New Zealand regulator says NZDD stablecoin not a financial product March 12, 2026, 2:34 am
Law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts, which acted on behalf of the stablecoin’s issuer, says the designation of the token is an important step for regulatory clarity.
AI agent payment volumes lower than reported, but adoption is growing: a16z March 12, 2026, 1:57 am
Andreessen Horowitz partner Noah Levine says AI agents made $1.6 million in payments in the past month, which “is not a big number, but the infrastructure being built around it is.”
Kalshi preemptively sues Iowa, claiming risk of enforcement action March 12, 2026, 1:37 am
Kalshi claims in a preemptive lawsuit that there is “a substantial risk” that Iowa will take action against it after a meeting it had with state regulators.
Stablecoin yields will bring fresh money to US banks: White House's Witt March 12, 2026, 1:31 am
Global demand for the US dollar is “massive,” and stablecoin yields will only bring more interest to the currency, argued the White House crypto chief.
BoE open to scrapping stablecoin limit idea after backlash March 12, 2026, 1:14 am
Industry groups have criticized the UK’s proposed stablecoin holding limits, arguing they would signal that the UK is hostile to crypto and stifle innovation.
Metaplanet forms new venture firm as it expands Bitcoin playbook March 12, 2026, 12:44 am
Metaplanet said the new firm would support Japan-based Bitcoin projects in the payments and lending space in addition to stablecoins and tokenization-focused startups.
MediaTek patches bug enabling crypto seed theft in just 45 seconds March 12, 2026, 12:06 am
Ledger’s white-hat security team said it found a flaw in MediaTek's secure boot chain that can be used to steal sensitive information from certain Android devices.
Binance.US names new CEO as crypto exchange eyes expansion March 11, 2026, 10:51 pm
Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange that was once a target of a long-running SEC lawsuit.
Ghana greenlights 11 crypto companies for regulatory sandbox March 11, 2026, 10:45 pm
Ghana’s SEC could grant a full license to sandbox participants as early as six months, provided that their products are market-ready and that they tick all regulatory boxes.
Prime brokers push Wall Street access to prediction markets: Report March 11, 2026, 10:41 pm
Clear Street and Marex Group are planning to offer prediction markets to clients, with Kalshi’s CEO tipping it to become a “core pillar of the financial ecosystem.”