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In brief Balancer Labs is winding down after a $128 million exploit left the company facing legal exposure and no sustainable revenue. The protocol will continue under a DAO, foundation, and service-provider structure, with staff potentially moving to a new operating entity. Experts say the shutdown reflects deeper issues with older DeFi governance and token incentive models that are losing traction. Balancer Labs has decided to call it quits six months after its namesake protocol suffered a major security breach that founders say caused reputational damage and triggered a sell-off in the Balancer token.The protocol, created to build and manage…

In brief Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia says the retirement fund is eyeing a potential launch as early as next financial year. The fund is looking beyond Bitcoin at a wider range of digital assets, including tokenized exposure to areas like music rights. It comes as AMP Super, the first Australian fund to back crypto, exited most of its Bitcoin futures position ahead of this year’s market decline. Crypto is inching closer to Australia’s retirement system, with one of the country’s largest super funds now actively exploring how to offer it to members.Australian industry superannuation fund Hostplus is exploring whether to…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Strive Asset Management Chief Strategy Officer Avik Roy said Michael Saylor has effectively “struck oil” with STRC, arguing that Strategy’s latest preferred equity structure has opened a powerful new funding channel for Bitcoin accumulation. Speaking with The Bitcoin Historian, Roy cast STRC not as just another capital raise, but as a product design breakthrough for Strategy’s treasury model. In his telling, the significance is less about a new ticker and more about what it could unlock: a deeper pool of yield-seeking capital that can be recycled into…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Charles Hoskinson used a March 19 livestream to deliver a defense of crypto as a response to political dysfunction, market weakness, and what he described as a broader collapse in institutional legitimacy. Broadcasting from Colorado, the Cardano founder framed the current macro backdrop in apocalyptic terms, citing war, layoffs, inflationary pressure tied to energy costs, and a growing sense of social pessimism. Markets, he argued, are reacting to that broader stress rather than suffering from a crypto-specific failure. “The markets are down a little bit. They should…

In brief 200 protesters marched from Anthropic to OpenAI and xAI offices in San Francisco. Activists called on AI companies to pause development of new frontier AI models. Organizer Michael Trazzi previously staged a multi-week hunger strike outside Google DeepMind. Protesters took to the streets of San Francisco on Saturday, stopping outside the offices of Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI to call for a conditional pause in the development of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence.According to Stop the AI Race founder and documentarian Michael Trazzi, roughly 200 protesters participated in the demonstration. Participants included researchers, academics, and members of advocacy groups such…

March 23, 2026 – Tel Aviv, Israel Playnance has introduced the first ‘democratic social gaming protocol,’ a new model for decentralized, participation-driven digital economies. In an industry where platforms are built to profit from user activity, Playnance introduces a fundamentally different approach – a system where users can participate in protocol-based rewards linked to network activity. Powered by GCOIN, the protocol reimagines how social gaming platforms operate by aligning users, partners and token holders within a shared economic framework. At its core is a powerful idea – a system where the community actively participates in the ecosystem rather than remaining…

In brief Bitcoin surged to highs above $71,000 Monday morning. The cryptocurrency’s price rise came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of strikes against Iranian energy facilities. The pause followed “productive conversations” regarding a cessation of hostilities in the Middle East, Trump said. Bitcoin surged to highs above $71,000 Monday morning, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced the postponement of planned strikes against Iranian power plants.Bitcoin is currently trading at around $70,000, up 2.5% on the day, after reaching an intraday high of $71,224, per CoinGecko data, though it remains down on the week by some 5%.Per…

In brief Bitcoin climbed above $71,000 today, offering bulls their first glimpse of relief since February’s collapse. At the same time, the price move has formed the same compressive wedge pattern that preceded Bitcoin crashes in October 2025 and January 2026. On Myriad, traders are calling it a toss up on whether Bitcoin pumps to $84K or dumps to $55K first. After a brutal February that took Bitcoin from the mid-$90,000s all the way down to a $59,000 low, the market finally has something to feel decent about. BTC is up roughly 4.65% today, trading around $71,013 and shaking off…

In brief Polymarket and Kalshi both made new moves to try and curb insider trading on their prediction market platforms. Polymarket has introduced new integrity rules across its platform, clarifying the types of behaviors that are prohibited. Meanwhile, Kalshi has created new policies and implemented preemptive screening to block individuals from certain markets. Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi are taking steps to remove insider trading from their platforms, announcing updates to rules and tooling, respectively, on Monday as scrutiny continues to build on prediction markets and their offerings. The strategic advancements for both firms come as Democratic lawmakers have begun targeting…

MoonPay recently launched an open-source wallet standard to equip artificial intelligence (AI) agents with the ability to manage funds and conduct transactions across multiple blockchains. By doing so, MoonPay says it is trying to confront the challenges posed by the existing fragmentation in wallet and key management systems that autonomous software often encounters. The escalating involvement of AI agents in economic activities underscores the urgent need for standardized financial tools that streamline operations and minimize risks. Under traditional systems, each AI agent typically must handle its own keys and maintain a distinct balance, which invariably leads to inefficient processes and…

In brief Strategy has raised billions of dollars via variable-rate preferred share, STRC, following the conclusion of its annual conference in Las Vegas last month. The dividend-paying product has been embraced by asset manager Strive, which debuted its own product modeled on STRC last year. Brazil-based OranjeBTC, Bitcoin’s 25th largest publicly traded holder, became the first among Strategy’s peers to unveil an allocation to STRC. When Strategy held its annual conference, Strategy World, in Las Vegas last month, attendees heard plenty about how the digital asset could reshape corporate balance sheets. Yet the spotlight may not have shone as brightly…

Over the last week, both Bitcoin and gold failed the safe-haven test. Bitcoin is still trading more like a risk asset than “digital gold,” while gold has also failed to behave like a clean geopolitical hedge as higher yields and inflation fears overrode the usual flight-to-safety bid.To start the week, Bitcoin rebounded to about $70,508 after falling as low as $67,436 earlier in the day, while gold was still trying to recover from a far steeper break, and the US 10-year Treasury yield remained above its Friday close after briefly pushing to a new high.That sequence changed the usual reading…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The past few days saw XRP rejecting at $1.60 on March 17, and the cryptocurrency is now back to trading below $1.40, struggling to hold ground within a deteriorating technical structure that has erased more than 60% of its value since the July 2025 peak.  According to a crypto analyst, the recent rejection from a breakout attempt was not just a failed rally but a warning sign that downside pressure is still in control. That leaves the price at a delicate point where one more move lower…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A new technical reading shows that Dogecoin’s price structure is not as weak as the surface-level price action might imply. In a recent post on X, crypto analyst Javon Marks pointed to a hidden bullish divergence forming on Dogecoin’s chart.  The idea comes at a time when DOGE has been creating interesting low structures since the beginning of the year and momentum indicators are at multi-year lows across the altcoin market. A Divergence Hidden in Plain Sight While Dogecoin’s price has been carving lows since early 2026,…

In brief Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Beast Industries to move cautiously as the firm created by MrBeast considers crypto for Step, a teen-focused mobile banking app. Before the company was acquired by Beast Industries, the senator argued that it pressured kids into asking their parents for permission to invest in crypto. Earlier this year, Beast Industries signaled an interest in DeFi after receiving a $200 million investment from Ethereum treasury firm BitMine. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) requested information Monday regarding Beast Industries’ recent acquisition of Step, urging the company created by YouTube star MrBeast to move cautiously as it weighs…

Bitcoin (BTC) has gained more than 4% today after US President Donald Trump teased a potential path to peace with Iran. On Saturday, Trump threatened to bomb and “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Middle Eastern country didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. By Monday, however, he had pulled back on that threat, announcing a delay on Truth Social. “I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN…