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Trump may delay his China trip unless Beijing helps push Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
America’s Donald Trump is now threatening to push back his planned trip to China unless Beijing helps get the Strait of Hormuz open again, tying a major trade meeting to the oil route at the center of US and Israel’s war in Iran. Speaking to the Financial Times on Sunday, Trump said he wanted China […]
Mon, Mar 16
TRUMP tokens hold gains as whales battle for Trump dinner leaderboard
TRUMP trades close to $4 as the leaderboard for the second crypto dinned remained highly active over the weekend.
Mon, Mar 16
LayerZero and Arbitrum top $438M in token unlocks scheduled this week
Token unlock activity worth over $438 million is scheduled for the week of March 16 to March 23, with LayerZero and Arbitrum leading cliff releases.
Mon, Mar 16
Blockfills seeks bankruptcy protection amid crypto liquidity crunch
U.S.-based crypto lending and trading platform Blockfills has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following weeks of liquidity crunch.
Mon, Mar 16
Venus Protocol suffers a flash-loan exploit targeting the low-liquidity THENA (THE) token
Venus Protocol got hit by a suspected flash-loan exploit that targeted the low-liquidity token of the DeFi project THENA. Tens of millions of THE tokens were used as collateral, and began being liquidated. It sent THE price down by more than 17% in 24 hours. On-chain data shows the attacker used a large amount of […]
Sun, Mar 15
Will Remittix Overtake XRP To Be Named Best PayFi Altcoin In 2026?
XRP is entering an important phase as the price trades around $1.39–$1.40. Right now, the XRP price has been moving sideways for several days. This type of movement often happens before a strong breakout. While XRP still plays a major role in crypto payments, some analysts believe newer projects could challenge its position over the […]
Sun, Mar 15
Basel’s controversial 1,250% crypto risk weighting draws criticism
Basel’s 1,250% risk weight for Bitcoin is facing criticism from crypto groups.
Sun, Mar 15
Bitcoin News: Middle East War Could Send BTC Price Over $250,000
A fresh spate of geopolitical activity emanating from the Middle East has caused shockwaves throughout the world’s financial markets, prompting investors to once again discuss the merits of safe-haven assets and alternative storehouses of value, including cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, the dominant cryptocurrency based on market capitalization, is once again under the microscope as investors attempt to […]
Sun, Mar 15
ByteDance halts Seedance 2.0 rollout as legal pressure mounts
ByteDance has suspended its plans for a global release of its Seedance platform.
Sun, Mar 15
Ethereum Foundation sells 5,000 ETH to BitMine as ETH rebounds above $2K
The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine to fund research, grants, and development.
Sun, Mar 15
Aave Labs is planning to deploy Aave V4 to Ethereum Mainnet
Aave Labs has put forward a governance proposal to deploy Aave V4 to Ethereum Mainnet, betting that a security-first rollout and a revamped modular architecture can restore confidence in the protocol. The proposal, filed on March 13, 2026, on Aave’s governance forum, describes a system built around Liquidity Hubs and Spokes, which are shared pools […]
Sat, Mar 14
Donald Trump's impeachment pressure grows, but removal remains unlikely
As the United States continues to be involved in the Middle East crisis and voters are ready to cast ballots in less than eight months, pressure to impeach President Donald Trump is intensifying. However, the figures indicate that the road ahead is far from simple. Democrats and political rivals have turned up the heat in […]
Sat, Mar 14
Why is crypto money flooding the 2026 midterm races?
Tracking data from Follow The Crypto shows that the cryptocurrency industry has spent $271 million on causes expected to improve the odds of candidates that align with the sector’s interests ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. With the elections slated for later this year coming up fast, a Paradign study found that 36% of American […]
Sat, Mar 14
BlackRock says most investors only want Bitcoin and Ether as new ETF launches
BlackRock says most investor demand for crypto ETFs is focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Sat, Mar 14
White House advisor urges exit from Iran conflict as oil prices, tariffs squeeze US allies
Iran’s most significant oil infrastructure was struck by a significant American airstrike, escalating the already expensive military conflict that is rocking international markets and hurting ties with vital U.S. allies. On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Central Command to bomb Kharg Island, describing it as one of the most powerful assaults in Middle […]
Sat, Mar 14
Trump DOJ disputes decision to halt grand jury subpoenas in Jerome Powell investigation
The Trump Justice Department is fighting a court ruling that stopped grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve in the criminal investigation involving Chairman Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the subpoenas in a decision that became public on Friday. But the main deal of this [slightly embarrassing] case is for us […]
Sat, Mar 14
Musk vows full to rebuild before SpaceX IPO after admitting xAI mistakes amid co-founder exodus
Only two of the 11 people who started xAI with Elon Musk in 2023 are still there. Merely a few weeks after Elon merged SpaceX and xAI in a deal he valued at $1.25 trillion, he admitted the AI company had problems from the start. Writing on X (because of course), Elon said xAI “was […]
Sat, Mar 14
Iran cuts Strait of Hormuz traffic by 97% to pressure Trump with oil and LNG shortages
Iran is squeezing the Strait of Hormuz so hard that tanker traffic has nearly vanished, sending the message that if you hit the country that directly controls more of the oil market than any other, global prices get hit next. Since Israel and America started their war against Iran on February 28, traffic through Hormuz […]
Sat, Mar 14
German investors face fresh pressures to report crypto income and profits
Germany is ramping up pressure on crypto investors to properly report their profits this year, with new European rules requiring exchanges to share user info with the state. What’s more, tax offices across the Federal Republic have been improving their expertise in the field and are now employing special tools to track down evaders and […]
Sat, Mar 14
Saylor and Eric Trump push back as Boris Johnson labels Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme
Strategy's Michael Saylor and POTUS's son, Eric Trump, defended Bitcoin against claims that it's a Ponzi scheme.
Sat, Mar 14
