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03-20

Wallet linked to ShapeShift founder spends $36.75 million to purchase 17,084 ETH

ChainCatcher report, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a wallet suspected to be associated with ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees (0x71D...B9B8) has again spent 36.75 million USDT to purchase 17,084 ETH at a price of $2,151.

Cantor Bids for FalconX IPO Advisory Role

According to CoinDesk, Wall Street financial services firm Cantor is competing to become the IPO advisor for crypto institutional broker FalconX, though no underwriter has been officially appointed yet. FalconX CEO Raghu Yarlagadda previously told The Wall Street Journal that the company is consider...

FBI Warns of Fake FBI Token Scam on the Tron Network

According to The Block, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning on March 19, 2026, alerting the public to fraudulent tokens impersonating the FBI on the Tron blockchain network. The scam exploits the TRC-20 token standard to send so-called "FBI tokens" to users' wallets, coer...

Gemini Reduces Staff by 30% in 2025, Reports $585M Loss, Implements AI Efficiency Measures

According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini reported that it has cumulatively cut approximately 30% of its workforce since the beginning of the year, reducing employee headcount to around 445, and has introduced AI tools to improve efficiency; the company incurred a full-year loss of appr...

Gemini Cuts Staff by 30% Amid Over $500M Loss in 2025

Odaily Planet Daily reports that cryptocurrency exchange platform Gemini (Gemini Space Station Inc.) stated that, following this round of layoffs, its workforce has been reduced by approximately 30% since the beginning of the year, and it is now implementing AI tools to enhance productivity. Gemini ...

South Korean police dismantle virtual asset money laundering ring in Myeongdong, seize 6 billion won in illicit proceeds.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul Jungnang Police Station announced on March 19, 2026, that it had dismantled a money laundering syndicate primarily composed of family members and relatives. The group operated an unregistered virtual asset exchange in Seoul’s Myeongdong, converting cash obt...

DDC Enterprise Adds 200 BTC, Total Holdings Reach 2,383 BTC

ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, U.S.-listed company DDC Enterprise has purchased another 200 bitcoins, increasing its total holdings to 2,383 BTC, valued at approximately $165 million. The average purchase price for this addition was $79,969, and the company reported a year-to-date "BTC...

DDC Enterprise Adds 200 BTC, Total Holdings Reach 2,383 BTC Worth $165M

Odaily Planet Daily report: Public company DDC Enterprise has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 200 BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 2,383 BTC, valued at approximately $165 million.The company increased its Bitcoin holdings by approximately 200 BTC per week in January and by approximately...

Gemini Reduces Workforce by 30% and Introduces AI Tools to Enhance Efficiency

BlockBeats news, on March 20, according to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency exchange platform Gemini (Gemini Space Station Inc.) stated that following this round of layoffs, its workforce has been reduced by approximately 30% since the beginning of the year, and it is now implementing AI tools to enhance p...

Markets Price Fed Rate Hold Through 2026, First Cut Now Expected in September

The Federal Reserve rate-cut dream is dead, at least for now. Markets have pushed their expectations for the first Fed rate reduction all the way out to September 2026, pricing in a prolonged high-rate environment that could keep pressure on risk assets, including crypto, for months to come.Rate-Cut...

Crypto Fear Index Hits Extreme Level Amid Bullish Sentiment After Fed Rate Decision

Bitcoin’s fear gauge plunged back into “Extreme Fear” on Wednesday — the same day traders flooded social media with bullish calls following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady.Sentiment Shoots Up Despite Grim Market SignalsThe Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a widely track...

Vitalik Buterin Confirms Lean Ethereum Deployed on Mainnet, Announces Fast Confirmation Rule

Vitalik Buterin says ETH will benefit from Lean through a theoretically optimal security property under synchrony and strong economic finality.The Fast Confirmation Rule will guarantee that Ethereum will not revert after 12 seconds via two Security assumptions.ETH price shows an uptrend amid network...
03-19

Ripple Whales Accumulate 200M XRP Amid Price Consolidation

TL;DR:Large-scale investors accumulated 200 million XRP over the last two weeks, raising their total holdings to approximately 11.10 billion tokens.The asset faces a critical demand zone between $1.65 and $1.70, while daily trading volume saw a 41.46% drop to $3.1 billion.Analysts estimate a 65% pro...

Kentucky Crypto Bill Sparks Outrage Over Hardware Wallet Clause

TL;DRKentucky bill amendment would force hardware wallet backdoors, which is technologically impossible.The Bitcoin Policy Institute warns this could effectively ban self-custody in the state.Minnesota proposes banning crypto kiosks entirely due to rampant elderly fraud.Kentucky’s House Bill 380, os...

Kalshi Raises Over $1 Billion in New Funding Round at $22 Billion Valuation

BlockBeats news: On March 20, Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that the prediction market platform Kalshi raised over $1 billion in a new funding round, valuing the company at $22 billion. The transaction nearly doubles Kalshi’s valuation from its previous round in Decemb...

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