📢 Mastercard Launches “Verifiable Intent” for AI Payments

Mastercard is introducing a new system designed to secure purchases made by AI.

• Mastercard developed “Verifiable Intent” in collaboration with Google.
• The system provides cryptographic proof that a user approved an AI-driven purchase.
• It acts as a new trust layer to make AI-based payments safer and verifiable.

📢 Hyperliquid generated the highest fees in the last 24 hours at $1.7M, with TRON coming next at $1M.

📢 BitMine Immersion Technologies and Strategy are sitting on roughly $8.4B and $7.5B in unrealized losses, respectively.

📢 Utexo Raises $7.5M to Bring Native $USDT Settlements to Bitcoin

A new funding round aims to expand stablecoin activity on the Bitcoin network.

• Utexo raised $7.5M in funding, with Tether leading the round.
• The project plans to enable native $USDT settlements on the Bitcoin network.
• The goal is to make stablecoin transactions on $BTC faster and more seamless.

📢 An Ethereum ICO wallet woke up after 10.6 years, moving 100.3 ETH. The original $124 investment is now worth around $835K.

📢 Bitcoin has turned positive for March.

📢 Tokenized euro assets have now exceeded $1 billion in total supply.

📢 Florida Senate Passes Stablecoin Regulation Bill🇺🇸

Florida is moving forward with rules for stablecoin issuers.

• The Florida Senate passed SB 314 with a 37–0 vote.
• The bill creates a regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers.
• The move aims to provide clear oversight for stablecoin operations in the state.

📢 Japan Pushes Back on Potential U.S. Tariffs🇯🇵

Japan is urging the United States to avoid trade measures that could hurt its exports.

• Japan asked the U.S. not to disadvantage Tokyo under upcoming tariff rules.
• Proposed measures could raise duties on some Japanese goods to as high as 15%.
• The request aims to protect trade ties and limit pressure on Japanese exports.

📢 Spot $BTC ETFs saw $348.9M in outflows, marking the largest withdrawal in weeks.

Fidelity led the outflows with $158.5M, followed by BlackRock at $143.5M.

📢 South Korea Moves to Restrict Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins for 🇰🇷

South Korean regulators are tightening the rules around corporate crypto trading.

• Authorities plan to exclude dollar-pegged stablecoins like $USDT and $USDC from new corporate crypto trading guidelines.
• The restriction will apply to companies participating in regulated crypto trading frameworks.
• Regulators say current foreign exchange laws do not recognize stablecoins as legal payment instruments.

📢 Global uncertainty has climbed to a record high this year, exceeding levels seen during Covid, the Global Financial Crisis, and the Dot-Com Bubble.

📢 Lookonchain reported that Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke moved 79,176 $ETH (about $157M) to Kraken within the past hour.

📢 USDC has overtaken Tether in transfer volume as stablecoin transaction activity reaches a record $1.8T.

📢 There are more than 12 times as many ETH short positions as long positions.

📢 $BTC Could Benefit if Fed Cuts Rates

Macro pressure may shift the outlook.

• AI-driven job losses could weaken the labor market
• War-related inflation may increase economic pressure
• Both factors could push the Fed toward rate cuts, a setup that often favors $BTC

📢 A $10,000 move higher in $BTC could trigger more than $6B in short liquidations.

📢 Users have filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, claiming the platform used undisclosed rules to void winning trades in a market predicting Ali Khamenei leaving power.

📢 Coinbase Criticizes New U.S. Crypto Tax Rules 🇺🇸

The exchange is pushing back on new reporting requirements.

• Says platforms may have to report stablecoin transfers and small gas fees to the IRS
• Argues assets like $USDC usually don’t change value, making the reporting excessive
• Coinbase says tax rules should focus on actual taxable income, not every small on-chain transaction

📢 A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Binance supported terrorism, ruling that the plaintiffs did not provide sufficient evidence linking the exchange directly to the attacks.