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US stocks rise despite Iran war as traders shrug off oil surge and geopolitical risks
The US stock market kept climbing on Tuesday, even as the war story around Iran stayed right in front of traders. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite gained nearly 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 250 points, or 0.5%. Meanwhile, oil prices were up about 2%, with Brent crude back above […]
Tue, Mar 17
US crypto exchanges double market share to 15% as spot trading rebounds
US-based centralized exchanges are showing a slow, but steady recovery of their market share. US traders may signal a return to exuberance, as the Coinbase premium index is once again in the green.
Tue, Mar 17
Law Blocks AI and Murundi Group Form Strategic Partnership to Digitize International Trade Contracts on XDC Blockchain
New York, NY — March 16, 2026 — Law Blocks AI and Murundi Group today announced a strategic partnership to automate, secure, and accelerate international trade agreements for import-export transactions by deploying Law Blocks AI’s contract automation platform and storing finalized documents on the XDC Blockchain. The collaboration aims to shorten deal cycles, reduce paperwork […]
Tue, Mar 17
Iran pushes yuan oil payments amid Hormuz crisis, challenging dollar dominance
Three weeks into its battle with the United States and Israel, Iran is exploring a scheme that might change the way the world pays for oil by requesting Chinese yuan in exchange for permitting tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Approximately 80% of international oil transactions have been conducted in US dollars for the […]
Tue, Mar 17
TRON Network Support Now Live on Reown SDK for Simplified Multichain dApp Development
Geneva, Switzerland, March 17, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today the launch of the TRON Network support on Reown SDK, an open-source all-in-one SDK for building seamless onchain apps. The integration provides developers with a unified solution […]
Tue, Mar 17
Ripple (XRP) Buyback Fails 60% Holders, While Taurox (TAUX) AI Hedge Fund Offers Unbreakable Protection to Its Stakers
Ripple announced a $750 million share buyback on March 14, buying equity from early investors and employees. The move values Ripple the company at $11.3 billion. The same week, on-chain data showed 60% of XRP holders are sitting at a loss, with 3.8 billion tokens flowing into Binance since January in what looks like a […]
Tue, Mar 17
US senators urge ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 over copyright and deepfake concerns
ByteDance is under new pressure in the United States after two senators told the company to shut down Seedance 2.0 “immediately.” Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Senator Peter Welch of Vermont said the new AI video model creates clips using real people and well-known characters and raises serious copyright and intellectual property issues. They […]
Tue, Mar 17
Alibaba targets Slack, WeChat, and Teams expansion in agentic AI platform launch
China’s tech giant Alibaba has launched Wukong, a new AI platform for business users that lets companies control multiple AI agents through one interface and comes with enterprise-grade security infrastructure. According to Alibaba, the new platform is still in an invitation-only testing phase. Alibaba said the agents can take on jobs such as document editing, […]
Tue, Mar 17
Argentina bans Polymarket after court decision on February inflation odds
Argentina is now part of a growing list of over 30 countries that have shut the door on Polymarket, as the prediction market platform faces heat on several fronts, from suspected data leaks to people placing money on whether world leaders will live or die. A court in Buenos Aires told the national telecoms regulator, […]
Tue, Mar 17
Oil futures replace crypto on HIP-3 leaderboard as traders turn to 24/7 Hyperliquid market
Oil futures hold on as the top active asset on HIP-3. Oil futures for WTI and Brent are now among the top 5 contracts based on commodities.
Tue, Mar 17
Some Crypto Users Are Exploring a New Way to Earn Bitcoin Without Mining
Bitcoin mining in 2026 is no longer something individuals can realistically pursue. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has surpassed 600 exahashes per second, and modern mining rigs now range from $4,000 to $12,000 per unit — before factoring in electricity, maintenance, and the relentless pressure of rising difficulty. Hash price has fallen to around $28 per petahash […]
Tue, Mar 17
Telegram fines cross $400K as reports of app outages grow in Russia
A Russian court has slapped Telegram with another hefty fine over alleged failures in content moderation, ramping up pressure on the popular messenger. The news of the financial penalty comes amid continuing outages in the country and media reports suggesting the full expulsion of the app may have already started. Moscow court fines Telegram another […]
Tue, Mar 17
Iran Struck Dubai Airport and Bitcoin Broke $75,000: Why the War is Escalating Militarily but De-escalating Economically
The war in Iran is entering its 18th day and the conflict has now spilled over to neighbouring countries in the Gulf, affecting civilian and economic infrastructure. Yesterday, an Iranian drone struck Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest aviation hub, igniting a fuel tank and suspending air traffic to and from the region. Other instances […]
Tue, Mar 17
Anthropic's Claude disrupts prediction markets as bots turn profits on high-frequency trading
By surpassing most human traders and turning small initial capital into enormous returns, artificial intelligence-driven automated trading systems are altering the rules of prediction markets. The most obvious indication of this change was when, on the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket, a trading bot based on Anthropic’s Claude AI model converted $1,000 into $14,216 in just […]
Tue, Mar 17
Ethereum withstands $800M in selling, remains on track for breakout
ETH rallied in the past week, sitting just below key resistance levels in the $2,300 range. ETH markets absorbed $800M in whale selling while also showing strength.
Tue, Mar 17
T. Rowe Price revises crypto ETF amid rising TradFi demand
T. Rowe Price updates its active exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing and adds Sui to the list of eligible assets.
Tue, Mar 17
TRON Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program
Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced that TRON has joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program. The initiative reflects a shared belief that the next phase of onchain payments will be built through collaboration, […]
Tue, Mar 17
OpenSea holds back SEA token release to avoid a rushed rollout
OpenSea is postponing the launch of its SEA token.
Tue, Mar 17
TRUMP Coin surges 36% as whale accumulation spikes before Trump holder gala
The TRUMP Coin price jumped about 36% over the past few days as large investors rushed to buy tokens.
Tue, Mar 17
SEC warms to tokenized assets as Hester Peirce invites crypto Firms to experiment
The SEC is becoming more open to tokenized assets as Hester Peirce encourages crypto companies to try new ideas.
Tue, Mar 17
