Circle’s USDC will become the first approved global stablecoin in Japan, launching March 26 on SBI VC Trade, the crypto exchange under SBI Holdings. The announcement follows SBI VC Trade’s receipt of regulatory approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency earlier this month. Circle made the news public Tuesday, confirming that its stablecoin will be offered
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Berachain is advancing its on-chain governance with a system that rewards liquidity, not just token ownership. The blockchain platform announced Monday it has entered a new phase of its Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) rollout, allowing decentralized applications (dApps) to compete for reward emissions. The move marks a shift from a limited pilot to a broader, application-first model
Berachain Rolls Out Liquidity-Based Governance to Decentralize Control
Infini, a stablecoin payment platform, has launched legal proceedings against a developer and three unidentified individuals after nearly $50 million in digital assets were siphoned from its systems. Court documents filed in Hong Kong identify developer Chen Shanxuan and three unnamed parties controlling specific Ethereum wallets as defendants in a civil lawsuit. Infini traced approximately
Infini Pursues Legal Action After $50 Million Crypto Theft
U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a sharp reversal last week, posting $744.4 million in net inflows — the highest weekly tally in nearly two months — following a five-week streak of outflows. The turnaround marks the strongest inflow week since mid-January, according to data from SoSoValue. The surge in investment activity came amid a
Bitcoin ETFs Rebound After Prolonged Outflow Streak
Titan, the first meta-decentralized exchange aggregator on Solana, announced on March 23 that it had launched its beta platform, offering private access to selected users. The new platform aims to streamline DeFi trading by sourcing and comparing pricing across all existing DEX aggregators while eliminating transaction fees. Unlike traditional DEX aggregators, which route trades through selected
Titan Launches Beta as Solana’s First Meta-DEX Aggregator to Optimize DeFi Trading
As Twitter Spaces glitched on Friday afternoon, The CoinRock Show host Matthias shrugged it off with a laugh and got straight to business. “These big platforms always get buggy — even with a trillion-dollar valuation,” he said. “Let’s get into the real headlines.” While markets stayed choppy — Bitcoin oscillating near $84,000 and Ethereum lingering
Matthias Mazur on Trump’s Policy Shift and JeetBot 2.0
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may be preparing to exempt certain NFT fundraising projects from securities regulations, which would reverse course from previous enforcement actions. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, now co-leading the agency’s crypto task force with Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, suggested that NFTs could be the next digital asset to receive an exemption,
SEC Signals Relief for NFT Fundraising Projects Targeted in Previous Crackdowns
David Sacks, President Trump’s top adviser on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, met this week with United Arab Emirates national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss emerging technologies and cross-border investment in the digital economy. The meeting followed a White House dinner hosted by Trump on March 18. The president later posted
Trump’s Crypto Czar David Sacks & UAE’s Tahnoon Plot Major AI & Digital Currency Power Move!
According to BlackRock’s global head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, Bitcoin could thrive in a U.S. recession, benefiting from increased fiscal spending, monetary stimulus, and growing concerns over economic stability. “If you look at Bitcoin fundamentally on a long-term basis, it really seems like an asset that should be uncorrelated or even inversely correlated against
Bitcoin Could Gain in a US Recession, Says BlackRock Executive
The years-long battle between the cryptocurrency industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a turning point. Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of the Cardano blockchain, has declared that the “war on digital assets” in the United States is over, marking a significant moment in the sector’s ongoing struggle for regulatory clarity. In a strongly
Charles Hoskinson Declares “War on Digital Assets” in the U.S. Is Over
Nearly all U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted net negative performances in March, reflecting a broader downturn in the cryptocurrency market. Analysts expect Bitcoin’s bearish phase to persist for up to a year. Despite the downward trend, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) was the only fund to record net positive inflows, defying the
Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF Stands Strong as Market Faces Outflows
Gold reached a historic milestone on Monday, closing above $3,000 per ounce for the first time. Veteran economist and outspoken Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff took to X to mark the occasion—by promoting his own Bitcoin-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Schiff, a longtime advocate for gold as a safe-haven asset, declared that the next $1,000 increase in