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Cointelegraph.com - 19:48 Mar 31, 2026
Brokerage clients in the European Economic Area can now trade 11 cryptocurrencies alongside traditional assets within a single account. Interactive Brokers has launched crypto trading for retail investors in the European Economic Area (EEA), allowing eligible clients to buy and sell 11 digital assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, alongside traditional assets on its platform. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the EEA Operation will be offered through the company’s Ireland-based entity, an authorized crypto-asset service provider in the region. Clients will see spot crypto trading integrated into existing brokerage accounts with commissions starting at 0.12%–0.18% and 24/7 market access. Tradable assets include Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA) and Dogecoin (DOGE), among others. Zerohash provides the underlying trading and custody infrastructure. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:00 Mar 31, 2026
Futures market activity continues to drive Bitcoin price, while insufficient buy-side spot demand shortens the length of bullish breakouts and pins BTC in a $10,000 range. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action has been pinned between $60,000 and $70,000 over the past two months as leverage-dominant trading, weak spot market demand, and consistent losses from short-term holders have prevented rallies from sustaining their momentum. Combined, these market events create the current fragile setup, where Bitcoin price stability depends more on futures positioning than fresh capital inflows and this explains why BTC price remains volatile within its current range. According to Wintermute, the perpetual futures market activity continues to outweigh spot participation across the major exchanges. The perp-to-spot volume ratio has climbed to 15 times (15X), pointing to a price control largely by leveraged positioning. The funding rates oscillate between positive and negative without holding a trend, showing a lack of direction... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:40 Mar 31, 2026
Analysts expect Bitcoin’s price consolidation to tilt toward $60,000, but technical charts favor a liquidation rally toward $82,000. Bitcoin’s (BTC) consolidation extended into a fifth week since making a major low at $60,000 on Feb. 6, but the daily chart shows the range tightening as the price swings between its daily highs and lows narrow. Some analysts may view the pattern of higher lows and lower highs as proof of a pending breakout, especially when considering positive developments like the resumption of buying from institutional investors, Morgan Stanley’s announcement of its soon-to-launch spot BTC ETF and a wave of hefty purchases by Strategy, but Bitcoin’s market structure is still in favor of the bears. In a Monday Telegram post, independent market analyst filbfilb described the market read as “still bearish overall on outlook, but the 50 DMA and diagonal resistance are nicely placed to prove that wrong should it be the case.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:37 Mar 31, 2026
Looking to streamline collateral management, the platform has enabled borrowing and lending against liquid, staked and locked assets within a single custody account. Digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo has launched a financing platform that lets institutional clients borrow and lend against a range of digital assets, including liquid tokens, staked positions and locked holdings, within a single account. The company said the system consolidates borrowing, lending and collateral management into one workflow, replacing processes that have typically required multiple counterparties and manual asset transfers. By introducing portfolio-based lending, BitGo hopes to give clients access to credit against a mix of assets held in custody rather than posting collateral on a per-loan basis. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:12 Mar 31, 2026
Haverhill City Council, following other jurisdictions, is set to consider an ordinance banning crypto ATMs viewed as enabling financial fraud and money laundering. The city council of Haverhill, Massachusetts is set to consider a ban on cryptocurrency ATMs following a proposal for an ordinance introduced on March 17. According to Haverhill City Council’s agenda, the government body is scheduled to review a crypto ATM ordinance introduced by Mayor Melinda E. Barrett. The proposal would amend the city code to prohibit cryptocurrency ATMs, an ordinance which received a unanimous 11 votes in the council’s March 17 meeting. The ordinance cited potential risks to Haverhill residents due to “financial fraud, money laundering and lack of recourse” for ATM users. The city said the absence of state and federal regulations necessitated local authorities stepping in. If passed, all crypto kiosks and ATMs would need to be removed from the city within 60 days or face a $300 a day fine. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:39 Mar 31, 2026
GalaxyOne adds Solana staking with variable rewards and zero-fee incentives, extending institutional validator infrastructure to retail users. Galaxy Digital has introduced a Solana staking feature on its GalaxyOne retail platform, furthering its push into consumer crypto services amid intensifying competition among all-in-one trading apps. In a Tuesday announcement, Galaxy said GalaxyOne users can now stake Solana (SOL) directly through the app, earning up to 6.5% in variable annual rewards. The yield is not fixed and depends on network conditions, validator performance and overall staking participation, meaning actual returns may fluctuate over time. The rollout reflects a broader industry shift toward integrating yield-generating products into retail platforms, allowing users to earn passive income on idle crypto holdings rather than simply holding or trading them. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:39 Mar 31, 2026
A sharp drop in Ether’s realized volatility could result in significant ETH price moves if history repeats, making $2,000 a key support level to keep an eye on. Ether (ETH) price is down 6% over the last seven days to trade at $2,040 on Tuesday. Declining price volatility is also suggesting that a deeper correction could be in store. Key takeaways Ether’s realized volatility on Binance has dropped sharply to its lowest level since mid-January. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Mar 31, 2026
Stablecoin infrastructure delivers velocity but issuers and exchanges capture the rent. Velocity beats market cap as digital dollars become invisible financial plumbing. Opinion by: Jeff Handler, co-founder at OpenTrade. The tech has been solved. The digital dollars are flowing. In 2026, the only variable left is understanding who actually gets to collect and enjoy the fare. 2025 wasn’t the year stablecoins “went mainstream”, at least not how crypto pundits had envisioned. No specific app that dominated the download charts, nor was there a particular moment when stablecoins suddenly clicked for normies. Instead, by intentional design, digital dollars quietly and efficiently became working capital, nestling neatly into the world’s financial plumbing. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:12 Mar 31, 2026
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... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:27 Mar 31, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:03 Mar 31, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:00 Mar 31, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:00 Mar 31, 2026
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:46 Mar 31, 2026
A Singapore court ordered OneKey founder Wang Lei and an X user to stop threatening or defamatory claims tied to a dispute over the 2025 Resupply exploit. A Singapore court has ordered two crypto industry figures to stop making threatening or defamatory statements against a Curve-linked contributor following a dispute tied to a 2025 decentralized finance exploit. In a March 24 order seen by Cointelegraph, Singapore’s Protection from Harassment Court prohibited crypto wallet OneKey’s founder Wang Lei and the user behind the X account “web3feng” on X from posting statements alleging fraud or spreading false information about the claimant, identified in court documents as the pseudonymous Curve contributor known as “Haowi Wong” on X. The development follows online accusations that emerged after the June 2025 exploit of stablecoin protocol Resupply, which resulted in about $9.6 million in losses. Those accusations ended up in formal legal action being taken. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:42 Mar 31, 2026
BTC price will find it difficult to establish a new record high if Bitcoin developers don't take the quantum threats seriously, one analyst says. A group of Bitcoin (BTC) wallets holding millions of coins could be vulnerable to future quantum attacks, research published by Google, Caltech, and quantum startup Oratomic shows. Key takeaways: The main risk centers on older addresses with already exposed public keys. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:30 Mar 31, 2026
Atomic settlement demands instant capital per trade. T+0 eliminates netting efficiency while empowering liquidity coordinators. Opinion by: Chris Kim, CEO and co-founder at Axis. Shorter settlement cycles are now sweeping the globe. In 2024, the United States moved equities to T+1 settlement. Europe, the United Kingdom, and several Asian markets are expected to follow this lead by 2027. Trades are moving ever closer to real-time. The markets that fail to keep up risk falling behind. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:28 Mar 31, 2026
Stablecoin turnover has doubled in the past two years as AI payments and traditional finance use cases grow, though Standard Chartered still sees the market reaching $2 trillion. Standard Chartered analysts say rising stablecoin velocity could reduce the need for new token supply even as transaction volumes climb. Stablecoin velocity has doubled over the past two years amid new payment use cases and rising traditional finance (TradFi) activity, Standard Chartered said in a Tuesday report seen by Cointelegraph. Velocity refers to how often stablecoins are used relative to the amount outstanding, meaning faster turnover can support more transaction volume without requiring the supply to grow at the same pace. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:45 Mar 31, 2026
Security companies flagged axios@1.14.1 and 0.30.4 as compromised, urging credential rotation and rollback of affected packages. Update March 31, 2026, 1:28 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Abdelfattah Ibrahim, senior offensive security engineer at Hacken. Two malicious Axios npm releases have prompted warnings for developers to rotate credentials and treat affected systems as compromised after a supply chain attack poisoned the popular JavaScript HTTP client library. The compromise was first reported by cybersecurity company Socket, which said axios@1.14.1 and axios@0.30.4 were modified to pull in plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, a malicious dependency that ran automatically during installation before the releases were removed from npm. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:30 Mar 31, 2026
After an Indian court found no case against CoinDCX’s founders, the Coinbase-backed exchange said it will roll out an anti-fraud network to tackle impersonation and cyber fraud. CoinDCX has announced a 100 crore Indian rupees (around $11 million) Digital Suraksha Network as a response to brand impersonation and cyber fraud, days after a court said there was “no prima facie” case against its founders. The initiative, outlined by co-founder and CEO Sumit Gupta in a March 30 post on X, comes after he and fellow co-founder Neeraj Khandelwal were taken into police custody earlier in March over a complaint tied to a fake “CoinDCX Pro” website that cheated an investor out of around $75,000. Thane police detained the founders on March 21 in connection with the fraud case, and the magistrate court later granted them bail, finding no case against them, and that the complainant had never met the real founders. The fraud was carried out by third parties posing as the founders via a spoofed trading site, a version of even... -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:15 Mar 31, 2026
Bitcoin whale selling eased as BTC exchange inflows dropped sharply, making the trend line near $59,000 the critical support level to watch. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to an intraday high of $68,300 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday amid a decline in whale selling. Selling in the derivatives markets also eased, suggesting that the “bearish position is becoming less aggressive,” according to a new analysis. Key takeaways: Large BTC deposits to Binance have dropped significantly, signaling reduced selling pressure. Read more
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