Zero Hash filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, seeking a national trust bank charter - a move that would place the digital asset infrastructure firm under a single federal regulatory umbrella and sidestep a patchwork of state-level money transmitter licensing requirements.
Switzerland's retail sector added another chapter to its crypto experiment on March 5, 2026. Cardano (ADA) is now a valid payment method at 137 SPAR supermarket locations across the country - a rollout spearheaded by the Cardano Foundation alongside Swiss fintech firm DFX.swiss.
Three of Japan's largest financial institutions are building a joint stablecoin infrastructure aimed at overhauling how corporations move money — a project that signals growing impatience with the inefficiencies of traditional cross-border settlement.
The Trump administration has finalized a multimillion-dollar agreement to export up to 1,000 kilograms of Venezuelan gold into U.S. markets, even as spot gold prices retreat sharply from January's record highs.
Eight Sleep, the temperature-regulating smart mattress company that has quietly become a staple among Silicon Valley's biohacking crowd, closed a $50 million strategic investment round, led by Tether — the world's largest stablecoin issuer.
Morgan Stanley submitted an amended S-1 filing on March 4, 2026 for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust - making it the first major U.S. bank to pursue a proprietary, branded spot Bitcoin ETF.
Digital banking platform Revolut said it has officially filed an application for a U.S. banking license, marking a major step in its push to build what it describes as the world’s first truly global bank.
Eric Trump went on the offensive last week, directing pointed criticism at three of America's largest financial institutions - JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo - over what he described as a coordinated effort to kill crypto-friendly legislation before it reaches a vote.
Core Scientific (Nasdaq: CORZ) announced Wednesday it has secured a strategic loan facility from Morgan Stanley worth up to $1 billion, marking the latest - and most significant — financial move in the company's aggressive pivot away from Bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and chief investment officer of Maelstrom, issued a blunt warning on March 5: Bitcoin has not broken free from the gravitational pull of US software stocks, and the recent bounce toward $74,000 may not be the turning point bulls are hoping for.
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the United States remained unchanged last week, suggesting continued stability in the labor market despite broader economic uncertainty.
OKB, the native token of crypto exchange OKX, staged one of its sharpest single-session moves in recent memory on Wednesday after Intercontinental Exchange - the company behind the New York Stock Exchange - announced a strategic minority investment in the platform.



