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Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Aave has launched its V4 protocol on Ethereum after a binding onchain governance vote cleared its deployment. On Monday, Aave announced the launch of its V4 protocol on Ethereum, introducing infrastructure designed to “expand onchain markets into real-world credit markets.” The company said this includes structured lending, fixed-rate borrowing and tokenized asset-backed credit.The rollout follows a Snapshot vote that gained near-unanimous support for a subsequent Aave Improvement Proposal (AIP), a binding onchain vote that opened on March 26 and closed on Sunday. The proposal passed with about 433,000 votes in favor, or roughly 60%, versus about…

Square, the payments platform owned by Block, has begun automatically enabling bitcoin payments for eligible U.S. sellers starting today, marking a major expansion in the company’s push to integrate bitcoin into everyday commerce. The move, touched on by Square product lead Miles Suter on X, shifts the feature from an opt-in tool introduced in late 2025 to a default setting now activated across millions of merchants.  Sellers will still receive USD as their default settlement currency, with bitcoin payments seamlessly converted in the background.  Square first unveiled its “Square Bitcoin” initiative in October 2025, introducing integrated bitcoin payments and wallet…

Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, has paused its weekly Bitcoin purchases for the first time in over a year. The company did not make any new purchases this past week, keeping its total Bitcoin holdings at 762,099 BTC ($66,525.00 · Live). The current market value of the total BTC held by the company is estimated at approximately $51.6 billion, representing more than 3.6% of the total circulating supply. As of March 29th, Strategy’s total cost basis was approximately $57.69 billion, with an average purchase price of $75,694 per Bitcoin. Related News: BREAKING: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Is Making Hot Statements…

Global payments infrastructure provider Nium has launched a platform that allows businesses to issue stablecoin-funded cards through Visa and Mastercard, in the latest development enabling digital dollar balances to be spent at merchants using existing card networks.Nium said the system converts stablecoin balances into fiat at the point of sale and handles settlement, compliance and card network integration through a single integration.The tech company said it expects to be able to shorten the time required to launch stablecoin card programs from months to days by consolidating conversion, settlement and compliance into a single integration layer.Consultancy Bain & Company said recently…

The Ethereum Foundation has staked over $46 million worth of ether in its largest single-day allocation, while continuing to rotate parts of its treasury through sales. Summary Ethereum Foundation has staked 22,517 ETH worth over $46 million in its largest single-day deposit into the Beacon Chain. The move has followed a 2025 treasury strategy to deploy holdings for yield. On-chain data from Arkham Intelligence shows the foundation transferred 22,517 ETH (ETH) to the Ethereum Beacon Deposit Contract at around 1:38 a.m. ET on Monday.  The contract is used to lock ETH into the network’s proof-of-stake system, where it helps validate…

For the first time in six years, the bitcoin BTC$67,295.64 hashrate, the total computational power securing the network, fell during the first quarter. It is currently down around 4% year to date, hovering around 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s).Over the past five years, the rate has surged from roughly 100 exahashes per second (EH/s), a 10-fold increase, according to Glassnode data. Each year, the metric rose during the first quarter and ended with strong full-year growth in excess of 10%. In 2022, the figure almost doubled.BTC Hashrate YoY (Glassnode)The AI Pivot The shift in 2026 reflects changing economics across the…

XRP is approaching what market commentator Will Taylor describes as a critical technical inflection point, with a tightening descending wedge, oversold weekly momentum and a lopsided liquidation profile all pointing to a market that may be close to exhausting the downside. That is the core XRP takeaway in The Weekly Insight – Week 188, where Taylor argued that while crypto may still face one final flush lower, XRP is already trading in a zone that has historically aligned with major lows. XRP May Be Close To A Bottom Taylor framed the XRP setup against a broader macro backdrop that remains…

Update March 30, 1:20 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a section on the wider tokenized commodities market.Trilitech, a London-based development company focused on the Tezos ecosystem, launched Metals.io on Monday, a new platform for trading tokenized commodities including uranium and gold, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph.The platform expands a commodities push that Trilitech and the broader Tezos ecosystem began with Uranium.io, a retail-facing uranium marketplace launched in December 2024 on Etherlink, Tezos’ Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible layer 2.At launch, Metals.io is set to offer xU3O8 tokenized uranium, tokenized gold and Noemon Tech’s RARE token. Uranium.io…

ABTC has crossed 7,000 BTC in corporate reserves, marking more expansion of its Bitcoin treasury following its Nasdaq listing. The company reported its holdings have nearly tripled since launch, while “satoshis per share” have more than doubled over the same period.  ABTC now ranks among the top publicly traded Bitcoin-holding firms globally, coming in at #16, according to bitcointreasuries.net.  American Bitcoin has been aggressively expanding its mining operations, purchasing over 11,000 ASIC machines this month to significantly boost hashrate capacity.  The company plans to scale its fleet toward ~89,000 rigs and ~28 EH/s, focusing on self-mining BTC at lower costs…

Ethereum price reclaimed the $2,000 level on Monday as investors priced in hopes of potential de-escalation in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Summary Ethereum price reclaimed the $2,000 level amid optimism over potential U.S.–Iran peace talks, easing geopolitical risk sentiment. Institutional developments supported gains, with BNP Paribas launching crypto-linked ETNs and the Ethereum Foundation staking over 22,000 ETH. Technical indicators signal bullish momentum, with a potential breakout targeting $2,150–$2,200, while failure to hold $2,000 could expose downside toward $1,800. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose 2.5% to an intraday high of $2,058 at the last…