Crypto News. March 4, 2026

Stripe partnered with Visa to expand their stablecoin card program to over 100 countries

Kalshi partners with Bezel to let users trade event contracts on high-end watches

Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum should expand beyond finance into open, neutral “sanctuary technologies” that protect freedom, privacy, and cooperation amid wars, cooperate and government surveillance.

Brian Armstrong said the SocialFi features tested in the Base App last year fell short, noting the app has since pivoted to focus on trading and self-custodial functionality.

Circle Nanopayments launched on testnet for $0.000001 gas for agentic payments

Marc Zeller’s ACI to exit Aave in July amid governance tensions.

Trump accused banks of undermining the Genius Act and holding the Clarity Act hostage.

Balancer V3 went live on Monad.

Coinbase announced that Limitless (LMTS), is on its listing roadmap.

SoFi partnered with Mastercard to enable SoFiUSD settlement across Mastercard’s network.

Sanae Takaichi denied involvement with Solana meme SANAE, as the token surged to a $27.7M market cap before dropping to $6M, with 60% held by three top addresses.

Bank of Japan is testing blockchain technology for central bank settlements as part of efforts to adapt to a “new financial ecosystem.”

YZi Labs invested $100M in Hash Global’s BNB yield fund.

Paraguay partnered with Morphware to launch government-led Bitcoin mining pilot. The pilot will use around 1,500 seized mining machines powered by surplus hydroelectric energy for compliant operations.

Governor Mike Braun signed HB 1042, allowing certain Indiana retirement plans to offer crypto investments by July 1, 2027.

AgentMail now lets agents set up email inboxes using USDC on Base leveraging x402