✅ Trump-backed World Liberty launches USD1 stablecoin
World Liberty Financial, tied to President Trump, has launched its USD1 stablecoin on Ethereum and BNB Chain. The move follows a $550M token sale and comes as Republicans push for stablecoin legislation in Congress.
⭕️ Coinbase CLO Warns Tornado Cash Sanctions May Return
Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal warned that the U.S. Treasury could reimpose sanctions on Tornado Cash, despite its recent removal from the OFAC blacklist. He criticized the Treasury’s attempt to drop the case without a final ruling, calling it a potential loophole. Coinbase, which funded the legal challenge, insists on a court decision to prevent future re-sanctioning.
🪙 North Carolina Plans to invest 10% of public funds in Bitcoin
State senators have introduced a bill that will allow bitcoin to be used as a strategic reserve. If accepted, the state treasurer will be able to allocate up to 10% of the funds for the purchase of BTC.
🪙 Trump Displays Bitcoin White Paper at the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump has placed a copy of the Bitcoin white paper on display in the White House, marking a symbolic endorsement of the cryptocurrency. The move has sparked discussion across social media, with many viewing it as a historic nod to Bitcoin’s growing role in global finance.
🖼 SEC’s Hester Peirce: NFT Fundraising Should Be Exempt from Securities Rules
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said NFTs used for raising funds—like in the Stoner Cats and Flyfish Club cases—should not be treated as securities and may soon get exemptive clarity. Speaking after the SEC’s crypto roundtable, Peirce hinted the agency could issue a framework to guide NFT fundraising, marking a shift from past enforcement under former chair Gensler.
🐾PAWS possible listing date is March 25 (but this is not a fact)
They posted a video, 5 doors open in it, that is, it seems like in 5 days (if we take an analogy with previous tips) — this is March 25, Tuesday, as everything showed in the early pictures
⏫ Michael Saylor Predicts $13 Million Bitcoin by 2045
At the Digital Asset Summit, Michael Saylor forecasted Bitcoin reaching $13 million within 20 years, citing its fixed supply as the core driver. Strategy, which holds nearly 500K BTC, continues to bet big on Bitcoin’s long-term role as a digital commodity.
🔥 BANANAS31 Leads Binance Community Vote, Surges 64%
BANANAS31 dominates Binance’s listing vote with 19.8% support, reflecting strong community backing. The token's price jumped 64.83% amid growing interest. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao emphasized the role of community-driven listings in shaping the exchange’s future.
TON Foundation revealed that leading venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, and Benchmark, have invested over $400M in Toncoin. This follows TON’s deepened partnership with Telegram, making it the exclusive blockchain for Telegram’s Mini Apps. With active accounts surging to 41M, TON aims to onboard 30% of Telegram users by 2028, focusing on DeFi, payments, and gaming.
📣 Bybit Hackers Launder Stolen $1.4B via Crypto Mixers
Hackers linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group are using mixers like Wasabi and Tornado Cash to launder Bybit’s stolen funds. CEO Ben Zhou says 7.6% of assets are now "dark," while 3.5% have been frozen. Most stolen ETH has been converted to BTC and dispersed across thousands of wallets.
📣 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader for $1.5B to Expand in U.S. Crypto Futures
Kraken is set to acquire U.S. futures platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, marking a major move into the U.S. crypto derivatives market. The deal will allow Kraken to offer regulated futures trading, leveraging NinjaTrader’s CFTC license. This acquisition aligns with Kraken’s broader strategy to expand in the U.S. amid shifting regulatory conditions.
💡Explanation of the US crypto reserve or what to borrow for a long time:
🎯 BTC is the main strategic reserve asset.
🎯XRP - optimization of financial transactions, government payments, interbank liquidity
🎯SOL - blockchain for government databases, digital identifiers and voting
🎯ADA - academic accreditation, smart contracts for public services and infrastructure
🥰Additional explanation
SOL and ADA will be integrated into the state infrastructure, but will not be included in the reserve. Ripple will become a key instrument of financial transactions.
Why are these tokens practically guaranteed to grow in the medium and long term? For other projects, collaboration with the aforementioned tokens is a good option to attract attention. Both the TIR-2 and TIR-3 projects, as well as the most serious tokens by capitalization, will strive for this. TRX is a fresh example of this, as soon as Sun announced a collaboration with salt, infrastructure tokens jumped significantly.
Alexey Andryunin, founder of market-making firm Gotbit, has admitted to market manipulation charges and agreed to forfeit $23 million in USDT and USDC under a plea deal with U.S. authorities. The company allegedly engaged in artificial price inflation and wash trading from 2018 to 2024. While Andryunin could face up to 20 years in prison, the court will decide whether he serves jail time or remains on probation with a ban on crypto-related activities.