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Singapore-based Ryde adopts crypto treasury strategy

The carpool and ride-sharing platform, which already accepted Bitcoin for customer payment, moves to crypto treasury despite challenges of price declines.

Bitcoin bull market vibes emerge, but confirmation is missing: Glassnode

Bitcoin markets have started to turn bullish again, but data shows that a key “bull market threshold” has not been established yet.

Animoca invests in Ava Labs to boost Avalanche adoption in Asia, Middle East

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.

Bybit launches yield-bearing tokenized gold, expanding RWA yield market

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.

EtherFi turns to real-world assets for yield with $25M Plume allocation

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.

Celo floats one-time 160 million token grant to Opera to strengthen longterm alliance

In 2023, Celo voted to pay quarterly CELO grants to Opera to fund its deployment across the web browser's Mini App ecosystem.

DDC adds 200 bitcoin as corporate treasuries lean into BTC price weakness

DDC is continuing to build its bitcoin position despite falling short of earlier, more aggressive accumulation targets.

JPMorgan notes Hyperliquid gaining traction as traders seek 24/7 oil trading

Traction in such decentralized exchanges is likely to grow over time and extend beyond commodities to other assets, JPMorgan said.

The Daily: Bitcoin OG sells $72M in BTC as another whale scoops $111M in ETH, XRP treasury firm Evernorth files to go public, and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

Kentucky crypto ATM bill adds hardware wallet clause critics say would ‘outlaw self-custody’

The provision targets hardware wallet design, raising questions about whether non-custodial products could operate under the proposed rules.

Stablecoins just lost key battle as insurance protection to be reserved only for bank-issued tokens

The stablecoin debate in Washington is increasingly becoming a fight over a single question: who gets to keep deposit insurance on-chain? FDIC Chair Travis Hill signaled that payment stablecoins under...

Crypto just opened S&P 500 trading for the weekend while Wall Street shuts down

For decades, the benchmark for US risk lived on US time. S&P 500 opened at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and closed at 4:00 p.m., with premarket whispers and after-hours fragments filling the gaps. On Mar. 18, th...

Playnance’s G Coin goes live on MEXC as staking momentum builds

Trading begins on MEXC Playnance’s G Coin has entered open-market trading, with the G Coin/USDT pair going live on MEXC after the project’s Token Generation Event on March 18. MEXC’s official announce...

RIP metaverse: Land values capitulate as $24M metaverse plot collapses to just $9,000

Metaverse land never recovered. The numbers now show how far it fell The biggest metaverse land deals of the 2021 and 2022 boom now map to four- and five-digit values when priced against current colle...

Coinbase instructs users to follow the same ‘foolish’ steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets

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 tran...

Morgan Stanley Prepares Bitcoin ETF for NYSE Arca Launch, Picking MSBT Ticker

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

Telling Your Chatbot You Have a Mental Health Condition Can Change the Answer You Get

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

Solana Treasury Forward Industries Uses Loan to Buy Back Shares After 89% Price Dive

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

Fake FBI Crypto Tokens Are Being Used to Threaten Tron Users, Authorities Warn

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

Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-2 Text-to-Image Model—And It's Better Than Expected

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