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Thursday2026/0416
03-19

White House registers 'aliens.gov' domain amid Trump's UFO declassification plans

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the White House has officially registered the domain "aliens.gov," which now appears in the federal government’s official domain registry. The website currently contains no content. Several weeks ago, Trump announced on Truth Social his plan to declassify government ...

LA Uber driver faces federal charges for fraudulently obtaining $2 million in pandemic loans to buy cryptocurrency

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that Bruce Choi, a 34-year-old rideshare driver from Koreatown, Los Angeles, was arrested on Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Pros...

Los Angeles rideshare driver charged with using $2 million pandemic relief loan to buy cryptocurrency

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Bruce Choi, a 34-year-old resident of Koreatown in Los Angeles, was arrested on Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors allege that he submitted fraudulent economic injury disaster loan application...

Cardano Price Analysis: ADA Could Rise 3,600% by 2026, Suggests Technical Analyst

Cardano (ADA) appears to have entered a consolidation phase after first rallying and then crashing in the initial weeks of 2026, but might soon break out into a remarkable rally.Specifically, with its press time price of $0.27, ADA is just above its multi-year accumulation zone between $0.18 and $0....

Strategy Reduces Bitcoin Holdings Gap with BlackRock's IBIT to 21,102 BTC

BlockBeats news, on March 19, according to Bitcoin Treasuries, Strategy has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings, with its Bitcoin reserve poised to surpass BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). As of March 19, 2026, Strategy holds 761,068 BTC, valued at approximately $56.2 billion, narr...

Alibaba Cloud and AI commercial revenue to exceed $100 billion in five years

Odaily Planet Daily report: At the Q3 fiscal year 2026 earnings call for Alibaba Group, CEO Wu Yongming announced that Alibaba Cloud’s external commercial revenue as of the end of February in fiscal year 2026 has officially surpassed RMB 100 billion. In response to the long-term growth momentum of t...

Crypto.com Cuts 12% of Workforce Amid AI-Driven Restructuring

Odaily Planet Daily reports that cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has announced the reduction of approximately 12% of its workforce, citing the need to align its business with advancements in AI capabilities. According to Straits Times, around 180 employees are affected by this layoff.Crypto.com C...

Mastercard Acquires BVNK for $1.8 Billion to Secure Future Payment Infrastructure

Author: 137LabsWhen Mastercard announced its acquisition of the stablecoin payment infrastructure company BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, the deal was quickly labeled with a familiar tag: “Traditional Finance Embraces Crypto.”But if you view it merely as an attempt to "get into crypto," you'll miss the...

Fed policy uncertainty drives crypto funds to stablecoins as BTC falls below $70,000

According to CoinDesk, as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled high uncertainty, risk-off sentiment rose in the cryptocurrency market, prompting continued outflows from BTC and altcoins into stablecoins such as USDT and USDC. BTC fell below $70,000 today, marking a cumulativ...

Bitcoin's probability of reaching $80,000 in March drops to 17% on Polymarket

BlockBeats report, on March 19, Bitcoin declined to $70,000, and the probability of Bitcoin reaching $80,000 in March on Polymarket dropped to 17% (from 42% yesterday). Meanwhile, the probability of Bitcoin falling to $65,000 in March rose to 46%, and the probability of it dropping to $60,000 increa...

Venus XVS Token Drops 9% After $2.15M Bad Debt Exploit

The governance token of Venus (XVS), a BNB Chain-based money market with over $1.4 billion in total value locked, has dropped more than 9% in 24 hours after an exploit that left it with $2.15 million in bad debt.The drawdown comes amid a broad risk asset sell-off that has seen the broader CoinDesk 2...

Bitcoin and Ethereum Decline Amid Fed Rate Hold and Oil Price Surge

ChainCatcher report, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin has retreated to around $70,000, while Ethereum fell to $2,160, placing overall crypto market pressure. On the macro front, two negative factors have converged. First, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, maintaining the federal funds ra...

The probability of Bitcoin surging to $80,000 in March drops to 17% on Polymarket.

ChainThink reports that on March 19, Bitcoin declined to $70,000, with the probability of Bitcoin reaching $80,000 in March on Polymarket dropping to 17% (from 42% yesterday). Meanwhile, the probability of Bitcoin falling to $65,000 in March rose to 46%, and the probability of it dropping to $60,000...

Kalshi Faces Arizona Charges as Prediction Market Revenue Surpasses $110M Monthly

Key InsightsKalshi generated $110M monthly revenue from prediction market trading activity.Arizona filed criminal gambling charges against Kalshi over election and sports contracts.Sports event contracts produced nearly all of Kalshi’s platform fee income.Kalshi faced criminal gambling charges in Ar...

Crypto.com Announces 12% Workforce Reduction Amid AI Expansion Strategy

On Thursday, Crypto.com said it has reduced its workforce by roughly 12% as it accelerates an enterprise-wide push into artificial intelligence, according to a statement from CEO Kris Marszalek.Job Cuts Follow Enterprise-Wide AI Adoption PlanThe announcement came via a post on X, where Marszalek fr...

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