Day: March 19, 2026

BPI sounds alarm on ‘backdoor’ for hardware wallets in Kentucky crypto bill

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Kentucky House Bill 380, a state-level crypto regulatory bill, includes provisions that would force crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to build a “backdoor” into devices, Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has warned.  The provisions require crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to provide recovery options for users’ seed phrases, and were added to the bill in a “last-minute” floor amendment, BPI said. The amended Section 33 of the bill reads: “A hardware wallet provider shall provide a mechanism for, and assist any person who owns a hardware wallet that was…

Bitcoin Sell-off Capped At $70K But Data Points To Rebound

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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $69,000 on Thursday, pulling the price back into its six-week range just days after tapping range highs above $76,000. The pullback coincides with an increase in selling from Bitcoin futures markets and stalling demand from US-based investors, but the chance for a rebound rally remains. A recurring chart setup indicates that BTC can return to its bullish pathway if the necessary conditions are met. Bitcoin futures set the trend as spot demand fades The latest pullback aligns with a visible shift in derivatives’ dominance over spot…

Kalshi doubles valuation to $22 billion with new $1 billion raise

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Kalshi has raised more than $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in a new financing round led by Coatue Management, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal roughly doubles the company’s valuation from its $11 billion December raise and shows investors are still willing to pay up for exposure to the prediction market boom. The timing matters because prediction markets are no longer a niche side bet in crypto and fintech. Data cited by Artemis shows the sector processed roughly $27 billion in January 2026 and $23.4 billion in…

SEC Interpretation on Crypto Laws ‘a Beginning, Not an End,‘ Says Atkins

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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has clarified how the agency intends to approach digital asset regulation following an interpretative notice issued this week. In prepared remarks for a Thursday speech at the Practising Law Institute, Atkins said that the SEC would take a different approach to digital assets than its previous “regulation by enforcement” campaign. According to the SEC chair, the agency would first focus on its interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the…

Anchorage Digital expands Atlas network with collateral management for institutional crypto lending

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Anchorage Digital has expanded its Atlas network to include collateral management, adding another piece of infrastructure for institutions that want to lend against crypto without taking on the operational and counterparty risks that have long slowed the market. The company said Atlas now supports nearly 600 participants, up fourfold from a year ago, and has processed tens of billions of dollars in settlements to date. Anchorage is pitching the new product as a regulated, always-on system for monitoring collateral, issuing margin calls, and handling liquidations across secured loans, structured products,…

Forward Industries Funds Share Buyback With Solana-Backed Loan

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Forward Industries, a publicly traded company with a Solana-focused treasury strategy, has launched a share repurchase program funded through a crypto-backed loan from Galaxy Digital LLC, underscoring how digital assets are increasingly being used in traditional corporate finance. The company said Thursday it will repurchase 6,164,324 shares of its common stock from an unnamed institutional investor for approximately $27.4 million, reducing total shares outstanding to 76,977,809. Cointelegraph’s email to Forward seeking further information on the identity of the selling institutional investor was not answered prior to publication. A partial list…

NASA weighs shifting Artemis mission to SpaceX Starship, reducing Boeing’s role

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NASA today expanded SpaceX’s responsibilities within the Artemis lunar program while scaling back Boeing’s involvement, a realignment driven by growing frustration with legacy contractor delays and a deepening reliance on SpaceX’s reusable vehicle technology. According to a Bloomberg report, SpaceX’s Starship would take on a central role by docking with Orion in Earth orbit and propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, replacing a key function previously assigned to Boeing’s Space Launch System. The original plan relied on SLS to carry Orion toward the moon before meeting a Starship lander near lunar…

Datavault AI signs agreement to acquire NYIAX for blockchain trading

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Datavault AI said Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NYIAX, a move that gives the company control of blockchain-based exchange technology it says will underpin a broader push into institutional trading venues for data and other tokenized real-world assets. The announcement converts an October 13, 2025 letter of intent into a formal merger agreement and deepens a relationship that already included licensing agreements and a technology alliance announced in March 2025. The company said NYIAX’s infrastructure will be combined with Datavault AI’s Information Data Exchange and its…

EtherFi Allocates $25M to Plume to Bring RWA Yield Onchain

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EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, marking a move to integrate tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources of return. According to Thursday’s announcement, rollout will begin with exposure to Plume’s nBASIS vault, which is tied to Superstate’s USCC crypto carry fund, with plans to add a dedicated real-world asset vault directly into EtherFi’s interface in a later phase. The initial allocation gives EtherFi users indirect exposure to a strategy combining crypto basis trades, staking rewards…

Bybit Launches Yield Product For Tokenized Gold (XAUT)

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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a yield-bearing tokenized gold product that lets users earn interest on Tether Gold (XAUT), the latest entrant into a broader push to turn traditionally non-yielding assets into income-generating instruments. The product is designed to convert tokenized gold — typically a passive store of value — into a yield-bearing asset using XAUT, the largest tokenized gold product, the company announced Thursday. It allows holders to earn passive income while maintaining exposure to gold prices. The market cap of Tether Gold reached nearly $3 billion earlier this…