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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

Binance Fined AU$10 Million in Australia as Crypto Perp Rules Tighten

The Federal Court of Australia has imposed an AU$10 million fine on Binance Australia Derivatives after the company admitted to misclassifying more than 85% of its local clients. Those wrongly labelled customers went on to rack up AU$8.66 million in trading losses while paying AU$3.89 million in fees. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!)The 2023 Regulatory ReckoningThe trouble began in early 2023, when the Australian Securities and Investments Com

Crypto Czar No More, David Sacks Leaves Special Role

Venture capitalist David Sacks transitions from his role as special government employee to co-chair the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. On March 26, 2026, David Sacks announced the conclusion of his 130-day term as the specialized crypto and artificial intelligence (AI) lead for President Donald Trump. Sacks now joins the President’s Council […]

Bitpanda Launches Vision Chain to Connect Traditional Institutions and Onchain Finance

Bitpanda has unveiled Vision Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network designed to bridge the gap between regulated financial institutions and the global decentralized economy. Bitpanda announced the launch of Vision Chain as a dedicated infrastructure to facilitate the scaling of tokenized assets. Built using the Optimism OP Stack, this Ethereum Layer 2 network enables banks […]

Mixin Expands Gas Fee Subsidy Program

Mixin expands its gas fee subsidy program to make blockchain transfers effectively free. The subsidy covers major networks like bitcoin, ethereum and solana, with no limits on transaction size or frequency. Eliminating the Cost of Onchain Transactions Mixin, a privacy-first platform for digital asset transactions, has announced a major expansion of its gas fee subsidy […]

Binance Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement in $2 Billion Nigerian Tax Case

Binance is reportedly discussing an out-of-court settlement with Nigerian authorities to resolve its ongoing tax evasion case. The Multi-Billion Dollar Legal Dispute Top cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly initiated talks with Nigerian authorities to resolve its ongoing tax evasion case through an out-of-court settlement. At a hearing before High Court Judge Emeka Nwite in Abuja, […]

Firelight Hits 50 Million XRP Milestone as DeFi Protection Demand Surges

Decentralized finance ( DeFi) protection protocol built, Firelight, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked following several whale-scale deposits. Rapid Adoption and Capacity Expansion Firelight, the onchain protection layer for DeFi, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked on its protocol. The achievement follows several large-scale deposits exceeding 1 million XRP each and a newly expanded deposit […]

FTC Warns Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Stripe as Debanking Concerns Shake US Financial Access

Federal regulators intensify scrutiny of payment giants, signaling potential enforcement over account restrictions that may conflict with consumer expectations and disclosed policies, raising stakes for Paypal, Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard. US Debanking Fight Ignites as FTC Targets Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, and Stripe Practices Access to financial services has become a focal policy concern as federal […]

Wall Street Is Migrating to Blockchain Faster Than Most Realize, Expert Insight

Wall Street’s rapid migration to blockchain is unfolding now, but most investors may miss it until it’s complete, as institutions race to secure faster liquidity, lower friction, and dominance in the next era of global markets. Why Major Financial Institutions Are Racing On-Chain A structural shift in global finance is accelerating as major market institutions […]

Gamestop Bitcoin Strategy: Company Used BTC Holdings for Covered Calls, SEC Filing Shows

Gamestop disclosed in its fiscal 2025 annual report that it pledged 4,709 of its 4,710 bitcoin holdings as collateral with Coinbase Credit to run a covered-call options strategy, confirming the company held its position rather than selling. Gamestop Fiscal 2025 Annual Report The Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2026, covers the […]

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Nears Launch on NYSE

Morgan Stanley’s proposed spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), ticker MSBT, has received an NYSE Arca listing notice, a step that often comes just before launch. If it goes live, the fund could intensify fee pressure on Blackrock and Fidelity while opening a powerful new distribution channel for bitcoin exposure. MSBT Listing Signals New Bitcoin ETF […]

VIX Jumps to 27 as $1 Trillion Leaves US Stock Markets on Iran Oil Shock

U.S. markets sold off sharply on Thursday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions sent oil prices higher and pushed investors away from equities, crypto, and even gold. Wall Street Loses $1 Trillion in Single Session The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.01% to close at 45,960.11. The S&P 500 dropped 1.74% to 6,477.16. The Nasdaq Composite led […]

After a $1.2 billion run, XRP ETFs just flipped from inflows to outflows

XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are heading toward their first monthly net outflow since their late-2025 debut, breaking the momentum that helped make them one of crypto’s strongest early product launches outside Bitcoin.Data from SoSoValue showed that the four funds have registered $28 million in net redemptions this month. This is also corroborated by CoinShares data, which shows that XRP-linked global funds were the worst-performing asset class in March, with $130 million in net outflows.XRP

Trust Wallet Adds AI Transaction Layer to Self-Custody Wallet Infrastructure

On Wednesday, Trust Wallet launched the Agent Kit, a developer tool that lets artificial intelligence (AI) agents execute real crypto transactions across more than 25 blockchains while keeping users in control of their own wallets. Trust Wallet Agent Kit: AI Can Now Act on Your Crypto — With Your Permission The kit ships in two […]

Simon Gerovich Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

Bitcoin MagazineSimon Gerovich Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 SpeakerSimon Gerovich has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Metaplanet, he has helped transform the once struggling hospitality company into one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders in the world. Now, Gerovich arrives in Las Vegas as one of the most closely watched figures in institutional Bitcoin adoption outside of the United States.Metaplanet clo

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Surpasses 10 Bitcoin in Member Custody Pilot

Bitcoin MagazineSt. Cloud Financial Credit Union Surpasses 10 Bitcoin in Member Custody PilotSt. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) has surpassed 10 bitcoin held on behalf of its members through its newly launched CU-Digital Asset Vault, signaling early demand for community-based bitcoin custody solutions.The credit union told Bitcoin Magazine that it is now safeguarding more than 12.6 BTC, along with smaller amounts of ether and USDC, just weeks after rolling out the service to its base of mo

OKX Joins Growing List of Crypto Firms Stepping Back From Public Markets

OKX has decided not to rush its U.S. initial publicoffering, saying it will only take the step when it can guarantee long-termshareholder value. The exchange, recently valued at $25 billion after a dealtied to the New York Stock Exchange’s parent company, Intercontinental Exchange(ICE), plans to focus on building growth and stability first.Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!)Last week, Kraken also paused its long-discussed initial public offering,

Bitcoin Treasury Giant Metaplanet Speaks to Shareholders at Japan Bitcoin Future Forum

Metaplanet’s March 25 program in Yokohama felt more like a company attempting to define a new moment rather than holding a simple investor relations exercise. On paper, the Japan Bitcoin Future Forum was a half-day conference built around themes like “Japan’s Bitcoin Moment,” corporate treasury strategy, regulation, and Japan’s economic future. Metaplanet Addresses Investors as […]

SpaceX IPO may allocate 30% to retail investors as Musk restructures X with job cuts

<p>SpaceX may allocate up to 30% of its IPO to retail investors as Elon Musk restructures X with layoffs ahead of a potential $1.75T valuation.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/spacex-ipo-retail-allocation/">SpaceX IPO may allocate 30% to retail investors as Musk restructures X with job cuts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Lyn Alden: The world is shifting to a multipolar power structure, education quality signals empire decline, and gold’s role as a liquid asset in crises | Macro Voices

Global power shifts and volatile oil prices threaten economic stability in a rapidly changing world.The post Lyn Alden: The world is shifting to a multipolar power structure, education quality signals empire decline, and gold&#8217;s role as a liquid asset in crises | Macro Voices appeared first on Crypto Briefing.