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_BlackRock CEO backs tokenization as $150B digital assets and $65B stablecoins support shift to blockchain based finance systems_ BlackRock CEO Says Tokenization Is Key To Future Of Finance Growth as Larry Fink outlines strategy in his 2026 shareholder letter. The letter positions tokenization

Jinse Finance reported that on March 24, market news: Amazon (AMZN.O) stated AWS outage in Bahrain region. Amazon said the Bahrain service outage was caused by drone activity. (Jin10)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) former enforcement chief Margaret Ryan resigned after conflicts with senior officials over cases involving people close to Trump. Ryan had hoped to bring fraud charges against Justin Sun and Elon Musk, but was blocked. The SEC's enforcement direction changed abruptly due to political factors, raising concerns from Democrats.

Strategy (MSTR) launched a $42 billion ATM equity program, split between Class A common stock and preferred stock, and introduced a new $2.1 billion ATM for its preferred stock. The company's sales syndicate expanded to 19 firms to sell shares gradually. MSTR's bitcoin holdings increased to 762,099 coins.

BTQ Technologies announced the successful deployment of BIP 360 on the Bitcoin Quantum Testnet, addressing quantum vulnerabilities in Taproot by using a new output type P2MR to prevent public key exposure. The testnet has attracted 50 miners and features complete validation capabilities. While quantum threats currently have limited impact on Bitcoin's overall security, approximately 7 million bitcoins are within the risk range. BIP 360 is still in draft stage and requires careful review before mainnet implementation.

The company that built decentralized finance (DeFi) powerhouse Balancer is closing. Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli announced Tuesday that Balancer Labs, the corporate entity that incubated and funded the decentralized exchange protocol, will be shutting down. The decision comes roughly f

Crypto Finance reports that on March 24, US President Trump stated that the United States is in consultations with Iran to determine whether a broader agreement can be reached. Trump said, "This time, Iran is serious, and they want to reach a settlement. The United States has eliminated all targets in Iranian territory that need to be eliminated, including its leadership." US President Trump also stated that Iran has one final opportunity to end its threat to the United States. The world will soon become much safer. (CCTV News)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated on a March 23, 2026, episode of the Lex Fridman podcast that artificial general intelligence (AGI) has been achieved, marking one of the strongest public claims yet that AI systems may have crossed the threshold of human-level reasoning and adaptability.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's former top enforcement official reportedly clashed with the regulator’s top brass before resigning last week, with part of the reason being how the agency handled cases involving those close to US President Donald Trump. Margaret Ryan, the ex-director of

Middle East geopolitical tensions are intensifying, leading to asset divergence in global financial markets. Recently, gold prices have pulled back significantly, while Bitcoin has surged 7% against the trend, demonstrating its characteristics as an emerging safe-haven asset. The holding costs of gold have increased in a high interest rate environment, prompting investors to shift toward Bitcoin with greater liquidity, marking a shift in consensus around traditional safe-haven assets. Bitcoin has become an important tool for hedging risk and may redefine safe-haven assets.