New SEC–CFTC crypto framework clarifies token status and DeFi exposure

The SEC and CFTC say most crypto assets aren’t securities, map out a token taxonomy and paths out of “investment contract” status, but shift enforcement toward DeFi interfaces. SEC says ‘most crypto assets are not securities’ The U.S. Securities and… дальше »

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SIGN’s 100M ‘Orange Basic Income’ pushes DeFi toward self-custody

SIGN’s 100M “Orange Basic Income” locks rewards on-chain and pays higher yields to wallets that keep SIGN in self-custody instead of on centralized exchanges. SIGN launches ‘Orange Basic Income’ for holders SIGN has unveiled its “Orange Basic Income” (OBI) initiative,… дальше »

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Katana acquires IDEX to launch new perpetuals platform as DeFi derivatives gain momentum

Katana's acquisition of IDEX and launch of Katana Perps could accelerate the shift towards 24/7 decentralized trading, impacting market dynamics. The post Katana acquires IDEX to launch new perpetuals platform as DeFi derivatives gain momentum appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Crypto fear index increases as traders dump XRP, Solana and DeFi bets

Crypto fear index slumps as investors dump XRP, SOL and AAVE, rotate into cash and stables, and test whether extreme fear sets up the next recovery leg. Market sentiment crashes into single digits Crypto investors woke up to a sharply… дальше »

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Katana Acquires IDEX to Launch Perps Platform for DeFi Traders

Katana acquires IDEX to launch Katana Perps as targeting the growing demand for on-chain derivatives and integrating spot and futures trading in one platform. дальше »

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Crypto Market Declines as Fear Grips Investors

Crypto market extends losses as investor fear rises as Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) price drop while trading volume increases and DeFi TVL shows weakness. дальше »

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TradingRazor Partners With Manadia To Advance AI-Driven DeFi Trading Systems

Through the partnership, TradingRazor utilizes Manadia’s data settlement and AI coordination infrastructure to make its AI applications scalable and verifiable. дальше »

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DZap: Circle’s CCTP, ECO, And NEAR Lead In Cross-Chain Bridging As DeFi Sees Institutional Shift

The data listed the top cross-chain bridges on DZap by monthly trading volume, showing customer preferences in the leading multi-chain connectivity solutions. дальше »

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Kalshi Forced Out of Nevada But April 3 Hearing Offers a Way Back In

Kalshi delisted its sports, elections, and entertainment contracts in Nevada on Saturday to comply with a court ruling, setting up a major clash in the upcoming April 3rd TRO hearing. The post Kalshi Forced Out of Nevada But April 3 Hearing Offers a Way Back In appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Resolv Labs confirms no loss of assets after USR exploit shakes market

Resolv Labs confirms no assets lost after an exploit minted 80 million unbacked USR tokens, leading to price instability and swift DeFi responses. дальше »

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DeFi Continues Rapid Growth, with OpenOcean Leading DEXs in Volume

Leading the list of prominent decentralized exchanges (DEXs) based on volume during March 2026, from the 1st to 15th of the month, is OpenOcean. дальше »

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Grayscale Moves To Launch Hyperliquid ETF As Altcoin Race Heats Up

The push to bring more altcoins into traditional finance just picked up serious momentum. Grayscale Investments has officially taken a major step toward launching a spot ETF tied to Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, marking yet another signal that the line between DeFi and Wall Street continues to blur. дальше »

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DeFi needs a metric for protected capital

The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora. Stablecoins have become a meaningful settlement layer, lending markets continue to expand, and tokenized real-world assets keep growing. дальше »

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Crypto Market Stable as Cap Hits $2.42T with Bitcoin and Ethereum Rise

Crypto market shows stability with $2.42T cap as Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) rise, while DeFi TVL grows and NFT sales volume declines sharply. дальше »

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AIW3 and OpenClaw Announce Strategic Integration to Advance AI-Driven DeFi

Just recently, AIW3 has declared a new ecosystem integration with OpenClaw which is a major move towards strategy-oriented decentralized finance and AI. дальше »

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Crypto market volatility sparks a shift toward passive crypto income opportunities

With market uncertainty rising, investors turn to NOW DeFi’s cloud mining model to generate income beyond price speculation. The cryptocurrency market is no stranger to dramatic market swings. After Bitcoin surged to an all-time high on October 6, 2025, investor… дальше »

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Stablecoin Yield Debate Pits Wall Street Against Crypto as US Nears Policy Breakthrough

A potential breakthrough on stablecoin yield signals a shift in US policymakers' approach to crypto market structure, industry experts tell DeFi Rate, with implications for how stablecoins are classified and regulated. дальше »

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RealGo Partners With Ant.Fun to Join Web3 Gaming Platform With Cross-Chain DEX Liquidity 

Through this collaboration, RealGo leverages Ant.Fun’s DEX to advance the scalability and effectiveness of its Web3 gaming platform by connecting it with DeFi. дальше »

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Crypto News Today: 21 Firms Urge US Colleges to Teach DeFi as Pepeto’s Live Exchange Powers 100x Early Stage Returns Before the Binance Listing

Crypto news today is focusing on a big push for education. A coalition of 21 industry organizations led by 1inch are asking US universities to add DeFi and blockchain to their regular business and law programs. дальше »

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Cardano DeFi Hits Record 500 Million ADA TVL: Is One Billion Milestone Next?

Cardano DeFi reaches a record 520 million ADA TVL as of March 20, 2026. With SEC clarity and the USDCx launch, is the one billion ADA milestone next? дальше »

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Crypto Market Records Downturn as Fear Again Dominates Investor Sentiment

Crypto market dips as fear sentiment rises, with Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) declined over the past 24 hours, while DeFi TVL and NFT sales drop sharply. дальше »

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Bitverse Redefines DeFi with AI, 100x Leverage and Real-World Assets

Bitverse introduces AI-powered DeFi trading with 100x leverage, gasless swaps, and real-world assets (RWA) as expanding crypto, stocks, and RWAs on-chain. дальше »

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DeFi risk management giant Gauntlet sees $380 million exit as OKX crypto campaign ends

Gauntlet noted that deposits are now back to same levels before the campaign, and has navigated large capital swings before due to incentive campaign endings, airdrops, and shifts in market conditions which regularly produce short-period swings in either direction. дальше »

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Kalshi March Madness Promo Code DEFI: Get $10 Bonus for the First Round

Kalshi’s NCAA Tournament markets span everything from game winners and spreads to full tournament outcomes and broadcast mentions The post Kalshi March Madness Promo Code DEFI: Get $10 Bonus for the First Round appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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MLB Partners with Polymarket, Signs First-Of-Its-Kind CFTC Agreement

Partnership and CFTC agreement signal deeper alignment between leagues, prediction platforms, and federal regulators on market integrity monitoring. The post MLB Partners with Polymarket, Signs First-Of-Its-Kind CFTC Agreement appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Here’s the Chainlink (LINK) Price If Data Feeds and CCIP Dominate the Entire DeFi Stack

Chainlink (LINK) is starting to gain clear momentum across both regulation and real-world use. A recent SEC decision now classifies LINK as a digital commodity, easing long-standing concerns. However, Unichain has adopted Chainlink’s oracle standard, expanding its role in DeFi. дальше »

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Polymarket Acquires DeFi Startup Brahma in Latest Expansion Move

Polymarket Acquires DeFi Startup Brahma in Expansion Move

The post Polymarket Acquires DeFi Startup Brahma in Latest Expansion Move appeared first on Coinspeaker.

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The Best Crypto To Buy Now Is Remittix Followed By BlockDag & Maxi Doge

Bitcoin is currently holding above $71,000 after a shaky start to 2026 worsened by Middle East tensions and a surprise oil crash, according to CoinDesk. Large-cap altcoins are still struggling to muster breakout momentum, with Ethereum still 58% below its all-time high, and rotation into higher upside Defi alternatives already underway. дальше »

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Kalshi $1 Billion Perfect March Madness Bracket Deadline Nears

Kalshi is offering $1 billion for a perfect March Madness bracket or $1 million to the best bracket, and another $1 million to two nonprofits. Use code DEFI during registration and submit your entry before 1 p. дальше »

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OP_NET launches Bitcoin DeFi push without bridges or wrapped BTC

OP_NET has launched a “SlowFi” DeFi stack that runs smart contracts directly in standard Bitcoin transactions with BTC as the only gas asset, avoiding bridges and wrapped BTC. дальше »

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Hacked crypto tokens drop 61% on average and rarely recover, Immunefi report says

Beyond immediate losses, attacks often lead to prolonged downtime, liquidity shocks and confidence erosion, as interconnected DeFi systems amplify the impact across markets. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s biggest DeFi drawback under attack as OpNet unlocks smart contracts on mainnet

Bitcoin’s biggest limitation is being challenged as OpNet brings native, yield-generating DeFi directly to the Bitcoin mainnet. дальше »

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SafePal Integrates Uniswap to Enhance with in-Wallet Swaps

SafePal integrates Uniswap to enable seamless in-wallet crypto swaps to boost liquidity, DeFi access, and reduce reliance on centralized exchanges. дальше »

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Polymarket buys DeFi startup Brahma in latest acquisition wave

“Building reliable infrastructure across blockchain networks and traditional financial rails is hard,” said Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan. дальше »

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River Partners With Stargate Finance To  Expand satUSD Stablecoin DeFi Cross-Chain Capabilities, Supported by LayerZero Interoperability 

By partnering with Stargate, River introduces LayerZero’s interoperability into its network, allowing users to interact with blockchain applications they want. дальше »

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Phantom No-Action Letter Could Unlock New Crypto Access Layer for Prediction Markets

The CFTC’s no-action letter for Phantom signals a more flexible approach to crypto interfaces, a former agency lawyer tells DeFi Rate, with implications for how users access derivatives and prediction markets. дальше »

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Polymarket buys DeFi startup Brahma to advance smart finance at scale

Polymarket's acquisition of Brahma could significantly enhance DeFi scalability and user experience, potentially reshaping the prediction market landscape. The post Polymarket buys DeFi startup Brahma to advance smart finance at scale appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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7 Financial Applications That Only Encrypted Smart Contracts Can Enable

Encrypted smart contracts enable private lending, dark pools, and confidential trading, unlocking DeFi use cases that require secrecy while preserving blockchain verification. дальше »

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1inch Announces ‘1inch Forward’ Campus Tour to Prepare Students for DeFi Careers

1inch has launched a US education campaign and a campus tour to promote DeFi and blockchain learning, as searches for blockchain jobs surged 84% year-on-year. дальше »

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Ethereum Foundation deepens DeFi treasury push with fresh Morpho deployment

Ethereum Foundation deploys 3,400 more ETH into Morpho vaults, cementing its shift toward active, on-chain DeFi treasury management instead of selling ETH to fund operations. The Ethereum (ETH) Foundation announced Wednesday via its official X account that it has deployed… дальше »

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Эфириум станет быстрее в 60 раз: как обновление FCR упростит жизнь обычным холдерам ETH

Ethereum тестирует механизм Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR), который сократит время депозитов с минут до 13 секунд без хардфорка. Разбираемся, как работают быстрые подтверждения, что о них думает Виталик Бутерин и как новинка повлияет на DeFi и L2-сети дальше »

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Inside New CFTC Prediction Market Guidance: Milbank Attorneys Weigh In

Milbank, the law firm defending Kalshi in ongoing court battles, offered a behind-the-scenes look at recent CFTC prediction market guidance and what it means for exchanges. The post Inside New CFTC Prediction Market Guidance: Milbank Attorneys Weigh In appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Arizona AG Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi in Escalating State Battle

Arizona AG Kris Mayes hit the prediction market platform with a 20-count criminal information in Maricopa County, the most aggressive state enforcement action against Kalshi to date. The post Arizona AG Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi in Escalating State Battle appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Aster launches privacy-focused Layer 1 for perpetual trading as ASTER token jumps 8%

Aster launches a privacy focused Layer 1 for perpetual trading as ASTER rises 8% and DeFi derivatives volume hits $14T. The post Aster launches privacy-focused Layer 1 for perpetual trading as ASTER token jumps 8% appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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TON Blockchain Partners With Symbiosis Finance To Advance DeFi Cross-Chain Liquidity 

With the partnership, TON integrates Symbiosis’ interoperability technology to introduce multi-chain swaps and cross-chain liquidity management for users. дальше »

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Создатели токена BEBA отозвали иск против американского регулятора

Техасская компания Beba и фонд DeFi Education Fund (DEF) отозвали иск против Комиссии по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC), связанный с эйрдропом токенов BEBA. дальше »

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DeFi Education Fund and Beba drop airdrop lawsuit against U.S. SEC

The DeFi Education Fund, a prominent lobbying group, and Beba, a Texas-based apparel company, have dropped a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The lawsuit was filed back in 2024 as a pre-enforcement challenge, where the plaintiffs argued… дальше »

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AscendEX Joins PlaysOut to Integrate Mini-Game Infrastructure and DeFi

The partnership will connect digital worlds via mini-game experiences, establishing unique engagement opportunities across gaming and blockchain networks. дальше »

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Kalshi and Polymarket Generate Over $200M on Oscars, Calling 19 of 24 Winners

Prediction markets correctly call 19 of 24 Oscar category winners as the role of market-based forecasts expands in awards season. The post Kalshi and Polymarket Generate Over $200M on Oscars, Calling 19 of 24 Winners appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Kalshi $1B Dollar Perfect Bracket is the Best Free March Madness Contest

Kalshi is offering $1 billion for a perfect March Madness bracket — the largest prize in bracket contest history. $1 million guaranteed for the highest scoring bracket. The post Kalshi $1B Dollar Perfect Bracket is the Best Free March Madness Contest appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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