Day: March 18, 2026

XRP Price Bullish Momentum Expands — Market Eyes Next Surge

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Coin Center Urges SEC To Prioritize Rulemaking Over No-Action Letters

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Crypto lobby group Coin Center has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to stop addressing individual crypto cases reactively and instead start setting clear rules. “Individualized relief can provide short-term clarity, but it risks fragmentation, implicit merit regulation, and uneven treatment across projects,” Coin Center said in a letter to the SEC, urging the regulator to “prioritize rulemaking wherever possible.” “The true value of crypto networks lies in their character as utility-like public goods rather than as services operated by private corporations or associations,” the letter read.  The letter,…

Ethereum Price Upside Heats Up — $2,500 Barrier in Focus

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Ethereum price started a major increase above the $2,350 zone. ETH is now showing positive signs and might aim for more gains above $2,380. Ethereum started a steady upward move above the $2,320 zone. The price is trading above $2,320 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a contracting triangle forming with resistance at $2,340 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it clears the $2,380 zone. Ethereum Price Aims Fresh Gains Ethereum price extended its upward move…

SEC’s Paul Atkins Floats Crypto ‘Safe Harbor’ Exemptions

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US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins says the agency should consider a “safe harbor proposal” to give crypto companies and some tokens a regulatory carveout. Atkins said in remarks at a crypto lobby event in Washington, DC, on Tuesday that his safe harbor proposal was made up of a “startup exemption,” a “fundraising exemption,” and an “investment contract safe harbor.” “It is past time for us to stop diagnosing the problem and start delivering the solution,” he said. “Such a safe harbor would provide crypto innovators bespoke pathways…

Bitcoin Price Rangebound After Surge — Breakout Momentum Building?

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Bitcoin price started a strong increase and traded above the $75,500 zone. BTC is now consolidating and might aim for more gains if it clears $76,000. Bitcoin started a decent upward move above the $75,000 zone. The price is trading above $73,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $72,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to rise if it clears the $75,000 and $76,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Starts Consolidation…

Tim Scott expects stablecoin yield compromise proposal by week’s end

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Senator Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, says he expects to receive a compromise proposal on stablecoin yield provisions before the end of this week. If that timeline holds, it would mark a significant step toward resolving the single biggest sticking point that has stalled US stablecoin regulation for months. The yield question — whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to pass interest earnings back to token holders — has been the legislative equivalent of a kitchen renovation that keeps finding new problems behind the walls. Everyone agrees…

Visa’s Jack Forestell calls the agentic web the biggest payments opportunity in two decades

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Visa’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer just said the quiet part loud. Jack Forestell told attendees at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum last week that “the agentic web is the biggest opportunity that I’ve seen in my 20-plus years in payment technology.” That’s not a throwaway line from a mid-level product manager. It’s the strategic thesis of a $592 billion company that processes roughly $16.7 trillion in payment volume annually. When Visa says something is the next big thing, the payments industry tends to pay attention — or scramble to…

Bitrefill Claims Lazarus Group Hacked Them, Stealing Funds

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Crypto e-commerce store Bitrefill has revealed it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack on March 1, with the methods used closely resembling those of Lazarus Group, North Korea’s notorious hacking organization. In a post to X on Tuesday, Bitrefill said the hackers used malware, on-chain tracing, and reused IP and email infrastructure to compromise an employee’s laptop, enabling them to drain funds from the company’s hot wallets while also accessing 18,500 purchase records, potentially revealing “limited customer information.” Bitrefill said BlueNoroff Group, another North Korean hacking organization with close…

XRP’s Triple Bottom Formation Signals Possible End Of Downtrend

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XRP is showing signs of a potential trend reversal as a multi-cycle triple bottom formation begins to take shape on the macro chart. This rare structure suggests that selling pressure may be nearing exhaustion, with price stabilizing around key support levels. As the pattern approaches completion, attention is shifting to whether this setup could mark the end of the downtrend and the start of a new bullish phase. XRP Forms Rare Multi-Cycle Triple Bottom Structure Charting the macro structure, EGRAG CRYPTO highlighted that the XRP chart is forming a pattern…