Mastercard Inc. has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, marking one of the most significant moves by a global payments giant into blockchain-based financial rails.
Ethereum has been quiet lately - too quiet for most retail investors who wrote it off after a brutal 63% decline from its late 2024 highs.
For most of crypto's history, "privacy coins" meant one thing: hiding transaction amounts from blockchain explorers. That definition no longer covers what is actually happening in this sector.
U.S. spot cryptocurrency ETFs recorded $232.86 million in net inflows on March 16 as institutional money begins flowing into Bitcoin and altcoins again.
On March 16, 2026, a Buenos Aires court issued a nationwide block of Polymarket, the decentralized prediction market platform.
Bitcoin traded near multi-week highs as the broader cryptocurrency market extended its upward momentum, supported by steady inflows and improving sentiment across digital assets.
Crypto investment firm BitMine Immersion Technologies has significantly expanded its Ethereum holdings after purchasing 60,999 ETH, its largest weekly acquisition of the year.
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Japan-based investment firm Metaplanet has raised approximately $255 million from global institutional investors through a placement of new shares, part of a broader capital strategy that could unlock as much as $531 million in total funding to expand its Bitcoin holdings.
Bitpanda is preparing to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange at a targeted valuation of €4–5 billion ($4.7–5.8B), making it one of the most closely watched European fintech IPOs of the year.
Venus Protocol, the largest decentralized money market on BNB Chain, was struck by a flash loan attack in January 2026, resulting in an estimated $3.7 million in losses.
Hana Financial Group and Standard Chartered signed an MOU to expand cooperation in global finance and digital assets.



