Kalshi, Polymarket eye $20B valuations in potential fundraising: WSJ March 7, 2026, 7:01 am
Lawmakers are pushing new regulation for prediction markets after suspiciously timed Polymarket bets on US and Israeli strikes on Iran raised insider-trading concerns.
USDC beats Tether as stablecoin transfer volume hits $1.8T all-time high March 7, 2026, 5:47 am
Stablecoin monthly transaction volume reached a record $1.8 trillion in February, as USDC surprised analysts with 70% of the total volume.
Grok delivers viral vulgar roasts of Musk, Netanyahu and Starmer March 7, 2026, 4:36 am
xAI’s Grok drew massive attention on X after delivering profanity-filled roasts of Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu and Keir Starmer following user prompts.
Florida Senate passes state-level stablecoin bill, awaits DeSantis’ signature March 7, 2026, 2:58 am
SB 314 expands Florida’s money services law to cover stablecoins, requiring issuer compliance with existing regulations while banning unlicensed issuance.
Bitcoin dip may not be over as retail ramps up buying below $70K: Santiment March 7, 2026, 1:02 am
Bitcoin whales have sold about 66% of the Bitcoin they recently accumulated since Wednesday, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.
Trump’s National Cyber Strategy pledges to support crypto and blockchain March 7, 2026, 12:06 am
Mixers, privacy coins and the threat quantum computing could pose to Bitcoin were all points of speculation across the industry following the release of Trump’s Cyber Strategy.
Community banks and crypto industry ‘are allies’ in CLARITY Act debate: Exec March 6, 2026, 9:53 pm
If the crypto industry and community banks cannot find common ground on the CLARITY Act, the only winners will be the “big banks,” according to crypto executive Austin Campbell.
When buying Bitcoin, don’t expect profit for at least 3 years: Data March 6, 2026, 6:00 pm
Bitcoin’s price volatility tends to scare off buyers, but data shows investors who hold for at least three years have a higher chance of locking in significant returns.
Bank of Canada pilot issues country’s first tokenized bond March 6, 2026, 5:17 pm
A pilot involving the central bank and major financial institutions tested whether distributed ledger infrastructure could streamline bond issuance, trading and settlement.
Ex-CFO sentenced to two years after diverting $35M to crypto venture March 6, 2026, 4:22 pm
Nevin Shetty was convicted of wire fraud related to secretly moving $35 million in funds from a Seattle startup to his own crypto platform in 2022 to use for DeFi investments.