Crypto market news, trends, regulations and major events in the blockchain ecosystem.
The week of March 2 to 8, 2026, was marked by a spectacular Bitcoin purchase by Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy. With 17,994 BTC acquired for $1.28 billion, Michael Saylor confirms an accumulation strategy that shows no signs of slowing down. The company’s portfolio now reaches 738,731 BTC, or nearly 3.7% of all…
The crypto market is going through a phase of extreme fear rarely observed. The Fear & Greed Index, the benchmark indicator for investor sentiment, reads 25 as of March 11, 2026. Even more remarkably, it hit a historic low of 5 on February 6, a level the indicator had never reached since its creation. Yet…
While the American legislative debate drags on over whether stablecoin issuers can offer yield to their holders, decentralized finance is answering with facts. Perena, a protocol specializing in stablecoin infrastructure on Solana, has just launched the blockchain’s first curated USDT vault, promising an annual yield of approximately 8.5% through institutional-grade delta-neutral strategies. This launch comes…
On March 9, 2026, Aon plc reached a historic milestone by becoming the first major global insurance broker to settle premiums in stablecoins. The transactions, executed in USDC on Ethereum and in PYUSD on Solana, mark a breakthrough in an industry that still processes the bulk of its financial flows through traditional bank transfers. This…
The CLARITY Act, officially named the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, was supposed to be the foundational text of crypto regulation in the United States. But just weeks before a crucial Senate vote, the bill faces fierce opposition from the American banking sector. On March 5, 2026, the American Bankers Association (ABA) formally rejected the…
This Tuesday, March 11, 2026, at 8:30 AM ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of February. This figure is the last major inflation indicator before the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting, scheduled for March 18. For Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, the inflation verdict…
Within just a few days, Cardano has rolled out three major announcements that reposition the ecosystem at the heart of real-world asset tokenization. Integration with the regulated platform Archax, the imminent launch of the privacy blockchain Midnight, and the new CIP-0113 programmable token standard: the third generation of blockchains is clearly signaling its institutional ambitions…
Spectacular turnaround across markets this Monday, March 9, 2026. During a phone interview with CBS News, US President Donald Trump declared that the war against Iran was “very complete, pretty much” and that it could end “very soon.” Within hours, Bitcoin rebounded 3.4% to hit $69,500, oil plunged nearly 28%, and US stock indices staged…
The European Central Bank (ECB) published a working paper on March 3, 2026 that reads like a solemn warning. Signed by six economists from the institution, including Carlo Altavilla and Miguel Boucinha, this paper analyzes the macroeconomic consequences of the growing adoption of stablecoins in the eurozone. The verdict is unequivocal: if dollar-pegged stablecoins continue…
$619 million in crypto ETF inflows: institutional resilience amid geopolitical chaos The crypto ETF market has just delivered a clear message to skeptics. While US strikes against Iran pushed oil above $115 per barrel and Bitcoin oscillated between $63,000 and $70,000, institutional investors continued to pour capital massively into crypto ETPs. The result: $619 million…
