March 20, 2026
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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Ethereum

Fellowship Program: Cohort #2 Applications Open & Cohort #1 Roundup

Ethereum is a living thing. Yes, at its core there is a virtual machine (the EVM) that runs and faithfully calculates a new state from block to block, but the magic of Ethereum is that one little state machine can be shared by millions of people who might not have anything in common besides an

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Crypto

Elizabeth Warren grills OCC chief over World Liberty’s bank charter bid

A tense exchange unfolded at a Senate Banking Committee hearing as Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould over a pending bank charter application tied to President Donald Trump’s crypto company, World Liberty. Summary Warren questioned whether Trump-linked crypto firm World Liberty properly disclosed a reported 49% UAE stake in its OCC

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Bitcoin

Pi Coin Price Prediction: Ignored by Many — But Is Pi Secretly Building Something Massive?

Pi Network just marked one year since launching its Open Network, and its leadership is doubling down on long-term development rather than short-term price swings. Co-founder Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis outlined that the team’s immediate focus remains on KYC verification and mainnet migration. According to him, identity verification is essential for network integrity and real-world use.

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Ethereum

Devcon VI: First Tickets & FINAL WEEK of Speaker Applications

Three weeks ago, we opened the speaker and volunteer applications as well as the discount builder and student tickets, and we are excited about the quality of submissions! This year, we’ve opened applications for those looking to attend Devcon with Builder and Student discounts, as Speakers, Supporters, Volunteers or as Press. But what about improvements

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Crypto

Explore Bitcoin Mining platforms without upfront costs

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Cloud mining regains momentum in 2026 as crypto investors revisit its profitability amid rising adoption and changing market conditions. Summary As 2026 unfolds, investors reassess cloud mining profitability amid rising demand for low-cost Bitcoin

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Ethereum

Sepolia Merge Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Note: on July 5, 2022, the recommended releases for go-ethereum and Erigon were modified. See “Client Releases” for details. Sepolia will be the second of three public testnets to run through The Merge. The network will transition to proof-of-stake when the total difficulty on the proof-of-work chain exceeds 17,000,000,000,000,000, which is expected to occur around

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Bitcoin

Company’s Stretch preferred stock now paying 11.5% dividend

Leading bitcoin BTC$66,981.41 treasury company Strategy has again raised the dividend on its STRC (“Stretch”) preferred series. Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the firm lifted the annualized payout by 25 basis points to 11.5%. While STRC to this point has performed as hoped by the company — continuing to trade in a tight range

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Crypto

Bitcoin dips on Tehran strikes as DOJ arrests $328M crypto Ponzi founder

In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin fell to $63,062 before recovering following explosive strikes in Tehran amid U.S.-Israel operations and Iranian retaliatory missiles. Summary Bitcoin fell to $63K on Tehran strike news before rebounding above $66K. DOJ arrested Goliath Ventures founder over alleged $328M Ponzi scheme. MetaMask launched its self-custodial crypto card

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