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Суд Костанайской области Казахстана постановил конфисковать партию майнинговых серверов стоимостью более 500 млн тенге (свыше $1 млн). Оборудование пытались незаконно вывезти из страны в Россию, сообщили в региональной прокуратуре.

A Delaware court had already ordered 71 Bitcoin frozen over a customer fund dispute before crypto lender BlockFills formally declared it could no longer operate.

That freeze — tied to a legal battle with creditors over how client money was handled — cast a shadow over the company well before it filed for Chapter 11 protection this week.

Customers Locked Out As Withdrawals Halt

BlockFills stopped letting customers move their money last month. The company pointed to a sharp Bitcoin selloff — the coin dropped from above $97,000 to below $64,000 between mid-January and early February — as the reason it needed to protect both itself and its clients.

Deposits and withdrawals went dark. No timeline for restoration was given.

Now the company and three related entities, all operating under parent firm Reliz LTD, have taken their case to federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.

The filing seeks a Chapter 11 restructuring, which allows a company to keep running while it works out a repayment plan with the people it owes money to.

In a statement, BlockFills said the decision came after talks with investors, clients, and creditors. The company said it believes the court process will give it the time and structure needed to stabilize operations, find additional sources of cash, and look at possible deals with outside parties.

Officials said the goal is a consensual restructuring — meaning one that creditors agree to rather than one forced on them by a judge.

BlockFills, a cryptocurrency brokerage and trading platform, has filed for bankruptcy protection after months of market turmoil https://t.co/0NYGmW2e0o

— Bloomberg (@business) March 16, 2026

What Chapter 11 Means For Those Owed Money

Chapter 11 is not a wind-down. It is a legal system that provides a company with a moratorium to restructure its finances during which an automatic stay prevents creditors from collecting their debts.

As for customers who have balances on the platform, the situation is not so straightforward. They would be considered unsecured creditors in a bankruptcy case, which means they would be last in line after secured creditors and expenses approved by the court.

The amount they will get back and when that will happen is dependent on what assets BlockFills actually owns. That process can take months or, in complex cases, years.

Bankruptcy Filing Caps A Difficult Period For The Firm

BlockFills has been under pressure from multiple directions. The frozen Bitcoin order involving Dominion Capital pointed to deeper disputes over whether customer funds were properly segregated — a question that goes beyond market timing.

Reports indicate the company had been in talks with stakeholders for an extended period before concluding that a court-supervised restructuring was the only viable path forward.

The collapse follows a pattern seen in earlier crypto lending failures. Companies including Celsius, Voyager, and BlockFi all suspended withdrawals before filing for bankruptcy during the 2022 market downturn. In each case, customers waited — sometimes years — for partial repayment.

BlockFills has not disclosed total liabilities, the number of affected customers, or the full value of assets under its control. This is a developing situation, and more details are expected to emerge as court documents become public.

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Децентрализованный кредитный протокол Venus Protocol на блокчейне BNB Chain подвергся атаке, связанной с превышением лимита предложения токена THE проекта Thena. В результате платформа приостановила работу нескольких рынков. Предварительный ущерб оценивается более чем в $2 млн, сообщили представители проекта.

Глава отдела исследований криптоплатформы Bitrue Андри Фаузан Адзиима (Andri Fauzan Adziima) связал рост курса биткоина с активностью институциональных инвесторов и снижением предложения монет после халвинга.

Основатель криптоплатформы ShapeShift Эрик Вурхис (Erik Voorhees) приобрел эфиры на сумму более $56 млн. Об этом сообщил сервис Lookonchain со ссылкой на данные блокчейн-аналитической платформы Arkham.

Соосновательница блокчейн-протокола Gnosis Фридерике Эрнст (Friederike Ernst) выразила опасения, что законопроект CLARITY о прозрачности рынка цифровых активов может передать контроль над криптовалютами крупным финансовым компаниям.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has weighed in on a governance dispute surrounding Liqwid, arguing that insiders tied to the protocol should step aside from any revote on disputed asset distribution and let token holders decide whether earlier public commitments should be honored. His intervention matters because it cuts to a familiar pressure point in DeFi governance: whether a DAO vote is truly legitimate when founding insiders may be voting on an outcome that benefits them directly.

In a livestream from Wyoming, Hoskinson said he generally avoids involvement in the DeFi layer of the Cardano ecosystem unless there is a broader community mandate. But he said the Liqwid situation had crossed into a more serious issue of trust after October representations that “100% of the assets in the smart contracts” allocated to the protocol would be returned to their “rightful owners.”

The dispute centers on a sizeable pool of Midnight’s NIGHT tokens tied to Liqwid’s ADA market. Public governance materials indicate the allocation totals roughly 18.81 million NIGHT, which at current market prices is worth just under $1 million. That helps explain why the vote has drawn so much attention: the argument is not over a symbolic governance gesture, but over the handling of a seven-figure crypto allocation that users say was supposed to be fully returned.

Cardano Founder Urges Second Liqwid Vote

According to Hoskinson, the team later ran into a governance and legal problem inside the DAO structure itself. “I guess that team did not have, according to the user agreement of their DAO, legal authorization to do so,” he said. “It somehow violated the terms of how they’ve set things up.” Even granting that point, he argued, the more troubling issue was how the matter was then handled.

His proposed fix was straightforward: rerun the vote, but on narrower and cleaner terms. “If you have to go to the DAO for a vote, two things should be done,” Hoskinson said. “First and foremost, those who are insiders should recuse themselves if they’re going to be direct beneficiaries of a governance action of this nature. Second, the question should have been, should we honor our marketing commitments, yes or no?”

That framing goes to the heart of his criticism. In Hoskinson’s telling, users deposited funds into the relevant smart contracts on the understanding that the prior commitments would be respected. “Commitments were already made, people put money into the contracts understanding those terms and conditions and had no reasons to believe that such things would be violated,” he said. “People in a position of trust and people in a position to maintain this type of software, they frankly speaking should be a little bit better.”

Hoskinson repeatedly returned to legitimacy, not just procedure. DAOs, he said, do not derive credibility from the mere existence of a vote. They derive it from broad participation and confidence that the process is not tilted by a small cluster of insiders. “DAOs require legitimacy and the legitimacy comes from participation,” he said. “If the belief is that participation is only controlled by a small group of insiders, there’s no path forward for a DAO to have governance legitimacy.”

His recommendation was for insiders associated with the protocol’s core entities to publicly declare their holdings, recuse themselves, and let holders vote only on whether the October commitments should be honored. If the answer is yes, then the protocol should simply follow through. If the answer is no, then the community could move to a second-stage debate over alternative allocations.

Hoskinson was equally clear about the stakes if that does not happen. He said he has no special powers to reverse the outcome, no control over assets already distributed into smart contracts, and no formal authority over the Cardano ecosystem. But he warned that perception alone could do lasting damage.

“It is my belief that this violation of public trust or at least the perception of it will badly damage the protocol’s ability, Liqwid’s ability to grow and thrive in the future,” he said. “Simply put, if people can’t trust what the core accounts are saying and when votes are taken, people don’t trust those votes, it creates a reality where people will just simply move to other options.”

Overall, if Liqwid wants to restore credibility, he argued, the path is still open. But it runs through disclosure, recusal and a cleaner vote.

At press time, Cardano traded at $0.29.

Аналитик ончейн-платформы CryptoQuant под псевдонимом Darkfost заявил, что следующий пик курса биткоина может быть достигнут не раньше февраля 2028 года.

Основатель венчурной компании Draper Associates Тим Дрейпер (Tim Draper) заявил, что биткоин может стать доминирующей формой денег, несмотря на сомнения компаний в его пригодности для повседневных расчетов.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting has always had significant implications on the crypto market because this is where the interest rates for the US markets are determined. With the announcement of whether there is a rate hike, a rate ease, or the interest rates staying the same, the markets always react, either positively or negatively. Now, another FOMC meeting is rolling around, and the forecast has leaned heavily toward the Fed keeping the current interest rates.

Fed Likely Keeping The Same Interest Rates

With the next FOMC meeting happening on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the predictions for what could happen are already pouring in. The FedWatch Tool on the CME websites tracks the probabilities of the outcome of each meeting, then rates it on a percentage scale.

Presently, the FedWatch Tool is reading in favor of no change. It shows a 98.1% probability that the Fed will not change interest rates, meaning that interest rates are likely to stay the same at 3.50-3.75% over the next cycle, before the next meeting.

This leaves a very low probability that the Fed will actually drop interest rates to 3.25-2.50% at only a 1.90% chance. While the tool shows that there is a 0% chance that the Fed will actually hike interest rates, especially as the Fed has been leaning toward a more dovish stance over the last year.

What A No Change Move Means For Crypto

Usually, the decision the Fed takes in each meeting triggers ripple effects across financial markets, and crypto is not left out. During times of rate hikes, which means interest rates go up, investors are much more conservative with their investments. Such an announcement is more likely to trigger a decline across the crypto market.

In the case of an interest rate ease, which means interest rates drop, it is likely to trigger a rally in the crypto market. This is because investors are likely to take more risks when interest rates are low, leading to more liquidity flowing into the market.

When the interest rates remain unchanged, then the crypto market is likely to see sideways movement. Essentially, the slow trend might continue as there is no change, and investors continue to wait for more definitive moves before making their choice of direction.

Reports indicate investment bank TD Cowen warned the CLARITY Act may not pass until 2027 and could take effect in 2029.

Lawmakers And Deadlines

The bill’s timetable is tight. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Digital said if the CLARITY Act doesn’t clear committee by the end of April, the chances of passage in 2026 fall sharply.

Senate leaders have signaled other items will take priority on the floor, leaving little room for a complex compromise.

Debate over stablecoin rewards is where many expect the fight to play out. Banks and crypto firms remain divided on whether yielding rewards via stablecoins undermines traditional banking models.

Some lawmakers and lobbyists are already trading hard lines; compromise will be needed for any bill to move.

if CLARITY doesn’t pass committee by end of april, odds of passage in 2026 become extremely low. this needs to hit the senate floor by early may… floor time is running out and odds diminish every day that passes

the framing right now is that the dispute over stablecoins… pic.twitter.com/tEejEsmUi9

— Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) March 14, 2026

A Senior Lawmaker Said Both Sides Would Have To Give Ground

Officials said members of the Senate Banking Committee expect give-and-take. A top Democrat on the panel warned that neither side is likely to be fully satisfied but that negotiations must continue for progress.

Timing is also a political problem. One senator has publicly said the chamber won’t act before April because it has other priorities, and that squeeze on the calendar makes a late push risky.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has criticized banks for slowing the bill’s progress, adding public pressure to move the measure.

Crypto Regulation: Timing Could Stretch Years

Some analysts expect the process to stretch past the next election cycle if consensus can’t be reached soon. That prospect raises the possibility that a market-structure package could be delayed for multiple sessions of Congress, or reworked under new leadership.

According to statements from a crypto-friendly senator, there’s still hope the bill can clear Congress by April — but that hope depends on quick committee action and compromises on key items.

What’s At Stake

The bill’s outcome matters far beyond Washington. Clear rules could change how institutions engage with crypto, how exchanges operate, and how stablecoins are treated.

For now, the clock is the clearest fact: if the CLARITY Act doesn’t move fast, its path will get harder, and its timetable could stretch into the next Congress.

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Автор книги о личных финансах «Богатый папа, бедный папа» Роберт Кийосаки (Robert Kiyosaki) пообещал своим подписчикам мировой экономический кризис и посоветовал спасаться, используя стратегию одного из самых богатых инвесторов в мире — Уоррена Баффетта (Warren Buffett).

Spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in the United States have posted five consecutive days of capital inflows for the first time in 2026. This good run of form comes as a relief after what has been a turbulent start to the year for BTC and the broader cryptocurrency market.

While the premier cryptocurrency still appears to be struggling in terms of price action, the demand conditions — especially in the US — seem to be improving steadily. According to the latest market data, the Bitcoin ETFs registered approximately $767.32 million in net inflows over the past week.

US Bitcoin ETFs Record $767M In The Past Week

On Friday, March 13, the US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $180.33 million in total net inflows. This latest round of capital influx marked the fifth day in an inflow streak that started earlier in the week and the longest so far this year.

Recent market data shows that BlackRock’s Bitcoin Trust (with the ticker IBIT) contributed the majority (roughly $143.59 million) of the total net inflow on Friday. This was followed by the $23.24 million contribution of Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) on the day.

VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL), Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), and Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) (adding $8.05 million, $3.09 million, and $2.36 million in value, respectively) were the only other Bitcoin ETFs that recorded any activity on Friday. Interestingly, this Friday’s performance only pales in comparison to the $250.92 in the total net inflows seen on Tuesday, March 10.

As mentioned earlier, these daily performances brought the exchange-traded funds’ weekly record to a net total of around $767.32 million. This week’s performance marks the third consecutive week of positive inflows for the US-based Bitcoin ETFs.

According to SoSoValue data, the BTC-linked investment products posted more than $568 million in total net inflows in the previous week. Meanwhile, the exchange-traded funds added more than $787 million in value in the final week of February.

Bitcoin Price Overview

While the spot Bitcoin ETFs have been seeing increased demand in recent weeks, there has not been concomitant growth in the premier cryptocurrency’s value within the same period. More specifically, the price of BTC has faced rejection twice around the $74,000 resistance level over the last two weeks.

As of this writing, the price of BTC stands at around $70,748, reflecting no significant movement in the past 24 hours. According to data from CoinGecko, the flagship cryptocurrency has jumped by nearly 5% in the past seven days.

Апелляционный суд десятого округа США отклонил ходатайство работающего с криптовалютами банка Custodia о пересмотре дела против Федеральной резервной системы (ФРС). Это фактически лишило криптобанк возможности в апелляционном порядке заставить американский центробанк предоставить мастер‑счет, который позволил бы без посредников получать доступ к банковской системе страны.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced that it has completed an over-the-counter (OTC) sale of 5,000 ETH over the weekend. According to the organization’s disclosure, proceeds from this sale will be directed towards its core operations and other activities.

Ethereum Foundation Sells $10 Million In ETH To BitMine

In a March 14 post on the social media platform X, the Ethereum Foundation said that it finalized a 5,000 ETH OTC deal, valued at roughly $10.21 million. The EF identified BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate holder of Ether, as the counterparty (buyer) in this over-the-counter deal.

The Ethereum Foundation revealed that the Ether tokens will be sold to BitMine at an average price of $2,042.96. Hence, this deal could be viewed as a fresh acquisition for BitMine, an ETH treasury company currently holding more than 4.5 million Ether valued at approximately $9.3 billion.

The EF disclosed that the on-chain transaction will come from a Safe multisig wallet, with proceeds from the sale directed toward the foundation’s core operations and activities, including protocol research and development (R&D), ecosystem development, community grant funding, and so on.

The organization also mentioned that the transaction is part of ongoing treasury management activity based on a recently published policy. In its treasury policy in June 2025, the foundation revealed that Ether tokens will be sold to maintain its fiat-denominated assets from the Opex (operating expense) Buffer target.

Other strategies for their Ether holdings include staking, with over 2,000 ETH deployed so far, and plans to supply around 70,000 ETH into validators using open-source infrastructure from third-party providers.

This latest sale to BitMine would represent the second deal of this nature in less than a year. In July 2025, the Ethereum Foundation sold 10,000 ETH over the counter to SharpLink Gaming — another ETH treasury firm — at an average price of $2,572.37 in a transaction worth $25.7 million.

Ethereum Price Overview

The over-the-counter path of this deal means that the Ethereum price will not face the bearish pressure typically associated with centralized exchange sales. Last September, the foundation announced plans to sell 10,000 ETH via public exchanges, sparking criticism from the crypto crowd.

As of this writing, the price of ETH stands at around $2,086, reflecting an over 1% decline in the past 24 hours. This past-day decline is not enough to wipe the altcoin’s weekly gain, which stands at nearly 7% over the past seven days.

Циклы, когда инвесторы активно вкладывают капитал не в биткоин, а в другие криптовалюты, уходят в прошлое — потому что на крипторынке начинается новая динамика, заявил гендиректор маркетмейкера DWF Labs Андрей Грачев.

Over the last day, the Bitcoin price has displayed sideways movement, without any apparent intent of a breakout. While this is a typical weekend price action, there has been an interesting update on the underlying dynamics keeping the flagship cryptocurrency grounded around $70,000.

Bitcoin LTH-SOPR Falls To 1.01 — What This Means

In a recent QuickTake post on CryptoQuant, on-chain analyst GugaOnChain reveals that a battle between different cohorts of  Bitcoin investors is currently unfolding. 

GugaOnChain cites the Long-Term Holder SOPR (Spent Output Profit Ratio) metric, which tracks whether long-term investors (who have held Bitcoin for at least 155 days) are selling their tokens profitably, or at a loss. Readings above 1 suggest that these investors are accumulating profits, while readings under 1 reveal otherwise. 

According to GugaOnChain, the LTH-SOPR currently stands at 1.01, reflecting that Bitcoin’s long-term investors are exiting the markets at break-even, or with minimal profits. The analyst further explains that this means the “veterans are once again aggressively defending their acquisition cost at $70,675.” 

At the same time, the Puell Multiple reflects a reading of 0.60, which GugaOnChain describes as a typical sign that the market is undervalued and that Bitcoin’s miners are starting to experience exhaustion. Usually, when the Puell Multiple falls to 0.5, it marks capitulation among miners.

It is worth noting that if the Puell Multiple should continue on its approach towards the 0.5 mark, the Bitcoin price could follow on such a bearish move, until its Realized Price at $54,000 is retested.

Institutional Demand Buffers Whale Distribution 

Notably, GugaOnChain explains that the most significant development is still largely dependent on the dynamics between whale cohorts. As of March 13, there was a massive distribution of about 16,100 BTC among the whales holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC. Normally, such a large sell-off should trigger a sudden downturn in the Bitcoin price, but prices only retraced by about 0.33%. GugaOnChain points out that this is due to the absorption of supply by differing whale cohorts, and even institutional investors.

Specifically, the ‘Mega Whales,’ who have custody of more than 10,000 BTC, alongside the ‘Dolphins’ (holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC), both countered what should have been a devastating price drop. At the same time, institutional demand has been unrelenting over the week. During this period, spot ETFs have recorded a total of $763.4 million in net inflows, with $180.4 million coming in on March 13 alone. 

While the Puell Multiple reflects the possibility of $54,000 being visited, GugaOnChain insists that ‘Smart Money currently validates $70k as the “inflection floor”’. As such, if the LTH-SOPR continues to prevail above 1.0, it would reflect that the current Bitcoin cost has been successfully defended. Interestingly, ETF’s conviction capital is already positioned for the next big move. As of this writing, Bitcoin trades for $71,000, reflecting a 0.5% gain in 24 hours. 

С 15 марта в Бурятии и Забайкальском крае вновь разрешена добыча криптовалют, сообщило РИА «Новости» со ссылкой на нормативно-правовые документы.

Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) согласилась прекратить гражданское разбирательство по делу о мошенничестве против основателя криптоориентированной соцсети BitClout Надера Аль-Наджи (Nader Al-Naji). Обе стороны направили текст мирового соглашения в суд Южного округа Нью-Йорка.

Неизвестный хозяин бездействовавшего пять месяцев криптокошелька закупил токенов TRUMP на $7 млн, после чего цена монеты взлетела на 60%. Покупка произошла на фоне анонса второго гала‑ужина для крупнейших держателей мемкоина президента США.