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Cari Network is building a bank‑governed tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync’s Prividium stack, giving US regional lenders a stablecoin‑style, onchain payments rail. Cari Network, a permissioned network for banks led by former United States Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig, has chosen Matter Labs’ Prividium infrastructure to power a bank-governed tokenized deposit network for US regional and mid-sized lenders.  Built on ZKsync and anchored to Ethereum, the platform is designed to let participating banks issue and move tokenized deposits around the clock while keeping them on the balance sheet as bank liabilities, according to a Tuesday release shared with Cointelegraph. The move comes as lawmakers debate frameworks such as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act and as stablecoin issuers encroach on banks’ role in payments and deposit funding. Read more

The payments giant says the dollar-backed PYUSD token will enable cheaper cross-border transfers and faster settlement for merchants.

Ethereum is finally showing more upside potential. After spending weeks building a base above the February lows, ETH has now pushed into a key resistance zone, which makes this one of the more important tests since the selloff began. The rebound is real, but it is now approaching an area where sellers previously stepped in. […]

ETH rallied with fresh inflows and treasury-buying support, while users on prediction market Myriad have shifted bullish.

Your day-ahead look for March 17, 2026

A Buenos Aires court instructed Argentina's telecom agency ENACOM to block Polymarket nationwide, citing unauthorized gambling concerns. A court in Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of the major crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket over unauthorized gambling. Argentina’s national communications and media regulator, Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM), received a court order to block access to the Polymarket website and its variants across the country, according to a ruling dated March 11. The order was issued by the Buenos Aires Court of First Instance in Criminal, Contravention and Minor Offenses No. 31, which is investigating Polymarket under Argentina’s Criminal Code for allegedly offering gambling services without authorization. Read more

Bitcoin bulls failed to break through major resistance at six-week highs as open interest trends triggered warnings of a BTC price reversal. Bitcoin (BTC) risks turning its rebound into a classic “bull trap” as the price rejects at strong resistance. Key points: Bitcoin faces flat Coinbase spot demand and an open interest divergence as prices rise above $75,000. Read more

The company sold 4,451 BTC in February to cut debt and fund AI infrastructure pivot.

Crypto markets cooled after Monday's rally, with bitcoin eyeing support near $72,000–$74,000 even as derivatives positioning remains broadly bullish and altcoins see deeper profit-taking.

Bitcoin’s recovery is evolving into a broader market comeback as spot ETF inflows rebound, buyer activity returns after February’s sell-off, and fresh institutional accumulation helps push BTC back above $75,000. Bitcoin pushed above $75,000 in Asia trading hours, extending a rebound that's getting harder to dismiss as a simple bounce. Wall Street is putting fresh […] The post Bitcoin price jumps as global markets shake, fueled by ETFs and institutional buying appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Citigroup Cuts 12-Month Bitcoin Price Forecast: New Targets The post Citigroup Just Slashed Its Bitcoin Price Target to $112,000 — Is Washington About to Kill the Bull Run? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The ban is the latest legal setback for prediction markets, which are facing regulatory pushback around the world.

XRP’s price has increased by more than 8% over the past week, pushing above the pivotal $1.5 level. Ripple’s native cryptocurrency is also a leading performer for the past 24 hours, up by 2.8% – the most out of the top 10 coins by means of total market capitalization. It’s worth noting that XRP reached […]

Trump Pushes Fed Rate Cut — What It Means for Bitcoin The post Trump Urges Immediate Fed Rate Cut, Adding Macro Pressure to Markets appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP Flips BNB as Open Interest Nears Pre-Crash Levels The post XRP Price Flips BNB as Open Interest Rebuilds Toward Pre-Crash Levels appeared first on Cryptonews.

In contrast, Pi Network's native token continues to bleed out, dipping below $0.18 earlier today.

[PRESS RELEASE – London, UK, March 17th, 2026] New roadmap positions BASIS as an institutional-grade digital asset management platform built for macro volatility, tokenized safe-haven demand, and frictionless Web3 onboarding. Base58 Labs today unveiled the BASIS 2026 Technical Blueprint & Infrastructure Roadmap, introducing what the company describes as a next-generation digital asset management platform purpose-built […]

Bitcoin's implied volatility holds steady as panic hedging drives traditional volatility indexes higher.

Ripple's token also surpassed BNB in terms of market cap today.

In some rare cases, BTC's price had exploded by triple digits after this signal.