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Altcoin trading activity has continued to weaken across the crypto market, which is another sign of the current investor appetite for altcoins. New data shared by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost shows spot trading volume on Binance and other major exchanges is now at extreme lows compared to levels seen during the crypto market’s more active phases in February and October 2025. Altcoin Trading Volumes Drop Across The Board Analysis of altcoin flows shows how much of the remaining altcoin activity is now flowing through Binance compared to the rest of the crypto market. Data from CryptoQuant shows altcoin spot volumes on…

In brief LA Superior Court is testing Learned Hand’s AI to help judges prep cases without replacing judicial decisions. The company’s CEO warns that AI-assisted legal filings will flood courts with a “bots versus bots” dynamic if left unchecked. The system uses a closed set of legal materials and verification layers designed to catch hallucinations before a judge sees the output. Courts around the world are straining under growing caseloads, and a pilot program in Los Angeles is hoping to change that by testing whether AI can assist judges without offloading their judgment.The Los Angeles Superior Court is testing an…

Something strange is happening on the XRP Ledger and even validators are starting to notice. A dUNL validator known as Vet flagged unusual behavior over the past two days. One case showed that more than $2,000 was burned in fees across just four transactions. This turns out to be a not-normal activity for XRPL. The explanation is not confirmed. However, one theory is gaining traction around AI bots in making rounds. Vet suggested that rising activity may be coming from people experimenting with AI tools and scripts. It added that many of these tools generate automated transactions. Meanwhile, some are…

TLDR: Payward supports the White House AI framework to establish a clear, consistent federal AI policy across the U.S.  Co-CEO Arjun Sethi warns that regulatory fragmentation becomes a chokepoint on deployment and capital allocation.  Kraken backed the framework on X, stating AI will shape the next generation of financial and economic infrastructure.  Payward sees the national AI framework as essential for leading AI-powered finance, tokenized assets, and digital infrastructure. A national AI framework released by the White House has gained strong support from Payward, Kraken’s parent company. The firm called for clarity, consistency, and U.S. competitiveness in federal AI governance.…

The Algorand Foundation on Wednesday joined the ranks of crypto firms slashing headcount, losing 25% of its fewer than 200 employees and citing “the uncertain global macro environment” and a broader crypto downturn.The cuts arrived as a wave of layoffs proliferates across the industry. In February, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) said it would eliminate roughly 200 positions, about a quarter of its staff, a figure that had grown to 30% by mid-March. On Thursday, Crypto.com said it is trimming 12%, about 180 roles. That’s on top of 20 employees who got the chop at OP Labs, the company building layer-2…

Quantitative easing drives strong capital inflows into crypto. However, the mechanism unfolds gradually. As liquidity enters the system, investor risk appetite increases. Over time, investors move more capital to risk assets, which is why the full impact is typically seen in the long term. In this context, the Federal Reserve’s latest $15 billion Treasury buyback triggered a strong market reaction. This is particularly because it marked the largest buyback in history and quickly prompted analysts to speculate about its potential impact on cryptocurrencies. Source: TradingView (TOTAL/USDT) However, this buyback is only a small part of the Fed’s liquidity operations. According to The…

Bitcoin traders are paying record prices for downside protection, according to VanEck’s mid-March 2026 Bitcoin ChainCheck, a sign that investors remain defensive even as spot prices begin to stabilize.In the report, senior VanEck analysts said bitcoin’s 30-day average price fell 19% from the prior period, while realized volatility dropped from about 80 to just above 50.Futures funding rates also eased to 2.7% from 4.1%, suggesting leveraged speculation has cooled.Options markets show investors are as cautious as it gets. VanEck said the put/call open interest ratio averaged 0.77 and peaked at 0.84, the highest level since June 2021, when China cracked…

While ETF outflows grabbed attention, about $13b quietly moved into crypto via OTC, prime brokerage, and private funds, showing institutional demand runs deeper than ETF dashboards. Summary A Daily Chain briefing highlights roughly $13b in capital flowing into crypto this week via prime brokers, OTC desks, structured products, and private vehicles that never show up in ETF flow reports. Finery Markets data show institutional crypto spot OTC volumes jumped 109% year-over-year in 2025, far outpacing the 9% growth in top-20 CEX spot trading as large players favor discreet block execution. BlackRock’s recent $140m transfer of 47,728 ETH and 544 BTC…

The crypto market is staging a notable relief rally today, with Bitcoin price bouncing from its post-FOMC lows to $71,000. Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and other altcoins hold further losses after a turbulent week dominated by macro headwinds. The crypto market cap also bounces back to $2.42 trillion, with support from derivatives traders despite extreme fear sentiment. While Bitcoin is holding key levels, an expert claims altcoins are signaling an advance to create a positioning mismatch that risks repeated stop-outs for dip buyers. Bitcoin, Crypto Market Rise Amid Options Expiry Dynamics Crypto market bounces and Bitcoin price jumped above $71,333 today…

Gold has slipped from above $5,200 while crypto bleeds and silver dumps, exposing “store of value” as a question of volatility, leverage and time horizon, not memes. Summary Gold has dropped about 10–15% from its early‑March spike above $5,200 to around $4,560, but remains structurally elevated and keeps finding dip buyers near the mid‑$4,500s. Silver has been hit harder, sliding roughly 20% this month back toward the low‑$70s per ounce, underscoring its role as the high‑beta “altcoin” of the metals complex. Crypto is mirroring the direction with more violence: BTC stuck in the high‑$60,000s to low‑$70,000s, total market cap around…