March 20, 2026
Crypto

Arbitrum price nears historic low, traders eye long-term rebound

ARB is trading ~96% below its 2024 ATH, with analysts framing current demand-zone compression as a potential long-term accumulation phase for a future trend reversal. Summary ARB sits near historic lows, roughly 96% below its 2024 peak and at major wick support in a multi‑year descending channel. Price is compressing in a high‑timeframe demand block,

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Ethereum

Spotlight on LatAm: Identity solutions for Govtech

The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Chuy Cepeda. Our identities hold immense power. In a time when people take great pride in using multiple pseudonyms or personas, we often think about how to identify ourselves. I identify as a native of Monterrey, Mexico, a Latin-American, a son, brother, father, husband, engineer, Ph.D.,

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Bitcoin

Institutional crypto interest rebounds even as Bitcoin (BTC) falls 25%

The mood around digital assets has shifted again among the world’s largest allocators, according to Ron Biscardi, CEO of iConnections, which runs one of the largest capital introduction conferences globally. Biscardi, who has spent more than 25 years in the alternative investment industry and runs a platform that represents over $55 trillion in assets, has

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Crypto

AI may accelerate Ethereum roadmap and security

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said artificial intelligence could ramp up the network’s development roadmap while improving security standards. Summary Vitalik says AI could speed up Ethereum’s roadmap and delivery timelines. Half of AI gains should go toward stronger testing and formal verification. AI may help make near bug-free crypto code a realistic expectation. Responding to

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Ethereum

Gray Glacier Upgrade Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled network upgrade at block 15,050,000, which is expected to occur on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and time zones. Please upgrade your node before Monday, June 27, 2022 to account for variable block times. What is

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Bitcoin

Citi Wants To Bring Bitcoin Into Traditional Finance

Citi is preparing to introduce infrastructure that integrates Bitcoin into traditional financial systems, a bank executive said Thursday.  The initiative, introduced by Nisha Surendran, head of digital asset custody development at Citi, aims to provide institutional-grade custody, key management, and wallet services for clients holding the cryptocurrency. Speaking at Strategy World, an industry event hosted

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Crypto

Bitcoin logs third-worst Q1, Ethereum falls 32%

Bitcoin posted a -23.21% return in Q1 2026 and marked the third-worst first-quarter performance since 2013 according to CoinGlass data. Summary Bitcoin fell 23% in Q1 2026, its third-worst first quarter on record. Ethereum dropped 32%, also marking its third-worst Q1 performance. Back-to-back quarterly losses follow the October 2025 market peak. The loss falls far

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Ethereum

Ropsten, Rinkeby & Kiln Deprecation Announcement

Reminder: the Gray Glacier upgrade is scheduled for block 15,050,000, expected June 29, 2022 The Kiln Merge testnet, launched earlier this year, will be shut down shortly after the Ethereum mainnet’s transition to proof-of-stake. Ropsten, Ethereum’s longest-lived proof-of-work testnet, has transitionned to proof-of-stake. It will be shut down in Q4 2022. Rinkeby, a geth-based proof-of-authority

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Crypto

BlackRock snaps up BTC as US spot ETFs see $507m inflow

BTC ETFs saw ~+$507m net inflow Feb. 25 as BlackRock bought thousands of BTC from Coinbase Prime, but BTC still slipped on profit‑taking. Summary BlackRock shifted multiple 300 BTC batches plus a 108.6 BTC transfer from Coinbase Prime to IBIT wallets around 5:45 PM UTC on Feb. 26. U.S. spot BTC ETFs booked about $507m

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Bitcoin

Can XRPL Dethrone Deribit With Its Own Chain?

 Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch. Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer behind the proposal, published the full specification on GitHub and the crypto community

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