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Stablecoin issuer Tether has led a $50 million strategic investment round in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.

An international law enforcement operation led by the FBI and Europol has dismantled LeakBase, a cybercrime forum used by hackers to trade stolen data and hacking tools.

A coalition including Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol has dismantled key infrastructure behind Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform that enabled cybercriminals to bypass multi-factor authentication.

China’s National People’s Congress opened on March 5 with policy signals that could reshape global crypto capital flows as Beijing emphasised a stable yuan, rising fiscal spending and structural financial reforms.

A U.S. military strike on Iran over the weekend highlighted the structural advantage of cryptocurrency markets as investors reacted in real time while traditional financial exchanges remained closed.

U.S. stock futures climbed Wednesday after reports that Iran had quietly approached the United States about negotiations to end the escalating Middle East conflict, lifting global risk sentiment.

The Sui Foundation has launched the USDsui stablecoin on the Sui mainnet in partnership with Bridge.

Hyperdrive has launched its new Leverage Markets protocol aimed at reducing the volatility and liquidation risks associated with traditional crypto leverage.

Monthly inflows into digital asset treasury companies have dropped to roughly $555 million, marking the lowest level since October 2024, according to data from DeFiLlama.

Western Union has partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Crossmint to support the launch of its USDPT stablecoin and Digital Asset Network on the Solana blockchain.

US President Donald Trump met privately with Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong before publicly criticising banks for blocking progress on US cryptocurrency legislation.

Standard Chartered has been appointed as the digital asset custodian and settlement agent for TP ICAP’s Fusion Digital Assets platform, expanding a collaboration first announced in October 2024.