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March 31, 2026
BaaS and payments are becoming intertwined: Citi's Will Artingstall — americanbanker.com
Will Artingstall, global head of digital asset payments and ecommerce solutions within Citi's Services business, sat down with American Banker to discuss the firm's banking-as-a-service business and how it fits into its larger corporate payments strategy.
Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond Clears Hurdle With Moody’s Rating — bloomberg.com
The riskiest asset class is converging with one of the safest in a first-of-its-kind financial product: A Bitcoin-backed municipal bond.
Fresh off victory over cops in ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ trial, Afroman heads to address Bitcoin’s biggest gathering — fortune.com
The rapper Afroman, famous for his 2000 hit “Because I Got High”, will be speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference next month in Las Vegas. The artist, whose given name is Joseph Foreman, is coming off what some are calling the ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ trial
North Korea-linked hackers suspected in Axios open-source hijack, Google analysts say — nextgov.com
North Korea-aligned hackers are believed to have seized a widely-used, open-source JavaScript library, Google intelligence analysts said Tuesday, in a compromise that could put a significant number of software developers at risk of system compromise. The
New quantum-computing advances heighten threat to elliptic curve cryptosystems — arstechnica.com
Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require nearly the resources anticipated just a year or two ago, two independently written whitepapers have concluded. In one, researchers
Labor Department's proposal is a 'huge step' for your 401(k), BlackRock's Nefouse says — foxbusiness.com
A proposed Department of Labor rule could significantly expand what Americans are able to hold inside their retirement accounts, potentially opening the door to assets like cryptocurrency, real estate and private markets. BlackRock Global Head of
Trump admin proposes opening 401(k)s to private equity, crypto — foxbusiness.com
The Trump administration on Monday issued a proposed rule to allow retirement plans to offer alternative assets like private equity and cryptocurrencies as part of the investment options in 401(k) accounts. The Labor Department's rule aims to ease
OpenClaw has 500,000 instances and no enterprise kill switch — venturebeat.com
“Your AI? It’s my AI now.” The line came from Etay Maor, VP of Threat Intelligence at Cato Networks, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat at RSAC 2026 — and it describes exactly what happened to a U.K. CEO whose OpenClaw instance ended up for sale on
Exclusive: Former a16z crypto investor raises $10 million to launch stablecoin clearinghouse Better Money — fortune.com
In the last two years, stablecoins have become one of the hottest fields in crypto—so hot that one venture capitalist at a16z crypto decided to leave and launch his own stablecoin startup. The former investor, Sam Broner, announced on Tuesday that he and a
Cross River Raises $50 Million to Expand Further Into AI, Crypto — bloomberg.com
Cross River Bank has tapped existing investors for $50 million in fresh capital, as the fintech-focused lender doubles down on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News.
Russia’s Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency Empire — foreignpolicy.com
A Kremlin-backed fintech company is linked to massive trade in dual-use goods.
Trump’s New Gift to Crypto and Private Equity: Access to Your 401(k) — newrepublic.com
Donald Trump has spent much of his second term using the U.S. presidency as a giant ATM for himself, his family, and his cronies. Now he’s devised a way for the cryptocurrency and private equity industries to do the same—while further lining his own
David Bailey’s Nakamoto Sells Some Bitcoin to Fund Operations — bloomberg.com
Nakamoto Holdings Inc., which buys and holds Bitcoin, sold $20 million worth of its holdings this month despite the token being down nearly 50% from its peak.
Bitcoin Rises With Risk Assets on Trump Iran War Report — bloomberg.com
Cryptocurrencies rose with stocks and bonds in Asia Tuesday as investors weighed a report that US President Donald Trump is considering ending the war with Iran.
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