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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the Vera Rubin Space-1 module for orbital data centers, a $1 trillion order forecast, and new autonomous driving partnerships at GTC 2026.
Vitalik Buterin has signaled a fundamental shift away from Ethereum's rollup-centric roadmap. With the Strawmap plan targeting 10,000 TPS on L1, Layer 2 projects must find new reasons to exist.
Bitdeer has unveiled the SEALMINER DL1 Air, a Scrypt-algorithm ASIC miner delivering 25 GH/s hashrate with air cooling, designed for industrial-scale LTC and DOGE mining.
Crypto investment products attracted $1.06 billion between March 9-13, with total assets under management rising 9.4% to $140 billion according to CoinShares data.
Aave and CoW Swap released conflicting reports on a $50M token swap loss. CoW Swap cites algorithmic failures while Aave points to user error, and neither report adequately addresses the MEV bots that profited tens of millions.
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller believes stablecoins could replace traditional banking infrastructure and serve as the foundation of global digital payments in the coming decade.
The Ethereum Foundation published an official mandate outlining its mission boundaries, emphasizing minimal intervention in network governance and aiming for a protocol that can thrive independently of any single organization.
Wintermute analysts have declared the traditional Bitcoin mining business model outdated, suggesting miners must either pivot to AI hosting or actively manage their BTC reserves as working capital to survive.
BlackRock debuted its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) on Nasdaq, recording $15.5 million in first-day trading volume and $100 million in assets under management at launch.
Non-custodial crypto wallet Exodus posted an $11.4 million net loss for 2025, a stark reversal from $113 million in profit the prior year. Record revenue of $121.6 million was offset by digital asset impairments and surging operational costs.
USDT issuance on TRON surpassed $85 billion in February 2026, but transfer fees remain steep at $1.83–$3.83 per transaction. Energy rental services like TronZap offer a way to cut costs by 50–60%.
RWA platform International Digital Exchange (INDEX) has announced LITRO, a token backed 1:1 by physical oil. Holders will be able to trade the asset or request actual crude delivery.
VanEck's head of digital assets Matthew Sigel argues that bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure are among the most undervalued plays in the market, trading at steep discounts to traditional data center operators.
Optimism developer OP Labs laid off 20 employees to streamline operations. The move follows Base's departure from OP Stack and a 36.7% drop in the OP token over the past month.
Hyperliquid's cumulative perpetual futures trading volume has surpassed $4 trillion after three years of operation. The team has also launched the HIP-4 prediction markets protocol on testnet.
BinanceBusinessBinance released a comprehensive report addressing accusations of routing $1.7 billion to Iranian entities, revealing the multi-layered fund flow and rebutting key media claims.
Jefferies analysts project stablecoin market cap could reach $1.15 trillion within five years, gradually eroding traditional bank deposits and squeezing margins.
Prediction market Polymarket has teamed up with Palantir Technologies to develop a real-time monitoring system for detecting suspicious sports betting activity, powered by the Vergence AI engine.
SoftBank stock dropped 9.8% on March 9 after OpenAI and Oracle abandoned plans to expand their joint Texas data center under the Stargate initiative. The company has lost nearly half its value in four months.
Strategy added 17,994 BTC to its treasury, bringing total holdings to 738,731 coins. Meanwhile, BitMine remains the world's largest corporate Ethereum holder with 4.5 million ETH.
On March 9, the number of unmined BTC dropped to 1 million. Over 95% of the 21 million maximum supply is already in circulation, with the remainder to be mined by 2140.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Meta after an investigation revealed the company sent intimate videos recorded by its smart glasses to contractors in Nairobi for AI training purposes.
Cryptocurrency investment products recorded $619 million in net inflows from March 2–6, according to CoinShares, with US institutional investors driving nearly all of the capital.
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