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YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs, announced it has led a $52 million funding round for AI robotics company RoboForce. The funds will be used to advance RoboForce's robot foundation model and expand its manufacturing capabilities. RoboForce develops robot software for industrial applications and is a partner of Nvidia.

The merger review for Naver Financial, South Korea's leading simple payment provider, and Dunamu, the operator of the country's largest crypto exchange Upbit, is reportedly entering its final stages, Yonhap News reported. This speculation follows the recent news that South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has requested additional information from both companies. The FTC began its review after receiving the merger notification on Nov. 28 of last year and is expected to reach a decision as early as May, or by the first half of this year at the latest. In November, Naver Financial and Dunamu approved a comprehensive stock swap that would make Dunamu a subsidiary of Naver Financial and a grandchild company of Naver.

As IBM expands free access to its quantum computers, concerns are growing that advancements in quantum technology could pose a threat to the cryptocurrency industry, Decrypt reported. IBM recently announced an update to its IBM Quantum Open Plan, a free cloud platform that allows anyone to conduct experiments on its quantum devices. The update increases runtime limits and provides access to more powerful processors. The company has also opened access to its Heron R2 processor, an upgraded quantum system capable of performing a vast number of quantum operations quickly while maintaining a relatively low error rate. Meanwhile, as major corporations like IBM continue to invest in quantum computing, blockchain researchers are increasingly warning about its risks. Bitcoin developers have recently advanced discussions on BIP-360, a proposal to address quantum vulnerabilities, but a substantial review has not yet taken place.

Prediction market platform Kalshi has announced a contest to predict the results of the U.S. college basketball tournament with a $1 billion grand prize. Anyone who correctly predicts the outcome of every game in the tournament will win $1 billion. If no perfect bracket is submitted, the user with the highest score on the leaderboard will receive $1 million. Separately, the company will donate an additional $1 million to charities and for scholarships. The contest is free to enter for any U.S. resident aged 18 or older, excluding those in New York and Florida.

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced via X that the launch of the platform's native token, SEA, has been postponed. The token was previously scheduled for release in the first quarter of this year. Finzer cited difficult conditions across the cryptocurrency market for the delay, explaining that since a token launch is a one-time opportunity, the team chose to enhance the product's completeness rather than adhere to the original timeline. In line with the postponement, OpenSea is ending its Reward Wave program and will refund platform fees incurred during the third through sixth reward payment periods. Further details on the refund process will be announced at a later date. Additionally, the platform will reduce trading fees to 0% for two months, starting March 31. Finzer added that the initial launch date was announced prematurely and that future decisions and announcements will be made more cautiously. He noted that while the launch event is delayed, a separate event focused on product updates will be held in the coming months.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing a proposal to eliminate the quarterly reporting requirement for companies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Under the plan, which could be announced as early as April, companies would report semi-annually instead.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +1.01% - Nasdaq: +1.22% - Dow Jones: +0.83%

On-chain analytics firm Santiment noted in a post on X that the price of the TRUMP token has surged 36% since March 11. Simultaneously, the number of wallets holding over one million TRUMP tokens has risen to 83, a five-month high. The firm questioned whether this was a coincidence, suggesting it was likely not. According to the official Trump memecoin website, a conference for TRUMP holders is scheduled for April 25 in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Participation is limited to 297 people and will be determined by the ranking of TRUMP token holdings.

As Ethereum outperforms Bitcoin with a 10.73% gain over 24 hours compared to BTC's 3.47%, analysts suggest that investors who drove early-year inflows into Bitcoin are now rotating their capital into ETH. According to CoinDesk, Joel Kruger, an analyst at fintech firm LMAX Group, said Ethereum's relative strength indicates a potential capital shift, which could be linked to network developments and the rising value of non-Bitcoin assets. Adam Saville Brown, head of sales at Tesseract Group, called Ethereum's performance noteworthy, pointing to its break above $2,200 after weeks of sluggishness. He interpreted this move as a sign of expanding risk appetite, generally a positive signal. However, Brown cautioned that the rally is sensitive to macroeconomic indicators. He explained that if Fed Chair Powell remains cautious on inflation, the altcoin rally could reverse faster than Bitcoin's. Brown added that while the market floor seems solid, breaking through the current resistance would require more than just a freeze in interest rates.

Evidence has emerged that Argentine President Javier Milei agreed to a $5 million contract to promote the memecoin Libra (LIBRA), BeInCrypto reported, citing local media. The contract stipulated that Milei would publicly endorse the digital asset on social media in exchange for the payment. Argentine authorities discovered the document during a digital forensic investigation as part of an ongoing probe. They are now investigating whether the promotion influenced the token's price surge following its launch.

Bitcoin buying pressure is reviving and gradually improving market sentiment, according to an analysis by Glassnode. The firm noted that the BTC Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) has turned positive, indicating a return of active buying. However, overall spot trading volume remains low, suggesting that market participation is still limited. In the derivatives market, participation is increasing, but a cautious atmosphere persists. Futures open interest has seen a slight increase, while the futures CVD has risen significantly. Most notably, the ETF market is seeing a renewed increase in institutional capital inflows. "Net inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have grown considerably, signaling a revival in institutional investor demand," Glassnode explained. The firm added that capital flows and investor positioning are also gradually improving. While the change in Realized Cap remains negative, it is approaching a neutral level, which has eased capital outflow pressure. "Overall, the market is showing a modest recovery trend," Glassnode stated. "Momentum and spot buying pressure are strengthening, and ETF inflows are continuing. However, with on-chain activity still low and derivatives traders maintaining a cautious stance, overall market sentiment has not yet fully stabilized."

Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng has refuted reports that the exchange violated sanctions against Iran and fired an internal investigator who discovered Iran-linked transactions, calling the claims entirely untrue. In a post on X, he explained that no employee has ever been fired for raising compliance issues and that Binance has not violated U.S. or international sanctions. Regarding the Iran-related transactions, Teng said there were three unverified wallets between a Binance wallet and the final receiving wallet. He added that after an internal investigation, Binance blocked the relevant accounts and reported the matter to law enforcement, emphasizing that no funds flowed directly from a Binance wallet to any sanctioned or Iran-related entity. Binance previously announced its intention to take legal action against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for defamation over its reporting on the matter.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $74,000. BTC is trading at $74,042.84 on the Binance USDT market.

Global payment platform i-payout has announced a partnership with Ripple Payments, Ripple's payment platform, to enhance its services. By integrating Ripple Payments, i-payout will leverage crypto infrastructure to accelerate payment speeds and support large-scale cross-border transactions.

The U.S. Secret Service (USS) is launching a joint operation with the UK and Canada to combat cryptocurrency fraud, Decrypt reported. The initiative, dubbed Operation Atlantic, involves collaboration between the USS and law enforcement agencies in the UK and Canada to eradicate pig butchering scams.

A congressional roundtable on cryptocurrency taxes has been postponed again due to flight disruptions in the United States caused by severe storms and tornado warnings, according to Eleanor Terrett, host of "Crypto in America." Two members of the U.S. Congress hosting the meeting were affected by flight delays, forcing the event to be rescheduled.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has been in contact with U.S. officials, according to Walter Bloomberg.

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

U.S. President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve should immediately hold a special meeting to cut interest rates, Walter Bloomberg reported.

T. Rowe Price has submitted an S-1 application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of its T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF. The proposed fund is designed to invest in 15 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, LTC, DOT, DOGE, HBAR, BCH, LINK, XLM, SHIB, and SUI.

Institutional investors are choosing to hold Bitcoin during market downturns rather than sell, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer (CIO) at Bitwise. In remarks reported by CoinDesk, Hougan noted that spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $60 billion in net inflows from their launch until October of last year. He explained that despite a subsequent price drop of about 50%, ETF outflows were less than $10 billion. Hougan said this shows that institutional investors have demonstrated so-called "diamond hands" even in a harsh bear market. He added that while Bitcoin's profile has grown in recent years, it remains a non-mainstream asset. According to Hougan, institutions buying Bitcoin now are taking a risk by deviating from the industry consensus. He concluded that these investors generally have very strong conviction and are likely to hold their positions for a relatively long time, even amid high volatility.

An anonymous whale has withdrawn a total of 1,938 BTC, worth $138.24 million, from Binance over the past six days, Lookonchain reported. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to hold.

Nasdaq-listed mining company Bitdeer is launching the SEALMINER DL1 Air, a new machine optimized for mining Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE), The Block reported. The miner is specifically designed for the Scrypt algorithm used by the Litecoin and Dogecoin proof-of-work blockchains.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $73,000. BTC is trading at $72,999.74 on the Binance USDT market.

Former Morgan Stanley executive Christine Plummer has joined tokenization company Streamex as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), The Block reported. Plummer brings 20 years of experience from Morgan Stanley and has also served as a global financial manager at Coinbase. In her new role, she will oversee Streamex's finances and lead the expansion of its institutional investment platform.