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🚨JUST IN: U.S. DOJ opens compensation process for victims of the $4B OneCoin crypto fraud, claims due by June 30, 2026. Over $40M currently available for compensation from seized assets, and claims are open to those who invested between 2014–2019 and suffered net losses. OneCoin, launched in 2014 by Ruja Ignatova "Cryptoqueen", was a massive Ponzi scheme disguised as crypto.

🚨 ALERT: Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release videos showing client data, adding its systems were never breached and funds were never at risk.

THIS IS BIG WIN FOR DEFI. The SEC just told DeFi front ends they do not need to register as broker dealers. For years, the biggest legal risk in DeFi was that the SEC could classify any interface that helps users make trades as a broker. That would mean registration, compliance costs, and effectively the end of permissionless crypto trading tools. That risk is now significantly reduced. Here is what the SEC actually said today 👇 Wallets, browser extensions, and swap interfaces that help users prepare crypto transactions do not need to register as broker dealers, as long as they meet certain conditions. Those conditions are: - Users must be able to customize their own trade settings - The platform cannot push users toward specific trades - Fees must be fixed and transparent - No control over how orders are routed - Full disclosure of conflicts of interest, fees, and how the software works - No holding of user funds at any point If a DeFi app follows these rules, the SEC will not come after them for operating without a broker dealer license.

Just In: Hackers minted 1 billion DOT tokens on the Ethereum mainnet and then sold them off. According to Certik, the attack was primarily due to a Hyperbridge gateway vulnerability, which allowed attackers to forge messages and manipulate the administrator of a Polkadot token contract on Ethereum, profiting approximately $237k.

🚨 VISA LAUNCHES BITCOIN-ONLY CARD WITH UP TO 3.5% BTC REWARDS Visa plans to roll out stablecoin cards in 100+ countries, enabling spending with USD Coin across 175M merchants. At the same time, a Bitcoin-only card with Fold offers up to 3.5% back in Bitcoin.

🚨 FAKE LEDGER APP ON APPLE STORE WIPES OUT ENTIRE BTC HOLDINGS A fake Ledger Live app on Apple’s Mac App Store just wiped out a user’s life savings. American musician Garrett Dutton lost 5.92 $BTC ($424K) after downloading what looked like the official app and entering his 24-word seed phrase. On-chain investigator ZachXBT traced the stolen Bitcoin exchange deposit addresses and publicly questioned how the app made it through Apple’s gatekeeping. No comment yet from Apple.

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BREAKING: President Trump is looking at resuming "limited military strikes" in Iran in addition to the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, per WSJ. Details include: 1. Trump could also resume a full-fledged bombing campaign, though officials said that was less likely 2. Trump could also seek a temporary blockade while he "pressures allies" to take responsibility for a prolonged military escort through the Strait of Hormuz in the future 3. Trump "remains open" to a diplomatic solution, aides said, even as he promised the blockade and threatened again to target Iran’s infrastructure 4. “I would hate to do it, but it’s their water, their desalinization plants, their electric-generating plants, which are very easy to hit,” Trump said US oil prices are surging above $105/barrel.

Key Events This Week: 1. Markets React to Failed Negotiations and Hormuz "Blockade" - Today, 6 PM ET 2. March Existing Home Sales data - Monday 3. March PPI Inflation data - Tuesday 4. Philly Fed Manufacturing Index - Thursday 5. Initial Jobless Claims data - Thursday 6. 10 Fed Speaker Events This Week Today marks day 44 of the Iran War.

🚨 COINBASE FLIPS ON CLARITY ACT, NOW PUSHING FOR PASSAGE CEO Brian Armstrong says “it’s time” to pass the crypto CLARITY Act, reversing Coinbase’s earlier stance and calling the latest version a “strong bill”. He aligns with Scott Bessent, who urged the Banking Committee to hold a markup and send the bill to Trump’s desk.

BREAKING: Details emerge regarding failed talks between the US and Iran as negotiations end with no deal. Details include: 1. Talks ended because Iran refused to offer a commitment not to develop a nuclear weapon 2. JD Vance says Iran has "chosen to not accept the US' terms" 3. Iran currently has "no plans" for additional talks with the US, per Iran's Fars News 4. Negotiations lasted for 21 hours and marked the first direct talks between the US and Iran since 1979 It appears the highly anticipated US-Iran talks have collapsed.

BREAKING: Iran has formally submitted its four "red lines" for peace talks with the US today, per Iranian state TV: 1. Authority over the Strait of Hormuz 2. Payment of war reparations 3. Unfreezing of all blocked Iranian financial assets 4. Securing a comprehensive regional ceasefire In-person negotiations are ongoing as we speak.

BREAKING: Trilateral talks between the US, Iran, and Pakistan have officially begun in Pakistan. US delegation includes JD Vance, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Iranian delegation includes Foreign Minister Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf. We are covering it real-time.

The CLARITY Act is done. 🚨 Anonymous Senate source just said: "We're in the final hours. The votes are there." 294-134 House vote. White House backing. SEC and CFTC aligned. Senate Banking Committee moving. $56 million in banking lobbying. Months of stalling. Years of regulatory chaos. All of it... Ending in hours. The most consequential crypto legislation in US history is about to become law.

BREAKING: March CPI inflation RISES to 3.3%, below expectations of 3.4%. Core CPI inflation rise to 2.6%, below expectations of 2.7%. CPI inflation is now up to its highest level since May 2024 amid the Iran War. Fed rate cuts have been priced-out for 2026.

BREAKING: Trump accuses Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement over the Strait of Hormuz. Six hours ago Trump warned Iran to stop charging fees to tankers or face consequences. 1 hour later he escalated, saying "that is not the agreement we have." The ceasefire is unraveling in real time.

🚨 BIG drama on $TAO right now. Covenant AI is leaving Bittensor. > They built Covenant-72B. > 72B params. 70+ nodes. > No data center. No $100M. > Matched Llama 2 70B. Jensen Huang endorsed it. TAO rallied 90% in March. Now they're accusing the founder of: • Suspending their emissions. • Stripping moderation rights. • Deprecating their infrastructure. • Timing token dumps as pressure. Called governance "decentralization theatre." The team behind TAO's biggest moment just called the whole thing a lie. No rebuttal from Bittensor yet. Biggest builder became biggest critic. Nobody's answered the accusations.

🚨 NOW: Major Bittensor subnet developer Covenant AI has exited the network, calling its decentralization promise "a lie". The departure sent $TAO down 15%.

JUST IN: Bitcoin developer Avihu Levy introduces "Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Without Softforks" 👀

BREAKING: The US and Iran will hold direct face to face peace talks this Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. The first direct meeting between the two countries since the war began on February 28th. The US is sending JD Vance, Jared Kushner, and Steve Witkoff. Iran is sending Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Araghchi. Two of the most senior figures in the Iranian government.