Cango reports $285M Q4 loss as Bitcoin mining costs surge in 2025
Cango shares fell from about $4.50 in October to around $0.68, declining more than 84% over six months amid losses and restructuring.
Daily Crypto Highlights — March 17, 2026
Latest crypto news from CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt & CryptoSlate • Updated daily with the most important stories
Theo Taps Gold Futures for Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Amid $100 Million Raise
Tokenization platform Theo plans to introduce a "gold-powered" stablecoin, which is set to generate yield from two independent sources.
Stablecoins to replace old FX rails, but off-ramps remain a chokepoint
Stablecoins are emerging as cheaper alternatives to costly legacy FX rails, but off-ramps such as bank account access add significant friction, according to Delphi Digital.
Bitcoin adoption metrics say one thing, price action says another
Bitcoin adoption is surging across institutions, banks and corporations, but the price tells a different story. What explains the divergence?
DAOs may need to ditch decentralization to court institutions
Crypto’s push into institutional adoption is forcing DAOs to choose between maintaining decentralization and business deals.
Five companies vie for Vietnam crypto licences as overseas ban looms: Report
Five companies, including bank affiliates and a major conglomerate, are competing for Vietnam’s first crypto exchange licences as authorities plan to restrict offshore trading.
Decentralized compute has failed, so far
Decentralized compute fails without cryptographic verification. Today's networks decentralize GPUs but centralize trust.
AI, Privacy Coins Lead Altcoin Rally as Bitcoin Tops $75K
AI and privacy tokens have emerged as leaders after Bitcoin’s $75K retest, with experts citing infrastructure demand over speculative memes.
Mastercard agrees to purchase BVNK for up to $1.8 billion
Mastercard agrees to purchase BVNK for up to $1.8 billion
Strategy on course to hit 1 million BTC this year — and STRC is the clearest reason why
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 22,337 Bitcoin for about $1.57 billion last week, using a funding mix led by its variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC. The March 16 announcement showed the company paid an...
Cari picks ZKsync’s Prividium as US regional banks join stablecoin race
Cari Network is building a bank‑governed tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync’s Prividium stack, giving US regional lenders a stablecoin‑style, onchain payments rail.
PayPal expands its stablecoin into 70 markets
PayPal expands its stablecoin into 70 markets