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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$ETHFI listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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HYPERLIQUID ENABLES FIAT ONRAMP TESTING WITH CARD, BANK TRANSFER OPTIONS

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ETF Flows: 18 Mar 2026

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$163.5M net outflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$55.7M net outflows

🔴 Solana ETFs: -$0.3M net outflows

$IMX listed on Robinhood spot

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$QNT listed on Robinhood spot

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$EDGE listed on Binance pre-market

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$PHA listed on Bithumb spot

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$EDGE listed on Bybit pre-market — Trade now

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ETF Flows: 19 Mar 2026

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$90.2M net outflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$136.4M net outflows

🟢 Solana ETFs: $0.8M net inflows

$PAYP listed on Binance futures

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ETF Flows: 20 Mar 2026

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$52.0M net outflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$42.0M net outflows

🔴 Solana ETFs: $0.0M net outflows

⚠️ RESOLVE’S USR EXPLOITED

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WEEKLY BRIEF Mar 15–Mar 22, 2026

Headlines
• Metaplanet raises $255 million to accelerate Bitcoin accumulation
• Mastercard to acquire crypto startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion
• GSR expands token advisory with $57 million in acquisitions
• SEC issues interpretation reinforcing Bitcoin as a digital commodity and clarifying asset status
• S&P Dow Jones licenses S&P 500 to TradeXYZ for perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid
• Hyperliquid begins testing fiat onramps via card and bank transfer options
• Resolve’s USR stablecoin protocol suffered an exploit

Regulatory
• South Korea fines Bithumb $24 million and orders partial suspension over AML violations

Exchange Listings
• Binance: $CFG (spot, futures), $EWJ (futures), $ROBO (hodler airdrop), $EDGE (pre-market), $PAYP (futures)
• Bybit: $BP (pre-market), $CFG (futures), $EDGE (pre-market)
• Coinbase: $PRL (roadmap), $KAT (roadmap, spot), $EDGEX (roadmap), $ICNT (roadmap)
• Bithumb: $ROBO (spot), $PHA (spot)
• Upbit: $ETHFI (KRW)
• Robinhood: $IMX (spot), $QNT (spot)

LAWMAKERS TO INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL BANNING SPORTS BETS ON PREDICTION MARKETS: WSJ

SENS. SCHIFF, CURTIS, TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION ON SPORTS EVENT CONTRACTS MONDAY
BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD RESTRICT CFTC-REGULATED PLATFORMS, INCLUDING KALSHI AND POLYMARKET

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