South Korea’s Financial Services Commission held its first 2026 Virtual Asset Committee meeting on 4 March. Officials focused on the government’s Digital Asset Basic Act as the main agenda item.
TCS Blockchain says US trucking invoices can now settle the same day using PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin. The company also claims large cost savings versus traditional factoring.
Donald Trump accused major banks of undermining his crypto agenda as key bills stall in Congress. The GENIUS and CLARITY Acts remain blocked amid a fight over stablecoin yield rules.
Visa and Stripe-owned Bridge will expand stablecoin-linked Visa cards from 18 live markets to more than 100 countries. The program lets users spend stablecoins at over 175 million merchant locations.
The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has turned positive for the first time since mid-January after roughly 40 days of negative readings. The move indicates stronger spot buying on Coinbase than offshore exchanges.
Brazil’s foreign trade council has set import duty at 0% for a narrow class of high‑efficiency Bitcoin mining servers until January 2028. Other taxes on this hardware still apply.
US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded about $458 million in net inflows on 2 March 2026 after a period of persistent outflows. All listed funds saw either inflows or flat flows that day.
Federal prosecutors say Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado ran a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme from 2023 to 2026. Only a small share of investor money reached real liquidity pools.
TruStage has launched a pilot for its USD-backed stablecoin TSDA with U.S. credit unions and plans to run the program through the first half of 2026. The issuer says the token will be fully cash-reserved and free to join.
SBI Holdings plans to launch the JPYSC yen stablecoin as Japan’s first trust bank-issued token in Q2 2026. The coin will be issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank under domestic rules.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has shortlisted four firms for its first stablecoin sandbox. The cohort includes Revolut and three smaller providers testing payments and trading use cases in early 2026.
Missouri lawmakers are debating HB 2080, a bill to create a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund and expand state crypto powers. The proposal also lets agencies accept approved cryptocurrencies for taxes and other payments.
South Korea’s ruling party is pushing a bill that would force financial and crypto influencers to disclose their asset holdings and paid promotions. The proposal targets advice given on social platforms and mass media.
Hong Kong plans to issue its first stablecoin issuer licences in March 2026 under a new regulatory regime. Authorities will approve only a small initial batch of fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers.
Bitdeer has sold its entire corporate bitcoin treasury, cutting its own holdings to zero while peers still keep coins on balance sheets. The miner says proceeds will fund AI, ASIC development, and new data centers.
Internet Computer ICP tokenomics shift with a new 80/20 Cloud Engine revenue split between nodes and token burns. DFINITY targets about a 70% reduction in inflation by end of 2026.
The Bank of Korea is pushing for a bank-led model for Korean won-pegged stablecoins, citing monetary and foreign exchange risk. Lawmakers have delayed a planned October 2025 bill as they debate banks’ control over issuers.
Binance-linked wallets now hold about 676,835 bitcoin, up 9.3% from November lows, while a single whale moved roughly $760 million in BTC to the exchange. Bitcoin briefly dropped during Asian trading before partially recovering later in the day.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $166 million in net outflows in the latest session, bringing five-week withdrawals close to $4 billion. Bitcoin’s price and the wider crypto market still moved modestly higher.
CME Group will start 24/7 trading for its cryptocurrency futures and options on 29 May, with a brief weekly maintenance window. Weekend trades will carry the next business day’s trade date and processing.
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