Crypto broker Bitpanda bets on banks and tokenization to expand globally ahead of IPO plans

The Vienna-based crypto broker eyes emerging markets, teaming up with institutions rather than competing with local exchanges, said Vishal Sacheendran, VP of global markets strategy and operations.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/14/crypto-broker-bitpanda-bets-on-banks-and-tokenization-to-expand-globally-ahead-of-ipo-plans

AI agents are quietly rewriting prediction market trading

Valory co-founder David Minarsch says autonomous agents running on the Olas protocol are giving retail traders a 24/7, strategy-driven edge on platforms like Polymarket.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/03/15/ai-agents-are-quietly-rewriting-prediction-market-trading

Bitcoin sold off first when the U.S.-Iran war began. Two weeks later, it's outperforming nearly everything

Each escalation in the Iran conflict has been larger than the last, but each bitcoin drawdown has been getting smaller.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/14/bitcoin-sold-off-first-when-the-u-s-iran-war-began-two-weeks-later-it-s-outperforming-nearly-everything

Hoskinson might be wrong about the future of decentralized compute

Cardano’s founder recently made an argument about hyperscalers that needs to be addressed, says Fan.

source https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/03/14/hoskinson-might-be-wrong-about-the-future-of-decentralized-compute

Bitcoin can survive 72% of the world's submarine cables being cut, but a targeted attack on five hosting providers could cripple it

A Cambridge study spanning 11 years and 68 verified cable failures found that Bitcoin's physical infrastructure is far more resilient than previously understood, with TOR adoption actually strengthening the network.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/13/bitcoin-can-survive-72-of-the-world-s-submarine-cables-being-cut-but-a-targeted-attack-on-five-hosting-providers-could-cripple-it

A huge gap between network use and token value is the most important thing happening in XRP right now

Daily payments on XRPL surged to 2.7 million, AMM pools exploded to 27,000, and tokenized asset value jumped 35% in 30 days. XRP is down 26% this year.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/13/dnp-xrp-ledger-activity-is-hitting-records-but-why-are-xrp-prices-down-62-from-peak

Court closes Custodia fight with Federal Reserve just as Fed opens master-account door

Just days after the Federal Reserve granted a limited master account to Kraken, crypto bank Custodia's years-long court battle with the Fed concludes in a loss.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/13/court-closes-custodia-fight-with-federal-reserve-just-as-fed-opens-master-account-door