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Charles Schwab To Launch Spot Bitcoin & Ethereum Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:39:00 GMT

Charles Schwab is set to roll out spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for U.S. clients in Q2 2026 through a new Schwab Crypto account, posing a major challenge to crypto-native exchanges like Coinbase. Read More

Circle Launches cirBTC: Wrapped Bitcoin for Institutions

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:56:00 GMT

Circle announces cirBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token launching on Ethereum and its Arc blockchain. Designed for institutions, it rivals WBTC and cbBTC with real-time onchain verification and multi-chain support. Read More

CFTC and DOJ Sue States Over Prediction Market Rules

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:39:00 GMT

CFTC and DOJ file lawsuits against Illinois, Connecticut, and Arizona, claiming exclusive authority over prediction markets amid growing regulatory crackdowns. Read More

OpenFX Raises $94M to Scale Stablecoin FX Payments

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:22:00 GMT

OpenFX secures $94M in Series A funding to expand its stablecoin-based cross-border FX payment infrastructure across Latin America and Southeast Asia. Read More

x402 Foundation Launches Under Linux Foundation

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:30:00 GMT

The x402 Foundation officially launched under the Linux Foundation today, backed by Coinbase, Cloudflare, Stripe, Google, Visa, Mastercard, and more than 20 other industry leaders, positioning the open HTTP payment protocol as the backbone of agentic commerce. Read More

Crypto Markets Drop as Trump Threatens to Hit Iran 'Extremely Hard'

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:50:00 GMT

Bitcoin slid 2.2% to $66,609 and Solana dropped 5.2% after Trump's primetime address dashed hopes of a ceasefire, reversing a two-day rally across crypto and equities. Here's what happened and what traders are watching next. Read More

Mitsubishi Adopts JPMorgan Kinexys for Cash Management

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:37:00 GMT

Mitsubishi Corporation adopts JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain network to enable real-time global cash management, improving liquidity, efficiency, and financial resilience. Read More

Aave V4 Is Live, How It Is Transforming DeFi Lending

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:50:00 GMT

Aave has officially launched V4 on Ethereum mainnet after more than two years in development. Here's what the new hub-and-spoke model, risk premiums, and Chainlink SVR integration mean for DeFi borrowers and builders. Read More

Chainalysis Launches AI Blockchain Intelligence Agents

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:51:00 GMT

Chainalysis unveils blockchain intelligence AI agents to scale investigations, enhance compliance, and deliver deeper insights across crypto security operations. Read More

Uniswap’s $85.8M Treasury Extends Runway to 2027

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:17:00 GMT

The Uniswap Foundation's unaudited 2025 financial summary shows $85.8M in assets, $26M in grants committed, and a funded runway through January 2027, backed by BlackRock's BUIDL integration and a landmark class-action dismissal. Read More

S&P Tokenizes iBoxx US Treasury Index on Canton Network

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:38:00 GMT

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko have brought the iBoxx US Treasuries Index onchain via Canton Network, marking the first major financial benchmark issued as a native blockchain asset. Here is what it means for institutional finance. Read More

Cardano Is No Longer an Island: Why The LayerZero Integration Matters

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:08:00 GMT

Cardano just got a major upgrade. Learn how the LayerZero integration, USDCx, Pyth, and Dune Analytics are finally connecting ADA to the broader crypto world and what it actually means for developers, DeFi, and the future of the ecosystem. Read More

KuCoin Settles CFTC Case With $500K Penalty

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:39:00 GMT

KuCoin parent Peken Global settles with the CFTC for $500K over operating an unregistered crypto trading platform for U.S. users. Read More

Square Makes Bitcoin Default for Millions of U.S. Small Businesses

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:47:00 GMT

Jack Dorsey's Square has auto-enabled Bitcoin payments for eligible U.S. sellers, offering instant dollar conversion and zero processing fees through 2026, in one of crypto's biggest mainstream commerce pushes yet. Read More

Aave Launches on OKX X Layer, Expands DeFi Access

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:06:00 GMT

Aave launches on OKX X Layer, bringing faster, low-cost DeFi lending, borrowing, and yield opportunities while boosting ecosystem growth. Read More

Midnight Mainnet Is Live, A New Era Of Blockchain Begins

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:46:00 GMT

Midnight launches its mainnet with groundbreaking programmable privacy and a landmark Monument Bank deal, bringing real-world assets on-chain securely. Read More

Tether Hires KPMG for First Full USDT Reserve Audit

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:40:00 GMT

Tether appoints KPMG for its first full USDT reserve audit and partners with PwC as it pushes U.S. expansion under the GENIUS stablecoin framework. Read More

Morgan Stanley Fires Up Bitcoin ETF Race

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:20:00 GMT

Morgan Stanley has filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) with a 0.14% management fee, undercutting every rival including BlackRock's IBIT. Here's what it means for the $83 billion market. Read More

Binance Australia Fined $10M Over Client Misclassification

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:29:00 GMT

Binance Australia faces a $10M fine after ASIC found it misclassified 85% of clients, exposing retail investors to risky crypto derivatives and major losses. Read More

Prediction Markets Top $20 Billion In Monthly Volume

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:51:00 GMT

Prediction markets are exploding in growth, with geopolitics now driving billions in trading volume. Here is what is fueling the shift and what it means. Read More

Circle Faces Backlash Over USDC Wallet Freezes

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:59:00 GMT

ZachXBT accuses Circle of wrongly freezing USDC wallets tied to businesses, sparking criticism over stablecoin centralization and legal oversight. Read More

UK Bans Crypto Donations in Politics After Security Review

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:20:00 GMT

UK imposes a temporary ban on crypto political donations after the Rycroft review flags foreign interference risks and security vulnerabilities. Read More

Coinbase and Fannie Mae Launch Crypto-Backed Mortgages

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:48:00 GMT

Coinbase and Better Home & Finance have unveiled the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage product allowing borrowers to pledge Bitcoin or USDC as collateral without selling their crypto holdings. Read More

Franklin Templeton and Ondo Bring 24/7 Stocks Onchain

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:38:00 GMT

Franklin Templeton, the $1.7 trillion asset manager, has partnered with Ondo Finance to tokenize its ETFs on blockchain, enabling round-the-clock trading through crypto wallets across international markets. Read More

Balancer Labs Shuts Down After $116M DeFi Hack

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:26:00 GMT

Balancer Labs is winding down after a $116 million exploit, shifting control of the protocol to its DAO and foundation as TVL and BAL token value decline. Read More

Bitcoin Rally Builds Ahead of $14B Options Expiry

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:44:00 GMT

Bitcoin climbed back toward $72,000 Wednesday as futures open interest hit a one-week high and nearly $14.16 billion in BTC options prepare to expire Friday on Deribit, with max pain pointing to $75,000 as a potential price magnet. Read More

Resolv Labs $USR Depeg After $80M Exploit

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:27:00 GMT

Resolv Labs’ $USR stablecoin crashed after an exploit minted 80 million tokens. The attack triggered a massive depeg and sent prices tumbling within minutes. Read More

SEC Greenlights Unlimited Crypto ETF Options on NYSE

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:31:00 GMT

NYSE Arca and NYSE American have eliminated position limits on options tied to 11 spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, including BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC, as the SEC waived its standard review period and approved the changes on the spot. Read More

MoonPay Sets a New Standard for AI Agent Wallets

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:57:00 GMT

MoonPay has launched MoonPay Agents and a Ledger hardware signing integration, positioning itself as the default financial infrastructure for autonomous AI systems in crypto. Read More

Bitcoin Climbs Past $71,000 as Trump Claims Iran Ceasefire

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:10:00 GMT

Bitcoin whipsawed more than $3,700 in a single Monday session after Trump announced a five-day pause on Iran strikes, triggering a brief 5% crypto surge before Iran denied any talks. Here's what happened and what it means for markets. Read More

FBI Warns of Fake Tron Token Crypto Scam

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:38:00 GMT

The FBI warns of a fake Tron-based token impersonating the agency, part of rising crypto phishing scams that have already caused millions in losses. Read More

Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Moves After 13 Years

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:47:00 GMT

A Bitcoin wallet holding 2,100 BTC became active after 13 years, moving a small amount as its value surged from $13K to over $147M. Read More

Senate Strikes Stablecoin Yield Deal, Clearing Path for the CLARITY Act

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:46:00 GMT

Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks reach an agreement in principle on stablecoin yield, removing the biggest obstacle to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and putting landmark U.S. crypto legislation within reach in 2026. Read More

Gemini Stock Rises After Hours on Q4 Results as Investors Back Pivot

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:33:00 GMT

Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ: GEMI) shares climbed 7% after hours after Q4 2025 earnings showed services revenue overtaking trading for the first time, while the exchange bets big on regulated U.S. prediction markets. Read More

Algorand Foundation Cuts 25% of Staff Amid Crypto Slump

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:08:00 GMT

The Algorand Foundation has laid off 25% of its workforce due to market conditions, joining a growing list of crypto firms restructuring amid industry downturn. Read More

SEC Approves Nasdaq Tokenized Stock Trading Pilot

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:49:00 GMT

The SEC has approved Nasdaq’s pilot program for tokenized stock trading, allowing select participants to trade tokenized and traditional equities on the same order book. Read More

Tally Shuts Down DAO Platform, Cites Sustainability Issues

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:28:00 GMT

Tally is shutting down its DAO governance platform, with CEO Dennison Bertram citing unsustainable business conditions and halting ICO plans amid industry challenges. Read More

Strive Adds 317 BTC, Enters Top-10 Bitcoin Treasury Rankings

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:39:00 GMT

Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive Inc. (ASST) purchased 317 Bitcoin and vaulted into the top 10 public company Bitcoin treasury holders, even as its Q4 2025 debut earnings revealed a $393.6 million GAAP net loss driven by Bitcoin price declines. Read More

Argentina Blocks Polymarket Over Illegal Gambling

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:45:00 GMT

Argentina orders a nationwide block on Polymarket, citing unauthorized gambling, lack of regulation, and risks to minors using the platform. Read More

Lummis Says Crypto Market Structure Deal Is Near, Targets April Senate Committee Vote

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:39:00 GMT

Senator Cynthia Lummis says the stablecoin yield standoff is resolved and the Senate Banking Committee will mark up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in late April, putting a 2026 Senate vote back in play. Read More

SEC Drops Case Against BitClout Founder Nader Al-Naji

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:53:00 GMT

The SEC has dismissed its case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji after reviewing evidence, ending a two-year legal battle with prejudice. Read More

South Korea Fines Bithumb $24M for AML Violations

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:58:00 GMT

South Korea fines crypto exchange Bithumb $24.5M for AML violations, highlighting stricter enforcement of compliance rules across the crypto industry. Read More

Solana At Six: From Meme Street to Wall Street

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:01:00 GMT

Ondo Finance brought 200+ tokenized U.S. stocks to Solana in January 2026. WisdomTree, Visa, PayPal, and Worldpay followed. Here's what it means for the future of on-chain capital markets. Read More

Blockfills Files Chapter 11 Amid Crypto Lending Crisis

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:52:00 GMT

Crypto lender Blockfills files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending withdrawals, facing major losses, lawsuits, and up to $450M in liabilities. Read More

Mastercard Acquires BVNK for $1.8 Billion in Biggest Stablecoin Deal Yet

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:59:00 GMT

Mastercard has agreed to buy UK-based stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, months after a Coinbase deal fell apart. Here's what the acquisition means for crypto payments. Read More

Venus Protocol Hit by $3.7M Supply-Cap Attack

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:33:00 GMT

Venus Protocol suffered a $3.7M flash loan attack exploiting THE token supply cap. Learn how the attacker manipulated collateral and drained assets. Read More

Former UK PM Boris Johnson Calls Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:31:00 GMT

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme, claiming it has less value than gold and even Pokémon cards, sparking backlash from the crypto community. Read More

Crypto User Loses $50M in AAVE Swap to Slippage and MEV Bots

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:21:00 GMT

A crypto trader lost over $50 million during an AAVE swap after extreme slippage and MEV bot sandwich attacks drained millions from the transaction. Read More

US Prosecutors Oppose Sam Bankman-Fried Retrial Request

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:30:00 GMT

U.S. prosecutors are opposing Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a retrial, arguing that the witnesses he cited were already known during the original FTX fraud trial. Read More

Token2049 Dubai Postponed to 2027 Over Middle East Conflict

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:30:00 GMT

The TOKEN2049 Dubai conference has been postponed to April 2027 due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, with organizers citing safety, travel, and logistical concerns for attendees. Read More

Binance.US Appoints Stephen Gregory as New CEO

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:23:00 GMT

Binance.US appoints compliance lawyer Stephen Gregory as its new CEO, replacing Norman Reed. Gregory brings nearly two decades of regulatory and crypto industry experience. Read More

Kalshi Loses Ohio Court Fight Over Sports Contracts

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:53:00 GMT

A federal judge in Ohio denied Kalshi’s request to block state regulators from overseeing its sports event contracts, allowing Ohio authorities to enforce gambling laws. Read More

Eightco Shares Jump 25% After $125M Raise Led by Bitmine, ARK Invest, and Kraken

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:01:00 GMT

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) surged 25% after securing $125 million in institutional commitments from Bitmine, ARK Invest, and Kraken parent Payward. The company also disclosed closed investments of $50M in OpenAI and $25M in MrBeast's Beast Industries, alongside a major board reshuffle. Read More

Wells Fargo Files WFUSD Trademark

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:47:00 GMT

Wells Fargo has filed a USPTO trademark for "WFUSD," signaling a major push into stablecoins, crypto payments, and tokenization as the GENIUS Act reshapes how banks approach digital assets. Read More

Trust Wallet Adds Address Poisoning Protection Feature

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Trust Wallet launches a new address poisoning protection feature that warns users of scam wallet addresses across 32 EVM chains to prevent costly crypto mistakes. Read More

Senators Race to Save the CLARITY Act With Stablecoin Yield Compromise

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:37:00 GMT

Senators Alsobrooks and Tillis are pushing last-minute compromise language on stablecoin yield to unlock the stalled Clarity Act before midterms close the Senate's legislative window. Read More

Blockchain.com Expands to Ghana

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:22:00 GMT

Blockchain.com plans to launch in Ghana after recording more than 700% brokerage transaction growth in Nigeria, highlighting rising crypto adoption across Sub-Saharan Africa. Read More

Flow Foundation Moves to Block FLOW Delisting in Korea

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:32:00 GMT

Flow Foundation has filed a court motion in Seoul to stop the delisting of the FLOW token on major South Korean exchanges following a December exploit. Read More

Stablecoin Payment Firm Kast Raises $80M in Funding Round

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:08:00 GMT

Stablecoin payments firm Kast has raised $80M in a Series A round co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital, reaching a $600M valuation. Learn how Kast is building the leading neobank for the stablecoin economy. Read More

X User Loses $24 million in a Violent Crypto Attack

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:25:00 GMT

An X user known as Sillytuna lost $24 million in aEthUSDC in a violent crypto attack involving weapons and threats. See how attackers moved the funds. Read More

Nasdaq and Kraken Are Building the Bridge Between Wall Street and DeFi

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:23:00 GMT

Nasdaq and Kraken's parent Payward are developing an equities transformation gateway to let tokenized stocks move freely between regulated capital markets and permissionless DeFi networks. Infrastructure targets H1 2027. Read More

Florida Passes First State-Level Stablecoin Bill in U.S.

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:18:00 GMT

Florida lawmakers pass Senate Bill 314, creating the first U.S. state-level stablecoin regulatory framework. The bill now awaits Governor Ron DeSantis’ approval. Read More

Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $1.7B Inflows as Institutions Return

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:48:00 GMT

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded $1.7 billion in inflows since late February, signaling renewed institutional demand led by BlackRock's IBIT. Read More

Kraken Launches xChange for Tokenized Stock Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:58:00 GMT

Kraken has launched xChange, an on-chain trading engine for tokenized stocks across Ethereum and Solana. The platform enables trading of over 70 tokenized equities backed 1:1 by real shares. Read More

Dubai Regulator Orders the Halt of KuCoin’s Unlicensed Operations

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:40:00 GMT

Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has ordered KuCoin and its affiliated entities to cease all crypto operations in the Emirates, citing unlicensed activity and misleading claims about its regulatory status. Read More

Coinbase Shareholder Sues Executives Over Compliance Issues

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:53:00 GMT

A Coinbase shareholder has filed a derivative lawsuit against top executives including CEO Brian Armstrong, alleging compliance failures and misleading disclosures between 2021 and 2023. Read More

SEC Drops Justin Sun Fraud Charges as Rainberry Pays $10M Fine

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:59:00 GMT

The SEC has dismissed civil fraud claims against Tron founder Justin Sun and the Tron Foundation after nearly three years of litigation, with Rainberry agreeing to pay a $10 million penalty to close the case. Read More

Revolut Files for U.S. Banking License

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Revolut has filed for a U.S. national bank charter with the OCC and FDIC, pledging $500M and naming a new CEO as the crypto-friendly neobank makes its second push to break into the American market under Trump-era deregulation. Read More

Ex-LAPD Cop Convicted in $350K Bitcoin Kidnapping Case

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:20:00 GMT

A former LAPD officer has been found guilty of kidnapping a teen and stealing $350,000 in Bitcoin in a home invasion, as wrench attacks on crypto holders surge 75% in 2025 according to CertiK. Read More

White House Calls Out Dimon on Stablecoin Yields

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:10:00 GMT

White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt publicly challenged JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's claim that yield-bearing stablecoins should be regulated like banks, as Trump escalates pressure on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act before the 2026 midterm window closes. Read More

Ripple Payments Goes Global for Faster Cross-Border Transfers

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:57:00 GMT

Ripple is expanding Ripple Payments, its stablecoin payment platform, to 60+ markets worldwide. Learn how it helps banks, fintechs, and enterprises move money faster and cheaper across borders. Read More

Crypto Withdrawals Surge After US-Israel Airstrikes in Iran

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:15:00 GMT

Crypto withdrawals from Iran’s largest exchange Nobitex surged over 700% minutes after US and Israel launched airstrikes in Tehran, raising concerns about capital flight. Read More

Kraken Gains Federal Reserve Master Account Access

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:14:00 GMT

Kraken becomes the first crypto company to secure access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system, a move that could reshape how digital asset firms interact with the traditional banking system. Read More

Magic Eden Winds Down on NFTs to Focus on its New Gambling Platform

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:16:00 GMT

Magic Eden is ending Ethereum and Bitcoin NFT support to focus on its Solana-based crypto casino, Dicey, amid a sharp decline in NFT trading volumes. Read More

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Makes its 101st Bitcoin Purchase

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:49:00 GMT

Michael Saylor’s Strategy completes its 101st Bitcoin purchase, adding 3,015 BTC and bringing total holdings to 720,737 BTC as MSTR stock and Bitcoin price react. Read More

Uniswap Wins Final Dismissal in Rug Pull Lawsuit

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:19:00 GMT

Uniswap secures a final court victory as a U.S. judge dismisses a long-running class action alleging the DeFi protocol enabled crypto rug pulls, setting a key legal precedent. Read More

Investors Doubling Down on BitMine, Ethereum

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:27:00 GMT

Ethereum remains in a sharp downtrend, yet investors including Ark Invest and BlackRock are increasing exposure to BitMine, doubling down despite market weakness and ETF outflows. Read More

CFTC Names 35 Crypto, Finance Leaders to Advisory Panel

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:15:00 GMT

The CFTC appoints 35 executives from crypto and traditional finance, including Brian Armstrong and Brad Garlinghouse, to its new Innovation Advisory Committee. Here is the full list and what it means for U.S. digital asset regulation. Read More

Aave “Will Win” Plan Sends Revenue to DAO

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:24:00 GMT

Aave Labs proposes routing 100% of product revenue to the DAO, reshaping governance, token value alignment, and DeFi economic structure. Read More

Cardano Unveils LayerZero Partnership, Midnight Launch

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:07:00 GMT

Cardano confirms a late March launch for its privacy-focused Midnight blockchain and announces LayerZero integration at Consensus Hong Kong, signaling a major push into multichain interoperability and compliant privacy infrastructure. Read More

Coinbase Launches Agentic Wallets on Base

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:32:00 GMT

Coinbase unveils Agentic Wallets, secure crypto infrastructure built for AI agents on Base using x402, enabling safer autonomous trading and machine to machine payments. Read More

BlackRock Enters DeFi, Putting Fund On Uniswap

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:43:00 GMT

BlackRock integrates its tokenized BUIDL fund with Uniswap and buys UNI, marking a significant institutional move into DeFi infrastructure. Read More

Robinhood Chain Launches Ethereum L2 Testnet

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:20:00 GMT

Robinhood launches the public testnet for its Ethereum layer 2 network, aiming to power tokenized stocks, 24/7 trading, and onchain financial infrastructure built on Arbitrum. Read More

Citadel and Tether Back LayerZero’s Zero Chain

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:53:00 GMT

LayerZero unveils Zero, a high-performance blockchain built for global markets, backed by Citadel Securities, ICE, DTCC and a strategic investment from Tether as cross-chain finance accelerates. Read More

SBF Seeks New Trial in FTX Fraud Case

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:35:00 GMT

Sam Bankman-Fried moves for a new trial in his FTX fraud conviction, challenging witness testimony, evidentiary rulings and the narrative behind the exchange’s collapse. Read More

Banks Are Drawing a Hard Line on Stablecoin Yield

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:54:00 GMT

Banks and crypto firms are clashing in Washington over stablecoin yield provisions in the CLARITY Act. Here is what is really behind the resistance and what it means for U.S. crypto regulation. Read More

MrBeast Enters Fintech With Eyes on Crypto and Gen Z

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:43:00 GMT

MrBeast has acquired a youth banking app as trademark filings point to a future crypto and fintech platform aimed at a new generation of users. Read More

Polymarket Sues Massachusetts Over Sports Prediction Markets

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:22:00 GMT

Polymarket has filed a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts, challenging state efforts to block sports prediction markets and raising major questions about crypto, gambling laws, and federal oversight. Read More

Apex Fusion and Ouroboros Tachys Expand Cardano Scaling

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:12:00 GMT

Apex Fusion introduces Ouroboros Tachys, a fast consensus model designed to extend Cardano technology with one second blocks, multi-chain execution, and improved user experience. Read More

Aster Opens Public Layer-1 Testnet Ahead Of Mainnet

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:15:00 GMT

Aster has opened its Layer-1 testnet to the public, marking a major step toward its upcoming mainnet launch and a shift toward purpose-built onchain trading infrastructure. Read More

Tether Invests $100M in Anchorage Digital at $4.2B Valuation

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:35:00 GMT

Tether has made a $100 million strategic investment in Anchorage Digital, deepening ties as stablecoin regulation tightens in the U.S. and institutional crypto infrastructure takes shape. Read More

Bitcoin Near $70K Again, Bottom or More Pain Ahead?

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:20:00 GMT

Bitcoin’s move back toward $70K feels familiar to past cycles, but regulation, ETFs, and institutional capital could change how this downturn plays out. Read More

CME Group Considers CME Coin as Tokenization Push Grows

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:05:00 GMT

CME Group is exploring a potential CME Coin as Wall Street pushes deeper into crypto, tokenized collateral, and blockchain-based market infrastructure. Read More

Ripple Integrates Hyperliquid for Institutional DeFi Access

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:54:00 GMT

Ripple expands Ripple Prime with Hyperliquid support, giving institutions access to on-chain derivatives, deeper liquidity, and decentralized markets. Read More

MetaMask Adds Tokenized Stocks, ETFs via Ondo

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:51:00 GMT

MetaMask expands beyond crypto with tokenized U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities through Ondo Global Markets, bringing traditional asset exposure onchain for global users. Read More

Crypto.com Launches OG as Prediction Markets Grow

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:15:00 GMT

Crypto.com has launched OG, a standalone prediction markets app, as trading volumes across platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket surge on sports, politics, and real-world events. Read More

Tether Launches Open Bitcoin Mining Operating System

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:10:00 GMT

Tether has released an open-source operating system for Bitcoin mining, aiming to lower costs, reduce vendor lock-in, and push the mining industry toward more open infrastructure and decentralization. Read More

MultiversX Moves Early on Agentic Payments With Google and Coinbase

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:29:00 GMT

MultiversX is positioning itself at the center of agentic commerce by supporting AI driven payments aligned with standards backed by Google and Coinbase, signaling a new phase of blockchain adoption beyond speculation. Read More

UAE Sheikh’s Stake in Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Raises Questions

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:41:00 GMT

A UAE power broker quietly acquired a 49% stake in Trump-linked World Liberty Financial ahead of inauguration, raising fresh questions around crypto, foreign investment, and political influence. Read More

Cardano Announces USDCx Integration to Kick-Start DeFi Liquidity

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:06:00 GMT

Cardano is betting on Circle’s USDCx stablecoin infrastructure to close its long-standing liquidity gap and jumpstart DeFi activity on the network. Read More