5 March 2026 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, today announced a strategic investment in Axiym, a fintech innovator with a globally distributed treasury and settlement infrastructure. This initiative marks a significant milestone in Tether’s mission to expand access to global financial systems and empower individuals and businesses with modern, reliable
Berkshire Hathaway has resumed repurchasing its own shares for the first time since the second quarter of 2024, according to a new regulatory filing that signals the conglomerate again sees its stock trading below intrinsic value. The company disclosed it began buying back Class A and Class B shares on March 4 under its long
The crypto industry keeps knocking down the barriers into the core U.S. financial system, and digital assets exchange Kraken’s approval for a limited Federal Reserve account marked another such milestone that analysts think could be the first of a trend. The crypto arrival inside the Fed payment system — provisional and limited though it is
Revolut is seeking a US national bank charter as part of its strategy to expand its presence in North America, the company announced Thursday. Today, we officially filed our application for a U.S. banking license. This is a major milestone in our mission to build the world’s first truly global bank. — Revolut (@Revolut) March
The Internal Revenue Service has proposed a rule that would allow crypto exchanges to deliver tax forms exclusively through electronic channels, removing the long-standing requirement to provide paper statements to customers. Under the proposal, custodial crypto brokers could issue Form 1099-DA digitally and require users to accept electronic delivery as a condition for maintaining an
Adam Glapiński, the governor of the National Bank of Poland, has reportedly proposed channeling central bank profits toward a 185 billion zloty (roughly $47B) defense fund — a sovereign alternative to borrowing from the European Union. The plan, which surfaced on March 4, would provide interest-free funding for Poland’s military buildup without adding a single
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is prepared for a possible US ground operation and that such an undertaking would be a “major disaster” for the US. Speaking in an interview, Araghchi added that Iran is not open to any negotiations with the US and has not requested a ceasefire. Speaking via video link
Sanctions evasion dominated crypto-related illicit finance last year, with state actors including Russia, Iran and North Korea driving a surge in activity, Chainalysis said in a Thursday report. Sanctioned entities received at least $104 billion in cryptocurrency, an almost eightfold increase on 2024, pushing total illicit onchain volume to a record $154 billion. The findings