03/18/2026
🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours!
🚨 OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announces the $SEA token launch has been delayed past March 30, citing challenging market conditions.
🇦🇷 Argentina blocks Polymarket and orders Google and Apple to remove its app, ruling it an unlicensed betting platform without identity verification.
🔥 PayPal expands its stablecoin reach, adding support across 68 new countries.
🔥 Michael Saylor says, "Strategy generated 16,622 in $BTC gains last week, worth $1.2B."
🔥 Mastercard is set to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8B.
⚡️ Sam Altman thanks developers who wrote complex code from scratch, noting how easy it is to overlook their effort.
⚡️ Citigroup has cut its 12-month forecasts to $112K for Bitcoin and $3,175 for Ethereum, citing stalled U.S. crypto legislation.
🚨The SEC says most crypto assets are not securities, including staking, airdrops, and Bitcoin mining, providing new regulatory clarity.
🇺🇸 CFTC Chair says DeFi and prediction markets can restore trust and signals push for clearer U.S. crypto rules.
🚨 The CFTC and SEC have jointly issued new guidance clarifying how U.S. securities and commodities laws apply to crypto assets, introducing a clearer token taxonomy.
🚨 US national debt hits a record high of $39,000,000,000,000.
🇺🇸 SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveils Regulation Crypto Assets, a token safe harbor proposal with three paths for crypto builders.
🚨 Bitrefill reveals it was hit by a cyberattack on March 1 linked to Lazarus Group, with attackers draining crypto wallets and accessing 18,500 purchase records.
