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Seoul, South Korea, March 17th, 2026, Chainwire Pieverse today announced Purr-Fect Claw, a pioneering full-stack infrastructure layer that transforms the OpenClaw framework into a fully autonomous, "on-chain" agent capable of trading and managing assets directly through Web2 social apps. While tod

The US-Israeli coalition continues to carry out military actions against Iran, and Israel carried out 170 airstrikes against Tehran within 24 hours. A Kuwaiti oil tanker was hit by an Iranian drone attack, raising concerns about energy supply and pushing oil prices above $100 per barrel. Experts are concerned about Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure, saying it could violate international law. Global markets came under pressure as tensions escalated, especially as demand increased for oil and safe-haven assets.

More than 40 Democratic members of the US Senate and House of Representatives sent a letter on March 30, 2026 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the US Office of Government Ethics requesting that the agencies issue guidance reminding federal employees that insider trading in prediction markets violates existing law.

US authorities unsealed an indictment on March 31, 2026 charging Jonathan Spalletta, a 36-year-old Maryland man also known as “Cthulhon” and “Jspalletta,” with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with two 2021 attacks on Uranium Finance, a decentralized exchange, that drained approximately $53.3 million from the platform and led to its collapse.

Two of the largest and most popular altcoins might be prone to big upward moves ahead, at least according to Ali Martinez, who outlined the TD Sequential as the indicator suggesting these breakouts. Namely, those are DOGE, which continues to struggle well below $0.10, and ADA, which has fallen

[PRESS RELEASE – Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, March 17th, 2026] Non-custodial exchange platform ChangeNOW has announced the rollout of Private Send, a feature designed to prevent direct links between sender and recipient addresses on public blockchains. Integrated into NOW Wallet, Priv

The US has charged a hacker behind the Uranium Finance breach, which caused $53 million in damages. The defendant faces up to 30 years in prison for fraud and money laundering charges.

[PRESS RELEASE – Nassau, Bahamas, March 30th, 2026] GMX, the battle-tested perp trading infrastructure that has served 740,000+ traders across 8 chains, has launched on MegaETH — bringing its proven liquidity architecture to the first real-time blockchain. A longstanding question among on-chain tr

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new order allowing broker-dealers to use diversified stock baskets from the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 indexes as eligible collateral for securities lending, expanding the range of eligible collateral and improving market liquidity. The new rule sets strict risk management standards and applies only to qualified institutional investors.

In brief U.S. authorities have charged Jonathan Spalletta with exploiting Uranium Finance, draining tens of millions of dollars from the company that led to its collapse. Prosecutors say he allegedly abused smart contract flaws, later moving funds through mixers and buying high-value

The Pepe cofounder plus exchange tools plus a confirmed Binance listing is the rarest combination crypto produces, and the wallets inside know what the listing delivers A new Coinbase survey reveals that over half of crypto investors do not correctly understand that crypto is taxable when sold, an

_Rising political engagement by crypto firms signals that regulation is becoming central to the industry’s growth__._ Crypto firms are stepping deeper into U.S. politics as regulation moves closer to a decisive phase. A newly launched political action committee, the Blockchain Leadership Fund,

After MicroStrategy’s floating-rate perpetual preferred shares STRC were listed in the UK, the tax treatment for investors is completely different from that in the U.S. UK investors must face income tax of up to 39.35%, while STRC’s cash dividends are treated as foreign dividends. Choosing to hold via a 21Shares ETP or an ISA account can effectively reduce the tax burden: the former avoids income tax, and the latter is tax-free within the annual limit, making it a better way to hold.

A supply chain attack has compromised Axios, a widely used npm package, with a new malicious dependency. Developers are urged to pin versions and audit lockfiles to avoid potential security risks.

Breaking Bitcoin's blockchain with quantum computers may not be as difficult as once thought, and Bitcoin’s Taproot technology, which enables more efficient, private transactions, may be partly to blame, Google's Quantum AI team said Monday in a blog post and newly published whitepaper. The team s

A wallet linked to Ethereum's ICO transferred 18,500 ETH worth $38.1 million, with 11,552 ETH later sold for $23.4 million. Such movements from early holders raise market awareness and impact trading behavior, reflecting concerns over old supply entering the market.

KAT is experiencing a significant boost in South Korea with dual listings on Upbit and Bithumb, enhancing its visibility and trading activity. As an Ethereum-based Layer 2 focused on DeFi, Katana Network positions itself uniquely amid a competitive market, aiming to convert this exposure into sustained momentum.

Aave Labs has revised its "Aave Will Win" ARFC, proposing that 100% of revenue from Aave-branded products go to the DAO treasury. This change aims to align product growth with DAO finances while incorporating community feedback, addressing governance concerns over budget and accountability.