Crypto News. March 12, 2026
Across Protocol proposed converting from a DAO to a US C-corp, allowing ACX holders exchange tokens for equity and token buyback.
Across@AcrossProtocol
Proposal: “The Bridge Across”
A temp-check exploring whether Across should evolve from a DAO + token structure into a U.S. C‑corp. via a token-to-equity exchange and token buyout.
Thread and proposal below ⤵️
2:05 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 149K Views
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Dan Jarvis@danieljarvis
@DefiIgnas Two reason I see, Institutions don't want to sign contracts with DAOs. They want a legal entity on the other side that they can hold accountable. Revenue shares, partnerships, all that stuff, much easier with a normal company structure.
And tokens don't give you a claim on the
5:41 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 180 Views
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Bonk domain hit with wallet drainer
BONK.fun@bonkfun
A malicious actor has compromised the BONKfun domain, do not interact with the website until we have secured everything.
2:59 AM · Mar 12, 2026 · 120K Views
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Tom@SolportTom
Do not use the bonk.fun domain until further notice, hackers have hijacked a team account forcing a drainer on the DOMAIN.
URGENT.
2:56 AM · Mar 12, 2026 · 233K Views
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Pumpfun registered subdomains for ETH, Base, Bsc, Monad hinting at cross chain expansion
SolanaFloor@SolanaFloor
🚨JUST IN: Pump.fun has registered subdomains for Base, BSC, Monad and Ethereum, suggesting a possible move beyond Solana, while also removing Solana as its location from its X profile, adding to speculation of a crosschain expansion.
5:03 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 176K Views
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Templar announced completion of Covenant-72B, the largest decentralized LLM pre-training on Bittensor with permissionless participation
templar@tplr_ai
We just completed the largest decentralised LLM pre-training run in history: Covenant-72B. Permissionless, on Bittensor subnet 3.
72B parameters. ~1.1T tokens. Commodity internet. No centralized cluster. No whitelist. Anyone with GPUs could join or leave freely.
1/n
3:14 PM · Mar 10, 2026 · 1.15M Views
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Kraken unveiled Kraken CLI
providing AI agents and developers direct market access.
DEGEN NEWS@DegenerateNews
NEW: KRAKEN ANNOUNCES THE KRAKEN CLI - "AN OPEN-SOURCE, SINGLE-BINARY EXECUTION ENGINE BUILT BY KRAKEN THAT GIVES AI AGENTS AND DEVELOPERS DIRECT, NATIVE ACCESS TO CRYPTO MARKETS"
SOURCE: blog.kraken.com/news/industry-…
4:39 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 40.6K Views
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Binance filed a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over false and defamatory reporting that it halted a probe into $1B in Iran-linked crypto transactions.
Binance@binance
We have filed a complaint against the @WSJ for publishing a false and defamatory report, and to shine the light of truth.
We view this suit as a necessary step to defend ourselves against misinformation, hold the WSJ accountable for prioritizing clicks over journalistic
12:11 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 175K Views
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Mastercard launched crypto partner program, an initiative uniting 85+ crypto companies and financial institutions for collaboration.
Mastercard@Mastercard
Digital assets are entering a new phase. What once ran in parallel to existing financial systems is increasingly being applied to solve practical, real-world needs — often behind the scenes – from cross-border remittances to B2B money transfers. This creates new opportunities to
2:12 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 1.19M Views
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Upbit to listed ICP
Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain
South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit announced it will list ICP with trading pairs against KRW, BTC and USDT. The Internet Computer protocol aims to provide native cloud computing capabilities that could replace traditional cloud services and IT infrastructure.
6:06 AM · Mar 11, 2026 · 24.4K Views
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US Dem lawmakers introduced the Death Bets Act, aiming to ban prediction market contracts tied to death, war, and assassination.
Coin Bureau@coinbureau
🚨 BETTING ON WAR COULD SOON BE ILLEGAL IN THE US
U.S. Democrats introduced the DEATH BETS Actt, which would ban prediction markets from listing contracts tied to war, terrorism, assassination, or deaths.
Senators warn these bets could create incentives for violence and even
5:49 AM · Mar 11, 2026 · 20.5K Views
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Wells Fargo filed a US trademark for WFUSD
Cointelegraph@Cointelegraph
🔥 BIG: $245B Wells Fargo files a trademark for “WFUSD,” signaling potential crypto services or a dollar-pegged stablecoin.
11:35 AM · Mar 11, 2026 · 41.7K Views
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Ledger’s security team found a flaw in MediaTek-powered Android phones that could let attackers extract
crypto private keys in under a minute.
Solid Intel 📡@solidintel_x
INTEL: Ledger exposes a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 flaw that lets attackers with physical access steal Android hot-wallet seed phrases in minutes
1:03 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 11.1K Views
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Revolut announced its approval as a fully licensed UK bank
Revolut@Revolut
We’re now officially a fully licensed bank in the UK.
As a bank, we’ll soon offer accounts protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £120,000 per person on eligible deposits.
It also means we’ll be able to launch more banking features in the future
1:52 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 253K Views
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Foundry Digital, a DCG subsidiary, will launch a Zcash mining pool in April for institutional miners.
Foundry@FoundryServices
Zcash $ZEC has matured into an institutional-grade asset, and the mining infrastructure should match. Today we announced Foundry's Zcash Mining Pool, launching April 2026. Compliance-first, institutional-grade infrastructure built by the team behind the world's #1 Bitcoin mining
1:18 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 178K Views
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MetaMask integrated Uniswap API as one of Its swap providers.
MetaMask 🦊@MetaMask
🦊🤝🦄
Uniswap Labs 🦄 @Uniswap
MetaMask has integrated the Uniswap API as one of its swap providers 🦊
When MetaMask users swap, they get direct access to:
→ Uniswap’s deep liquidity
→ Competitive pricing
→ Reliable quotes
4:08 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 18.2K Views
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General Tensor raised $5M across pre-seed and seed led by Lvna Capital to build infra for decentralized AI
General Tensor@generaltensor
General Tensor has closed $5M across pre-seed and seed rounds.
Seed anchored by Good Morning Holdings (a fund backed by Goldman Sachs). Pre-seed led by @LvnaCapital with @DCGco, @XVentures_Fund, @proofoftalk & Outliers Fund.
Decentralized AI infrastructure is getting built. 🔧
6:08 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 11.1K Views
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Anthropic Launched the Anthropic Institute, led by Jack Clark to study and address the societal and economic impacts of advanced AI.
Anthropic@AnthropicAI
Introducing The Anthropic Institute, a new effort to advance the public conversation about powerful AI.
anthropic.com
Introducing The Anthropic Institute
10:10 AM · Mar 11, 2026 · 1.55M Views
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Ripple launched $750M share buyback at $50B valuation.
Bloomberg@business
Ripple has kicked off a share buyback that would value the company at $50 billion, cementing it as one of the most valuable digital-asset firms at a moment of uncertainty for the cryptocurrency sector.
bloomberg.com
Ripple Kicks Off Share Buyback at $50 Billion Valuation
6:32 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 80.8K Views
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Binance US appointed Stephen Gregory as CEO, succeeding Norman Reed.
Binance.US 🇺🇸@BinanceUS
Meet our new CEO: Stephen Gregory (@Stevie_Satoshi)
He's a compliance expert, builder, and seasoned trader. Now, he's leading @BinanceUS into our next chapter as we build the best crypto exchange for Americans.
4:02 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 43.2K Views
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SEC and CFTC signed MOU to coordinate crypto regulation and support innovation.
Eleanor Terrett@EleanorTerrett
🚨NEW: The @SECGov–@CFTC harmonization agenda outlined yesterday by @SECPaulSAtkins at the Futures Industry Association Conference has been memorialized in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which the two regulators have been working on together for several weeks.
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Eleanor Terrett @EleanorTerrett
🚨NEW: Speaking at the flagship futures industry conference in Boca Raton, FL, @SECPaulSAtkins is laying out more details on the @SECGov and @CFTC’s push for regulatory harmonization.
Lots to unpack in this speech:
1. Atkins declared the “regrettable era of duplicative
8:50 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 52.3K Views
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The Block@TheBlockCo
SEC and CFTC commit to work together on crypto policy and introduction of new products
theblock.co
SEC and CFTC commit to work together on crypto policy and introduction of new products
9:47 PM · Mar 11, 2026 · 5.57K Views
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