The Bank of Korea's second phase of Project Hangang is no longer a controlled experiment. Launched in March 2026, the expanded pilot now includes nine commercial banks - Kyongnam Bank and iM Bank joining the original seven - operating a system where the central bank issues wholesale CBDC to lenders, which then distribute deposit tokens directly to consumers.
Kraken's long-anticipated public debut is on hold. The crypto exchange, valued at $20 billion after a November 2025 funding round, has quietly shelved its plans to list on public markets - at least for now.
Panama City, Panama, 19th March 2026, Chainwire
Strive Inc., the asset management firm founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has pushed into the ranks of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders after expanding its treasury to 13,628 BTC, a position now valued at roughly $950 million at current market prices.
Bitcoin stabilizes around $70K, Ethereum holds around $2,100, while Playnance G Coin launches on MEXC and expands its ecosystem.
Visa Inc. and Crypto.com are taking diverging—but closely connected—paths into the next phase of the digital economy, where artificial intelligence is reshaping both financial infrastructure and the workforce. While Visa is building tools that allow AI agents to transact autonomously on blockchain rails, Crypto.com is restructuring its operations around AI integration, cutting jobs as automation becomes central to its strategy.
One of the world's largest fund administrators is making a concrete move on tokenization - and the challenge it's chosen to tackle first is not distribution, but compliance fragmentation.
The machinery of American capital markets shifted on March 18, 2026. The SEC formally approved Nasdaq's proposal to allow securities to be traded and settled in tokenized form - a regulatory green light that opens the door to blockchain settlement inside the world's most scrutinized national market system.
Bitcoin moved above $75K as IPO Genie ($IPO) launches a presale focused on tokenized access to pre-IPO markets.
Morgan Stanley filed its second amendment to an S-1 registration statement with the SEC on March 18, 2026 - a move that marks a decisive shift for the bank from merely distributing third-party crypto products to becoming a direct issuer in its own right.
The crypto market extended its decline on March 18, with fresh outflows from spot exchange-traded funds adding pressure to already weakening price action.
The crypto market turned sharply lower on March 19, with broad-based declines across major assets reflecting weakening momentum and a shift toward risk-off sentiment.
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