MASTERCARD TO ACQUIRE CRYPTO STARTUP BVNK FOR UP TO $1.8 BILLION IN LARGEST STABLECOIN DEAL TO DATE

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CFTC WILL NOT REQUIRE PHANTOM TO REGISTER AS A BROKER FOR SELF CUSTODY ACTIVITIES: WEBSITE

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CRYPTO TRADING FIRM GSR EXPANDS TOKEN ADVISORY WITH $57 MILLION IN ACQUISITIONS

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$KAT added to Coinbase roadmap

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BITREFILL DISCLOSES EXPLOIT, SAYS IT WAS LIKELY NORTH KOREA, WITH SOME COMPANY FUNDS BEING DRAINED AND A SUBSET OF USER INFORMATION LEAKED: X

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$EDGEX added to Coinbase roadmap

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SEC ISSUES CRYPTO INTERPRETATION, REINFORCES BITCOIN AS DIGITAL COMMODITY

• Defines crypto classes incl. commodities, securities
• Token ≠ security; context determines status
• Assets can separate from securities over time
• Covers staking, airdrops, secondary trading

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins:

“…most crypto assets are not themselves securities.”

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$ROBO listed on Bithumb spot

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$ROBO added to Binance hodler airdrops

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ETF Flows: 17 Mar 2026

🟢 Bitcoin ETFs: $199.4M net inflows

🟢 Ethereum ETFs: $138.2M net inflows

🟢 Solana ETFs: $17.8M net inflows

$KAT listed on Coinbase spot

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S&P DOW JONES INDICES LICENSES S&P 500 INDEX TO TRADE.XYZ: WSJ

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Hyperliquid.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-licenses-sp-500-to-tradexyz-for-perpetual-contracts-on-hyperliquid-302717487.html

POLYMARKET ACQUIRES THE STARTUP BRAHMA, IN EFFORT TO SCALE ITS CRYPTO AND DEFI INFRASTRUCTURE: FORTUNE

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KRAKEN FREEZES MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR IPO PLAN AMID DIFFICULT MARKET CONDITIONS

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CRYPTO EXCHANGE KRAKEN FREEZES MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR IPO PLAN DUE TO DIFFICULT MARKET CONDITIONS: COINDESK

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FED RATES UNCHANGED

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$ICNT added to Coinbase roadmap

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SEC APPROVES NASDAQ RULE CHANGE TO ENABLE TOKENIZED SECURITIES TRADING: WEBSITE

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EXCLUSIVE-TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERING DEPLOYING THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL US TROOPS TO MIDDLE EAST AS TRUMP WEIGHS IRAN NEXT STEPS, SOURCES SAY - RTRS

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