Polymarket is tightening insider‑trading and manipulation bans across its DeFi app and CFTC‑regulated U.S. exchange, adding surveillance, NFA oversight and formal whistleblower channels. Summary Polymarket rolls out enhanced market integrity rules for both its DeFi platform and CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange. New policies sharpen bans on insider trading, manipulation, and abusive tactics, backed by multi-layered surveillance
Katana, a decentralized finance blockchain developed under the guidance of Polygon Labs and GSR Markets, has acquired IDEX and introduced Katana Perps, a unified onchain perpetual futures and spot trading platform, according to a statement shared by the team on Monday. The deal is the first major strategic action under newly installed chief executive Matthew
The SEC and CFTC just rewrote the rulebook on crypto. A joint guidance released on March 17 ends a decade of regulatory ambiguity in one fell swoop. Most cryptocurrencies, including many stablecoins and digital tools, are now classified as commodities or collectibles rather than securities. The era of regulation by enforcement is over. But the
Bitcoin rose sharply on March 23 after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington had held constructive talks with Iran and would pause planned military strikes for five days. Summary Bitcoin rebounded from below $68,500 and briefly touched $71,500 after Trump announced a strike delay. Trump said US-Iran talks were productive and paused planned military action
Mt. Gox, the defunct crypto exchange that collapsed in 2014, moved around $500 worth of Bitcoin from wallets it still controls today, its first Bitcoin transfer in four months, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. MT GOX JUST MOVED… $500 Mt. Gox has moved a total of $500 of BTC today, their first move in
On-chain investigator ZachXBT has reported a coordinated group of social media accounts that used war-related and political posts on X to direct users toward crypto scams. Summary ZachXBT traced more than 10 X accounts using war panic posts to attract users into crypto scams. The network bought follower-rich accounts, reposted fear-driven content, then promoted fake
Strive has expanded its Bitcoin position by 317 coins, taking total holdings to about 13,628 BTC and entering the top 10 corporate holders, said CEO Matt Cole in a statement. Strive has acquired 317 BTC for $23 million at an average cost of ~$72,555 per bitcoin. As of 3/18/2026 we hodl 13,627.9 $BTC.$ASST $SATA pic.twitter.com/oiSJ9FTeeC
Ripple’s CTO emeritus David Schwartz recently engaged in an interesting exchange on X, responding to a post about XRP with a meme and supporting comments. Summary David Schwartz responded to Solana with a meme, fueling the ongoing XRP-Solana rivalry. XRP’s integration on Solana through wrapped tokens highlights growing blockchain collaboration. XRP Ledger sees increased activity,
A crypto trader has taken long positions on 33 digital assets but has chosen to short only TRUMP, the meme coin backed by President Donald Trump that has dropped 95% from its peak, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. This guy is long almost the entire market (33 tokens), except for $TRUMP, which he is
Nearly half of institutional investors say they are now placing greater emphasis on risk management, liquidity, and position sizing. According to a survey of 351 institutional investors published by EY-Parthenon and Coinbase on March 18, three out of four institutional investors believe that crypto prices will go up over the next 12 months. The