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Investors focused on a shift toward steadier revenue streams and a push into prediction markets, even as trading volumes declined.

The SEC chair signaled that the agency would defer to a market structure bill if passed by Congress, but needed a ”bridge” to clarify crypto regulation. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has clarified how the agency intends to approach digital asset regulation following an interpretative notice issued this week. In prepared remarks for a Thursday speech at the Practising Law Institute, Atkins said that the SEC would take a different approach to digital assets than its previous “regulation by enforcement” campaign. According to the SEC chair, the agency would first focus on its interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week. “[...] While the interpretation provides long-needed clarity, I should like to assure this audience that it amounts to a beginning, not an end,” said Atkins. Read more

Provisions in the state legislation violate the core ethos and value proposition of Bitcoin as an asset that can be held in self-custody, the trade group said. Kentucky House Bill 380, a state-level crypto regulatory bill, includes provisions that would force crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to build a “backdoor” into devices, Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has warned.  The provisions require crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to provide recovery options for users’ seed phrases, and were added to the bill in a “last-minute” floor amendment, BPI said. The amended Section 33 of the bill reads: The sponsors of the legislation are state Representatives Aaron Thompson and Tom Smith. Read more

The company is leveraging its crypto treasury to fund a share buyback, reducing outstanding shares and potentially boosting per-share value following a six-month slide. Forward Industries, a publicly traded company with a Solana-focused treasury strategy, has launched a share repurchase program funded through a crypto-backed loan from Galaxy Digital LLC, underscoring how digital assets are increasingly being used in traditional corporate finance. The company said Thursday it will repurchase 6,164,324 shares of its common stock from an unnamed institutional investor for approximately $27.4 million, reducing total shares outstanding to 76,977,809. Cointelegraph’s email to Forward seeking further information on the identity of the selling institutional investor was not answered prior to publication. Read more

Microsoft's AI image generator offers impressive realism and text rendering, but strict content limits and 1:1-only output hold it back.

EtherFi will integrate Plume’s Nest vaults, beginning with exposure to a Superstate-backed fund and expanding to a dedicated RWA vault within its platform. EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, marking a move to integrate tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources of return. According to Thursday’s announcement, rollout will begin with exposure to Plume’s nBASIS vault, which is tied to Superstate’s USCC crypto carry fund, with plans to add a dedicated real-world asset vault directly into EtherFi’s interface in a later phase. The initial allocation gives EtherFi users indirect exposure to a strategy combining crypto basis trades, staking rewards and government securities, a structure traditionally available only to institutional or sophisticated investors. Read more

The FBI warned of a new threat emerging on Tron’s network, with users receiving tokens that aren’t actually from federal law enforcement.

Solana treasury firm Forward Industries bought back more than 6 million shares for $27.4 million as it seeks to add shareholder value.

A study finds that mentioning a mental health condition can increase AI refusals, including on legitimate tasks.

Gauntlet noted that deposits are now back to same levels before the campaign, and has navigated large capital swings before due to incentive campaign endings, airdrops, and shifts in market conditions which regularly produce short-period swings in either direction.

The SEC is pivoting away from its previous regulatory strategy.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a legal effort by Kalshi to stave off an expected temporary restraining order from the state of Nevada.

The Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund's tokenized share class runs on Base as the $3.5 trillion fund services giant Apex applies tokenization across its business.

Morgan Stanley updated its Bitcoin ETF S-1 filing, adding Fidelity as custodian and revealing the NYSE Arca ticker MSBT.

Analysts are watching $2,180–$2,200 on Ethereum closely, as a sustained break below it could open the door all the way to $1,900

Coinbase is directing some Commerce users to a seed-phrase recovery flow ahead of a March 31 migration deadline. The issue sits inside Coinbase’s shutdown plan for legacy Commerce wallets. In its transition guide, Coinbase says users with funds in a Commerce wallet must withdraw them before March 31, 2026, when the Commerce portal and withdrawal […] The post Coinbase tells users to follow ‘foolish’ steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Evernorth aims to become the largest publicly traded XRP treasury firm and is expected to launch with more than 473 million XRP.

The crypto exchange is offering a yield product tied to Tether Gold (XAUT), signaling a shift toward turning traditionally passive assets like gold into income-generating instruments. Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a yield-bearing tokenized gold product that lets users earn interest on Tether Gold (XAUT), the latest entrant into a broader push to turn traditionally non-yielding assets into income-generating instruments. The product is designed to convert tokenized gold — typically a passive store of value — into a yield-bearing asset using XAUT, the largest tokenized gold product, the company announced Thursday. It allows holders to earn passive income while maintaining exposure to gold prices. Bybit said the offering is part of its broader expansion into tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), as it moves beyond traditional crypto trading products. Read more

Australian researchers built a battery that charges in femtoseconds, stores energy for nanoseconds, and gets faster the larger it grows—defying every rule conventional batteries follow.

The Web3 company will provide capital, advisory support and business development to help Avalanche projects scale, with a focus on real-world assets and digital identity. Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in Ava Labs and entered a partnership to support projects building on the Avalanche blockchain, focusing on capital deployment, advisory support and expansion in Asia and the Middle East. According to Thursday’s announcement by the Hong Kong-based Web3 company, the collaboration will target sectors including real-world assets, digital identity and entertainment, with Animoca providing business development support and access to regional networks to help Avalanche-based projects scale and reach institutional users. Projects pursued under the partnership may also tap into the broader ecosystem of portfolio companies, Animoca said. Read more