SXSW recap: Panels favoring AI over crypto in 2026
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Unlike previous years, only a handful of official events at the 2026 version of the iconic Austin festival featured crypto.
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Unlike previous years, only a handful of official events at the 2026 version of the iconic Austin festival featured crypto.
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About two-thirds of the companyβs tokens are currently staked, generating an estimated $180 million in annualized revenue.
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Bitcoin chases $75,000 as the return of aggressive spot BTC ETF inflows, billion dollar buys from Strategy and an improvement in investorsβ risk appetite propel the crypto market.
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The Sei Development Foundation joined in the round to support expansion of an SEC-regulated alternative trading system and settlement platform for blockchain-based securities.
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Crypto wealth manager Abra plans a Nasdaq debut through a SPAC merger, joining a growing wave of digital asset companies tapping public markets for capital.
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Dubbed βOperation Atlantic,β the effort involves law enforcement agencies from the three countries and is aimed at preventing phishing attacks involving cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin achieved new six-week highs at the week's first Wall Street open, but analysis stayed risk-off, arguing that the long-term BTC price downtrend was still in place.
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A small pricing error in wstETH collateral caused $27 million in Aave liquidations, highlighting the critical role of price oracles and automated risk systems in DeFi.
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Iran-linked contracts drove prediction market activity higher as the CFTC opened rulemaking and Democrats moved to ban war and death bets.
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A symmetrical triangle breakout and an unresolved supply overhang are boosting the case that Ether may go as high as $2,800 in March.
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Regulators found 6.65 million AML violations at Bithumb, including 45,772 crypto transfers involving 18 unregistered overseas VASPs.
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Metaplanet raised $255 million and launched new warrants to fund more Bitcoin purchases as it pushes toward a 210,000 BTC treasury target.
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Cryptoβs innovation dazzles but fragments liquidity. Institutions demand boring reliability over novel protocols to move real capital at scale.
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Strategy bought 22,337 Bitcoin for $1.57 billion last week, lifting total holdings to 761,068 BTC as it funds purchases through record sales of its STRC preferred stock.

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Hana Financial Group will collaborate with Standard Chartered on digital assets following its stablecoin partnership with USDC issuer Circle earlier in March.
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Crypto ETPs recorded $1.06 billion in inflows last week, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, marking three straight weeks of gains despite geopolitical stress.
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Bitcoinβs relief rally pushed its price above the 50-day SMA as analysts say further upside potential is increasing amid rising open interest.
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ETF inflows and continued corporate buying are gradually reshaping Bitcoinβs ownership structure, Bernstein analysts say.
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Bitcoin traders demanded further support reclaims to avoid a return to fresh macro lows next, as BTC price hit six-week highs.
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Australia is moving closer to a new licensing regime that would bring crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms into the Australian Financial Services Licence regime.