Aster has launched the mainnet of its privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain, aiming to address one of DeFi’s biggest structural weaknesses, transparency. The ASTER token rose about 8% following the announcement but has since retraced some of those gains, trading near $0.77 at press time. As the lotus lives in water, where no trace will remain.
The Federal Reserve’s FOMC March 2026 meeting tomorrow lands at one of the most uncertain macro moments in years, and crypto markets are watching every word. The Iran war has scrambled rate-cut timelines, with most traders now pricing the first cut no earlier than October or December. What that means for Bitcoin and altcoins this
After gaining more than 100% since its all-time low, PI has now dumped by almost 50% from its local peak. Although it was completed several days ago, the Core Team behind the controversial project announced the migration earlier today, solidifying the successful upgrade to version 20.2. They reasserted that the new protocol version should
This week banks and crypto lobbyists may reach a compromise on stablecoin yield payments, according to U.S. Senator Tim Scott. Currently, the Senate’s crypto market structure bill progress remains stalled. Summary Senator Tim Scott says a proposal to resolve the stablecoin yield dispute could arrive this week, raising hopes for movement on the stalled Senate
Visa’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer just said the quiet part loud. Jack Forestell told attendees at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum last week that “the agentic web is the biggest opportunity that I’ve seen in my 20-plus years in payment technology.” That’s not a throwaway line from a mid-level product manager. It’s the strategic
Cardano is fighting to maintain its dominance as newer, high-performance chains threaten to disrupt the status quo. The high-performance chain in question is Hyperliquid, with the HYPE price snapping at the heels of ADA, just $700M in market cap separating the two projects. It comes as HYPE surged +3.6% on the day, while ADA dropped
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, extending a risk‑on regime across the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq even as crypto‑linked names like Coinbase and MicroStrategy once again trade more like volatile Bitcoin proxies than companies being valued on their own fundamentals. Summary Gate data cited by ChainCatcher show the Dow opening up 0.66%, the S&P
Senator Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, says he expects to receive a compromise proposal on stablecoin yield provisions before the end of this week. If that timeline holds, it would mark a significant step toward resolving the single biggest sticking point that has stalled US stablecoin regulation for months. The yield question
ZCash (ZEC) is navigating a turbulent trading environment this week, currently trading around $266 following a +15% pump over the last 24 hours. The immediate ZCash price action highlights the asset overperforming Bitcoin as broader markets brace for volatility. The upcoming FOMC decision looms large over this price action, potentially serving as a macro trigger
Institutional holders quietly added roughly 26,600 BTC to ETF positions during the recent recovery, a 2% increase in total holdings. Bitcoin (BTC) touched $76,000 on March 17 to register its highest price level since early February, as institutional investors continued to put money into U.S. spot ETFs, extending a multi-day recovery streak coming after