📣 Swiss Central Bank Launches Pilot for Wholesale CBDC

The Swiss National Bank has begun testing a wholesale CBDC on the SIX Digital Exchange to settle tokenized securities. While exploring options like synthetic CBDCs and DLT integration, the SNB clarified it hasn't committed to a permanent issuance.

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🖼 SEC’s Hester Peirce: NFT Fundraising Should Be Exempt from Securities Rules

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said NFTs used for raising funds—like in the Stoner Cats and Flyfish Club cases—should not be treated as securities and may soon get exemptive clarity. Speaking after the SEC’s crypto roundtable, Peirce hinted the agency could issue a framework to guide NFT fundraising, marking a shift from past enforcement under former chair Gensler.

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💲 Tether Plans Big Four Audit of USDT Reserves Amid Regulatory Shift

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed the company is working to engage a Big Four accounting firm for a full audit of its USDT reserves, calling it a top priority. He said this is now feasible under the more crypto-friendly environment of Trump’s administration. While no firm or timeline was disclosed, the move aims to improve transparency ahead of potential stablecoin legislation.

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🕺 Bubblemaps Launches Magic Nodes, Surpasses 200K Users in 3 Days

Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps rolled out “Magic Nodes,” a new tool that visually uncovers hidden wallet clusters and manipulation risks. The V2 update drew over 200,000 users within three days, prompting access limits. Premium features now include P&L tracking, cross-chain analytics, AI-based anomaly detection, and a top 1,000 token holders view.

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🌐 Nym Launches Decentralized VPN to Fight Surveillance and Censorship

Nym Technologies has unveiled NymVPN, the world’s first VPN powered by mixnet technology, offering full anonymity and protection from government surveillance, corporate tracking, and AI analysis. Unlike traditional VPNs, NymVPN doesn’t store logs or user data and features zk-proof-based payments for privacy-preserving subscriptions. The service is already live across Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

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🪙 Trump Displays Bitcoin White Paper at the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump has placed a copy of the Bitcoin white paper on display in the White House, marking a symbolic endorsement of the cryptocurrency. The move has sparked discussion across social media, with many viewing it as a historic nod to Bitcoin’s growing role in global finance.

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🔗 MegaETH Launches Testnet, Hits 20,000 TPS on Day One

Ethereum scaling project MegaETH has launched its public testnet, achieving 20,000 transactions per second with 10ms block times. Unlike the traditional rollup-centric approach, MegaETH proposes a high-throughput alternative backed by figures like Vitalik Buterin. The project leverages EigenDA and parallelized processing, aiming to scale to 100,000 TPS. Several apps, including GTE and Infinex, are already live on the testnet.

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🚨 This Week in Bitcoin: Volatility Rises, ETF Inflows Rebound, SEC Clears Mining

Bitcoin held steady around $84,150 despite sharp swings, as ETF inflows returned with $734M entering BTC funds amid rate cut hopes. Meanwhile, the SEC clarified that proof-of-work mining doesn't fall under securities laws, signaling a friendlier regulatory stance. Market volatility spiked to a six-month high, while BlackRock pushed back on the narrative of BTC as a "risk-on" asset.

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⏫ Crypto Adoption Soars in South Korea, Especially Among Older Investors

The number of crypto investors in South Korea jumped over 50% in 2024, reaching 9.66 million—nearly one-fifth of the country’s total population. Remarkably, one in four investors is over 50, and half of those holding over 1 billion KRW (~$750,000) in crypto are also aged 50 or above, highlighting growing interest among older and wealthier demographics.

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💰 Haun Ventures Raising $1B for New Crypto Funds Amid U.S. Policy Shift

Katie Haun’s VC firm is raising $1 billion across two new crypto funds, split between early- and late-stage investments. The move follows renewed industry optimism under President Trump and comes as Haun nears full deployment of her initial $1.5B fund. The new raise is expected to be oversubscribed.

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⚡️ Trump’s Truth Social Post Sends $TRUMP Soaring by $400M Before Partial Pullback

President Trump directly promoted the Official Trump memecoin on Truth Social, calling it “the Greatest of them all,” triggering a $400M surge in market cap and a sharp spike in trading volume. Although the price later retraced, $TRUMP held a $100M gain by press

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🗣️ Peter Schiff Now Accepting Bitcoin as Birthday Gift Despite Years of Criticism

Longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has surprised the crypto community by requesting BTC for his 62nd birthday and moving his strategic reserve to a hardware wallet—marking a notable shift from his anti-Bitcoin stance.

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🔒 Token Unlocks This Week May Spark Short-Term Volatility

Over $14.9M worth of tokens from SOSO, ALT, and TICO will unlock between March 24–27, potentially impacting liquidity and triggering short-term market volatility. The largest unlock is ALT on March 26 ($9.36M), drawing heightened community attention. While volatility is expected, historical patterns suggest markets typically stabilize post-unlock.

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💼 Jupiter Begins $9.3M Buyback, Locking 16.86M JUP Tokens for 3 Years

Jupiter has launched a $9.32M buyback of 16.86M JUP tokens using 50% of protocol fees, with tokens locked for three years. The move, echoing January’s 60% price surge, is aimed at boosting scarcity and value—earning strong support from the community.

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🪙 MicroStrategy Poised to Announce $21B Bitcoin Buy, Adding 500,000 BTC

Michael Saylor is expected to reveal a $21 billion purchase of over 500,000 BTC tomorrow, signaling MicroStrategy's largest Bitcoin acquisition to date. The move aligns with Saylor’s historical pattern of buying dips to expand the firm's crypto reserves.

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🥷 Coinbase Thwarts Supply Chain Attack Targeting Its Blockchain AI Toolkit

Coinbase has successfully blocked a supply chain attack aimed at its open-source AI toolkit, agentkit. The attacker exploited GitHub permissions to inject malicious code into the CI/CD pipeline, but Coinbase’s swift response and collaboration with security experts prevented a major breach. The incident underscores growing cybersecurity risks in the crypto space.

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Binance Employee Accused of Profiting $113K from UUU Token Trade

Freddie Ng, allegedly a Binance Wallet BD employee, is suspected of earning $113,600 from UUU token trades, raising insider trading concerns. With no official comment from Binance, the crypto community questions transparency and ethics amid calls for tighter oversight.

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⭕️ Coinbase CLO Warns Tornado Cash Sanctions May Return

Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal warned that the U.S. Treasury could reimpose sanctions on Tornado Cash, despite its recent removal from the OFAC blacklist. He criticized the Treasury’s attempt to drop the case without a final ruling, calling it a potential loophole. Coinbase, which funded the legal challenge, insists on a court decision to prevent future re-sanctioning.

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