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Author and personal finance educator Robert Kiyosaki says Bitcoin is going to $750,000, but there's a catch.

After the Kingdom of Bhutan's BTC reserve peaked in October 2024, when it held more than 13,000 coins, it has been pared to just 4,400 Bitcoin.

BTC price is vastly outperforming the tech-heavy Nasdaq index amid the US–Iran war, but its risks of crashing toward $51,000 persist.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

SBI VC Trade said users could lend assets directly to its platform, but added that the company may re-lend funds as part of its operations.

Ties to the crypto industry became a vector for attack in a recent Democratic primary election in the state of Illinois.

The UK has a unique opportunity to merge the best of the EU’s MiCA framework and the US GENIUS Act, Circle’s Dante Disparte told the House of Lords committee on Wednesday.

Bitcoin price action fell to week-to-date lows with Bitcoin caught between high US inflation and nerves over Fed policy hints at the day's FOMC meeting.

A Coinbase-EY study reveals institutional investors plan to boost crypto allocations in 2026, favoring regulated products as stablecoins and tokenization gain traction.

Crypto firms argue that DeFi should be taught at top schools so that students can eventually take on a rapid rise in non-technical crypto jobs on Wall Street.

Crypto cards force asset sales and tax hits. Onchain credit enables yield-bearing collateral power spending without liquidation, making cards obsolete interfaces.

RedotPay says it restructured teams for efficiency after a Bloomberg report flagged executive turnover, China sensitivities and new funding talks.

Connecticut halts Bitcoin Depot’s operations, with the company expecting lower revenue in 2026 amid mounting regulatory pressure and a steep decline in its stock price.

A UK parliamentary committee urged an immediate moratorium on crypto political donations until stronger safeguards are in place.

Tally said its platform served more than one million users, supporting governance across hundreds of organizations and processing over $1 billion in payments.

Bitcoin price traded at $74,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could see volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.

Ethereum’s FCR aims to reduce bridge times by up to 98%, bringing L1-to-L2 and exchange deposits down to 13 seconds without a hard fork.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs draw $1.2 billion over seven days, far short of October 2025’s nine-day $6 billion streak, as XRP ETFs turn green.

Online shopping was the leading real-world use case for crypto among Australians, followed by paying for services such as freelancing and video game purchases.

The Senate Banking Committee has been looking to advance its crypto market structure bill since postponing a markup in January.

Spikes in large deposits to exchanges have been associated with increased selling pressure, according to analysts at CryptoQuant.

CoinCarp data shows over 91% of TRUMP supply is concentrated in the top 10 wallets, and 97% is held by the top 100 wallets.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is dropping VR support for its flagship metaverse world, which it launched in 2021 as part of the company's big gamble on virtual worlds.

The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit cryptocurrency policy think tank argued that no-action letters within the crypto industry lead to fragmentation and uneven treatment.

SEC chair Paul Atkins says the regulator should review giving a range of exemptions to crypto companies to allow “bespoke pathways” to raise money.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ruchir Gupta writes on how we’re moving toward a true fixed-income market for crypto-native yield. Then, Clara García Prieto on bitcoin becoming mainstream collateral, but most are not prepared for its risks.

Also: World’s AgentKit, Visa and Coinbase on AI agents, and prediction markets + AI.

The founder of the world's largest exchange distanced himself from reports about Binance activity that reports had recently suggested aided terrorism.

American Bitcoin (ABTC) has climbed to become the 16th-largest bitcoin holder, with 6,899 BTC, as firms compete to build bitcoin treasuries.

Kraken's parent company filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the SEC in November regarding the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses its flagship index for crypto trading on Hyperliquid, as perpetual futures gain traction beyond traditional markets.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, at the center of legislative talks, said the discussion is down to nuance and the bill will finally emerge from her committee in April.

A falling hash rate and the resultant pressure on miners could signal another potential capitulation phase, which could push prices down further

Korea's central bank and nine commercial lenders started real-world testing of deposit tokens, including subsidy payments and peer-to-peer transfers.

The Stripe-led blockchain targets fast, low-cost digital payments and a new Machine Payments Protocol that allows AI agents pay autonomously.

Uniswap (UNI) declined 4.9% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 4.4%, leading the index lower.

Most institutional investors plan to increase allocations even as concerns around regulation and risk management continue to grow.

The company's internal strain, including reports of required long working hours, is overshadowing its push for a U.S. listing.

The price of oil moved higher after reported attacks against Iran's South Pars gas field.

The committee highlighted that the fast payment traits of crypto, along with tools like mixers, tumblers, and AI-assisted splitting of payments below the £500 reporting threshold.

Your day-ahead look for March 18, 2026

Two Prime data shows post-meeting weakness dominates, even as markets price a Fed hold and limited rate cuts ahead.

BTC consolidated with subdued volatility, while derivatives positioning and macro uncertainty signaled cautious market sentiment.

Bitcoin remains stuck near key resistance around $75,000, leaving the broader market in limbo.

Bitrefill will cover the losses from operational capital.

Tempo, the layer-1 blockchain backed by payments giant Stripe, launched its mainnet with a clear focus on AI agent payments.

Gemini stock (GEMI) fell 16% on Wednesday following the downgrade and a broader market dip, after Citi cut its Bitcoin and Ethereum targets.

“The Crypto Castle” takes a look at the early days of Bitcoin—and the "sad evolution" it's undergone since then.

Bitcoin fell alongside U.S. stocks after the world's largest gas field came under attack amid hotter-than-expected inflation data.

Canada's FINTRAC pulled the licenses of multiple money services businesses, in a "significantly increased pace of action."

Experts warn that Bitcoin ETF inflows remain "episodic" without policy shifts, ahead of today's FOMC meeting.

After a decade of lawsuits, the SEC and CFTC finally wrote the rules for digital assets.

New benchmark study results show leading AI models still lag humans in visual math reasoning.

A cross-party committee has warned that cryptocurrency donations leave UK politics open to foreign interference.

Its license was suspended after regulators accused the Bitcoin ATM operator of overcharging kiosk users and failing to provide some refunds.

Lawmakers are citing privacy risks tied to wearable AI and are asking how Meta intends to secure consent from both users and bystanders.

NVIDIA pitched DLSS 5 as a breakthrough in real-time rendering. Players saw something closer to AI overreach.

Bitrefill, which lets users swap Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other crypto assets for gift cards, disclosed a breach that took place on March 1.

The White House is prepared to announce progress as soon as tomorrow on the issue plaguing crypto's market structure bill.

Prediction market platform Kalshi was hit with 20 criminal charges in Arizona, which alleged that it's an "illegal gambling operation."

Under the ruling, the developer of the Phantom self-custody crypto wallet avoids having to register as a broker.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the new securities guidance, which impacts "most crypto assets," provides "clear lines in clear terms."

Sen. Warren is demanding answers after the Pentagon handed Elon Musk's xAI classified network access—despite NSA warnings and a trail of harmful AI outputs.

OpenAI's new small models are faster and cheaper than GPT-5.4, and for most everyday use cases, that's exactly what developers and businesses actually need.

The Iran conflict is impacting on commodities beyond oil, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz chokes off shipping.

PayPal’s PYUSD is expanding to a total of 70 international markets as the payments giant’s stablecoin tops a $4 billion market cap.

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation prohibiting prediction markets that hinge on government action or pre-determined outcomes.

The partnership aims to lay the foundations for the agentic workflows that will become increasingly important to on-chain finance.

The Ripple-linked XRP has leapfrogged BNB in market cap as the crypto payments firm expands its Brazil push.

A new toolkit aims to allow AI agents to prove that a real person stands behind them when interacting online.

Strategy just made its biggest Bitcoin buy of 2026, and Kalshi is running a $1 billion March Madness bracket contest.

Mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and crypto payment rails.

Tokenization platform Theo plans to introduce a "gold-powered" stablecoin, which is set to generate yield from two independent sources.

Aster DEX 's perps trading volume market share has dropped from 40% to 20%.

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