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On March 26, the Taipei District Court sentenced Ko Wen-je to 17 years in prison for offenses including corruption, bribery, public interest misappropriation, and breach of trust, along with a 6-year deprivation of public rights. The court stated that the bribes he received were not related to Bitcoin, and the indictment did not involve virtual currencies. This ruling has attracted public attention and revealed the media's confusion in reporting on issues related to crypto assets.

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Data shows Strategy is currently the main driver of corporate Bitcoin demand, as other companies have seen their purchase share shrink to just 2%. Strategy Behind Most Of The Bitcoin Treasury

What to know: Direct RWA token exposure doesn't work. The economic value from tokenization accrues to curators and issuers, not governance tokenholders - Kamino's 80% deposit growth alongside a 16% token decline is the cleanest proof of this. The leverage problem is the most interesting

Ripple (XRP) is increasing selling pressure as it slips below the important threshold of $1.40, trading around $1.37 at the time of recording on Friday. This development extends the correction since the weekly peak of $1.61 established on March 17, reflecting a clear weakening trend. At the same time, XRP also cannot hold its position.

The April 2025 Exchange Benchmark report assesses over 100 metrics for digital asset exchanges, rating them from AA-F. Binance tops the scores. Findings reveal improved exchange quality, regulatory maturity, and security practices, with increasing KYC standards.

In February, combined CEX volumes fell to $5.61T, with Bitcoin trading between $60K and $70K. Bullish spot volume surged, positioning OKX and Gate as significant players in the market.

The draft of the "CLARITY Act" restricting passive stablecoin yield news has caused Circle's stock price to drop nearly 21%. Analyst Bernstein believes the market has misunderstood the scope of the bill, which actually targets yield distributors rather than issuers. He maintains a target price of $190 for Circle, believing the current stock price is undervalued. However, the uncertainty surrounding the bill and Coinbase's opposition may impact the process, becoming a focal point for the market.

_Ethereum trades between liquidation zones, with leverage driving risk of sharp moves above $2,200 or below $2,050._ Ethereum’s recent price swing reflects a fast-moving liquidation cycle in a market crowded with highly margined positions. As ETH slipped through dense liquidity bands, forced sell o

Nebulai has formed an alliance with zCloak Network; thus, a new strategy will help to tackle the challenge of trust in automated systems. The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain is quickly developing from being an idea into being a genuine foundation layer where AI will gain m

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

_MARA sold 15,133 BTC for $1.1B to cut debt by 30%. The move cost them the 2 Bitcoin treasury spot. See what changed and who took over._ Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings has made a bold financial move. The company sold 15,133 BTC between March 4 and March 25, 2026.  The sale raised roughly $1.1

Binance is in discussions with Nigerian authorities for an out-of-court settlement related to a tax evasion case involving $2 billion in owed taxes and $79.5 billion in economic losses. Proceedings are adjourned until May 12 for updates on negotiations.

In brief A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk, finding the move likely violated the company’s First Amendment and due process rights. The dispute stemmed from a $200 million Defense Department AI contract that collapsed after Anthropic

In a move that underscores how closely U.S. regulatory rails and crypto-native services are converging, Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, is demanding details from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City about Kraken Financial’s newly

Retail investors are reportedly the largest cohort in Strategy’s high-yield, low-volatility “Stretch” shares, which have been used to buy more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoin this year.  Around 80% of the owners of Strategy’s “Stretch” perpetual preferred shares (STRC) are owned by retail, said St

Bitcoin Depot has appointed Alex Holmes—already a member of the company’s board—as chief executive and chair, replacing Scott Buchanan who stepped down after less than three months in the top role. The move comes as the crypto ATM operator faces growing regulatory pressure across multiple U.S.

David Sacks, a venture capitalist who became a special White House official under US President Donald Trump last year, has wrapped up his 130-day tenure as crypto and AI czar but will continue to shape policy in a new role. “We've now used up

XRP derivatives market leverage drops to its lowest level in nearly nine months, indicating that the market overheating pressure is easing. At the same time, XRPL’s weekly transaction volume reaches 19 million, driven by Ripple’s business progress and new partnerships. However, the technical risk XRP faces lies in its head-and-shoulders top pattern; the key support level is between $1.37 and $1.40, and a break below could lead to a pullback.

Decentralized finance ( DeFi) protection protocol built, Firelight, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked following several whale-scale deposits. Rapid Adoption and Capacity Expansion Firelight, the onchain protection layer for DeFi, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked on its protocol. The