Day: March 10, 2026

Thailand Crypto Operators Freeze 10,000 More Accounts in AML Crackdown

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Thai cryptocurrency platform operators have reportedly frozen more than 10,000 accounts suspected of being used to launder illicit funds, as the country steps up efforts to crack down on so-called mule accounts. The freezes followed the rollout of stricter screening measures aimed at slowing suspicious crypto transfers and requiring additional Know Your Customer checks before higher-risk transactions are completed, according to local reporting from the Bangkok Post on Tuesday. The tighter process helped operators identify and freeze more than 10,000 suspected mule accounts, Att Thongyai Asavanund, chief executive of KuCoin…

Bitcoin ETFs Gain $167M While Altcoin Funds See Outflows

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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted net inflows on Monday, snapping a two-session stretch of outflows as Bitcoin rose toward $70,000 and investor demand returned to the largest cryptocurrency. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $167 million of inflows on Monday, following around $577 million in outflows on Thursday and Friday, according to SoSoValue data. Daily flows in US spot Bitcoin ETFs by issuer since March 2. Source: SoSoValue Demand was weaker across other crypto-linked ETFs. Altcoin funds experienced significant selling pressure, with outflows persisting across Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and…

Blackstone-Owned AirTrunk Secures $1.24B Loan for Tokyo AI Data Center

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Hyperscale data center operator AirTrunk has secured a 191.6 billion Japanese yen ($1.24 billion) green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 data center campus in the greater Tokyo area, marking what it described as the largest data center financing completed in Japan. The loan will support the next development phases of the TOK1 campus, which is designed to scale beyond 300 megawatts (MW) of capacity, the company, which is owned by a consortium led by Blackstone and CPP Investments, announced on Tuesday. The expansion is intended to meet rising…

Tron Joins the AAIF Governing Board to Help Support Agentic AI Adoption

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Justin Sun’s Tron network has joined the Agentic AI Foundation to prepare and support the widespread adoption of AI agents. In an announcement on Monday, Tron’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) revealed that the Tron network has signed on as a member of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) and will serve on its governing board. Tron DAO said that there will be significant demand coming from agentic AI in the future, and as such, it requires collaboration and interoperability to establish systems that can handle “continuous, high-volume, low-value transactions efficiently at…

Vitalik Buterin Envisions One-Click Institutional Staking

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed the Ethereum Foundation used a simplified distributed validator technology called DVT-lite to stake 72,000 Ether in February, tech he says could make staking for institutions much easier. “My hope for this project is that in the process, we can make it maximally easy and one-click to do distributed staking for institutions,” said Buterin on X on Monday. Buterin explained that with DVT-lite, users can “choose which computers run their nodes, make a config file where they all have the same key, and then from…

Bhutan Transfers $11.8M in Bitcoin for Possible Sale: Arkham

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Bhutan, one of the world’s largest nation-state Bitcoin holders, has just moved 175 Bitcoin from its main holding address as cryptocurrency markets posted modest gains on Monday. Data from the blockchain analytics platform Arkham shows that the South Asian country moved $11.85 million worth of BTC to an address created a month ago, which had previously received 184 Bitcoin from the government. The 175 Bitcoin are still at the address as of Tuesday, according to blockchain data. However, the previous transfer of 184 was sent to a third address, which…

US to Retry Roman Storm After Mixed Verdict

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US prosecutors have requested a retrial of crypto mixer Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on two charges at his trial last year. US Attorney for Manhattan Jay Clayton asked federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla in a letter on Monday for a trial date to retry Storm on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions. The letter asked the court for the retrial to begin on or around Oct. 5 to 12, with the trial expected to…

Institutions Chalked Up $540M Worth of SOL ETFs in Q4

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Investment advisors were the biggest buyers of the US-based spot Solana ETFs at over $270 million, while hedge fund managers came in next at $186 million. Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Electric Capital Partners and investment bank Goldman Sachs were the two largest buyers of spot Solana exchange-traded funds, which launched for trading in the US in October last year. Data shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart on Monday shows that the top 30 institutional holders of US spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded funds bought over $540 million worth of…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Bounce Weakens, Downtrend Risks Return Quickly

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Dogecoin started a recovery wave above the $0.090 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now facing hurdles near $0.0930 and might struggle to continue higher. DOGE price started a recovery wave from $0.0860 and climbed above $0.090. The price is trading above the $0.090 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a rising channel forming with support at $0.0904 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could continue to move up if it stays above $0.090. Dogecoin Price Hits Resistance…

Sharplink Reiterates Ether Conviction Despite 2025 Market Sell-Off

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​Ethereum treasury company Sharplink has reported a $734.6 million net loss for 2025 due to a crypto market decline in the second half of the year. The firm posted its financial results for the year on Monday, revealing that its full-year net loss was primarily driven by a $616.2 million paper loss on the 868,699 Ether (ETH) it has accumulated to date. Adding to its losses was a $140.2 million impairment charge related to converting its staked Ether. Ethereum saw rocky performance in the second half of 2025. While its…