Month: March 2026

NFL Asks Prediction Markets to Step in on ‘Easily Manipulated‘ Bets

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CFTC Chair Michael Selig signaled that the agency would defer to the football league in calling for changes to event contracts that could be manipulated by a single person. The National Football League (NFL) has reportedly sent letters to Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction market platforms in an effort to block the companies from offering trades on football events that can be easily manipulated or determined in advance.  According to a Monday ESPN report, the letters to the prediction market companies said that the NFL objected to certain types of…

$53M Bitcoin Short On Hyperliquid Hints At Traders’ Risk-off View

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Key takeaways: A Hyperliquid whale’s $53 million Bitcoin short and its bets against silver suggest a cautious outlook for global markets. Traders remain on edge as the US and Israel-Iran war and upcoming US jobs data drive risk-averse behavior this week. Bitcoin (BTC) price recovered from Sunday’s $65,000 low but failed to hold ground above $67,000 on Monday, tracking the modest intraday losses seen in the S&P 500 Index. Despite initial decoupling signs favoring Bitcoin, a whale recently opened a massive $53 million BTC short position on Hyperliquid. With a…

Chainlink and Anchorage Digital Back Launch of Crypto-Aligned PAC

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Seven months ahead of the November midterm elections, Chainlink Labs and Anchorage Digital announced that they were the founding contributors to a political action committee (PAC) “to support candidates working to advance digital asset and blockchain policy in the United States.” In a Monday announcement, the two crypto companies said they were supporting the Blockchain Leadership Fund, a hybrid PAC that allows contributions directly to candidates as well as independent expenditures, such as media buys. Source: Chainlink Neither company publicly disclosed how much they may have contributed to the PAC,…

Mitsubishi Taps JPMorgan Kinexys As Blockchain Payments Scale

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Mitsubishi Corporation plans to use a blockchain-based payment system developed by JPMorgan Chase to move funds across its global operations, signaling continued adoption of blockchain infrastructure within traditional finance. The system is part of JPMorgan’s blockchain network, known as Kinexys, which enables near-instant fund transfers, reduces reliance on traditional banking and operates around the clock, according to a report by Nikkei. JPMorgan is seeking to scale the platform to $10 billion in daily transactions from the current average of $7 billion. Kinexys has processed more than $3 trillion in cumulative…

Meta tests Instagram Plus subscription with stealth story viewing and paid features for users

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Meta Platforms has begun testing a new premium subscription called Instagram Plus, offering everyday users access to exclusive features as the company expands its push into paid social media tools, according to a TechCrunch report. The test follows earlier plans to introduce subscriptions across its core apps, including Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Instagram Plus introduces several features aimed at enhancing how users interact with Stories. Subscribers can view Stories without notifying the poster, a long-requested feature, and can also see how many people have rewatched their own Stories. The update…

Bitcoin Accumulation Rises As BTC Miner Selling Cools Near $65K

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Bitcoin (BTC) demand from long-term holders increased by 48.5% over the past seven days. This rise in accumulation coincided with a sharp decline in Bitcoin miners’ selling activity, as the Miners’ Position Index (MPI) dropped to levels last seen in 2024. The development highlights a phase where long-term participants are steadily absorbing Bitcoin, while selling from the miners continues to decrease. Bitcoin accumulators expand as miner outflows cool down CryptoQuant data shows that the demand from accumulator addresses lifted holdings to roughly 205,000 BTC on March 30 from 138,000 BTC…

Senator Lummis, Cassidy introduce Mined in America Act to support the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

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Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bill Cassidy have introduced the bipartisan Mined in America Act to strengthen US digital asset infrastructure, according to a March 30 announcement, building on earlier efforts to position the country as a global crypto hub. The bill codifies Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and establishes a voluntary certification framework for domestic mining operations. Under the proposal, certified facilities would be required to phase out hardware tied to foreign adversaries, while gaining access to existing federal energy and rural development programs to support the transition. New details…

Square auto-enables Bitcoin payments for US sellers with zero fees through 2026

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Square has begun rolling out automatic Bitcoin payments to eligible U.S. sellers, enabling businesses to accept Bitcoin at checkout with no additional setup required. Automatically enabled bitcoin payments are rolling out to eligible U.S. Square sellers. Start accepting bitcoin that instantly converts to cash at checkout, with no additional setup. → 0% processing fees through 2026→ Near-instant settlement→ No need to hold bitcoin Learn… pic.twitter.com/rnrPI0KbHE — Square (@Square) March 30, 2026 The feature is turned on by default, marking a shift from opt-in crypto payments to embedded functionality across the…

“I’m Confused About What Bitcoin Actually Is” — Ran Neuner Questions Crypto’s Core Narrative

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In a Cointelegraph interview, Ran Neuner ponders Bitcoin’s identity crisis, market risks and the growing impact of macro trends. In this Cointelegraph interview, Ran Neuner, a longtime voice in the crypto space, openly questions Bitcoin’s core narrative— as he admits he struggles to answer one simple question: why should people buy it? “I don’t know how to answer that question. That’s the problem.” Once pitched as peer-to-peer money and later reframed as digital gold, Bitcoin’s identity has become harder to define in practice, he argues, especially after failing to move…

Elon Musk animates Bitcoin waifu after viral fan art request

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Elon Musk got the crypto community buzzing after turning a static Bitcoin-inspired anime illustration into a short animated clip. The whole thing started early this morning when an X user asked Musk to animate an image of an anime girl wearing a Bitcoin-themed outfit, set against the iconic orange Bitcoin symbol. The request was posted as a comment on one of Musk’s posts, which drew roughly 5,600 comments, and he later responded by posting a brief video showing the character in motion, transforming the artwork into an animated scene. pic.twitter.com/wHcxx0JBFl…