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MARA, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner expanding into digital energy and AI infrastructure, announced a major balance sheet restructuring on Thursday.  The company said they sold 15,133 Bitcoin for approximately $1.1 billion between March 4 and March 25 to fund the repurchase of its 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 and 2031. The company will repurchase $367.5 million of its 2030 notes for $322.9 million and $633.4 million of its 2031 notes for $589.9 million.  The purchases represent an approximate 9% discount to par value and are expected to generate roughly $88.1 million in cash savings. The transactions are scheduled to…

March 26th, 2026 – Paris, France T-REX Network, the multi-chain RWA orchestration layer supported by Apex Group, which services $3.5 trillion in assets, has partnered with Zama, the pioneer in Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), to integrate native confidentiality into the T-REX Ledger. Zama becomes the default confidentiality layer for the T-REX Ledger Privacy, compliance, and interoperability built into public blockchain infrastructure FHE-powered confidential settlement enabling secure institutional adoption at scale This collaboration marks a pivotal move in bringing regulated financial markets onchain by combining Zama’s encryption expertise with the ERC-3643 standard, which currently secures $32 billion in tokenized assets. The…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Two different acts banning congressional staff, members of congress and federal officials from trading on prediction markets were introduced on Wednesday, March 25, one of them being effective immediately. Massachusetts Bans Crypto Prediction Market Washington’s battle against prediction markets rages on. Following a bipartisan Senate bill introduced on Monday that targets sports‑style bets on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, democratic representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts (MA-06) formally banned all of his staff from “participating in prediction markets”, such as the aforementioned, “to trade or hold positions on…

In brief Fannie Mae will accept crypto-backed mortgages for the first time, allowing borrowers to pledge Bitcoin or USDC as down payment collateral. The program operates through a partnership between Coinbase and Fannie Mae-approved lender Better Home & Finance. Borrowers avoid selling crypto and triggering taxes, though mortgage rates will be 0.5-1.5 percentage points higher than standard loans. Fannie Mae will accept cryptocurrency-backed mortgages for the first time, allowing prospective home buyers to pledge Bitcoin or the USDC stablecoin as collateral for down payments through a partnership between Coinbase and mortgage firm Better Home & Finance.The program, first reported on…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes or less, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall as oil spikes 7%; BTC -3% at $69,270 Fannie Mae to allow crypto collateral for mortgages Whop partners with Aave and Plasma for new Whop Treasury product Circle stock rebounds as analysts call selloff an overreaction Trump appoints new Science & Tech advisory council with Silicon Valley…

In brief Bitcoin dipped under $70,000 amid reports that the Pentagon is preparing plans including a ground invasion and “massive bombing campaign” in Iran. Bitcoin is stuck between the $70,200 and $82,200 cost basis of short-term holders, with Glassnode pointing to a higher probability of breakdown below $70,000 given a modest accumulation cluster. Bitcoin’s rally has been leverage-driven, making prices vulnerable to a fast pullback, Decrypt was told. Bitcoin slipped back under $70,000 Thursday morning amid reports that the Pentagon is preparing for a “final blow” in Iran.The cryptocurrency’s recent string of higher lows faces its first major test as…

Bitcoin miners’ identity is fracturing on four fronts simultaneously: crushed margins, accelerating AI pivots, expanding debt loads, and a treasury sell discipline that no longer holds.CoinShares’ latest mining report shows public miners’ weighted-average cash cost was roughly $79,995 per BTC in the fourth quarter of 2025. The hash price fell to approximately $36-$38 per PH/s/day in the same quarter, then dropped further to around $29 in the first quarter of 2026.The network logged three consecutive negative difficulty adjustments, the first such streak since July 2022. The live hash price currently sits around $32.36/PH/day, with fees at just 0.40% of block…

Irish authorities have successfully accessed millions in previously locked Bitcoin, marking a major breakthrough in a long-running criminal asset seizure case. According to the Irish Times, Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), with support from Europol, managed to open one of 12 cryptocurrency wallets seized in 2019. The wallet contained roughly 500 Bitcoin worth about $35.5 million at current prices. The funds had been inaccessible for years after the private keys were lost. Europol reportedly provided “highly complex technical expertise and decryption resources” to access the wallet, although the methodology has not been disclosed. Authorities say the codes had been stored…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure When the Dogecoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) were first approved back in November 2025, it came as a welcome development for the community. This put the meme coin in the league with the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum, as they continue to make waves with their Spot ETFs. The first month of trading had gone as expected, attracting over $2 million in inflow from investors. But with the month of March 2026, things look to be going left for the Dogecoin ETFs. Dogecoin ETFs Have Seen Only 2…

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen believes Bitcoin (BTC) will face another significant leg down. In a new video, Cowen challenges the popular comparison between Bitcoin’s current price action and its March recovery patterns, suggesting a more bearish parallel to 2022. “You could argue that we’re more like right here rather than in March… Bitcoin didn’t go back up to the 21-week EMA… we just had another drop down.” That historical analogy underpins Cowen’s broader concern. “I think the next leg lower might be a lot sooner than a lot of people think.” Cowen also pushes back on the belief that the…

In brief Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton has banned all congressional office staff from trading on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi. The move comes as bipartisan lawmakers introduce the PREDICT Act, which would extend similar restrictions to senior government officials Prediction market analyst Dustin Gouker says many other congressional offices are likely to follow suit. A prediction market analyst says more congressional offices will likely follow Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) lead after he became one of the first members of Congress to ban his staff from trading on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.Effective Wednesday, Rep. Moulton’s office-wide policy prohibits…

In brief Nvidia now faces a certified class action over crypto-linked revenue disclosures. The case centers on claims Nvidia hid more than $1 billion in crypto-related GPU sales. The ruling allows investors to pursue claims together as the case moves toward trial. A federal judge has certified a class of investors alleging that American tech giant Nvidia and its CEO, Jensen Huang, concealed the extent to which the company’s gaming GPU revenues depended on sales tied to crypto mining between 2017 and 2018.Nvidia was unable to show that its statements about crypto mining revenue had no effect on its stock…

In brief A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a crypto developer seeking clarity on whether his non-custodial software would violate U.S. money-transmitter laws. The court ruled the developer failed to show a credible threat of prosecution and dismissed the case without prejudice. The case drew support from several crypto advocacy groups, amid broader industry concerns about developer liability. A U.S. federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a crypto software developer seeking a preemptive ruling that his non-custodial crypto donation platform would not violate federal money transmission laws, leaving a key legal question unresolved for the industry.In…