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Google’s quantum AI team published a white paper stating that future quantum computers could crack the ECDLP-256 elliptic curve cryptography with fewer resources, posing a threat to cryptocurrency security. It recommends immediately initiating a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration, avoiding the reuse of wallet addresses, and paying attention to policy choices for abandoned addresses. Google proposed a zero-knowledge proof to securely disclose the vulnerability, and set 2029 as the deadline for quantum-resistant migration to ensure the industry is sufficiently prepared.

American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC), the Bitcoin mining firm associated with the Trump family, has increased its total Bitcoin holdings to more than 7,000 BTC valued at approximately $471 million, nearly tripling its treasury since its Nasdaq debut in September 2025, while its stock has declined 94% from a post-IPO peak of $14.52.

Pharos Network has deployed Circle’s USDC stablecoin and Cross‑Chain Transfer Protocol on its Layer‑1 blockchain and launched a $10 million incubator program. Establishing a Core Settlement Layer for RealFi The stablecoin USDC and issuer Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) have been de

American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), the mining company run by Eric Trump, the son of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced that its Bitcoin reserves have exceeded 7,000 BTC, with a market value of approximately $473 million to $475 million. However, the stock price has plummeted by 90% since going public, mainly due to share dilution and non-cash accounting losses. ABTC’s mining capacity has increased to about 89,000 ASIC mining machines, but market performance continues to disappoint investors.

Lido DAO’s decentralized autonomous organization is weighing a one-off $20 million buyback of its governance token, LDO, in a bid to address a pronounced price dislocation relative to Ether. The plan would swap 10,000 stETH tokens from the treasury for LDO, with proponents arguing that the governanc

The Pi Network has achieved a milestone with over 119,000 users completing their second migrations, allowing for transferring additional Pi balances and referral bonuses. While progression continues, priority remains on first migrations, ensuring users are not left behind. New tools are enhancing the ecosystem, contributing to real utility within the network despite some user frustrations.

Google’s Quantum AI team published research on March 30, 2026 indicating that breaking Bitcoin and Ethereum’s elliptic curve cryptography may require fewer than 500,000 physical qubits and approximately 1,200 to 1,450 high-quality logical qubits, significantly lower than previous estimates in the millions.

_Ramp rolls out USDC accounts in public beta, letting 50,000+ businesses earn rewards and pay vendors faster than traditional wires_ Ramp has officially launched its Stablecoin Accounts feature in public beta.  The New York-based fintech, which serves over 50,000 businesses globally, now lets

Seoul, South Korea, March 17th, 2026, Chainwire Pieverse today announced Purr-Fect Claw, a pioneering full-stack infrastructure layer that transforms the OpenClaw framework into a fully autonomous, "on-chain" agent capable of trading and managing assets directly through Web2 social apps. While tod

The US-Israeli coalition continues to carry out military actions against Iran, and Israel carried out 170 airstrikes against Tehran within 24 hours. A Kuwaiti oil tanker was hit by an Iranian drone attack, raising concerns about energy supply and pushing oil prices above $100 per barrel. Experts are concerned about Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure, saying it could violate international law. Global markets came under pressure as tensions escalated, especially as demand increased for oil and safe-haven assets.

More than 40 Democratic members of the US Senate and House of Representatives sent a letter on March 30, 2026 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the US Office of Government Ethics requesting that the agencies issue guidance reminding federal employees that insider trading in prediction markets violates existing law.

US authorities unsealed an indictment on March 31, 2026 charging Jonathan Spalletta, a 36-year-old Maryland man also known as “Cthulhon” and “Jspalletta,” with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with two 2021 attacks on Uranium Finance, a decentralized exchange, that drained approximately $53.3 million from the platform and led to its collapse.

Two of the largest and most popular altcoins might be prone to big upward moves ahead, at least according to Ali Martinez, who outlined the TD Sequential as the indicator suggesting these breakouts. Namely, those are DOGE, which continues to struggle well below $0.10, and ADA, which has fallen

[PRESS RELEASE – Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, March 17th, 2026] Non-custodial exchange platform ChangeNOW has announced the rollout of Private Send, a feature designed to prevent direct links between sender and recipient addresses on public blockchains. Integrated into NOW Wallet, Priv

The US has charged a hacker behind the Uranium Finance breach, which caused $53 million in damages. The defendant faces up to 30 years in prison for fraud and money laundering charges.

[PRESS RELEASE – Nassau, Bahamas, March 30th, 2026] GMX, the battle-tested perp trading infrastructure that has served 740,000+ traders across 8 chains, has launched on MegaETH — bringing its proven liquidity architecture to the first real-time blockchain. A longstanding question among on-chain tr

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new order allowing broker-dealers to use diversified stock baskets from the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 indexes as eligible collateral for securities lending, expanding the range of eligible collateral and improving market liquidity. The new rule sets strict risk management standards and applies only to qualified institutional investors.