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SMCI Stock Plummets 28% After Co-Founder Charged in $2.5B Nvidia Chip Export Case
Super Micro Computer shares have fallen sharply today after U.S. prosecutors charged three people tied to the company in an alleged scheme to divert restricted AI server technology to China. At press time, the SCMI stock had dropped by about 28% to trade at a 52-week low of $22.03 after the indictme...
Fed's Overnight Reverse Repo Facility Near Zero, Raising Macro Risks for Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s real macro risk right now is more discreet than simply watching the price of oil. Behind the scenes, a Fed liquidity cushion is nearly gone, and it can quickly become a headwind for Bitcoin's attempt to avoid a deep crypto winter.On March 19, usage of the Federal Reserve’s overnight revers...
Quadruple Witching 2026: $7.1 Trillion Derivatives Expiry Sparks Market Volatility
One of the most turbulent days in the financial calendar has arrived. Quadruple witching, a quarterly event where trillions of dollars in derivatives expire simultaneously, is happening today, and crypto markets are already feeling the pressure.What Is Quadruple Witching?Four times a year, on the th...
SEC Provides Crypto Clarity, But Long-Term Uncertainty Remains
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Hi. Eric here.
On Tuesday, Paul Atkins gave the crypto industry a late Christmas gift.
The Securities and Exchange Commission chair issued a landmark interpretation of federal securities laws, providing lon...
Kalshi Raises $1B at $22B Valuation, Doubles from Previous Round
CFTC-regulated prediction market platform Kalshi is raising around $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in a new funding round, according to multiple reports. The new round is led by Coatue Management, per The Wall Street Journal, which was first to report the news on Thursday. March 19.The deal do...
U.S. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs record net outflows of 1,488 BTC and 62,184 ETH
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, yesterday U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of 1,488 BTC, Ethereum ETFs a net outflow of 62,184 ETH, and Solana ETFs a net outflow of 1,914 SOL.
World Gold Council Launches 'Gold as a Service' to Modernize Tokenized Gold Market
The World Gold Council (WGC) is stepping up efforts to modernize the gold market by introducing a shared infrastructure model aimed at accelerating the growth of tokenized gold. Through its proposed “Gold as a Service” platform, the council seeks to simplify how digital gold products are created and...
XRP Ledger Introduces AI Agent Commerce With Autonomous On-Chain Payments
TL;DRXRPL’s Agent Commerce model lets AI agents accept tasks, execute them and receive payment automatically on-chain, moving the ledger beyond transfers toward commerce.Built on Virtuals Protocol, the setup uses escrow, independent verification and instant settlement, while t54’s x402 facilitator e...
Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Gemini Amid Post-IPO Stock Collapse
Mounting investor losses are drawing scrutiny to Gemini as class action lawsuits allege the crypto exchange misled markets about its growth strategy and financial outlook, fueling a sharp post-IPO decline and eroding confidence.Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Gemini as Exchange Expansion Story ...
Morgan Stanley Files Second Amendment for Spot Bitcoin ETF
Morgan Stanley has filed a second amended S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its spot Bitcoin ETF.The update adds operational details and signals progress in the bank’s application, even though approval is still uncertain.Morgan Stanley Adds Structure to Bitcoin ETF...
FBI Warns of Fake Tron Phishing Scam Targeting Crypto Wallets
Fake Tron (TRX) tokens are being used in a brand new phishing scam that has prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to alert customers across the network. These fraudulent tokens are acting immediately in wallets, sporting embedded messages that falsely declare the recipient is under inve...
Former Ripple Employee Claims XRP Price Irrelevant as Delta-Neutral Strategies Offer 8-15% Yields
A former Ripple employee, William Sculley, an early Ripple insider, laid out a detailed case for why the next wave of institutional money entering crypto will not be chasing price. It will be chasing yield, and XRP sits right in the middle of that story.“Price Doesn’t Matter”The headline claim sound...
Top 100 Crypto Tokens, March 20: TAO Up 13.94%, RIVER Down 10.80%
According to CoinMarketCap data, the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization today performed as follows:
Top five gainers:
Bittensor (TAO) up 13.94% at $277.32;
Kite (KITE) up 10.35% at $0.2117;
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) up 10.23% at $0.2227;
Aptos (APT) up 7.59%...
Silver Price Drops 30% Amid Fed Policy Outlook, $65 Seen as Key Support
Silver price is hanging on by a thread fueling bearish price prediction.XAG/USD is trading at $71.69, up 1.85% in 24 hours, but the recovery looks shaky. Price revisited lows near $64.00 earlier this week before bouncing. The technical structure has not improved much since.The macro backdrop is not ...
Farcaster Co-Founder Clarifies Five MPP Misconceptions, Highlights Multi-Chain and Payment Compatibility
ChainCatcher report: Dan Romero, co-founder of Farcaster (previously joined Tempo), has posted a clarification addressing five common misconceptions about MPP. Dan stated that MPP is not limited to Tempo; the protocol is unrelated to payment methods and supports both cryptocurrencies and fiat curren...
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