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The average Bitcoin retail investor who recently discovered crypto might never have considered a stablecoin that pays yield on an idle balance. That fight, buried inside Senate negotiations over the CLARITY Act, is about to matter to them anyway.Politico reported this week that senators and White House advisers have reached an agreement in principle on stablecoin-yield language, which was the main reason why the bill had stalled.The reported agreement moves CLARITY from frozen to potentially alive again, which connects directly to Bitcoin’s institutional demand story.A timeline graphic traces the CLARITY Act’s stall over stablecoin-yield language from January 2026 through this…

The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora.Stablecoins have become a meaningful settlement layer, lending markets continue to expand, and tokenized real-world assets keep growing. Visa said global stablecoin transaction volume rose from more than $3.5 trillion in 2023 to more than $5.5 trillion in 2024. That is not the profile of a niche experiment. It is the profile of infrastructure finding real demand.The problem is that DeFi still measures itself with a bootstrap metric.TVL is a misaligned scoreboardFor most of the last cycle, Total Value Locked became the default scoreboard. TVL was…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Bitcoin exchange reserve has recorded its lowest-ever value, which should represent a bullish development. However, recent stablecoin reserve activity highlights a point of concern. Exchanges Now Hold Only 13% Of BTC Supply – Details  In a QuickTake post on CryptoQuant, APTRekt reports that only 2.72 million BTC is now available on crypto exchanges. This recorded figure represents 13.60% of the circulating BTC supply and is the lowest ever value of Bitcoin exchange reserves. APTRekt states Bitcoin reached this new all-time low of exchange reserves despite a…

A proposal in Washington could alter one of the basic rhythms of US markets: how often public companies have to publish quarterly reports.The SEC is reportedly preparing a proposal that would make quarterly reporting optional, letting companies file financial updates twice a year instead of four times. Backers say the current system feeds short-term thinking and adds cost.Opponents warn that fewer required check-ins would leave investors with a foggier view of corporate reality and a much wider gap between insiders and everyone else.This comes as a huge surprise from the SEC, the agency most people associate with forcing companies to…

Crypto wallets used to mean one thing: self-custody. Users held their keys, owned their assets, and stayed off the radar of traditional finance.Phantom’s Mar. 17 no-action relief from the CFTC’s Market Participants Division rewrites that definition.The letter allows Phantom to serve as the consumer interface for regulated derivatives without registering as an introducing broker, provided registered futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, and designated contract markets handle the actual customer relationships, custody, and clearing.On Jan. 29, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced the agency would pursue “clear and unambiguous safe harbors for software developers” and explore onshoring perpetual derivatives.On Mar. 11, the…

Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›How the BlinkEx trading platform is built – matching speed, risk controls, and reliability. A сomprehensive reviewWhat “trading infrastructure” actually means hereIf you strip away marketing, an exchange’s infrastructure is basically three things: how orders get matched, how the system behaves under stress, and what safety rails exist when something looks off. BlinkEx is a next-generation venue launching in Early Access in late January / early February 2026, with a deliberately tight scope that prioritizes execution quality and operational readiness before feature…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Virtuals Protocol and t54 have announced that they are bringing “agent commerce” to the XRP Ledger, a move that would let AI agents transact natively using escrowed jobs, evaluator-based verification and programmable settlement. The announcement was delivered through coordinated posts from Virtuals, t54 and RippleX rather than a visible standalone press release. Virtuals wrote via X: “Virtuals is powering agent commerce on XRPL. $95B+ in cumulative transaction volume. 75+ regulatory licenses across global markets. The ledger built from day one for payments is now extending into agent…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A blockchain analytics firm found that nearly 90% of money processed by a UK-registered crypto exchange in 2024 was connected to Iran’s most powerful military organization. A Billion Dollars And A Fake Boss TRM Labs, which tracks cryptocurrency flows, reported that Zedxion Exchange and a related platform called Zedcex moved roughly $1 billion tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In 2024, IRGC-linked payments made up about 87% of all transactions the two exchanges handled. Even as that share fell to roughly 48% in 2025, the…

Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›From presale traction to market debutAs recently as March 13, G Coin was still being framed as a token entering the market with measurable traction already in place.Reports citing Playnance’s public tracker said the token had more than 200,000 holders and an estimated market capitalization of about $38 million ahead of its March 18 token generation event.Playnance’s own documentation describes G Coin as the utility layer for gameplay, rewards, partner revenue distribution, and treasury flows, all running on PlayBlock, which the company…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Chainlink Maxi Zach Rynes has ignited fierce debate across the crypto community after sharing a pointed critique of XRP and Ripple, drawing significant backlash from supporters and former executives. The ambassador has framed Chainlink’s native token LINK as the superior institutional play, labeling XRP a ghost chain. He also criticizes Ripple’s recent share buybacks, suggesting that the company prioritizes shareholders over XRP investors.  Chainlink Maxi Takes Aim At XRP And Ripple In a recent post on X, Rynes argued that XRP holders are effectively funding a company…

In brief Kalshi was temporarily banned in Nevada, halting its sports, politics, and entertainment markets for at least 14 days. A judge sided with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, signaling the state may win a longer-term injunction. The case highlights a broader clash between states and the CFTC over who regulates prediction markets. After months of legal back-and-forth, Nevada successfully banned Kalshi on Friday—forcing the prediction market platform to abstain from offering event contracts related to sports, politics, and entertainment in the state for the next 14 days.The temporary restraining order, or TRO, will last until April 3, when a…

In brief A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to conspiracy tied to an AI-generated music streaming scheme. Prosecutors say fake accounts generated billions of artificial plays on streaming music services. The case involves more than $8 million in royalty payments. A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge tied to a scheme that used artificial intelligence and automated accounts to collect more than $8 million in music streaming royalties, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Michael Smith pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of New York following a yearslong investigation. He…

Britain’s bond scare is reopening a question Bitcoin was built for – moments when trust in sovereign debt and monetary management starts to crack.Britain’s fiscal squeeze turned sharper after official borrowing data showed February public sector net borrowing hit £14.3 billion, up £2.2 billion from a year earlier and the second-highest February reading since records began in 1993.Public sector net debt stood at £2.88 trillion, or 93.1% of GDP. On the same day, the Bank of England held the Bank Rate at 3.75% and warned that the latest energy shock would push inflation back up over the next couple of…

In brief Bitcoin volatility is down, but data shows that traders are protecting against moves to the downside. The volume of bets on Bitcoin going down, compared to those on it going up, is at a mark not seen since 2021. Nevertheless, this level of “defensiveness” has typically signaled that a bottom is near. Bitcoin’s volatility has dropped as its price has stabilized around $70,000, but traders are still paying up for downside protection, according to a new report from investment firm VanEck. Bitcoin’s realized volatility, or volatility based on actual observed price movements, has fallen from 80 to 50 over…