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Bitcoin is holding above $74,000 as markets brace for a wave of global central bank rate decisions, with altcoins rallying, led by AI and privacy-focused tokens. XRP has overtaken BNB as open interest climbs back toward pre-crash levels. Meanwhile, NVIDIA has announced NemoClaw for the OpenClaw community, and Aster has announced the mainnet launch of Aster Chain.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Courts Private Equity to Join Enterprise AI Venture (Reuters)
OpenAI Pushes Ahead With ChatGPT Erotica Mode (Decrypt)
NVIDIA to Launch Robotaxis on Uber Across 28 Cities by 2028 (Uber)
NVIDIA Announces NemoClaw for the OpenClaw Community (NVIDIA)
Pokémon Go Player Data Now Powers Navigation for Delivery Robots (Decrypt)
Viral Claim That ChatGPT Cured a Dog’s Cancer Overstates AI’s Role (Decrypt)
OpenAI to Cut Back on Side Projects to Focus on Core Business (Reuters)
Minors Sue xAI in California Over Alleged Grok Deepfake Images (Decrypt)
World Taps Coinbase’s Open Protocol to Verify Humans Behind AI Agents (Decrypt)
QVAC Launches Framework to Enable AI Training and Inference on GPUs and Smartphones (Tether)
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
Cboe Seeks SEC Approval for Near 24/5 U.S. Stock Trading (Cboe)
How a 2.85% Price Error Triggered $27M in Liquidations on Aave (Cointelegraph)
PayPal Expands its Stablecoin into 70 Markets (CoinDesk)
Mastercard Agrees to Buy Stablecoin Platform BVNK For Up to $1.8B (CoinDesk)
Theo Taps Gold Futures for Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Amid $100M Raise (Decrypt)
Ripple Looks to Expand Crypto and Payment Services in Brazil (CoinDesk)
GSR Expands into Token Lifecycle Management With $57M Acquisition (The Block)
Injective to Support Native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfers (The Block)
Exchanges
Exchange-Traded Funds
T. Rowe Price is Ready to Put DOGE, SHIB Among Tokens in its New Crypto ETF (CoinDesk)
U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $201.62 million in net inflows on Mar. 16.
On Mar. 16, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs posted $35.90 in net inflows.
U.S. XRP spot ETFs logged $5.98 million in net outflows on Mar. 16.
On Mar. 16, U.S. Solana sport ETFs saw $2.82 million in net inflows.
Infrastructure
Markets
Polymarket Bettors Threatened Journalist Over Iran Missile Report (Cointelegraph)
XRP Flips BNB as Open Interest Builds Back Toward Pre-Crash Levels (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Stays Calm as Oil and Bond Markets Panic Amid War Volatility (CoinDesk)
Middle-Aged Traders Fuel XRP Trading Boom (DL News)
Myriad Traders Flip Bullish on Ethereum Amid Rebound to $2,300 (Decrypt)
AI, Privacy Coins Lead Altcoin Rally as Bitcoin Tops $75K (Decrypt)
Bitcoin Holds Above $74K Ahead of Global Central Bank Rate Decisions (The Block)
ASTER Token Jumps as Privacy-Focused Layer 1 Goes Live (The Block)
Mining
Cango Posts $452.8 Million Net Loss in First Year as Bitcoin Miner (The Block)
Politics & Regulation
SEC’s Hester Peirce Encourages Firms to ‘Come in and Talk to Us’ (The Block)
Crypto PACs Get First Big 2026 Test With Illinois Primary (DL News)
SEC Seeks Comment on Crypto Handling in OTC Broker-Dealer Rule (Cointelegraph)
Buenos Aires Court Orders Polymarket Blocked in Argentina (Decrypt)
Five Companies Vie for Vietnam Crypto Licences as Overseas Ban Looms (Cointelegraph)
Crypto Lobby Pushes Senate to Protect DeFi and Stablecoin Rewards (The Block)
Digital Chamber Partners with Money20/20 to Expand Crypto Policy Talks (The Block)
Democrats Push Bill to Ban Insider Betting on War Events (CoinDesk)
CFTC Grants Phantom Relief on Broker Registration for Wallet Software (CFTC)
Arizona Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi (CoinDesk)
Token Generation Events
OpenSea Delays SEA Token Launch, Offers No New Date (The Block)
Venture Capital
YZi Labs Leads $52M Round in RoboForce to Build the Future of Physical AI (YZi Labs)
Digital Payment Company dtcpay Raises US$10M Series A Led by Vertex Ventures (Wu Blockchain)
Robinhood's Startup Fund Invests Roughly $35 Million Across Stripe and AI Audio Firm (The Block)
Other News
Messari CEO Steps Down Alongside Mass Layoffs in AI Pivot (The Block)
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Gets 5 Years for Crypto ‘Godfather’ Extortion Scheme (Decrypt)
Man Accuses Wife of Using CCTV Cameras to Steal $172 Million Bitcoin (CoinDesk)
Vitalik in ETHChiangmai: After the Meme Wave, What Is Crypto For? (Wu Blockchain)
Crypto E-Commerce Firm Bitrefill Discloses Cyberattack (The Block)
Check This Out!
According to Forbes, the United States leads with 989 of the world’s 3,428 billionaires (about 28.9%), ahead of China with 539 (15.7%), India with 229 (6.7%), and Germany with 212 (6.2%), highlighting a strong concentration of wealth in the world’s largest economies.
Source: Forbes
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