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Bhutan has launched a new digital nomad visa powered by the Solana blockchain, The Crypto Basic reported. Applicants are required to deposit $10,000 worth of TER tokens into DK Bank, Bhutan's digital bank. Each TER token is valued at 0.01 grams of pure gold.

Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR) is pursuing a listing as early as April through a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners (CEPO), CoinDesk reported. BSTR plans to hold over 30,000 BTC upon listing. The company is led by Blockstream CEO Adam Back.

Online payment infrastructure firm Stripe has stated that stablecoins are becoming a core component of global payment infrastructure, no longer dependent on cryptocurrency price fluctuations. The company noted that stablecoin payment volume doubled in 2025, driven by increased use in real-world business transactions. However, Stripe explained that current blockchain technology may struggle to handle the anticipated wave of AI-driven transactions, adding that future systems might need to process millions to billions of transactions per second.

SBI Ripple Asia has launched a joint research initiative with South Korean blockchain firm DSRV Labs to explore how blockchain technology can improve remittance and payment flows between Japan and South Korea, U.Today reported. As part of the study, SBI Ripple said it will also examine the potential of using the XRP Ledger for cross-border payments and settlements.

Cryptocurrency payment app Oobit has launched a service allowing users to send their crypto holdings directly to a local bank account without going through an external exchange, Cointelegraph reported. The feature expands on Oobit's existing Tap-to-Pay and peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer functions by fully integrating an off-ramp capability within the app, enabling the conversion of crypto into everyday cash assets. The service utilizes local payment infrastructure in each region. Oobit is actively backed by Tether.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

Kraken has launched 24-hour perpetual futures trading for U.S. stock tokens, CoinDesk reported. The platform will offer up to 20x leverage. The service is available only to investors outside the United States.

Meta plans to relaunch its stablecoin project in the second half of this year, CoinDesk reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The company has reportedly sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to third-party firms to support the management of stablecoin-based payments. The sources added that Stripe is a strong candidate to run the pilot program. Meta previously attempted to issue its Libra stablecoin (later renamed Diem) in 2019, but the project was shut down in early 2022 following opposition from U.S. lawmakers. This time, the sources explained, Meta is looking to issue the stablecoin through a third-party payment processor.

Sui announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the 21Shares SUI spot ETF, ticker TSUI, which began trading on Nasdaq today.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.05% - Nasdaq: -0.03% - Dow Jones: -0.07%

Binance has begun supporting stock tokens from Ondo Global Markets, Cointelegraph reported. These tokens are now listed on the Binance Alpha platform. The initial offering includes 10 stock tokens, such as those for Apple and Nvidia, with plans to add more assets in the future.

Nasdaq-listed mortgage company Better Home & Finance has entered into a strategic partnership with crypto venture capital firm Framework Ventures, The Block reported. Better has been designated as a "Star" responsible for a specific sector on the Sky network, granting it access to allocated capital within the ecosystem and securing a credit line of up to $500 million. As part of the agreement, Framework Ventures plans to invest $45 million to acquire an approximate 10% stake in Better.

Crypto payments firm MoonPay has introduced a non-custodial financial layer that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to access wallets and funds and transact autonomously, CoinDesk reported. To use the MoonPay Agents service, users must authenticate an agent wallet through MoonPay and deposit funds.

A solo miner successfully mined Bitcoin block 938092 today, receiving a reward of 3.128 BTC, according to Cointelegraph.

Coinbase has partnered with Yahoo Finance to offer stock trading services to all users in the U.S., The Block reported. Yahoo Finance will add a "Trade on Coinbase" button to its stock and cryptocurrency asset pages. Users of Yahoo Finance will receive a one-month free trial of the Coinbase One Basic membership, which includes waived trading fees and USDC rewards. Coinbase has been offering stock trading services on a limited basis since December of last year.

Bitcoin has reached a bottom based on on-chain indicators, according to Checkmate, a lead analyst at on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. He argued that all mean reversion models, from technical analysis to on-chain data, show BTC is currently trading in a bottoming range similar to the capitulation periods of December 2018 and June 2022. Checkmate advised that now is the time to ignore bearish sentiment and quietly engage in dollar-cost averaging. He acknowledged the possibility of further price drops but emphasized that patience is key. Citing the 2022 bear market, he noted that BTC had effectively formed its bottom six months before hitting its final low of $15,600 in December. That initial bottom, he explained, was followed by a prolonged period of waiting and a final liquidity flush, such as the collapse of FTX.

A group of U.S. Democratic senators is urging for sanctions against certain prediction market contracts that are directly linked to human casualties or threaten national security, CNBC reported. In a letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), six Democratic lawmakers, including Adam Schiff, argued that all contracts related to physical injury or death should be prohibited. They noted that while current law already bans contracts on terrorism, assassinations, and war, the prohibition should be expanded. The senators emphasized that such betting constitutes profiting from human suffering and also carries the risk of insider trading. As specific examples, they cited bets on whether the Artemis 2 mission would explode, whether the president of Venezuela would be ousted, and whether the Ukrainian city of Myrnohrad would fall.

U.S. asset manager WisdomTree has implemented 24-hour trading and instant settlement for its digital money market fund, WTGXX. Initially, the fund will use stablecoin settlements to provide around-the-clock liquidity. Previously, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had granted permission for WisdomTree's tokenized money market fund, the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund, to trade at a fixed price of $1 throughout the day.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining (CIFR) has changed its name to Cipher Digital, reflecting a strategic shift from mining to high-performance computing (HPC) data centers. According to a CoinDesk report on Feb. 24, the company also announced fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations. While analysts had projected revenues of $84.4 million, the company reported actual revenue of $60 million and a quarterly net loss of $55 million. Despite the rebranding, shares of the company fell over 5% in pre-market trading following the earnings miss.

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he believes further interest rate cuts are possible this year but that this would require inflation to move closer to the target. According to Walter Bloomberg, Goolsbee added that it is unclear whether the Fed's current monetary policy stance is still restrictive.

A declining stablecoin supply and global trade uncertainty related to tariffs are acting as clear negative factors for Bitcoin's price, Cointelegraph reported. The outlet explained that the shock from tariffs is causing capital within the crypto market to shift toward precious metals and tokenized commodities. This shift reduces liquidity, adding downward pressure on Bitcoin's price. Furthermore, as stablecoins serve as a primary source of liquidity in the crypto market, the current stagnation in their supply suggests that capital is flowing out into fiat currency instead of being reinvested into crypto assets.

Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), commented on Bitcoin's recent 45% plunge from its peak, stating that all successful technology investments must endure sharp corrections. Speaking on a recent podcast, Saylor said that Bitcoin must also go through a period of despair to succeed, CoinDesk reported. He argued that virtually no successful tech investment has avoided a 45% drop. Saylor noted that BTC has been in decline for 137 days since its high and that a recovery could take two, three, or even seven years. He compared the situation to Apple, which also fell 45% from its peak during the 2013 stock market crash. Saylor pointed out that even though the iPhone was already an essential item for over one billion people at the time, the market remained uncertain about Apple's value. He emphasized that it took seven years for Apple to fully recover its previous corporate valuation.

Strong support has formed for Bitcoin in the $60,000 to $70,000 range, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, as reported by CoinDesk. The firm's analysis shows that a total of 429,000 BTC has been accumulated within this price zone so far this year. This volume now accounts for over 8% of the circulating supply held outside of exchanges, establishing a significant support level in that range.

Prediction market platform Kalshi has removed its affiliate badges from all partner accounts, The Block reported. The badges, small logos displayed next to an account's icon, identified influencers who had partnered with Kalshi to promote event contracts in exchange for a share of the revenue. The move is seen as a response to a recent policy change by X that restricts paid promotions for content related to gambling and sports betting. In contrast, competitor Polymarket continues to use similar badges.

Danish investment bank Saxo Bank has stated that concerns over the disruptive threat of artificial intelligence (AI) and uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs are dampening investor sentiment, leading to a downturn in both cryptocurrency and broader risk-asset markets, Walter Bloomberg reported. The bank noted that this risk-off sentiment has directly translated into a decline for cryptocurrencies. It also pointed to net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as an indicator of waning risk appetite among institutional investors. Saxo Bank concluded that cryptocurrencies are currently trading based on the sentiment of the broader investment market rather than their own fundamentals.