📢 Animoca Brands Secures Dubai VASP License 🇦🇪

Animoca Brands has received regulatory approval to operate in Dubai’s digital asset market.

• Granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license
• Strengthens its presence in the UAE crypto ecosystem
• Marks another step toward regulated global expansion

📢 OKX Strengthens European Footprint with Malta Approval 🇲🇹

OKX has secured a Payment Institution license in Malta, expanding its regulated footprint in Europe.

• Official Malta Payment Institution approval granted
• Enables compliant stablecoin payment services across the EU
• Strengthens OKX’s position in regulated European markets

📢 Tokenized real-world assets have increased by 13.5% in the last 30 days, even as the wider crypto market shed roughly $1 trillion in value.

📢 U.S. HOUSING HITS MOST UNAFFORDABLE LEVEL ON RECORD. Since 2000, median home prices have surged about 217% while incomes rose just 153%, pushing affordability to historic extremes.

📢 According to SaniExp, 1,871 institutions have submitted 13F filings revealing a combined $18.37B in Bitcoin ETF holdings.

📢 A CryptoQuant analyst notes that Bitcoin’s adjusted SOPR has fallen to the 0.92–0.94 range, levels that have typically signaled bear market pressure rather than a routine correction.

📢 Wintermute has rolled out institutional OTC trading for tokenized gold and projects the market could grow to $15 billion by 2026.

📢 Polygon has overtaken Ethereum in daily transaction fee revenue, surpassing $300K, according to Token Terminal.

📢 Glassnode reports that Bitcoin’s long-term holder SOPR has dropped below 1 for the first time in 1–2 years, a level last seen around the May 2022 LUNA collapse, indicating that holders are realizing notable losses.

📢 According to CryptoRank, March is set to record the biggest token unlock of 2026, exceeding $6B—around three times the typical monthly average.

📢 The Whale Inflow Ratio on Binance has climbed from 0.40 to 0.62, indicating a strong increase in large $BTC deposits amid the ongoing market pullback.

📢 Token Terminal reports that the market value of real-world assets on Ethereum has exceeded $15B, marking roughly 200% year-over-year growth.

📢 El Salvador keeps stacking more Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 7,565.37 $BTC.

📢 TRM Labs reports that almost 48% of darknet markets launched in 2025 accept only $XMR as payment.

📢 Strategy has acquired 2,486 $BTC valued at $168.4M, bringing its total holdings to 717,131 $BTC.

📢 The Federal Reserve plans to add $16 billion in liquidity to the economy this week.

📢 Bitmine Doubles Down on $ETH Despite Heavy Paper Loss

Bitmine Immersion Technologies just added more Ethereum to its balance sheet.

• Bought 45,759 $ETH for $91M last week
• Total holdings now at 4.37M $ETH (~3.6% of circulating supply)
• Position sits on over $8B in unrealized losses at current prices

📢 TON Expands Stablecoin Payments in Asia-Pacific

TON Foundation is teaming up with Banxa to grow stablecoin payment rails across the region.

• Partnership aims to support APAC merchants with stablecoin processing
• Built on TON blockchain infrastructure
• Focused on real-world payment adoption, not just trading

📢 American Bitcoin Crosses 6,000 $BTC Milestone

American Bitcoin, linked to Eric Trump, is scaling its treasury quickly.

• $ABTC now holds over 6,000 $BTC
• Accumulated in less than six months after going public
• Signals aggressive expansion among listed Bitcoin miners