Crime
DOJ seizes $112M tied to cryptocurrency schemes
Perpetrators gained their victims' trust in a style of scam called "pig butchering."
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Adoption
S&P Global hiring for DeFi leadership position
That posting says that the new hire will be responsible for the company's approach to decentralized finance as well as web 3.0 and the metaverse.
Exchanges
Coinbase dominates US market with over 75% market share
Binance.US and Crypto.com follow Coinbase as the second and third most dominant centralized crypto exchanges in the US.
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Senator Warren says banks have ‘done really bad jobs’, advocates for CBDCs instead of Bitcoin
Senator Warren described Bitcoin as an "ephemeral token" with no value because it is not backed with anything unlike a CBDC.
Exchanges
Binance.US transitioning to new bank providers; briefly affecting deposits, withdrawals
Many transfer methods, including Signature ACH transfers, are affected.
Exchanges
Bittrex to halt US operations by end of April
The cryptocurrency exchange will only serve global customers going forward.
Trading
U.S. government sold over 9k BTC for $215.7M on March 14
The US government said it plans to liquidate over 40,000 Bitcoin in four batches during this calendar year.
Analysis
XRP Perpetual Futures Open Interest skyrockets to $610 million
The XRP derivative market indicates strong positive sentiment, some expect the SEC lawsuit to conclude soon.
NFTs
Trump NFT sales volume soars 461% following indictment
Trump has lashed out at the news of his indictment, calling it a "political persecution."
