Crypto News. March 5, 2026
Kraken becomes first crypto firm to secure access to the Federal Reserve’s core payments infrastructure.
Western Union is launching USDPT stablecoin on Solana in partnership with Crossmint
Tether invested $50M in Eight Sleep at $1.5B valuation
Sui stablecoin USDsui is officially live
Trump submitted Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the Senate for Fed chair.
Predictdotfun acquired Probable to strengthen onchain prediction markets on BNB Chain
Stock Trading went live on Coinbase.
8004scan now supports Solana
Backpack to offer onchain IPO allocations to users via Superstate partnership
Meteora lunched Dynamic Terminal for enhanced DLMM trading
Cyclops secured $8M from Castle Island etc to build stablecoin infrastructure for payment companies
DTCC, BCG, Clearstream, and Euroclear released digital asset interoperability framework.
Aave Published full transparency report on Aave V4 security program
a16z Crypto targets $2 Billion for fifth crypto fund
Morgan Stanley updated its SEC filing for its proposed Bitcoin Trust, naming Coinbase Custody and BNY Mellon as custodians
US banks push back on Kraken master account approval warning it could let crypto-focused firms access central bank payment rails without the regulatory safeguards applied to traditional banks.
