Month: March 2026

Ledger vs Trezor vs SafePal vs NGRAVE

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We tested four popular hardware wallets — Ledger Nano X, Trezor Safe 5, SafePal S1 Pro, and NGRAVE Zero — across security, usability, price, and real user feedback from crypto twitter. Here’s how they stack up. Our top picks at a glance How we evaluated We tested each wallet on security certifications, coin support, connectivity (USB, Bluetooth, QR), companion app quality, build materials, price, and backup options. We also pulled real user feedback from crypto twitter to check whether the specs hold up in practice. Ledger Nano X review The…

SEC approves tokenized securities to trade alongside traditional stocks

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a Nasdaq rule change that enables the trading of securities in tokenized form, marking a major step in integrating blockchain-based assets into traditional market infrastructure. The approval allows eligible securities, including stocks from the Russell 1000 and ETFs tracking major indices such as the S&P 500, to be represented and traded as tokenized assets on Nasdaq. These tokenized versions will trade on the same order book as traditional shares, with identical execution priority, pricing, and market data treatment. Under the framework, tokenized…

SEC Chair Explains Why NFTs Aren’t Securities

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After the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) outlined four broad categories of digital assets that fall outside securities laws, Chair Paul Atkins offered further clarity on why nonfungible tokens (NFTs) generally do not meet that definition. In a Wednesday interview with CNBC, Atkins reiterated that the agency’s recent interpretive release identified four types of digital assets that are typically not considered securities: digital commodities, digital tools, digital collectibles such as NFTs, and stablecoins. During the interview, host Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed Atkins on digital collectibles, noting they could more…

Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments

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Visa has introduced a command-line interface tool that allows artificial intelligence agents to execute card payments without human intervention, marking its first public product from Visa Crypto Labs. Excited to share Visa CLI, the first experimental product from Visa Crypto Labs. Check it out and request access here https://t.co/uxKKm2tB7y pic.twitter.com/7dh4Qckbtz — Cuy Sheffield (@cuysheffield) March 18, 2026 The tool, known as Visa CLI, signals a deeper push by the payments giant into infrastructure for automated, machine-driven commerce. The beta release was announced by Cuy Sheffield, who leads Visa’s crypto division.…

FTX Recovery Trust Announces Fourth Round of Creditor Repayments

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The FTX Recovery Trust, which oversees the distribution of funds to creditors and former customers of the failed crypto exchange, announced on Wednesday that it will distribute $2.2 billion to creditors on March 31, 2026. Eligible creditors will receive their funds through their chosen distribution provider within one to three business days, according to an announcement from the Trust.  The fourth distribution includes a 18% payout for Dotcom Customer claims, a 5% distribution for US Customer Entitlement Claims and a 15% distribution for both General Unsecured Claims and Digital Asset…

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Rises as $2B in Liquidity Enters Markets

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The Crypto Fear & Greed Index remained at 26 on Wednesday, after rising to 28, a day earlier, ending the indicators’ 48-day stretch in the “extreme fear” zone. The Crypto Fear & Greed index tracks market sentiment using volatility, momentum, volume, and social data. Any reading below 25 signals extreme fear, while higher values reflect an improving risk appetite. Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Source: alternative.me The index reading points to an improvement in market sentiment this week, marking its first exit from extreme fear in over six weeks. The…

Roche deploys 3,500 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs to supercharge drug discovery

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Roche just made the biggest GPU flex in pharmaceutical history. The Swiss drugmaker announced it now operates more than 3,500 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs dedicated to drug development — a deployment that dwarfs anything its competitors have publicly disclosed. In English: Roche is betting that brute-force AI computing power can shave years off the notoriously slow process of discovering and developing new medicines. And it’s backing that bet with serious silicon. The numbers behind the compute arms race Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture represents the chipmaker’s most advanced GPU platform, purpose-built for AI…

Fold posts $69.6M net loss but doubles down on bitcoin credit card expansion

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Fold just finished its debut year as a public company. The report card is… mixed. The bitcoin-focused financial services firm reported a net loss of $69.6 million for the full year 2025, according to its annual filing released Tuesday. Revenue climbed 34% year-over-year to $31.8 million, but operating losses ballooned from $5.8 million to $27.7 million — nearly a fivefold increase that makes the top-line growth feel like a consolation prize. The numbers behind the red ink Fold’s adjusted EBITDA loss came in at $17.2 million, translating to an adjusted…

Bitcoin Chases $72K After Fed Decides To Hold Rates: Is BTC Selling Over?

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) bullish start to the week faced a halt on Wednesday, as BTC dropped 3.4% to $70,900 alongside an overarching sell-off in US stocks.  The correction followed a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) report, which was 0.7% higher than the 3.4% year-on-year estimate. Despite the selling, data shows BTC spot market demand holding steady, with buyers stepping in to absorb the selling pressure and proof of this appetite being reflected by Bitcoin reclaiming $72,000 after Federal Reserve minutes highlighted their decision to leave interest rates unchanged. While the market…

Fed holds rates steady as sticky inflation and geopolitics pressure markets

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The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, maintaining the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75% as markets turned cautious ahead of the decision. Attention now shifts to Chair Jerome Powell for guidance on how policymakers view the path of inflation and growth through the rest of the year. In a statement issued on March 18, the Fed projected US GDP growth to ease slightly from 2.4% in 2026 to 2.1% in 2028, with the unemployment rate gradually falling from 4.4% to 4.2%. PCE inflation is forecast to decline from…