Month: March 2026

Tether backed USA₮ expands to Celo in first move beyond Ethereum

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USA₮, the dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and supported by Tether, is expanding to Celo, marking its first blockchain deployment beyond Ethereum. The move places the regulated token on a network that has become one of the most active rails for real-world stablecoin use. Tether introduced the token in January as a US-regulated product issued through Anchorage Digital Bank under federal OCC oversight, positioning it as a domestic complement to USD₮ rather than a replacement for its flagship offshore stablecoin. The project was built to comply with the…

Massachusetts City to Weigh Crypto ATM Ban, Citing Financial Risks

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The city council of Haverhill, Massachusetts is set to consider a ban on cryptocurrency ATMs following a proposal for an ordinance introduced on March 17.  According to Haverhill City Council’s agenda, the government body is scheduled to review a crypto ATM ordinance introduced by Mayor Melinda E. Barrett. The proposal would amend the city code to prohibit cryptocurrency ATMs, an ordinance which received a unanimous 11 votes in the council’s March 17 meeting. Source: Haverhill City Council The ordinance cited potential risks to Haverhill residents due to “financial fraud, money…

Base outlines 2026 roadmap focused on global markets, stablecoins, and builders

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Base has outlined its 2026 strategy, positioning itself as infrastructure for a global onchain economy built around tokenized assets, stablecoin payments, and developer-driven growth. The roadmap builds on momentum from 2025, when Base processed more than $17 trillion in stablecoin volume across 26 currencies and 17 countries, expanded its app presence to over 140 countries, and funded more than 50 teams through its Base Batches program. The network also emerged as a leading venue for Bitcoin spot trading onchain, reflecting rising demand for crypto native market infrastructure. Base frames the…

Bitcoin Finds Strength Near $68K Even As Analysts Predict Sell-off

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Analysts expect Bitcoin’s price consolidation to tilt toward $60,000, but technical charts favor a liquidation rally toward $82,000. Bitcoin’s (BTC) consolidation extended into a fifth week since making a major low at $60,000 on Feb. 6, but the daily chart shows the range tightening as the price swings between its daily highs and lows narrow.  Some analysts may view the pattern of higher lows and lower highs as proof of a pending breakout, especially when considering positive developments like the resumption of buying from institutional investors, Morgan Stanley’s announcement of…

BitGo Launches Platform for Crypto-Backed Lending and Portfolio Financing

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Digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo has launched a financing platform that lets institutional clients borrow and lend against a range of digital assets, including liquid tokens, staked positions and locked holdings, within a single account. The company said the system consolidates borrowing, lending and collateral management into one workflow, replacing processes that have typically required multiple counterparties and manual asset transfers. By introducing portfolio-based lending, BitGo hopes to give clients access to credit against a mix of assets held in custody rather than posting collateral on a per-loan basis. It also…

World launches MiniKit 2.0 to unify app development across web and World App

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World has launched MiniKit 2.0 on World Chain, introducing a standardized framework that allows developers to build applications once and deploy them across both web environments and World App with minimal changes. The upgrade aligns with Ethereum’s EIP-1193 standard, simplifying cross-platform development and reducing integration complexity. The release comes as Mini Apps see rising adoption across the ecosystem. Over the past seven days, Mini Apps recorded more than 12.1 million opens, with total usage surpassing 2.2 billion opens, signaling growing engagement in consumer-facing applications built on World. MiniKit 2.0 enables…

Jack Dorsey’s Block pitches mini-AGI vision weeks after cutting nearly half its workforce

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Block is pushing its AI strategy further, with CEO Jack Dorsey and lead independent director Roelof Botha outlining a plan to rebuild the fintech company as a mini-AGI. In a new essay published Tuesday morning, Dorsey and Botha argue that AI should do more than improve worker productivity and instead replace traditional layers of coordination inside large organizations. The essay arrives weeks after Block said it would cut more than 4,000 jobs, nearly half its workforce, as part of a broad AI overhaul. At the time, Dorsey said intelligence tools…

Anthropic’s Claude Code leak reveals autonomous agent tools and unreleased models

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Anthropic exposed the full source code for Claude Code after a misconfigured source map file was published to npm, offering a rare look inside one of the company’s most important commercial products. The file, bundled with version 2.1.88, contained nearly 60 megabytes of internal material, including about 512,000 lines of TypeScript across 1,906 files. Chaofan Shou, a software engineer interning at Solayer Labs, first flagged the leak, which quickly spread across X and GitHub as developers began examining the codebase. The disclosure showed how Anthropic built Claude Code to stay…

Galaxy Launches SOL Staking On GalaxyOne, Expands Retail Crypto Push

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Galaxy Digital has introduced a Solana staking feature on its GalaxyOne retail platform, furthering its push into consumer crypto services amid intensifying competition among all-in-one trading apps. In a Tuesday announcement, Galaxy said GalaxyOne users can now stake Solana (SOL) directly through the app, earning up to 6.5% in variable annual rewards. The yield is not fixed and depends on network conditions, validator performance and overall staking participation, meaning actual returns may fluctuate over time. The rollout reflects a broader industry shift toward integrating yield-generating products into retail platforms, allowing…

Key ETH Price Levels to Watch Next

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Ether (ETH) price is down 6% over the last seven days to trade at $2,040 on Tuesday. Declining price volatility is also suggesting that a deeper correction could be in store. Key takeaways Ether’s realized volatility on Binance has dropped sharply to its lowest level since mid-January. ETH bulls must defend the $1,800-$2,000 support level to avoid further losses. Ether price volatility hits nine-week lows Ether’s volatility has seen a sharp decline from February highs, reflecting a “significant decrease in price volatility and a reduction in speculative activity,”  according to…