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03-17
Ethereum Price Chart Shows Repeating Bullish Pattern, Experts Speculate $30,000 ATH Target
Pioneer altcoin ETH price chart sees bullish pattern on repeat.Another expert expects $30,000 ATH target for ETH.How high can the price of ETH go this year?The crypto market grows steadily bullish once again as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reclaims prices above the $74,00 price range and the price of ...
Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm BVNK in $1.8 Billion Deal
Mastercard said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire London-based stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, as the payments giant expands deeper into blockchain-enabled financial services.Mastercard Targets Cross-Border Payments Growth With BVNK AcquisitionThe tran...
Bhutan Kingdom transfers 377 BTC worth $27.87M
ChainThink reports that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the Royal Government of Bhutan transferred another 377 BTC (approximately $27.87 million) within the past three hours.Earlier today, the Bhutanese government sent 20.5 BTC (worth $1.52 million) to QCP Capital and 1.02 BTC ($75,900) to a n...
Cypherpunk Reports Holding 1.78% of ZEC's Circulating Supply in Q1 2026
Odaily Planet Daily report: Cypherpunk Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed treasury company focused on ZEC, released its full-year 2025 financial results, revealing that as of March 12, 2026, it held 294,743.1 ZEC, representing approximately 1.78% of the circulating supply, with an average purchase price ...
Vietnam Proposes Ban on Overseas Crypto Exchanges, Aims to Pilot Local Platforms
ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is drafting regulations to prohibit Vietnamese citizens from trading on overseas cryptocurrency platforms, while advancing a pilot program for domestic cryptocurrency exchange licenses. This move stems from regulatory concern...
Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Infrastructure Startup BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion
According to Bloomberg, Mastercard plans to acquire the stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK in a deal worth up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent consideration. This announcement comes just four months after BVNK’s approximately $2 billion merger talks with Coinbase fell throug...
UK High Court Sets Key Timeline for Qian Zhimin's 60,000 BTC Money Laundering Case
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Caixin published an article signed by Yang Yuhua, partner lawyer at the UK law firm Junzhe, disclosing that the UK High Court issued a judicial ruling on March 10 establishing the interim lead law firm, registration system, and key timeline for the Qian Zhimin case invol...
Cari Network Selects ZKsync-Based Prividium to Build Tokenized Deposit Network for U.S. Regional Banks
According to Cointelegraph, Cari Network, a licensed bank network led by former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig, has selected Matter Labs’ Prividium infrastructure to build a bank-led tokenized deposit network for small and mid-sized regional banks in the United States.
The platform, ...
Tencent's QClaw to Launch New Version on March 18, WeChat Integration Upgraded
ChainThink reports that, on March 17, according to Tencent insiders cited by Jiemian News, Tencent QClaw will soon enter public testing, with a new version set to launch on March 18. The WeChat integration will be fully upgraded to enhance interoperability and lower the barrier to entry for "shrimp ...
ARK's Cathy Wood: AI Has Significantly Boosted Labor Productivity
ChainThink reports that on March 17, Cathie Wood, Chief Investment Officer of ARK Investment Management, stated that artificial intelligence has already improved labor productivity and will deliver even more significant productivity gains over the next decade.Productivity in the non-agricultural sec...
ARK's Cathy Wood: AI Enhances Labor Productivity, Could Generate $10–12 Trillion in Revenue Over 5–10 Years
Odaily Planet Daily report: Cathie Wood, Chief Investment Officer of ARK Investment Management, said that artificial intelligence has already improved labor productivity and will deliver even more significant gains over the next decade. Non-farm productivity has increased by 2.8% year-over-year, but...
PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin Service to 70 Countries
BlockBeats news, on March 17, payment giant PayPal is significantly expanding the global availability of its stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD). May Zabaneh, head of PayPal’s crypto business, said that starting this month, users in 70 countries can hold PYUSD in their PayPal wallets, whereas this featur...
Mystery Trader Makes $10M from SOFR Options Bets on Fed’s High Rates
BlockBeats report: On March 17, a short-term interest rate options trade betting that the Federal Reserve would maintain high interest rates for an extended period recently generated approximately $10 million in profits and was closed before the Fed’s interest rate meeting. The trade was initiated i...
Mystery Trader Makes $10M Profit from SOFR Options Bets on Fed Rate Hike
ChainThink reports that on March 17, a short-term interest rate options trade betting on the Federal Reserve maintaining high interest rates for an extended period recently generated approximately $10 million in profits and was closed out ahead of the Fed’s monetary policy meeting. The trade, establ...
Bitcoin Buyer Activity Rebounds After February Sell-Off
CryptoQuant reports that Bitcoin buyer activity is picking up again after February’s strong selling pressure.The shift may suggest improving sentiment among traders and long-term investors.A return in Bitcoin buyer activity could support price stability in the near term.Bitcoin buyer activity is sta...
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