Regulation
The clock is officially ticking for the United States crypto industry. Lawmakers are scrambling to find a compromise to save the CLARITY Act, which is currently the flagship legislation for digital asset market structure in the country. Unfortunately, the bill hit a massive wall earlier this month, and the entire
AI
Rhoda AI raised $450 million at a $1.7 billion valuation. The round backs a bet that internet video can train robots for factory work when conditions shift, a gap that has limited most industrial automation. Premji Invest led the financing. At $1.7 billion post-money, the raise ranks Rhoda
Underdog acquired a federally regulated derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, positioning the fantasy-sports firm to list and clear sports event contracts directly under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The deal gives Underdog access to one of the limited exchange-and-clearing stacks that can run these contracts end to end. The Brooklyn-based
AI
Automation powered by agentic artificial intelligence (AI) could cut financial process times by up to 40%. The productivity gains are pushing large financial firms to rebuild internal workflows around AI-driven operational systems. SEI has partnered with IBM to modernize its internal operations using AI and automation tools. The project combines
Politics
A permanent ban on a Federal Reserve digital dollar is gaining traction in Washington. The proposal could remove a major uncertainty for stablecoin issuers while complicating broader cryptocurrency legislation. The shift follows a new amendment from Ted Cruz targeting the Federal Reserve’s ability to issue a central bank digital
Finance
Starknet introduced a privacy layer for ERC-20 tokens that hides balances and transfers by default. The feature targets institutional use cases that require confidentiality while maintaining auditability on public blockchains. The system, called STRK20, was announced March 10 by Starknet developers. It allows token issuers on the network to deploy
A New Way to Access Oil Futures Trading crude oil futures has long been tied to traditional financial exchanges with fixed trading hours and strict access rules. That’s beginning to change. Binance now offers exposure to oil prices directly through Binance Wallet, using a decentralized exchange called Aster. The
Security
Armed attackers forced a French couple to transfer roughly $1 million worth of bitcoin during a home invasion Monday in Le Chesnay, a suburb west of Paris. The incident highlights a growing threat facing cryptocurrency holders: physical coercion used to bypass digital security protections. According to reporting from TF1 Info
Finance
Prediction market platforms are approaching $20 billion valuation discussions, and Polymarket is turning to Palantir Technologies to monitor trading integrity as activity accelerates. The move signals growing pressure on decentralized prediction platforms to deploy institutional-grade surveillance tools as they expand into regulated sports markets. Polymarket said it is working with
DeFi
More than $10 billion worth of native bitcoin has already been activated through Babylon’s staking system, and a new integration with Ledger now extends that model into decentralized finance collateral. The change matters because it allows bitcoin holders to deploy BTC in DeFi without surrendering custody or relying on
Aureus Greenway Holdings surged as much as 24% after it agreed to combine with Powerus, a drone business backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. The jump put a market price on a fresh slice of the Trump family’s defense investing as the Pentagon accelerates unmanned procurement. Powerus
Markets
Bitcoin traded just below $72,000 after gaining more than 4% in 24 hours, with over $100 million in short positions liquidated during the move, according to CoinGlass data. The rebound highlights renewed momentum, but analysts say macro forces increasingly shape the asset’s next direction. Researchers at Bitfinex argue