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Federal Reserve Board member Michael Barr made important statements regarding monetary policy, the inflation outlook, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy. Barr stated that AI investments, in particular, were “extremely indifferent” to the Fed’s interest rate targets, adding that the wave of technology-driven investment was proceeding largely independently of the current monetary policy framework. Barr said the current outlook suggests the Fed will keep interest rates steady for some time. He stated that carefully monitoring data before taking a new step in monetary policy would be a prudent approach, adding that further rate cuts should not be…

Ethereum price surges as derivatives open interest jumped nearly 9% to above $30b, concentrating leverage on Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX and priming Ethereum for sharper liquidations. Summary Ethereum derivatives open interest climbed about 9% in 24 hours to roughly $30.4b, tracking Ethereum above $2,180. Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX now hold most $ETH OI, raising spillover risk if one venue sees a funding squeeze or outage. Rising OI with higher prices signals a reflexive setup: further gains could richen funding, while any stall may trigger fast deleveraging. Ethereum ($ETH) derivatives just lit up. Here’s a clean crypto.news-style piece on…

Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure firm owned by Stripe, said Tuesday it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to form a national trust bank. The charter would let Bridge National Trust Bank issue stablecoins, custody digital assets and manage reserves under direct federal oversight. It’s the latest step in Stripe’s broader push into blockchain-based payments since it acquired Bridge for $1.1 billion in 2024. “This approval positions Bridge to help enterprises, fintechs, crypto businesses and financial institutions build with digital dollars inside a clear federal framework,” the company said in the press…

Wyden, a provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has integrated the African cryptocurrency exchange VALR into its global network of liquidity connectors, according to an announcement shared with Finbold on March 12. The integration allows Wyden’s institutional clients to access VALR’s liquidity pools directly through the Wyden trading platform. VALR, which the company describes as the largest crypto exchange in Africa by trading volume, offers more than 100 digital assets, including tokenized stocks, private credit instruments, and crypto bundles. Integration expands institutional access to African crypto liquidity Through the partnership, Wyden’s platform combines its trade lifecycle automation tools, Smart…

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Exchange-traded fund issuers Bitwise and GraniteShares have filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch funds tied to event contracts on the outcome of US elections. Bitwise filed a prospectus on Tuesday for a new lineup of ETFs branded as PredictionShares, with six prediction market-style ETFs on NYSE Arca. The first two funds will pay out if either a Democrat or a Republican wins the U.S. presidential election in November 2028. The next two will pay out if either Democrats or Republicans win the Senate in November 2026, and the final two if either party wins the House.…

Hong Kong-based fintech Redotpay expands its regulatory footprint by securing key licenses in North and Latin America to provide compliant digital asset solutions. Redotpay, a global stablecoin-based payment provider, announced on March 11, 2026, the acquisition of pivotal licenses in Argentina, Canada, and the United States. The firm successfully secured Money Services Business (MSB) registrations in Canada and the U.S., alongside a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Argentina. These milestones enable Redotpay to offer localized e-wallets with CAD payouts in Canada and crypto-to-fiat services for its 6 million registered users. “Securing and maintaining robust regulatory frameworks across Argentina,…

Key takeaways The demand for energy from the AI sector is immediate and high, reflecting the urgency in energy provisioning. Hyperscalers prioritize bringing capacity online quickly, often over cost considerations, to maintain competitive advantage. International markets offer more economically viable opportunities for bitcoin mining compared to the US Excess energy in countries like Saudi Arabia and France is underutilized due to inadequate grid connections. The cost of bitcoin mining capacity is at an all-time low due to oversupply and reduced demand. Public miners are shifting focus towards high-performance computing (HPC) and AI, impacting the demand for new mining equipment. Modularizing…

Twenty-one crypto organizations have signed an open letter urging US colleges to incorporate decentralized finance into their curricula, arguing that there will be massive demand for crypto talent on Wall Street. “Our purpose with this letter is simple: to respectfully urge higher education institutions across the United States to further integrate digital assets, blockchain, and decentralized finance into their business and legal curricula,” the open letter reads, which was published on Wednesday. The campaign was spearheaded by decentralized protocol aggregator 1Inch, with signatories including the Solana Policy Institute, Blockchain Association, DeFi Education Fund and crypto platforms like Aave, MyEtherWallet, Delphi…

Ethereum is pressing into a key resistance area again, and the chart setup is starting to matter more. If buyers break through this zone, the next move could shift attention toward the CME gap overhead. Ethereum Tests $2,150 Again as Resistance Zone Faces New Pressure Ethereum is making another move toward the $2,150 area, which has acted as a firm resistance zone on the daily chart. The setup shows price recovering from the recent drop and pushing back into a level that previously blocked upside progress. Because this area lines up with the upper part of the recent range, it…