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ECB seeks experts to help integrate digital euro into ATMs, card payment terminals
The European Central Bank is preparing the ground should legislators enable the issuance of a digital currency and the bank's governing council approve issuing it.
Crypto.com cuts 12% of staff as it integrates AI across the business for efficiency
The exchange laid off about 180 employees as it restructures and rolls out enterprise-wide AI to drive efficiencies.
Capital is shifting into digital dollars as bitcoin wilts
Your day-ahead look for March 19, 2026
Polymarket acquires Brahma to scale blockchain trading infrastructure
"Building reliable infrastructure across blockchain networks and traditional financial rails is hard — there are no shortcuts,” said Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan.
Sam Bankman-Fried's bankrupt exchange FTX set to repay creditors $2.2 billion this month
The trust handling the bankruptcy proceedings detailed how much will be distributed to creditors and claimants at the end of March.
Traders can now bet on the S&P 500 around the clock without ever touching a traditional stock exchange
S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses its flagship index for crypto trading on Hyperliquid, as perpetual futures gain traction beyond traditional markets.
Bank of Korea adds two banks to digital won trials as real-world testing begins
Korea's central bank and nine commercial lenders started real-world testing of deposit tokens, including subsidy payments and peer-to-peer transfers.
Powell's comments on oil, inflation are likely to guide bitcoin traders
Your day-ahead look for March 18, 2026
Arizona Attorney General files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi
Kris Mayes filed 20 criminal counts against the prediction market operator, escalating a multi-state legal clash over sports and election predictions markets.
Sam Altman's World teams up with Coinbase to prove there is a real person behind every AI transaction
World said some estimates suggest agentic commerce could reach $3 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030, with agents accounting for up to 25% of U.S. e-commerce.
