Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Nasdaq links EU trading venues to Seturion, Boerse Stuttgart's blockchain settlement platform. First external partner. Initial focus: structured products.

Blockchain.com launched in Ghana on March 9, citing 700% transaction growth in Nigeria. Sub-Saharan Africa received $205B in on-chain crypto in 2024–25.

Trump's 7-page cyber strategy explicitly names cryptocurrency and blockchain as protected U.S. technologies - a first in federal cyber policy.

RFK Jr.'s cousin predicts a 2028 run. Kennedy denies it. His federal disclosure shows up to $1M in Bitcoin via Fidelity.

38% of altcoins are near all-time lows - worse than post-FTX. Altcoin market cap fell 48% to $981B. Fear & Greed sits at 12.

The U.S. shed 92,000 jobs in February vs. a forecast of +59K. Bitcoin fell anyway as oil prices and wage growth blocked rate-cut hopes.

Solv Protocol's BRO vault was hit by a double-minting exploit 22 times, draining $2.7M in SolvBTC. A 10% bounty has gone unanswered.

Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader on March 8. Bitcoin fell below $66K. IRGC controls 50%+ of Iran's $7.8B crypto flows.

Brent hit $119.50 as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed. Stocks dropped 1.6%, VIX topped 30, and rate-cut hopes are fading fast.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies increased its Ethereum holdings to 4.53 million ETH after buying 60,976 ETH last week, strengthening the largest known corporate position in Ethereum.