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Trump’s USD1 stablecoin deepens concerns over conflicts of interest

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family’s crypto project, is planning to release a stablecoin, raising concern over the US president’s exposure to the digital asset industry.

The project released a memecoin immediately prior to President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the price of which skyrocketed and crashed soon after, causing many to accuse WLFI of a pump-and-dump scheme.

WLFI has also made multimillion-dollar purchases of crypto tokens immediately prior to important crypto-related events the president has attended or announcements influencing the industry. WLFI purchased $20 million of various tokens ahead of the March 7 White House Crypto Summit.

As World Liberty Financial’s portfolio grows and regulator oversight disappears from the crypto industry, observers and legal scholars are becoming increasingly concerned over conflicts of interest within the Trump administration.

Son Eric Trump pumps his father’s memecoin ahead of the inauguration. Source: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1880670273768435759" rel="null" target="null"

BlackRock ‘BUIDL’ tokenized fund triples in 3 weeks as Bitcoin stalls

Update March 26, 2:36 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Brickken CEO Edwin Mata.

BlackRock’s Ethereum-native tokenized money market fund has more than tripled in value over the past three weeks, nearing the $2 billion mark amid rising demand for safe-haven digital assets.

BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) saw an over three-fold increase over the past three weeks, from $615 million to $1.87 billion, according to Token Terminal data shared by Leon Waidmann, head of research at Onchain Foundation, a Web3 intelligence platform.

BlackRock BUIDL capital deployed by chain. Source: Token Terminal, Leon Waidmann

“BUIDL fund TVL exploded from $615M → $1.87B in just 3 weeks. The tokenization wave is hitting faster than most realize,” the researcher wrote in a March 26 X post.

BlackRock’s BUIDL fund is part of the wider <a

What are exit liquidity traps — and how to detect them before it is too late

Key takeaways

Exit liquidity traps occur when new investors unknowingly provide liquidity for insiders to cash out, leaving them with devalued assets.

FOMO drives impulsive trades, often leading to costly mistakes and becoming exit liquidity for early movers.

Beware of projects with exaggerated claims, low liquidity, anonymous teams or sudden price surges.

Investing in high-market-cap coins, avoiding hype-driven projects and using reputable exchanges reduce the risk.

Are you concerned about having bought a cryptocurrency only to later realize that your investment facilitated someone else’s profitable exit? This scenario is called an exit liquidity trap, a deceptive market dynamic where unsuspecting traders provide liquidity for insiders or seasoned investors to offload their holdings at inflated prices.

By the time you recognize you have been trapped, the price crashes, leaving you with devalued tokens. But how do you spot these traps before it is too late?

This guide breaks down exit liquidity traps, their warning signs and strategies to

Bitcoin price just ditched a 3-month downtrend as 'key shift' begins

Bitcoin (BTC) saw the return of US selling pressure at the March 26 Wall Street open as analysis eyed a “key shift in market structure.”

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Bitcoin sees classic US dip as dollar gains

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD heading below $87,000.

The pair had enjoyed support through the day’s Asia trading session, but the start of US hours triggered a familiar downward reversal.

Bitcoin copied US stocks’ lack of momentum, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index both heading lower at the open.

The US dollar index (DXY), traditionally inversely correlated with BTC/USD, conversely nudged three-week highs of 104.46.

US dollar index (DXY) 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Commenting on the current risk-asset landscape, trading firm QCP Capital retained emphasis on US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs ahead of

XRP ETF ‘obvious’ as Polymarket bettors up approval odds to 85%

Crypto community members are growing more optimistic about an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval following the resolution of a multi-year legal battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

On March 19, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the case had concluded. In an X post, the Ripple executive said the SEC will drop its appeal against Ripple, ending the $1.3 billion unregistered securities suit that started in December 2020.

Following the development, Nate Geraci, president of the advisory firm ETF Store, said on X that the approval of an XRP (XRP) ETF is next. Geraci said it was “obvious” that it’s only a “matter of time” before the SEC approves an XRP ETF.

The executive predicted that asset managers like BlackRock and Fidelity would be involved in offering the asset.

Polymarket punters give 86% odds

Firms without business models ‘buy Bitcoin’ — Angel investor Jason Calacanis

Prominent US-based angel investor Jason Calacanis poked fun at GameStop’s decision to invest in Bitcoin.

In a March 26 X post, Calacanis suggested that buying Bitcoin (BTC) was a solution well-suited for public companies that do not have a suitable business model:

“If you’re a public company that can’t figure out a business model, buy Bitcoin! This might actually be great advice if [Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor] is gonna buy $1T in Bitcoin.”

Still, Tomas Fanta, principal at crypto investment firm Heartcore, told Cointelegraph that there are tangible long-term benefits to holding Bitcoin on a corporate balance sheet. Among those he listed were long-term price appreciation and theoretically lower correlation to equity markets over time.

“I do disagree with the view, though, that failing companies should be using Bitcoin as the last-ditch strategy,” Fanta said.

Related: GameStop hints at future

Rumble wallet rolls out with Tether’s USDT for creator payments

Canadian YouTube alternative Rumble announced the launch of its wallet with support for Tether’s USDT stablecoin.

In a March 26 X post, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said Rumble Wallet will be used for content creator monetization. He promised it would work better than most advertisers and that it would use Tether’s USDt (USDT). Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino showed his appreciation for the initiative, referring to it as “A wallet for the people” in an X post.

A flurry of investments

The announcement follows Tether investing $775 million in Rumble in late 2024. Ardoino wrote at the time that the company “deeply believes in the fundamental values of freedom of speech and financial freedom.”

Source: Paolo

Polymarket faces scrutiny over $7M Ukraine mineral deal bet

Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market, is under fire after a controversial outcome raised concerns over potential governance manipulation in a high-stakes political bet.

A betting market on the platform asked whether US President Donald Trump would accept a rare earth mineral deal with Ukraine before April. Despite no such event occurring, the market was settled as “Yes,” triggering a backlash from users and industry observers.

This may point to a “governance attack” in which a whale from the UMA Protocol “used his voting power to manipulate the oracle, allowing the market to settle false results and successfully profit,” according to crypto threat researcher Vladimir S.

“The tycoon cast 5 million tokens through three accounts, accounting for 25% of the total votes. Polymarket is committed to preventing this from happening again,” he wrote in a March 26 X post.

Source: Vladimir S.

Polymarket employs UMA Protocol’s blockchain oracles for

Google Play blocks access to 17 unregistered exchanges in South Korea

Google Play implemented access restrictions to 17 unregistered overseas crypto exchanges catering to local users in South Korea at the request of the country’s regulators.

On March 21, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it was considering sanctions against operators that did not report to the relevant authorities.

Authorities require virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to report to regulators under the country’s Specified Financial Information Act.

At the time, the FIU said it was coordinating with the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC), the regulator in charge of the internet, on how they could block access to the exchanges.

By March 26, the FSC published a list of 22 unregistered platforms, highlighting 17 that had been blocked from the Google Play store. The move restricts new downloads and updates for affected apps, effectively limiting user access.

A list

Solana's ‘early stage bull market’ hints at 65% SOL price gains by April

Solana (SOL) price looks ready to rise in April based on a classic bullish reversal indicator and signs of renewed appetite for memecoins.

Technicals show 65% SOL price rally in play

As of March 26, SOL’s price had entered the breakout stage of what appears to be a falling wedge pattern.

A falling wedge forms when the price consolidates inside a range defined by two converging, descending trendlines. Meanwhile, the pattern resolves when the price breaks above the upper trendline.

SOL/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView

Solana broke above the upper trendline of its falling wedge pattern on March 19 and has since maintained bullish momentum. The breakout has held strong, with SOL continuing to climb in the days that followed.

With the pattern confirmed, the SOL/USD pair is now eyeing $235, a target obtained by adding the wedge’s maximum height to the breakout level by April.

Source: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/THEFLASHTRADING/status/1904596330871128356" rel="nofollow