Binance unleashes a legal battle against The Wall Street Journal over disputed reporting while the newspaper releases a new report on a U.S. investigation tied to the crypto exchange.

Ripple moves to secure an Australian financial services license, positioning its blockchain payments network for deeper expansion across Asia-Pacific while tightening regulatory footing in one of the region’s most active digital asset markets.

Institutional investors appear unfazed by ethereum’s sharp slide from its 2025 peak, as resilient ETP holdings, rising staking participation, and steady accumulation signal that major capital may still be positioning for a longer-term rebound.

Robert Kiyosaki warns a historic market collapse could erupt in 2026 as unresolved 2008-era risks, surging global debt, and fragile private credit markets threaten retirement savings and financial stability worldwide.

Spot XRP exchange-traded funds are attracting strong investor demand even as the cryptocurrency’s price fluctuates, signaling growing confidence in the asset and expanding participation from both retail traders and major financial institutions.

A configuration error in a price oracle used by Aave triggered roughly $26–27 million in liquidations on Tuesday, after the system temporarily undervalued a key ethereum staking asset used as collateral.

Coinfello has launched its open-source Openclaw skill, designed to facilitate secure interactions between AI agents and Ethereum Virtual Machine smart contracts, in partnership with Metamask.

U.S. President Donald Trump said oil companies “should” resume shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after U.S. forces said they destroyed Iranian mine-laying vessels, even as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for striking the Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree in the same waterway hours earlier.

Bitcoin hovered in a narrow band between $69,000 and $71,000 as traders weighed

Strategy Inc.’s bitcoin-backed preferred equity STRC crossed a notable milestone this week after Chairman Michael Saylor announced the instrument had delivered one of the strongest risk-adjusted performance metrics in the market.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued their inflow streak on Tuesday with a $251 million addition led by Blackrock’s IBIT. Ether funds also posted modest gains, while XRP ETFs slipped into outflows, and solana ETFs saw no trading activity.

Prediction markets tracking U.S. politics are heating up as traders wager millions on the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential race, with activity on Polymarket and Kalshi revealing how bettors think Washington’s next political chapter might unfold.

Oil markets jolted on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency said member countries will release a record 400 million barrels from emergency reserves to counter supply disruptions tied to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the growing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. stocks opened cautiously Wednesday morning after fresh inflation data showed consumer prices rising at a steady pace in February, offering investors some relief while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept energy markets and risk assets on edge.

Bitcoin traded near $69,000 on March 11, 2026, hovering inside a tight consolidation band after failing to hold a push toward the $71,600 area. Across the one-hour, four-hour and daily charts, price action remained largely range-bound as oscillators and moving averages collectively pointed to a neutral technical outlook.