The global crypto market cap is $2.69tn, a 0.31% increase over the last day. The total crypto market 24h volume is $88.25bn.
Most Asian stocks rose on Friday, driven by a rally in Chinese shares, which hit a two-month high after the central bank pledged to cut interest rates. However, gains in other regional markets remained limited due to growing concerns over escalating trade tensions, with Trump threatening 200% tariffs on European alcoholic beverages and confirming April 2 reciprocal tariffs, overshadowing encouraging US inflation data as February's producer prices came in cooler than expected. Gold hit a new all time high and the S&P 500 entered correction territory with major US indexes closing sharply lower on Thursday.
On Mar 12, 2025, Bitcoin ETF flow data from Farside Investors reported a net outflow of $135.2 million. IBIT recorded a net inflow of $45.7m, while all the others saw major outflows with FBTC recording $75.5m in outflows as ARKB recording $60.2m in outflows. ETH ETFs recorded net outflows of $73.6m, the highest outflow since Feb 26.
US authorities seized 749 Bitcoins, worth around $62 million, which were traced back to Silk Road drug trafficking and money laundering operations.
BlackRock's BUIDL token, issued with Securitize and backed by US Treasuries, has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management.
On Mar 13, blockchain security firm CertiK detected a deposit of 400 ETH to Tornado Cash, which were traced back to North Korea’s Lazarus Group activity.
On Mar 13, Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (CMB) published two regulatory documents on the licensing and operations of crypto asset service providers, including crypto exchanges, custodians and wallet service providers, granting the CMB full oversight of crypto platforms and imposing stricter compliance requirements on investors.
WSJ reported that the Trump family is in talks to acquire a stake in Binance US. The structure of the Trump family's potential stake in the deal remains uncertain, and it's unclear whether it would be contingent on a pardon being granted. The stake could be acquired directly or facilitated through World Liberty Financial, the Trump-backed cryptocurrency venture. Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao denied the story in a post on X, saying "Fact: I have had no discussions of a Binance US deal with … well, anyone."
Cebu Pacific Air in the Philippines has partnered with TravelX, built on the Algorand blockchain, to enhance post-booking revenue management using blockchain-based solutions, including leveraging NFTickets, which tokenize airline seats for improved ticket management and resale.
Argentine lawyer Gregorio Dalbon has requested a global Interpol arrest warrant be issued for LIBRA token creator Hayden Davis, accusing him of market manipulation and investor losses totaling $251m.
