Month: March 2026

A new funding round is putting fresh attention on efforts to expand what can be built on the Bitcoin network. Payments infrastructure startup Utexo has raised $7.5 million with backing from Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures. The company says the funding will help it push forward a project aimed at bringing native USDT … Read more

The first few months of 2026 have already delivered a tough lesson for the crypto industry: not every project survives the long run. While new protocols and platforms continue to launch across the blockchain ecosystem, several once-promising ventures have quietly closed their doors. Liquidity has tightened, trading activity has slowed in certain sectors, and some … Read more

Binance has issued a formal response to a letter sent by Richard Blumenthal, pushing back against claims that the exchange failed to properly enforce sanctions restrictions. The senator’s inquiry, dated February 24, raised concerns about reports suggesting the platform may have allowed activity connected to sanctioned jurisdictions. Binance says those claims are inaccurate and based … Read more

A major security breach has shaken parts of the crypto community after blockchain security researchers revealed that a wallet linked to the user known as Sillytuna was drained in a sophisticated address poisoning attack, resulting in losses of roughly $24 million in digital assets. The compromised wallet, identified as 0xd2e8…ca41, was reportedly targeted by attackers … Read more

Two very different players in the Bitcoin ecosystem are quietly strengthening their positions. On one side, a fast-growing mining company is increasing its digital asset treasury through mining operations. On the other, a sovereign nation continues a steady and controversial accumulation strategy. Recent updates show that American Bitcoin has raised its total Bitcoin holdings to … Read more

Institutional access to regulated crypto derivatives just expanded again. Ripple has announced that clients using its institutional brokerage platform can now trade derivatives contracts listed on Coinbase’s derivatives exchange, with clearing handled by Nodal Clear. The development quietly marks a meaningful shift for Ripple, a company historically known for cross-border payments and its connection to … Read more