Crossmint and Western Union are partnering to integrate the new USDPT stablecoin and Digital Asset Network into global payment infrastructure. On March 4, 2026, Crossmint announced a strategic partnership with Western Union to support the rollout of USDPT, a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin issued on the Solana blockchain. This collaboration focuses on Western Union’s new Digital

Eight Sleep enters a new growth phase as a predictive artificial intelligence (AI) health platform following a $1.5 billion valuation milestone. Eight Sleep announces a strategic funding round led by Tether Investments on March 5, 2026, to transition from sleep optimization to a predictive health platform. The New York-based company currently operates in 34 countries

A large-scale experiment found that nearly half of frontier AI model responses selected bitcoin as their preferred monetary instrument. The study also revealed a clear split: bitcoin for long-term savings, stablecoins for everyday payments. Frontier AI Agents Prefer Bitcoin Over Fiat A new blank-slate experiment testing how AI models reason about money has delivered a

X has introduced a strict new policy targeting the spread of artificial intelligence-generated war misinformation by hitting creators where it hurts: their wallets. The Role of Community Notes Social media platform X has announced a major revision to its creator revenue-sharing policies, targeting artificial intelligence-generated videos of armed conflicts. The move comes amid the escalating

Paris—where finance, power, and politics converge—sets the global stage for the future of digital assets. As Europe boldly advances from dialogue to decisive action, leading the charge in regulation, integration, and real-world deployment, Paris Blockchain Week takes its place at the epicentre of this revolution. Join PBW on April 15–16, 2026, and witness transformation unfold

Hash Global has secured a $100 million strategic commitment from YZi Labs for its institutional BNB Holdings Fund. The move signals deeper institutional alignment with the BNB ecosystem and its expanding on-chain economy. YZi Labs Backs Institutional BNB Fund Hash Global has announced a fresh $100 million strategic commitment from YZi Labs for its institutional-focused

Hyperdrive launches a new leverage markets protocol to end decentralized finance “death spirals.” By using redemption-based pricing instead of volatile market data, Hyperdrive brings institutional-grade structured credit to real-world assets and liquid staking tokens markets. Addressing the Vulnerability of Oracle-Based Lending In a bid to transition decentralized finance ( DeFi) from casino-style margin trading to

Binance has rolled out seven AI Agent Skills, arming automated trading agents with real-time market data, execution tools, and security analytics through a unified interface that could reshape how investors access and act on crypto intelligence. Binance Launches Seven AI Agent Skills With Unified Trading Interface Binance has expanded its artificial intelligence capabilities with a

Crypto outflows from major Iranian exchanges surged past $10 million within hours of US-Israeli airstrikes, signaling heightened investor anxiety and echoing crisis-driven bitcoin flight patterns seen during past unrest inside Iran’s fragile financial system. Iran’s Crypto Market Sees Surge in Exchange Withdrawals Following Military Escalation Geopolitical shocks often trigger rapid shifts in digital asset flows.

Bitcoin could be headed for a blast off as safe-haven demand surges across markets, according to Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, who pointed to gold’s huge spike as a signal for bitcoin and silver. Robert Kiyosaki Signals Bitcoin ‘Blast off’ After Gold’s Sudden $128 Spike Sparks Safe-Haven Rush Rich Dad Poor Dad author