership AnnouncentWe’re excited to officially announce a strategic investment PR collaboration between @YOMIRGO and…

Argentine lawmakers who probed the Libra incident have vowed to act against Eduardo Taiano, the prosecutor in charge of the case, after information revealed hints at a deeper relationship between President Javier Milei and Mauricio Novelli, an associate behind the token launch. Argentine Deputies Prepare Legal Actions To Accelerate Libra’s Case A group of Argentine lawmakers is preparing to take action to accelerate the Libra probe after new data linking President Milei to some individuals behind the token launch was recently made public. The congressional commission that investigated the Libra event is reportedly launching two complaints against Eduardo Taiano, the…

Safello has expanded its regulated cryptocurrency offerings by cross-listing the Bittensor Staked $TAO Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) on Nasdaq Stockholm to increase Nordic investor access. Safello, the Nordic crypto exchange, announces the cross-listing of the Safello Bittensor Staked $TAO ETP (STAO) on Nasdaq Stockholm as of 19 March 2026. Previously exclusive to the SIX Swiss Exchange, the product is now available for trading in Swedish kronor. This milestone follows a partnership with DDA ETP AG to provide regulated exposure to the Bittensor ($TAO) network within the Swedish jurisdiction. The 100% physically backed ETP offers direct price exposure and automatically reinvests on-chain…

Zero-knowledge proofs are emerging as a key technology for scaling blockchain networks, moving beyond their original focus on privacy. Speaking at ETHDenver, Alpen Labs co-founder and CEO Simanta Gautam said the technology allows complex computations to be verified without requiring every participant to process them. How zero-knowledge proofs scale computation Instead of each node validating large datasets, a single entity performs the computation and generates a proof that others can quickly verify. A zero-knowledge proof changes the model. One server performs the heavy computation, then produces a small cryptographic proof that anyone else can verify quickly. “What a zero-knowledge proof…

Gauntlet, one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi) leading providers for risk management tools, has seen its total value locked (TVL), a measure of the assets deposited across its vaults, fall sharply over the past seven days, dropping 22.84% to $1.325 billion. That has erased roughly $380 million in dollar-denominated value from a week-ago peak of approximately $1.72 billion, according to DeFiLlama data. The decline accelerated Thursday with a single-day slide of 7.57%. The primary driver, according to Gauntlet, was the conclusion of OKX’s pre-deposit campaign on the DeFi-focused blockchain, Katana. Pre-deposit campaigns — where users are incentivized to park capital ahead…