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Franklin SOEZ ETF Pulls $1.53M as Solana Bets Rise The post Solana Bets Rise as Franklin’s SOEZ ETF Attracts $1.53M Overnight appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitmine Buys $147M in ETH in Five-Week Buying Streak The post Bitmine Scoops $147M in Ethereum Crypto, Extends Five-Week Buying Streak appeared first on Cryptonews.

KuCoin Ordered to Block US Traders, Pay $500K CFTC Fine The post KuCoin Ordered to Block US Traders and Pay $500,000 CFTC Penalty appeared first on Cryptonews.

A Coinbase Institute survey suggests crypto has become the financial starting point for most 16-25-year-olds in the UK, as digital assets become a powerful credibility test for political parties. The United Kingdom’s move to pause political donations in cryptocurrency is colliding with rising digital asset awareness among younger people, with more than 80% of 16- to 25-year-olds now familiar with crypto, according to a new survey shared with Cointelegraph. Research by Coinbase Institute and JL Partners, shared with Cointelegraph, found that crypto, led by Bitcoin (BTC), has overtaken traditional banking products as many young people’s entry point to understanding money, risk and financial opportunity. Just 43% recognize a Stocks & Shares Individual Savings Account and 20% a Help to Buy ISA, reflecting what the report describes as a “crypto first, TradFi second” re-ordering of financial literacy. The findings come as the United Kingdom advances plans for a moratorium on political donations in crypto, highlight...

A federal court order has permanently prohibited the exchange from serving U.S. customers unless it registers.

OpenFX raised $94 million in a Series A round to expand its stablecoin-based FX network, as firms explore faster cross-border payment infrastructure. OpenFX, a fintech startup focused on foreign exchange and remittances, raised $94 million in a Series A funding round to expand its stablecoin-based payments network. The round included Accel, Atomico, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone and Pantera. The company said it plans to use the funds to increase liquidity, enter new markets and expand operations in Southeast Asia and Latin America. “The global FX market processes more than $200 trillion annually, yet the core settlement infrastructure remains largely unchanged from decades ago,” founder Prabhakar Reddy said, adding that he launched OpenFX in 2024 to address what he described as a gap in the FX market. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, March 31st, 2026] dWallets make it possible to bring assets from every network to Solana, to hold, trade, and use financially without bridges Ika is coming to Solana with a clear vision: Bridgeless Capital Markets. Solana is the number one ecosystem for blockchain developers and the most used […]

XRP is firmly losing the battle against BNB in terms of market cap positioning.

US Labor Department Proposes Crypto in 401(k) Plans The post US Labor Department Proposes Opening 401(k) Plans to Crypto appeared first on Cryptonews.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR), up 1.9% from Monday, joined Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as a top performer.

Zcash surged 7% to $231 as Z Protocol promises native EVM capabilities via Satoshi Plus consensus. Can ZEC break $235 resistance or will the rising wedge snap? Full technical analysis and 2026 outlook. The post Zcash Price Prediction: Satoshi Plus Consensus for Scaling Layer? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin enters April with a price carrying the weight of macro conditions, corporate balance sheets, and the credibility of the public wrappers built around it. CryptoSlate has already laid out the broad structure: public equities created a new channel for balance-sheet demand, the premium on that demand opened the door to further issuance, and the […] The post Bitcoin treasury company sells $20M BTC at a loss as its stock collapses after buying at $118k appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Ethereum Economic Zone promises to stitch fragmented rollups back into a single system, but a similar model struggled to gain traction on Cosmos. Ethereum builders are pushing a new way to unify the ecosystem after years of fragmentation caused by the very networks designed to scale it. On Sunday, veteran Ethereum builder Gnosis and zero-knowledge virtual machine project Zisk unveiled the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a framework aimed at linking layer-2 rollups more tightly to the base network. The proposal positions Ethereum as the central hub, with Ether (ETH) remaining the gas token and settlement layer. It also introduces a model where smart contracts can interact across mainnet and EEZ rollups with atomic execution. Read more

Senator Questions SEC Over Trump-Linked Crypto Firms The post Senator Questions SEC Over Treatment of Trump Crypto Firms appeared first on Cryptonews.

The platform handles routing and failover for 3,000 projects across more than 300 chains through a single API.

Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 Base said it will be upgrading its chain to allow AI agents to use it the same way developers or traders would. Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network Base said it is upgrading key systems in preparation for an AI agent economy as part of its newly released 2026 roadmap, joining the race to support the growing agentic AI ecosystem.  AI agents are discovering crypto markets as their native economy, “building, owning, and trading alongside us,” said Base in its 2026 mission, vision, and strategy update on Tuesday.  Base added that its goal is to build a foundation for an AI agent economy by focusing on building global markets, scaling payments and stablecoins and attracting more developers.  Read more

CertiK has advised ordinary users “who are not security professionals, developers, or experienced geeks” against installing and using OpenClaw. The widespread integration of AI assistants such as OpenClaw introduces critical security risks that open up users to unauthorized actions, data exposure, system compromises and drained crypto wallets, according to cybersecurity firm CertiK. OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that integrates with messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Slack, and Telegram and can autonomously take actions on users' computers, such as managing email, calendars, and files.  It’s estimated there are around 2 million active monthly users of the platform, according to Openclaw.vps. A McKinsey study in November revealed that 62% of survey respondents said their organizations were already experimenting with AI agents. Read more

The move comes as the chain distances itself from Optimism technology and toward in-house infrastructure as it seeks greater independence and scale.

CEO Jonathan Levin says it marks a "really important moment" for making such analysis more accessible as the crypto industry grows with non-native entrants.

A close below $67,300 for bitcoin would confirm six straight monthly losses amid ongoing macro pressures.