Over 85 crypto industry firms have signed on for Mastercard’s new initiative, which it said will inform future products and services.

US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid Ceasefire Demands and Security Concerns

US Olympic Committee Chairman Defends Casey Wasserman's Role in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

US stocks closed mostly lower as markets largely looked past a tame inflation report, focusing instead on intensifying hostilities and mounting repercussions related to the US-Israeli war on Iran. Read

UPDATE: Binance US appoints Stephen Gregory as CEO, succeeding interim chief Norman Reed.

ESCALATION: HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHED LARGE VOLLEY OF ROCKETS AT ISRAEL The attack was believed to contain up to 100 rockets. Israel responded by saying a large scale response across Lebanon will follow.

JUST IN: BINANCE SPOT VOLUME TUMBLES -16% IN FEBRUARY The world's biggest crypto exchange @Binance saw its spot trading volume fall by some 16% in the month of February... ... dropping to a still impressive $342 billion. At the same time, @Coinbase saw its spot volume

WATCH: @Austin_Federa of @doublezero, says the future may see on-chain systems surpass off-chain ones in verifiability.

Iran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as its forces hit merchant ships in the Gulf. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency pushed for a massive release of strategic reserves to dampen one of the worst oil shocks since the 1970s

According to Bloomberg, several prime brokers serving hedge funds and institutional investors are moving to provide clients with access to the prediction-market platform Kalshi. Clear Street expects to clear its first trade later this month, while Marex Group plans to offer