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Bitcoin is trading below $68,200 after dropping nearly 24% in the first quarter of 2026, its weakest Q1 performance since 2018, while Ethereum is trading above $2,100. Meanwhile, Jack Dorsey suggested AI could replace middle management following Block’s 4,000 job cuts, SpaceX is reportedly preparing for an IPO that would give investors exposure to Musk’s ambitions beyond Earth, and a Zcash vulnerability that put millions of dollars in ZEC at risk has been resolved.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Accidentally Leaked Claude Code's Source (Decrypt)
Jack Dorsey Says AI Should Replace the Middle Manager After Block Cuts 4,000 Jobs (CoinDesk)
Chainalysis Introduces the First Blockchain Intelligence Agents (Chainalysis)
Why is Templar (SN3) Currently Burning 95% to 100% of Miner Emissions? (TAO Daily)
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
Tether's USAT Stablecoin Expands Beyond Ethereum Mainnet to Celo (Decrypt)
Bitcoin-Backed Muni Bond Clears Hurdle With Moody’s Rating (Bloomberg)
Wall Street Moves Benchmarks Onchain as S&P Tokenizes Treasurys Index (Cointelegraph)
SpaceX Lines Up 21 Banks for Mega IPO, Code-Named Project Apex (Reuters)
Convera and Ripple Empower Stablecoin-Enabled Cross-Border Payments (Convera)
Uniswap Foundation’s Summary FY’2025 Financials (Uniswap)
Enjoy Zero-Gas $USDC Transfers on the Polygon Network (TokenPocket)
SBI Holdings' B2C2 Designates Solana as Primary Stablecoin Network for Institutional Clients (The Block)
DeFi’s True Believers Reminisce in Cannes as They Hunt for Crypto’s Next Big Thing (DL News)
CoinShares to List on Nasdaq Stock Market After $1.2 Billion SPAC Deal (CoinDesk)
Franklin Templeton to Buy CoinFund Spinoff, Build Out Crypto Investment Offering (Decrypt)
OpenEden Issues First Tokenized Access to BNY’s Global Short-Dated High-Yield Bond Strategy (The Block)
Zodia Markets CEO Usman Ahmad Departs, Co-founder Nick Philpott Named Interim CEO (The Block)
SpaceX Files For IPO, Sources Say, Offering Investors a Stake in Musk’s Moon, Mars Ambitions (Reuters)
EDX Markets Applies for US Trust Bank Charter to Expand Crypto Services (Bitcoin Magazine)
Exchanges
Crypto Exchange Bithumb Postpones IPO Bid Amid Economic Uncertainty (DL News)
Exchange-Traded Funds
On Mar. 31, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $117.63 million in net inflows.
On Mar. 31, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs posted $31.17 million in net inflows.
U.S. XRP spot ETFs and U.S. Solana spot ETFs recorded no flows on Mar. 31.
BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (Bitcoin Magazine)
Infrastructure
Aztec Launches Alpha Network, Ethereum's First L2 for Private Smart Contracts (The Defiant)
Zcash Vulnerability That Put Millions of Dollars of ZEC at Risk Has Been Fixed (Decrypt)
If You Hold Solana on Magic Eden's Wallet, It's Time to Move It or Lose It (Decrypt)
The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Dividing Crypto (Decrypt)
Markets
Bitcoin Posts Worst First Quarter Since 2018, Falling 24% (The Block)
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Stuck on ‘Extreme Fear,’ But is There a Silver Lining? (Cointelegraph)
What Friday's High-Profile US Jobs Report Means for Bitcoin Price (DL News)
Algorand, Stable Lead Double-Digit Altcoin Surge as Bitcoin Tops $69K (Decrypt)
The US Added 62,000 Jobs in March, Exp. 39,000, Prev. 66,000 (ADP)
Paradigm, a Major Investor in Kalshi, is Building its Own Prediction Markets Trading Terminal (Fortune)
Mining
Bitcoin Miner Cango Secures Financing as NYSE Delisting Looms Amid Low Stock Price (The Block)
Politics & Regulation
Texas Lt. Gov. Lists Crypto, Prediction Markets in Charges for Lawmakers (Cointelegraph)
California Tightens AI Contract Rules as Fight With Trump Admin Grows (Decrypt)
Australian Government and Anthropic Sign MOU for AI Safety and Research (Anthropic)
DOJ Charges 10 Foreign Nationals Over Crypto ‘Wash Trading’ Scheme (Decrypt)
‘Blockchain Island’ Faces Off Against EU Over Crypto Regulation (Bloomberg)
CFTC’s Top Enforcer Puts Prediction Market Insider Traders on Notice (Cointelegraph)
Australia Passes Digital Asset Bill Bringing Crypto Platforms Under Licensing (Cointelegraph)
Hong Kong Misses March Target for First Stablecoin Licenses (The Block)
Crypto Super PAC Names Tether Exec Chairman as Stablecoin Debate in D.C. Intensifies (The Block)
U.S. Treasury Issues GENIUS Act Rule Proposal, Seeks Comment on State Oversight For Smaller Issuers (The Block)
SEC Clears NYSE Arca to List Multi-Crypto Trust Options (Crypto Briefing)
Treasuries
Corporate Bitcoin Buying Dominated by Strategy as March Adds Net 25K BTC (Bitcoin Treasuries)
Ripple Launches Treasury Management System with Native Digital Asset Capabilities (Decrypt)
Genius Group Dumps All Bitcoin Holdings to Clear Debt, Plans Treasury Rebuild (Bitcoin Magazine)
Venture Capital
Other News
Crypto in Court. Key Dates in Cases Against Roman Storm, Sam Bankman-Fried and Others are Coming Up Fast (DL News)
Crypto Hack, Exploit Losses Reach $52 Million in March (The Block)
Cambodia Extradites Alleged Huione Crypto Scam Kingpin to China (Decrypt)
A Newbie’s Guide to Surviving Crypto Winter (Cointelegraph)
Check This Out!
Bitcoin ended March up 1.81%, snapping a five-month losing streak. Will the momentum carry into April?
Source: Coinglass
Meme of the Day
Source: Bold Leonidas
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