Raw News Items
87 itemsMarch 27, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 85
UK sanctions $20B scam market by cutting ‘legitimate’ crypto ties
It’s estimated that Xinbi processed more than $19.9 billion in illicit flows between 2021 and 2025 and that the platform is deeply interconnected with a range of other illicit services.
- The BlockScore: 85
Tether taps Big Four firm KPMG for first financial audit of $184 billion stablecoin issuer: FT
Tether previously relied on monthly attestations from BDO Italia, which fall short of the full audit now planned with KPMG.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Tether hires KPMG for first full USDT audit, FT reports
Tether has reportedly hired KPMG for its first full independent audit of USDT’s reserves and brought in PwC to help, as the stablecoin giant eyes a multibillion-dollar equity raise.
- DecryptScore: 85
Tether Taps KPMG for First Big Four USDT Audit Amid U.S. Expansion Push
The stablecoin issuer has also brought in PwC to prepare internal systems as it pursues regulatory approval under the GENIUS Act.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Coinbase standoff over stablecoin reward CLARITY is now holding up rules for the entire US crypto market
The stablecoin yield fight has once again consumed the CLARITY Act debate on Capitol Hill, and the cost of that consumption is now measurable. The bill stalled in January when Coinbase objected to its terms, a White House meeting in February failed to break the deadlock, and by March, the calendar i...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this morning
Bitcoin price has again been knocked lower by an oil shock, higher Treasury yields, erased rate-cut expectations, and a massive Deribit expiry now due to land on top of that already-weakened market. Roughly $14.1 billion in BTC options were set to expire today, Mar. 27, with another $2.2 billion in ...
- CoinDeskScore: 85
NYSE owner doubles down on Polymarket with fresh $600 million investment
The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange is cementing its bet on the future of prediction markets, bringing its total commitment to nearly $2 billion.
- DecryptScore: 85
NYSE Parent Company Finalizes Polymarket Investment, Totaling $1.6 Billion
Intercontinental Exchange, the firm behind the New York Stock Exchange, invested a total of $1.6 billion into prediction market Polymarket.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Bitcoin slides below $68,500 as Trump extends Iran deadline but war risks persist
Every major is red on the day as the war enters its fifth week with no resolution, though ETF inflows of $2.5 billion over the past month and net exchange outflows suggest institutional accumulation beneath the surface.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Bitcoin falls below $68,000 as U.S. 10-year Treasury yield nears 1-year high of 4.5%
Liquidation heatmap shows large liquidity cluster around $66,000, signaling potential downside target.
- DecryptScore: 80
Morning Minute: Fannie Mae Accepts Crypto for Mortgages
Bitcoin fell below $67k on war concerns, while Fannie Mae is finally allowing crypto in the mortgage process.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Anthropic’s massive 'Claude Mythos' leak sends software names — and crypto — sharply lower
The model could significantly heighten cybersecurity risks by rapidly finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, potentially accelerating a cyber arms race.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
NYSE parent ICE completes new $600M investment in Polymarket
ICE completed a new $600 million investment in Polymarket, advancing its $2 billion funding deal as prediction markets face growing scrutiny.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
GameStop didn't sell its 4,710 Bitcoin after all, filing shows
GameStop has revealed that it pledged nearly all of its Bitcoin, worth $325 million, as collateral on Coinbase as part of a covered-call strategy.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
US lawmaker presses Kansas Fed over Kraken master account approval
Kraken's Wyoming-chartered banking unit became the first crypto-native company to secure a Federal Reserve Master Account in March.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Tether hires KPMG for USDT audit, brings in PwC as it gears up for U.S. expansion
FT identifies KPMG as auditor as stablecoin giant eyes fundraising and expansion under new U.S. rules
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin macro risks spike as Ukraine throws a spanner in Trump's plan to stabilize oil markets
Ukraine’s disruption of Russian oil flows has added fresh uncertainty to already strained energy markets, complicating inflation outlooks and keeping pressure on risk assets including bitcoin.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Investors yank $171 million from bitcoin ETFs in largest single-day outflow in three weeks
ETFs show institutional demand for bitcoin is cooling after a strong start to the month.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin ETFs log biggest outflows in 3 weeks as Iran war fears rise
US Bitcoin ETFs saw significant outflows of $171 million on Thursday as market participants feared another weekend escalation in the US-Israel conflict with Iran.
- The BlockScore: 75
Bitcoin dips below $67K, ether under $2K as ETF outflows and dollar strength pressure liquidity: analysts
Bitcoin dropped below $67,000 and ether under $2,000 as ETF outflows resumed and the dollar strengthened amid macro and geopolitical tension.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Homebuyers can now borrow against Bitcoin to get a mortgage without selling or liquidation risk
Bitcoin is moving deeper into US household finance as homebuyers squeezed by high borrowing costs and limited supply look for new ways to fund a down payment without selling their digital assets. On March 26, Better Home & Finance and Coinbase launched a structure that lets eligible borrowers pledge...
- DecryptScore: 75
Binance Australia Hit With $6.9M Fine After Investors Lose Millions on Derivatives
The penalty follows Binance’s admission that 524 retail investors lost $6 million trading high-risk derivatives without required protections.
- DecryptScore: 75
Strategy, BitMine and Robinhood Shares Hit Monthly Lows as Bitcoin Sinks Further
Bitcoin fell to its lowest price since March 2 on Friday as major crypto-related stocks like Strategy and BitMine suffered tougher losses.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
US lawmakers publish crypto tax proposal without Bitcoin tax exemption
The bill proposes exempting dollar-pegged stablecoins from gains or losses if the tokens remain tightly pegged to the underlying fiat currency.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
California governor signs order banning prediction market insider trading
The executive order is the latest in a wave of legal actions in the US seeking to curb government insider trading on prediction markets.
- DecryptScore: 70
What Rising US Bond Yields Mean for Bitcoin
Oil-driven inflation fears and rising bond yields are tightening financial conditions and steering equities and cryptocurrencies.
- The BlockScore: 70
Rep. Waters presses Kansas City Fed on approving Kraken’s master account
Waters argues that access to critical financial infrastructure should not be granted without full transparency.
- The BlockScore: 70
Ethereum ICO participant offloads $23 million in ETH: onchain analyst
The address traces back to Ethereum's initial token sale, where the investor purchased ether at about $0.31 per token, said Lookonchain.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Whales, sharks buy 61,000 BTC in a month amid global uncertainty
Not all whales have been accumulating; two moved tens of millions of dollars to exchanges on March 19 as Bitcoin fell amid an escalation of the Iran conflict.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Australia fines local Binance unit $6.9M over client onboarding failures
An Australian court ordered Binance Australia Derivatives to pay $6.9 million after misclassifying retail clients and exposing them to high-risk crypto products.
- The BlockScore: 70
Binance Australia Derivatives fined $6.9 million over compliance and onboarding failures
The Federal Court fined Binance Australia Derivatives $6.9 million for misclassifying 524 retail clients as wholesale investors.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin drops to two-week low as $300 million in longs are liquidated
Bitcoin fell below $67,000 and ether dropped toward $2,000 as equities weakened, oil topped $100 and leveraged longs unwound, signaling fragile sentiment.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin drops toward $65k after new Trump Iran delay sends oil higher, triggering $200M wipeout
Bitcoin fell back toward $65,000 on Friday as investors cut exposure to risk assets after another round of Middle East tensions kept oil prices elevated, pushed Treasury yields to their highest levels in months, and lifted the dollar. According to CryptoSlate's data, BTC dumped nearly 5% to around $...
- The BlockScore: 70
NYSE parent ICE invests another $600 million in Polymarket, expanding bet on prediction markets
NYSE parent ICE has invested another $600 million into Polymarket as prediction markets attract growing institutional interest.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin dips under $66K as oil sparks 'unsustainable' US inflation risk
Bitcoin joined a risk-asset rout as oil-supply nerves sparked major US inflation warnings, with $70,000 in place as new BTC price resistance.
- DecryptScore: 70
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Dumps Meta, Nvidia and Bitcoin ETF Shares in Major Tech Sell-Off
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest sold big chunks of its positions in American tech stocks and its own Bitcoin ETF as stocks and crypto slide.
- The BlockScore: 70
ECB paper finds DeFi governance concentrated, warns results could affect ‘regulatory anchor points’
ECB research finds large percentages of DeFi governance tokens are tied to exchanges and protocol-linked wallets.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Morgan Stanley enters bitcoin ETF race with market-leading low fee
The bank priced its proposed spot bitcoin fund at 14 basis points, making it the lowest fund on the market, if approved.
- The BlockScore: 70
‘What the hell?’ — Crypto frustration boils over as stablecoin fight stalls bill
Frustrations are continuing to boil over in the crypto industry as it finds itself again at an impasse over the treatment of stablecoins.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Lawmakers push another bill to curb prediction market insider trading
The bill proposes to prohibit government officials from using insider information to bet on prediction market contracts, with fines up to double the amount of profits.
- DecryptScore: 65
Bitcoin Dips Under $67K as Geopolitical Uncertainty, Treasury Yields Spook Traders
Bitcoin dropped to a two-week low under $67,000 amid geopolitical uncertainty, rising Treasury yields, and heavy leveraged positioning.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
ECB paper questions if DeFi DAOs are decentralized enough to sit outside MiCA
An ECB working paper found DeFi governance remains highly concentrated, complicating efforts to identify who should fall under MiCA oversight.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Crypto stocks battered as Nasdaq enters correction in $17 trillion market rout
The Friday plunge fits into a pattern since the war in Iran broke out, with gains on Monday turning into losses by the end of the week.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
White House crypto czar leaves office after securing crypto wins for banks and institutions instead of Bitcoin
David Sacks leaves office with wins for crypto infrastructure, while Bitcoin holders are still waiting David Sacks is out of the formal White House crypto czar role after exhausting the 130-day limit attached to his special government employee status. The change closes the clearest window for a scor...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin traders see 53% odds of sub-$66K BTC by April 24
Bitcoin price slumped on Friday as uncertainty over the US economy and war in Iran negatively impacted stock and crypto markets.
- The BlockScore: 60
Crypto Czar David Sacks leaves post to go to broader White House tech role as legislation faces challenges
David Sacks is leaving his post as the White House's crypto and artificial intelligence czar, but he isn't going far.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
XRP slides toward $1.35 as liquidation wave signals weak support
Sharp late-session selling and rising leverage suggest a bigger move is coming, with downside risk building.
- DecryptScore: 60
India Arrests Suspect Tied to Myanmar Crypto Scam Compounds
The CBI said the man lured Indians with fake job offers before funneling them into crypto scam compounds in Myanmar's Myawaddy region.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Vietnam arrests ONUS-linked suspects in alleged crypto fraud case
Vietnam detained ONUS-linked suspects in an alleged token fraud case as police described price manipulation, false promotions and centralized market control.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Retail investors drive widespread bitcoin selling as prices fall
Glassnode data shows distribution across cohorts as BTC falls below $67,000, with whales remaining largely neutral.
- The BlockScore: 60
Prediction markets top $20 billion in monthly volume as geopolitics now drives majority of activity: TRM Labs
Prediction markets have surged past $20 billion in monthly volume, driven by geopolitics, U.S. politics, and macroeconomic event trading.
- The BlockScore: 60
Umbra opens privacy wallet to the public on Solana, powered by Arcium’s encrypted execution engine
Umbra has opened its private wallet to the public, enabling shielded transfers, encrypted swaps, and compliance tools for Solana users.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Ether traders see ‘further decline’ as ETH price slips below $2K
Ether traders said ETH price could see further downside after bulls failed to defend the $2,000 support as signs of declining demand were apparent.
- DecryptScore: 60
Gavin Newsom Bans California Public Officials From Prediction Market Insider Trading
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday to ban public officials from using inside info on prediction markets.
- DecryptScore: 60
Anthropic's 'Most Capable' AI Model Claude Mythos Leaks, Deemed Major Cybersecurity Threat
Anthropic's next-generation model, dubbed Claude Mythos, is seen as a "step change" for AI—and potentially bad news for cybersecurity.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Detroit set to enter Michigan‘s battle against Coinbase prediction markets
The US city is expected to pen an amicus brief in Coinbase's lawsuit against the state of Michigan, which the exchange filed ahead of its prediction markets launch.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
White House crypto czar David Sacks transfers to presidential advisory committee role
White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks said Thursday he was joining the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and leaving the czar role.
- The BlockScore: 55
US bitcoin ETF outflows hit three-week high as Ark Invest cuts holdings in own BTC fund
One analyst noted that this reflects short-term profit-taking rather than a shift in long-term conviction.
- The BlockScore: 55
Early bitcoin whale sends another $33 million to Binance, extending long-running exchange deposits
An OG bitcoin whale has sent another $33 million worth of BTC to Binance as a possible selling spree continues amid market pressure.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Why Mastercard paid double for stablecoin infrastructure it could have built
The credit card giant’s pricey payment to buy stablecoin platform, BVNK, says more than any strategy deck or earnings call ever could.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
David Sacks’ 130-day term as Trump’s crypto and AI czar has ended
David Sacks will lead a new tech-focused advisory group established by the White House, which will include key tech leaders like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Cathie Wood's ARK taps Kalshi data to help make investment calls
Kalshi has already listed specific markets that ARK Invest is interested in, such as non-farm payroll markets and deficit-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Anchorage Digital adds Tron custody, opens U.S. institutional access to TRX trading
The integration provides institutions with a compliant way to hold TRX and will be expanded to include TRC-20 assets and native TRX staking.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Bitcoin nears lowest in three weeks as BTC price targets drop to $41K
Bitcoin grabbed downside liquidity as oil-supply pressure sent BTC price action below $66,500 to its lowest levels since March 9.
- The BlockScore: 50
Ripple CEO Garlinghouse touts ‘record’ Q1, cautions against policy weaponization derailing progress
Largely optimistic the CLARITY Act will be passed, Brad Garlinghouse revised his prediction for when the legislation with be finalized.
- The BlockScore: 50
California bars officials from prediction market insider betting as federal ban takes shape
Prediction market platforms are tightening trading restrictions and surveillance tools as concerns grow over insider participants.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Ether needs these 3 indicators to flip to trigger rally above $2.4K
Spot ETF outlflows, falling DEX volumes and a declining ETH futures premium may be preventing Ether from rallying, but flipping them could catalyze a rally to $2,400.
- DecryptScore: 40
Judge Blocks Pentagon From Branding Anthropic a National Security Threat
The move could raise limits on how agencies can penalize companies over policy disagreements in the future, experts say.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
US federal judge temporarily blocks Pentagon's Anthropic ban
Judge Rita Lin said it was not until Anthropic raised concerns about how its technology could be used that the US government announced a plan to "cripple Anthropic."
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Ondo, canton sidestep macro concerns with institutional deals as bitcoin, ether slide
Your day-ahead look for March 27, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Trust will become crypto’s real currency in the AI economy
AI deepfakes make trust crypto’s scarcest asset. Proof-of-humanity can become the currency powering finance, governance and markets in the imitation economy.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin holders show ‘stronger’ conviction despite BTC price losing $68K level
Bitcoin long-term holders continued to expand their holdings, while increased withdrawal from exchanges flashed a classic supply shock warning.
- The BlockScore: 40
Crypto’s popularity among kids drove X Games-MoonPay deal: ‘New energy and new transformation’
Crypto companies eager to attract new users have been sponsoring sports teams across various leagues for years.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Coinbase users push back against prediction markets notifications
While prediction market platforms are under legal scrutiny in the US, many Coinbase users are claiming that the app is pushing them to gamble.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Bitcoin price is heading for weekend collapse to $61k – will a social media post from Trump save it?
Bitcoin is heading into the weekend with broken near-term structure, elevated macro pressure, and a political catalyst that now sits close to the center of the market’s risk map. The technical setup has deteriorated in steps over the past two weeks. The macro backdrop has stayed tight as Treasury yi...
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Crypto Biz: Stablecoin jitters meet institutional momentum
Regulatory uncertainty shakes stablecoins as institutions push forward, prediction markets tighten rules and AI agents reshape micropayment economics.
- The BlockScore: 40
Miladys, loyalty pledge create ‘unnecessary cultural schism’ in Ethereum community
"The issue is whether or not people support CROPS and going in that direction, the issue is how the EF is going about it,” Optimism's Mark Tyneway said.
- The BlockScore: 30
GameStop didn’t sell $324 million worth of bitcoin in January, filing shows
GameStop's latest 10-K filing shows that it did not sell 4,709 BTC it acquired last year, but pledged it as collateral with Coinbase Credit.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
80% of Strategy's ‘Stretch’ buyers are mom-and-pop investors
Stretch shares are an on-ramp for people who believe Bitcoin will be around for the long term but can’t handle the near-term volatility, explained Michael Saylor.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE drops 3.2% as nearly all constituents decline
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 0.8% from Thursday, was the only gainer.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Incentive design could change retail investors' fortunes
Crypto cycles trap retail in speculation. Savings layers with capital preservation and prize incentives rewrite participation for consistent gains.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Bitcoin price has never ended a year higher after a start this bad — can 2026 break the pattern?
Bitcoin has never finished a year positive after a start this bad Bitcoin seasonality is one of those market narratives that stays alive because the average is easy to screenshot. The problem is that the average often hides the only thing that matters: the state. A strong “Uptober” insid...
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Interview with SBF’s parents drops chance of pardon on betting markets
If betting markets are to be believed, the chances of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried getting a presidential pardon this year aren’t looking good.
- DecryptScore: 20
'All to Play For': Walrus Hits 450TB of Data Stored Amid Renewed AI Push
The verifiable data platform is marking its one-year anniversary, with plans to double down on AI and onchain finance.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Price predictions 3/27: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, BCH, LINK
Bitcoin and select major altcoins have turned down sharply, indicating that the bears are trying to take charge of the market.
- CointelegraphScore: 10
Trump to put his signature on US dollars, breaking a tradition since 1861
The Treasury Department announced plans to add US President Donald Trump’s signature to US currency, reportedly starting with the $100 bill in June.
- CointelegraphScore: 10
P2P.me team discloses and apologizes for prediction market bets
The P2P.me team opened positions on the Polymarket prediction platform to wager whether the project would hit its $6 million fundraising goal.