Coinbase wants devs to build inflation-pegged ‘flatcoins’ on its new ‘Base’ network

Crypto exchange Coinbase sees inflation-pegged “flatcoins” as one of four “critical” innovations that should be built on its recently launched layer-2 network Base. The other three include an on-chain reputation system, an on-chain limit order book (LOB) exchange, and tools that make the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem safer.  The trading platform outlined the four areas […]

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Banking crisis pushed over $286B to money market funds in two weeks: Report

The banking crisis has led many investors to rotate their portfolio investments in the past two weeks, sending over $286 billion into United States money market funds so far in March, according to EPFR data obtained by the Financial Times. The top winners from investors flooding cash into US money market funds in the past […]

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XRP, LTC, XMR and AVAX show bullish signs as Bitcoin battles to hold $28K

The recent banking crisis in the United States seems to have shaken the belief of some customers in the legacy banking system. According to Federal Reserve data, customers pulled nearly $100 billion in deposits in the week ending March 15. American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper said in a March 25 report that […]

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G7 to collaborate on tighter crypto regulation: Report

The next G7 meeting might bring a push from the seven biggest democracies for tougher regulations on cryptocurrencies around the world, Kyoto news agency reports on March 25. Together, leaders from Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, and the European Union will outline a cooperative strategy to increase crypto transparency and […]

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Cathie Wood grills Hindenburg and buys Block shares

Wood says Hindenburg’s recent short report on Block was ‘wildly misleading’. She bought more than 600,000 shares of the crypto company late last week. Block shares are down well over 30% versus their year-to-date high at writing. Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) was hit hard last week after Hindenburg Research revealed a short position in the […]

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Community-driven crypto projects still thriving despite headwinds

The highly anticipated launch and airdrop of Arbitrum’s native governance token ARB took place on March 23, creating a buzz around the layer-2 protocol as hundreds of thousands of eligible users and DAOs tried to claim the token. Overwhelming user demand led the airdrop claim page to crash shortly after its launch, displaying 404 and […]

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Do Kwon to reportedly appeal against court’s decision to extend detention

Following his arrest in Montenegro while attempting to fly using fake documents, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will reportedly appeal the court’s decision to extend detention time for up to 30 days. A legal representative of Kwon confirmed the appeal against the Montenegrin court’s decision to detain the entrepreneur for longer than usual, according to […]

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Fujitsu interested in crypto trading services, trademark application reveals

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), revealing its intent to offer brokerage services for cryptocurrency trading, among other crypto and non-crypto financial facilities. Fujitsu’s trademark application aims to register a new mark which “consists of the stylized word FUJITSU with a sideways s-shaped swirl […]

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Tim Draper recommends founders hold ‘at least’ two payrolls ‘worth of cash’ in crypto

American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper advised founders to keep at least two payrolls worth of cash in Bitcoin (BTC) or alternative cryptocurrencies, in response to the uncertainty created by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In a March 25 report directed at business founders, Tim Draper stated that Bitcoin is a […]

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