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On-chain data reveals that large Bitcoin holders realised an average of $337 million in daily losses during the first quarter, with total capitulation losses reaching $30.9 billion — the most severe period since the collapse of Terra and FTX.
Armstrong pledges direct oversight of a new industry coalition to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant, with Coinbase planning to launch quantum-proof custody services for institutional clients by late 2026.
A new Russian bill will require residents to declare all foreign cryptocurrency wallet activity to tax authorities, linking each wallet to an identifier address for state tracking.
A sophisticated attacker exploited Solana's durable nonce feature to hijack governance controls at Drift Protocol, draining $285 million in assets in under 12 minutes before bridging funds to Ethereum.
A new Bank of Canada staff paper examines Aave V3's revenue model, margin trading behaviour, and liquidation dynamics, concluding that decentralised lending works but carries systemic risks that regulators should watch closely.
Prediction market platform Kalshi has appointed Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter as a policy adviser, balancing its earlier hire of Donald Trump Jr., as the industry faces simultaneous legal challenges from US states and the federal government.
The Ethereum Foundation deposited 45,034 ETH into the Beacon Chain deposit contract on Thursday, bringing its total staked position to approximately 69,500 ETH and within reach of its stated 70,000 ETH goal.
Cambodia's National Assembly has unanimously approved the country's first law specifically targeting online scam compounds, imposing prison sentences of up to 20 years for ringleaders involved in human trafficking and torture alongside their fraud operations.
Bitcoin fell 22% in Q1 2026 from $94,000 to $73,000, underperforming the S&P 500's 8% decline and marking one of the worst quarterly showings in recent years.
Panini America has opened a blockchain bridge that allows holders of its digital trading cards to move assets from the Panini Blockchain to the Ethereum network, with OpenSea named as the exclusive on-chain marketplace for the cards.
The SEC faced a March 27, 2026, deadline for final decisions on 91 pending cryptocurrency ETF applications covering 24 different tokens.
By March 2026, Strategy accounted for approximately 76% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies as other corporate treasury programs paused or reversed.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) held 762,099 Bitcoin valued at $57.69 billion on March 22, 2026, near break-even on its average cost basis as prices recovered.
Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks reached a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin yield on March 20, 2026, clearing a major obstacle to CLARITY Act passage.
OpenSea has postponed its SEA token airdrop, originally scheduled for March 30, without setting a new date. CEO Devin Finzer pointed to difficult conditions across the crypto market as the reason for the delay.
The SEC and CFTC issued joint interpretive guidance on March 17, 2026, classifying 16 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities.
Ethereum fell to approximately $2,200 in mid-March 2026, down 35% from January, as Layer 2 platforms captured transaction volume and fee revenue from the mainnet.
Stablecoin market capitalization reached $319 billion by mid-March 2026, driven by institutional adoption and the GENIUS Act framework.
Foundry USA pool mined the 20 millionth Bitcoin on March 10, 2026, leaving only 1 million BTC remaining to be mined over approximately 114 years.
Solana fell below $80 in early March 2026, down 70% from its October 2025 peak of $260, as meme coin speculation collapsed and network activity contracted.
The crypto market shed $1 trillion in value across February 2026 as tariff shocks, tech stock collapse, record liquidations, and geopolitical tensions converged.
Bitcoin dropped more than 5% below $65,000 on February 23 as Trump announced a 15% global tariff rate, triggering $2.56 billion in liquidations across crypto markets.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced record weekly net outflows in late February 2026, marking the first sustained selling since their launch in January 2024.
The US Treasury Department added newly seized Bitcoin from criminal proceedings to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in February 2026.
Stifel Financial published a research note on February 5, 2026, predicting Bitcoin could fall to $38,000 amid macro headwinds and forced selling.
The US Treasury's OFAC designated Zedcex Exchange Ltd and Zedxion Exchange Ltd on January 30, 2026, marking the first-ever sanctions action against a crypto exchange.
Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange, entered the top 10 derivatives platforms by volume in Q1 2026, competing alongside Binance.
Kraken Financial became the first digital asset bank to receive a Federal Reserve master account from the Kansas City Fed, granting direct access to Fedwire.
Grayscale Research published a 2026 outlook report predicting institutional participation in crypto would accelerate through regulatory clarity and tokenization.
AllianceBernstein's research division predicted on January 7, 2026, that tokenization of real-world assets will drive a supercycle in crypto adoption.
