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Blockchain 4 March 2026 - 30 June 2026

Circle drops 15% after launch of Open USD stablecoin hits revenue stream

Circle drops 15% after launch of Open USD stablecoin hits revenue stream

Circle Internet Group dropped sharply Tuesday after the company launched a new Open USD stablecoin plan that hit the main spot investors watch—how reserve earnings will be split. Open Standard plans to launch Open USD later this year, Reuters said, with backing from more than 140 firms including Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase Global. Open USD will give businesses free minting and redemption with no caps on volume, and the group will share reserve profits with partners after a management fee.
30 June 2026
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Polymarket hack puts ICE-backed prediction market in focus

Polymarket’s latest hack is small next to its market valuation. But the numbers point to changing risk for investors—it's less about smart contracts and more about the web layer users see. Polymarket said on Thursday that a third-party vendor was compromised, which let attackers slip malicious code onto its frontend seen by some users. The company said it contained the issue, removed the bad dependency, and is now contacting users who lost funds to offer refunds. A Polymarket spokesperson, Connor Brandi, told TechCrunch that user funds were stolen but didn't say more.
26 June 2026
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) drops as ether mark drops close to $900M

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) drops as ether mark drops close to $900M

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. dropped 4.4% to $13.40 in U.S. afternoon trading on Thursday, outpacing moves in bigger ETF trackers. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust slipped 0.2%. The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 rose 0.6%. BMNR’s problem goes beyond today’s price. The bigger issue is the spread between the market value of BMNR common and the assets the company says it has, mostly now held in ether.
25 June 2026
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Solana DEX Volume Rises, Heaping Pressure on Coinbase and Kraken

Solana DEX Volume Rises, Heaping Pressure on Coinbase and Kraken

Solana’s decentralized-exchange market is now trading at levels close to big centralized players. Recent data and sector reports show Solana-based trading volumes topping Coinbase and Kraken, and sometimes nearly matching Bybit. Decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, run swaps over blockchain protocols instead of a company-run order book. That difference is getting more attention as the trading flow moves beyond technical talk among crypto pros. It's turning into a test case for where both retail users and high-speed token traders end up trading.
22 June 2026
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BitMine 9.5% Yield Move Brings Ether Treasury Into Focus

BitMine 9.5% Yield Move Brings Ether Treasury Into Focus

BitMine Immersion Technologies shares ticked up Thursday as the company, focused on ether, announced plans to issue a new preferred stock with a 9.50% annual dividend. The move is an early funding test for a business now closely tied to crypto prices. The stock was recently at $16.95, up 5 cents. The day's range ran from $16.35 to $17.43. Ether, the token tied to the Ethereum blockchain, held close to $1,781. U.S. equity sentiment was mixed—SPDR S&P 500 ETF stayed flat, and the Invesco QQQ Trust, tracking the Nasdaq-100, moved lower.
4 June 2026
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XRP price today: Ripple token bounces as DTCC listing and Iran war headlines steer crypto traders

XRP Moves Back Above $1.30 After Latest Bounce

XRP held around $1.34 Saturday after bouncing back over $1.30, which it dropped below earlier in the week. The move gave traders a break but not a clear shift. According to CoinMarketCap, XRP rose 1.63% in 24 hours, trading $2.46 billion with a market cap at $82.84 billion. XRP lost its $1.30 support, a level where buyers often stepped in. CoinDesk reported the token broke below $1.30 on May 28 on strong volume, with cooling futures and signals that falling below the mark could send it to the mid-$1.20s or as low as $1.10.
30 May 2026
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HIVE Rises Ahead of Memorial Day Test

HIVE Rises Ahead of Memorial Day Test

HIVE Digital Technologies heads into this shortened U.S. trading week coming off a sharp rally. Investors are watching to see if its planned artificial intelligence buildout near Toronto can help shift the bitcoin miner into more of a data-center name. Nasdaq-listed shares finished at $4.07 on Friday, rising 5.71% for the session. That’s a gain of about 51% since the May 15 close at $2.69, StockAnalysis.com data shows. U.S. markets are shut Monday for Memorial Day, with Nasdaq set to reopen Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.
25 May 2026
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Crypto Bill Gets Past Senate Obstacle, Details Remain a Threat

Crypto Bill Gets Past Senate Obstacle, Details Remain a Threat

US crypto market legislation that cleared a Senate committee is facing pushback from decentralized-finance developers after a last-minute amendment. The new language could drag more software projects under securities law. The debate has shifted from the committee vote to the text that could determine the bill’s fate. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee last week by a 15-9 tally, putting the crypto bill on track for a floor battle in the full Senate. The key point is the measure has left committee and now needs real bipartisan votes if it is going to clear the Senate.
20 May 2026
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XRP ETFs Just Hit $1.32 Billion—Why Ripple’s Bank Test Matters Now

XRP ETFs Just Hit $1.32 Billion—Why Ripple’s Bank Test Matters Now

U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds have now pulled in around $1.325 billion in cumulative net inflows, riding momentum from a May rebound that’s kept attention on Ripple-linked assets—even though the token remains well below last year’s peak. On May 8, fresh inflows totaled $6.04 million, according to SoSoValue data cited by Bitget, with only the Canary XRP ETF seeing net new money that session. Timing is key here. The recent inflows landed just days after Ondo Finance announced that Ripple, Mastercard, and Kinexys by J.P. Morgan wrapped up a pilot redeeming tokenized U.S. Treasuries—those are blockchain-based records linked to short-term government debt—moving them across both public blockchains and traditional bank rails.
10 May 2026
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XRP Price Faces a Critical Test as U.S. Crypto Bill Moves and Network Activity Slumps

XRP Price Faces a Critical Test as U.S. Crypto Bill Moves and Network Activity Slumps

XRP hovered around $1.42 on Saturday, with investors sizing up a renewed regulatory drive out of Washington and noting a steep drop in XRP Ledger activity — the blockchain that underpins Ripple’s payment system. The token posted gains over the last 24 hours. Still, the backdrop isn’t straightforward: mounting hopes for legal clarity are mixing with signs of softer newcomer growth. The timing is key: the Senate Banking Committee is set for a May 14 executive session to take up H.R.3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025. The legislation aims to clarify how securities and commodities regulations apply to digital assets—a central question for XRP and other major tokens.
9 May 2026
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Bitcoin’s $84 Billion Satoshi Mystery Is Back — And Adam Back Says the Clues Don’t Add Up

Bitcoin’s $84 Billion Satoshi Mystery Is Back — And Adam Back Says the Clues Don’t Add Up

Fresh controversy over Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity is rattling crypto traders, with cryptographer Adam Back disputing key evidence in a new documentary, while actor-director Ben McKenzie argues the unanswered question fuels the crypto narrative. The clock’s important here. Bitcoin was hovering around $76,214 Thursday; Ether sat near $2,256. Any sizable stash of early Bitcoin—enough to move markets—could easily rattle sentiment for a rally that’s already bumping against the $80,000 ceiling.
30 April 2026
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Did the New York Times Really Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto? Adam Back Denies Bitcoin Founder Claim as Doubts Persist

Did the New York Times Really Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto? Adam Back Denies Bitcoin Founder Claim as Doubts Persist

Another burst of reporting over the weekend and into Monday put British cryptographer Adam Back right back in the Satoshi Nakamoto spotlight. Still, the headlines lacked what matters: definitive proof. Back continues to reject claims tying him to Satoshi, following last week's New York Times piece naming him the leading suspect so far. That carries extra weight these days. Since U.S. regulators greenlit spot bitcoin ETFs in January 2024, bitcoin has dug in further with institutional investors. On Monday, the token hovered near $71,580; at that price, the roughly 1.1 million coins often linked to Satoshi would fetch about $78.7 billion.
13 April 2026
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock Falls Even as ETH Holdings Reach 4.73 Million Tokens

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock Falls Even as ETH Holdings Reach 4.73 Million Tokens

Norwalk, Conn., April 2, 2026, 17:09 EDT Bitmine Immersion Technologies slipped around 1% to $19.45 on Thursday. This came despite the company’s announcement earlier in the week: Ether holdings hit 4.73 million tokens as of March 29, and all crypto, cash, plus related assets totaled $10.7 billion. Ether itself slid roughly 4%, trading near $2,066.
2 April 2026
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American Airlines Wins Key Australia Nod for Qantas Alliance as Fuel Costs Rise

American Airlines Wins Key Australia Nod for Qantas Alliance as Fuel Costs Rise

SYDNEY, April 2, 2026, 01:45 AEDT. American Airlines Group Inc. secured interim approval from Australian regulators on Wednesday to maintain its trans-Pacific partnership with Qantas. The decision lets the airline continue selling and coordinating flights between the two countries while the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission weighs a five-year renewal. A final ruling is due in June, the regulator said.
1 April 2026
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Circle Teams With Nvidia-Backed Cassava’s Sasai to Push USDC Payments in Africa

Circle Teams With Nvidia-Backed Cassava’s Sasai to Push USDC Payments in Africa

NEW YORK, March 24, 2026, 12:16 EDT. Circle Internet Group on Tuesday said an affiliate has joined forces with Sasai Fintech, which is part of Nvidia-backed Cassava Technologies, aiming to boost USDC’s reach in Africa for business payments, remittances, and wallet offerings. USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the dollar, is designed to maintain a constant value. According to Circle, holders can redeem USDC 1:1 for U.S. dollars.
24 March 2026
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Bitmine (BMNR) boosts Ethereum holdings to 4.66 million tokens, but treasury value slips to $11 billion

Bitmine (BMNR) boosts Ethereum holdings to 4.66 million tokens, but treasury value slips to $11 billion

Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported Monday that its ether balance climbed to 4,660,903 tokens as of March 22, nudging its supply share up to 3.86%. Still, the sum value of the firm’s crypto, cash, and equity stakes slipped to $11.0 billion, down from $11.5 billion a week before, as ether was marked at $2,072—lower than the $2,185 price given in the March 16 update. These numbers are key. Public crypto treasury firms give stock investors exposure to digital assets—and for some, a stream of staking rewards. The latest Monday snapshot put the trade-off in black and white: Bitmine took in 65,341 more ETH over the week, yet the overall balance sheet still slipped as the token’s price sagged.
23 March 2026
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Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Puts Trade Finance Tokenization – and Solana – in Focus

Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Puts Trade Finance Tokenization – and Solana – in Focus

Mastercard has struck a deal to acquire BVNK for as much as $1.8 billion, intensifying the race among heavyweight financial firms looking to embed blockchain into everyday payments and trade finance. Unveiled Tuesday, the agreement hands the card giant a stronger position in stablecoin infrastructure—digital tokens tied to currencies like the dollar—across remittances, business transactions, and payouts. The timing matters because a string of recent experiments is starting to converge. Just last week, Aon reported what it says is the first stablecoin insurance-premium payment handled by a major broker—settling with USDC on Ethereum and PayPal USD over Solana. Earlier, in a February report, Citi detailed its own internal proof of concept with PwC and Solana, converting a bill of exchange into a token and running it through a full simulated issuance-to-settlement workflow.
18 March 2026
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies Stock Jumps After New Filing Shows $11.5 Billion in Crypto and Cash

Bitmine Immersion Technologies Stock Jumps After New Filing Shows $11.5 Billion in Crypto and Cash

Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares climbed 11.6% late Monday morning, after an 8-K filing showed its crypto, cash, and investment holdings totaled $11.5 billion. The stock recently changed hands at $22.93, not far from the session peak of $23.21. This shift is significant: Bitmine now stands out as one of the most direct listed plays on ether, the Ethereum blockchain’s native currency. Ether itself rallied roughly 9.3% to $2,288.91, a level not seen in five weeks. SharpLink picked up 8.2%, with BTCS following—shares up 6.3%.
16 March 2026
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Nasdaq Partners With Kraken on Tokenized Stocks, Eyes 2027 Launch

Nasdaq Partners With Kraken on Tokenized Stocks, Eyes 2027 Launch

Nasdaq announced Monday it's developing a new system for tokenized shares—those built on blockchain technology—and has enlisted Payward, the company behind crypto exchange Kraken, to help create the link between established stock markets and blockchain platforms. This is significant at this moment, with a top U.S. exchange stepping further into tokenized equities only days after banking regulators decided lenders won’t face additional capital requirements for blockchain-based securities. SEC staff, back in January, stated that tokenized shares may be handled as traditional ones provided holders retain essentially the same rights and privileges.
9 March 2026
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BitMine’s $9.9 billion crypto treasury update lands as BMNR stock jumps with Ethereum

BitMine’s $9.9 billion crypto treasury update lands as BMNR stock jumps with Ethereum

BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. reported holding 4,473,587 ether tokens as of March 1, with total crypto, cash, and small equity positions valued around $9.9 billion, according to a March 2 update. The Las Vegas-based company listed 195 bitcoin, $868 million in cash, plus minority interests in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings among its assets. This disclosure is significant: BitMine has effectively positioned itself as a high-volatility play on ether, Ethereum’s native token. Sharp swings in ETH often echo almost immediately in BMNR’s share price.
4 March 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Coles Talks With TPG Over Greencross Pet Deal; Shares Slip
    June 30, 2026, 9:43 PM EDT. Coles Group said it's in talks with private equity firm TPG about buying Greencross Pet Wellness, a top player in pet care. The announcement knocked Coles' stock down to its lowest point in two weeks. Investors showed caution on the plan, as Coles looks to push further into pet health and away from its core retail offering. Details are still scarce and the market is waiting for more information.
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