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Meta Pays Creators with USDC in Colombia and the Philippines
Meta has launched a pilot program where content creators in Colombia and the Philippines receive payments in the stablecoin USDC via Stripe – over the Solana and Polygon networks.
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Meta Pays Creators in USDC – Uses Solana and Polygon
Meta is now offering payouts in the stablecoin USDC to content creators in Colombia and the Philippines, via the Solana and Polygon networks with Stripe as the payment layer.
British Giant Tokenizes $68 Billion in Money Market Funds
Legal & General Asset Management is moving $68 billion in money market funds under management onto the blockchain via Calastone's tokenization network — one of the largest institutional tokenization moves to date.
Fake Ledger App Stole $9.5M – Apple Under Pressure
A fake version of Ledger Live was available in the Mac App Store for nearly two weeks, draining over 50 victims of crypto assets worth approximately 90 million Norwegian kroner (around $9.5 million USD). Apple defends its procedures, but the security community is critical.
SpaceX Holds $6 Billion in Bitcoin – Despite Billion-Dollar Losses
Elon Musk's space company holds 8,285 bitcoin worth over $600 million, even as the company swings from an $8 billion profit to nearly a $5 billion deficit – and approaches an IPO.
HSBC and Standard Chartered Secure Hong Kong's First Stablecoin Licenses
Hong Kong's monetary authority HKMA has awarded its first two stablecoin licenses to banking giants HSBC and Standard Chartered — selected from a total of 36 applicants.
Trump Pressures Senate: Aims to Force Crypto Bill Before Election
The Trump administration is launching a coordinated multi-agency campaign to get the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act — legislation intended to provide the crypto industry with a clear regulatory framework in the U.S.
Stablecoins Could Move $719 Trillion – Visa and Mastercard Go All In
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis predicts that adjusted stablecoin volume could reach $719 trillion by 2035, while Visa, Stripe, and Mastercard are aggressively positioning themselves in the payment infrastructure.
Morgan Stanley Launches Cheapest Bitcoin ETF on the Market
Financial giant Morgan Stanley is set to launch its own spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca on Wednesday, April 8 – with a record-low management fee of 0.14 percent.
Morgan Stanley Launches Cheapest Bitcoin ETF at $71,400 — Fear Index at 11/100 as Market Holds Its Breath
Morgan Stanley enters the spot Bitcoin ETF market with a 0.14% annual fee — the lowest in its class — while BTC trades at $71,400 and the Fear & Greed Index touches extreme fear at 11/100. A potential fee war with BlackRock and Fidelity is underway.
Moody's Rates Historic Bitcoin Bond — Ba2 and Zero Taxpayer Risk
New Hampshire issues the world's first bitcoin-backed municipal bond with an official credit rating. Moody's assigns it a Ba2 rating — speculative grade, but with no taxpayer exposure.
Ripple connects to DTCC — Wall Street's heart opens to crypto
Ripple integrates with DTCC, the very backbone of US financial market infrastructure, in a move that could reshape how securities settlement works in the USA.
NYSE Owner Completes Billion-Dollar Deal: Total of $1.6 Billion Invested in Polymarket
Intercontinental Exchange, the company behind the New York Stock Exchange, has completed an investment totaling approximately $1.64 billion in the prediction market Polymarket – one of the strongest signals yet that traditional finance is taking the sector seriously.
Morgan Stanley Ready to Sell Its Own Bitcoin ETF Directly to Clients
Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley is set to launch its own Bitcoin ETF – the first bank-issued product of its kind in the US. The NYSE has already published the listing notice.
Australia's Central Bank: Tokenization Could Yield NOK 140 Billion in Gains
The Reserve Bank of Australia estimates that the tokenization of financial assets could provide the Australian economy with an annual efficiency gain equivalent to 140 billion Norwegian kroner — and says the question is no longer if, but how.
Franklin Templeton tokenizes five ETFs with Ondo Finance
Asset manager Franklin Templeton partners with Ondo Finance to make five equity and gold ETFs available on the blockchain — targeting crypto users who want to trade via a digital wallet.
Bitmine Buys ETH for $1.5 Billion: World's Largest Ethereum Treasury
Tom Lee's company Bitmine has added $145 million worth of Ethereum in its latest buying round, solidifying its position as the world's largest corporate owner of ETH.
Ethereum Becomes Yield Machine for Institutional Investors
Ethereum is establishing itself as a yield-generating instrument for large institutional players, but the path is fraught with regulatory requirements, technical challenges, and significant staking queue times.
Coinbase asked users to enter seed phrases – removed after storm
A page on Coinbase Commerce asked thousands of merchants to type in their 12-word seed phrases in plain text. Security experts reacted immediately, and the page was removed.
Wall Street Takes Control: Nasdaq Gets SEC Approval for Blockchain Stocks
Nasdaq has received the green light from the SEC to move stocks onto the blockchain – but industry insiders warn that the old intermediaries are retained, and Wall Street is setting the terms.
SEC Approves Nasdaq Pilot: Shares Tokenized on Blockchain
The SEC has given Nasdaq the green light to test trading of tokenized shares and ETFs through a controlled pilot program. The approval is part of a broader regulatory shift in the US.
Mastercard Acquires Stablecoin Giant BVNK for $1.8 Billion
Payment giant Mastercard has entered into an agreement to acquire the British stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK for up to $1.8 billion – one of the largest acquisitions in the crypto industry so far in 2026.
Strategy Buys Bitcoin for 13 Billion Kroner — Sits on Unrealized Loss
Michael Saylor's company Strategy has completed one of its five largest weekly Bitcoin purchases ever, and now owns 761,058 BTC — but the average purchase price is above today's market price.
Nasdaq and NYSE Owner to Move $126 Trillion to Blockchain
Wall Street's largest exchange operators are heavily investing in the tokenization of equity markets. Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange – owner of the NYSE – aim to modernize global equity trading using distributed ledger technology.
Custodia lost five-year battle against Fed — Kraken won where they failed
A federal appeals court this week concluded Custodia's five-year fight for a Fed master account with a 7–3 vote against the bank — just days after Kraken was granted similar access as the first crypto firm ever.
BlackRock Launches Staked ETH Fund with $107 Million
The world's largest asset manager is now listed with an Ethereum fund that pays monthly returns from staking. ETHB traded $15.5 million on its first day of trading.
BlackRock's Staking Ethereum ETF Debuts with $15.5M
BlackRock's new staking Ethereum ETF (ETHB) traded $15.5 million on its first day and launched with over $100 million in assets under management.
BlackRock's Staked Ethereum ETF Traded for $15.5M on Debut
BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) launched on Nasdaq on March 12, 2026, trading $15.5 million on its first day. The fund is the first from BlackRock to integrate on-chain staking directly into an ETF product.
Strategy Buys Bitcoin for $1.28 Billion – Issues New Preferred Shares
Michael Saylor's Strategy has completed its 101st Bitcoin purchase and raised new capital through the issuance of preferred shares worth $377 million.
NYSE-owner ICE bets $200M on OKX – aims for tokenized exchange
Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has reportedly invested around $200 million in crypto exchange OKX at a valuation of $25 billion. The deal opens the door for tokenized NYSE shares and regulated crypto futures contracts.
29 Congress Members Demand Permanent Ban on Digital Dollar
A group of 29 U.S. lawmakers is now pushing for a permanent ban on a government-issued digital dollar, calling a CBDC “inherently anti-American.” The battle over the future of the digital dollar is escalating on Capitol Hill.
Kazakhstan to Invest 3 Billion Norwegian Kroner in Crypto from State Reserves
Kazakhstan's central bank plans to invest up to $350 million from the country's gold and foreign exchange reserves in crypto-related companies and financial instruments – likely starting as early as April.
Lummis Aims to Remove Capital Gains Tax on Bitcoin Payments
Senator Cynthia Lummis confirms that U.S. lawmakers are actively exploring the possibility of allowing people to use Bitcoin for daily payments without triggering capital gains tax — a reform that could change Bitcoin's status as a medium of exchange in the USA.
Kazakhstan Considers Selling Gold to Buy Crypto for 3 Billion
Kazakhstan's central bank is considering selling off parts of the country's vast gold reserves to finance a planned crypto reserve of up to $700 million. Earlier plans pointed to seized crypto as the funding source.
Bank of Japan Tests Blockchain for Central Bank Settlements
The Japanese central bank is conducting a sandbox test to investigate whether central bank money can operate on blockchain-based systems. This was recently confirmed by Governor Kazuo Ueda.
European Major Banks Seek Exchange Partners for Euro Stablecoin in 2026
The Qivalis banking consortium, with members such as BNP Paribas, BBVA, and SEB, is in talks with crypto exchanges ahead of a planned launch of a euro-based stablecoin in the second half of 2026.
Vitalik Promises Smart Accounts for Ethereum Within a Year
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin claims that account abstraction — the technology that removes the need for seed phrases and gas management — will be widely available on Ethereum within a year.
Morgan Stanley Seeks Bank License for Crypto Custody and Staking
U.S. financial giant Morgan Stanley has applied for a national bank charter to offer institutional clients digital asset custody and staking services.
Bitcoin ETF and Crypto Funds: How to Invest via Nordnet and DNB (2025 Guide)
Complete guide to Bitcoin ETFs and crypto ETPs for Norwegian investors. Learn what you can buy via Nordnet and DNB, what it costs, and how taxes work.
How to Buy Cryptocurrency in Norway: Complete Step-by-Step Guide (2025)
Learn how to buy cryptocurrency in Norway safely and legally. We go through exchanges, fees, taxes, and security – step by step.