Tel Aviv, Israel, 18th March 2026, PlayNewswire
The latest producer price data landed like a punch to the gut for anyone still hoping for rate relief this year. The U.S. Producer Price Index jumped 0.7% in February - month-over-month - blowing past the 0.3% consensus estimate and nearly doubling January's 0.5% reading.
Following last week's TRUMP memecoin surge, on-chain data is painting an uncomfortable picture of who's driving the rally - and how few hands are actually pulling the strings.
XRP is having a great week - the token surged more than 10% over seven days, pushing its market cap past $93 billion and displacing BNB from the fourth position on CoinMarketCap.
Institutional flows into cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds remained resilient, with Bitcoin products attracting steady inflows for a second consecutive session, even as demand across Ethereum and altcoin-linked vehicles showed signs of divergence.
Bitcoin is holding its ground. Against a backdrop of Iran tensions, an FOMC meeting almost certain to deliver no rate cuts, and equity markets flashing warning signs, that alone is worth noting.
US regulators issued long-awaited guidance clarifying how federal securities and commodities laws apply to digital assets, signaling a significant shift in the government’s approach to overseeing the crypto industry.
Bitget has deepened its integration with Ondo Finance to offer over 100 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs
Citigroup revised its 12-month price forecasts for Bitcoin and Ethereum sharply downward - cutting BTC from $143,000 to $112,000 and ETH from $4,304 to $3,175.
PayPal has officially expanded its US dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), to 70 markets worldwide.
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.



