If the CLARITY Act fails to pass, Giancarlo said he expects Paul Atkins at the SEC and Mike Selig at the CFTC will likely write rules to create clarity for the industry. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-banks-need-crypto-regulatory-clarity-giancarlo-cftc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Crypto funding up 50% in 12 months as fewer, larger deals dominate
Despite a rise in crypto fundraising, Messari’s Eric Turner noted that no major crypto VCs have closed rounds except Dragonfly recently, stating that crypto “needs some fresh capital.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-funding-up-50-percent-despite-fewer-deals?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin drops 2% as oil prices surge on energy shortage fears
Bitcoin’s price has now fallen over four consecutive days to $66,272 after initially climbing on the US-Israel strikes on Iran. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-falls-oil-rises-middle-eastern-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy as BTC hovers near $66K
Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury is valued at over $48.4 billion at the time of this writing, but with a net asset value of less than 1, it’s trading at a discount. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/saylor-signals-bitcoin-buy-btc-near-66k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Brazil’s Pix instant payments system expands to Argentina
The Pix payment system is credited with driving crypto adoption in Argentina, according to a report from the Lemon crypto application. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-pix-payments-expand-argentina?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Michael B. Jordan takes the lead on Polymarket for Oscars Best Actor
“Sinners” star Jordan’s odds of winning the Best Actor honors at next week’s Academy Awards were only 10% on March 1, hours before he won SAG’s top male actor award. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-jordan-oscars-best-actor-polymarket?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin preps fresh trend line showdown as weekly close sparks $60K target
Bitcoin price weakness brought back the risk of cementing its 200-week exponential moving average trend line as new resistance. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-fresh-trend-line-showdown-weekly-close-60k-target?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
AI agent attempts unauthorized crypto mining during training, reseachers say
Researchers say the experimental AI agent ROME attempted unauthorized cryptocurrency mining during training after diverting GPU resources and opening an SSH tunnel. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-agent-attempts-crypto-mining-during-training-researchers-say?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Spot Bitcoin ETFs post second straight weekly inflows for first time in 5 months
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their second consecutive week of net inflows, ending a five-month outflow streak. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-second-weekly-inflows-five-months-ether-etfs-rebound?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
CZ says CEXs have ‘zero motive’ to aid terrorists as court dismisses terrorism case
A US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, Changpeng Zhao and Binance.US of helping terrorist groups move crypto funds. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cz-says-cexs-zero-motive-aid-terrorists-court-dismisses-binance-case?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound