Ark Labs Raises $5.2M Seed Round to Advance Bitcoin Programmable Finance

Ark Labs secured $5.2 million in seed funding led by Tether to scale its Arkade infrastructure for programmable bitcoin transactions. Ark Labs announced on March 12, 2026, the closure of a $5.2 million seed round in Lugano, Switzerland, to expand its Bitcoin-based financial infrastructure. The round features prominent investors including Tether, Ego Death Capital, and … Read more

Prediction Markets Anticipate Blue Sweep in Upcoming Congress Midterm Elections

Kalshi and Polymarket anticipate that the Democratic Party will sweep both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections slated for November. There is a close to 50% chance of this outcome, while the second option, where Democrats win the House but lose the Senate, reaches 37%. Blue Sweep: Prediction Markets Anticipate a Democrat … Read more

Metaplanet Announces Strategic Investment in JPYC Stablecoin Through New Venture Arm

Metaplanet Inc. executes a Letter of Intent to invest up to $2.5 million (JPY 400 million) in JPYC Inc. to bolster Japan’s digital settlement infrastructure. Metaplanet Inc. announces on March 12, 2026, that it has executed a Letter of Intent to invest up to $2.5 million (JPY 400 million) in JPYC Inc., the issuer of … Read more

Pharos Network Expands RealFi Alliance to Tackle RWA Transparency Gap

Pharos Network’s RealFi Alliance expands with the intelligence partners cohort, introducing Dune, Alchemy and Anchorage Digital to provide the transparency and data-backed research required for institutional real-world assets ( RWA) adoption. Solving the Trust Gap Pharos Network, a financial Layer 1 blockchain, announced the addition of a specialized group of research, data, and institutional infrastructure … Read more

Balaji Srinivasan Advocates for Crypto in Wartime Mode to Support Global Refugees

Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan calls for the development of robust cryptocurrency infrastructure to serve refugees and stateless individuals. Balaji Srinivasan, author of The Network State and former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coinbase, issued a social media call to action regarding digital tools for displaced populations. He argues that the crypto industry must prioritize … Read more

Morgan Stanley Warns AI Is Now a Macro Force—and a $139B Agentic AI Market Is Rising

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the shiny toy of Silicon Valley demos—it’s becoming a global industrial project worth trillions, and analysts say the next phase of AI may transform everything from corporate profits to how work actually gets done. AI Moves From Tech Trend to Economic Engine Morgan Stanley researchers say AI has crossed … Read more

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