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Gnosis’ push behind the Ethereum Economic Zone shows DAOs moving from tuning parameters to voting on whether whole chains become Ethereum L2s, tying governance to market structure. The Ethereum Economic Zone did not appear out of thin air at EthCC…
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EthCC 2026 has shifted decisively from a builders’ retreat to an institutional showcase, as this year’s edition in Cannes hosts the inaugural “Agora” forum curated by market data provider Kaiko for more than 60 expert speakers and roughly 600 TradFi…
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Women’s visibility at Europe’s flagship Ethereum (ETH) conference appears to have taken a step backwards this year, as EthCC 2026 attendees in Cannes reported a marked drop in female participation just as crypto companies accelerate layoffs in marketing, PR and…
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Ethereum
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The Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem took aim at one of its biggest structural weaknesses at EthCC 2026, as Gnosis, Zisk and the Ethereum Foundation publicly launched the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a rollup framework designed to knit together an increasingly fractured…
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Ethereum
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Pearl is Olas’s consumer gateway to a future where narrow AI agents quietly trade, curate and create prediction markets at a scale humans will never touch, says co‑founder David Minarsch. David Minarsch sat down with crypto.news on March 31 on…
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At Kaiko’s Cannes conference, S&P DJI and Kaiko unveiled plans to tokenize the iBoxx U.S. Treasury index on Canton, turning it into programmable on-chain IP. At the Agora Kaiko conference in Cannes on March 31, S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Chief…
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Coinbase is folding regulated prediction markets into its “everything exchange” vision, using The Clearing Company to clear on‑chain event contracts beside crypto and stocks. Coinbase’s push to become an “everything exchange” will increasingly run through regulated prediction markets rather than…
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Trump’s push for an extra $200 billion Iran war budget on top of record defense spending is forcing crypto markets to reprice geopolitical risk, debt, and the dollar in real time. Trump’s reported push to have Arab states help bankroll…
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Bitcoin
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Bitcoin trades in a tight mid‑$60k range beneath stacked moving‑average resistance, with extreme fear and weak momentum keeping any breakout on a short leash. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $66,597 on March 31, 2026, as the largest cryptocurrency by market value…
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Bitcoin
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TAO is grinding higher after a sharp March rally, with traders on X framing the latest pullback as a routine dip rather than the end of the move, as Bittensor’s AI narrative and on‑chain metrics keep the token in focus.…
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Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has sought to calm fears over quantum computing, arguing that cryptocurrencies mainly need to migrate to post‑quantum encryption rather than brace for an existential collapse. In a new post on X, Zhao wrote that crypto…
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MiCA-licensed Tesseract has launched Dedicated Client Vaults, segregated smart-contract yield accounts built for institutions wary of pooled DeFi products. Finnish crypto asset manager Tesseract Investment Oy, one of the first firms to secure a full MiCA license in the European…
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Former a16z crypto investor Sam Broner has raised $10 million to launch The Better Money Company, a startup aiming to become a clearinghouse for U.S. dollar stablecoins in the wake of America’s new federal GENIUS Act regime. Broner co-founded the…
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DOL plan to let 401(k)s hold crypto and private funds could unlock trillions in new demand while triggering sharp warnings over fees, volatility and risk. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed new rules that would allow 401(k) retirement…
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Bitcoin
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KB Kookmin Card is partnering with Avalanche and OpenAsset to build a hybrid stablecoin credit card system that spends from a blockchain wallet first, then falls back to traditional credit if needed. South Korea’s KB Kookmin Card is developing a…
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Circle minted about $750M USDC on Solana in 24 hours, adding major dollar liquidity as the chain’s DeFi, trading and institutional flows continue to accelerate. Circle has minted roughly $750M worth of USDC on Solana over the past day, injecting…
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