Crypto news, week of March 16, 2026

Monday, March 16, 2026

6 events. The full rundown for March 16, 2026. The most covered:

1. 02:51 UTC Pepeto reports bridge for ethereum blockchain 3
2. 03:11 UTC Traders on Kalshi and Polymarket have reversed their bets on U.S. 2
3. 19:27 UTC ETH surges 10%, outpacing bitcoin gains 2

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

1. 0119:28 UTC

   Arizona files criminal charges against Kalshi

   7 outlets · first: Ars Technica Regulation

   Machine summary Arizona has filed criminal charges against Kalshi.

   Reported by Ars Technica, Decrypt, independent.co.uk, apnews.com, Huffpost, wcvb.com and wmur.com.

   • Kalshi

   Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (7 outlets)

2. 0201:30 UTC

   Clawchain.ai launches on Chromia, company says

   2 outlets · first: Pr Newswire Altcoins Mostly press releases

   Machine summary Clawchain.ai said it launched on Chromia to support AI agent systems, according to a company announcement. Chromaway AB was named in a report on the launch.

   1. Clawchain.ai announced a launch on Chromia, according to the announcement.
   2. The company said the launch is to support the next generation of AI agent systems.
   3. Chromaway AB was named in a report about the announcement.

   Reported by Pr Newswire and finanznachrichten.de.

   • Chromaway AB
   • AI Agent Systems
   • Chromia
   • Clawchain.ai

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

1. 0301:43 UTC

   Bitcoin, ether, XRP and dogecoin reverse gains ahead of Fed decision

   2 outlets · first: Benzinga Market trends

   Machine summary Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin reversed gains ahead of a Federal Reserve decision, according to Benzinga.

   1. Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin reversed gains ahead of a Fed decision, according to Benzinga.

   Reported by Benzinga.

   • Federal Reserve
   • Bitcoin
   • Ethereum
   • XRP
   • Dogecoin

2. 0402:15 UTC

   Pepeto layer 2 DeFi tools update reported alongside XRP, Shiba Inu items

   2 outlets · first: manilatimes.net Altcoins

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. Reports describe a Pepeto layer 2 DeFi tools update.
   2. Reports include a Shiba Inu Elon Musk pattern.

   Reported by manilatimes.net and portal.sina.com.hk.

   • Elon Musk
   • XRP
   • Pepeto
   • Shiba Inu

3. 0502:45 UTC

   Collector who spent $69 million on an NFT says he still believes in digital art

   1 outlet · first: CNN NFTs

   Machine summary A collector who spent $69 million on an NFT said five years later that he believes in digital art more than ever, according to CNN.

   1. A collector spent $69 million on an NFT, according to CNN.
   2. Five years on, he believes in digital art more than ever, according to CNN.

   Reported by CNN, us.cnn.com and edition.cnn.com.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

1. 0612:00 UTC

   Bitcoin traded around $70,000 over the weekend, according to Newsbtc.

   2 outlets · first: Newsbtc Bitcoin

   Machine summary Bitcoin traded around the $70,000 level over the weekend, according to Newsbtc.

   1. Bitcoin's price hovered around the $70,000 level over the weekend, according to Newsbtc.
   2. Newsbtc reported that the Inter-Exchange Flow Pulse trended below its 90-day average early last year and crossed back above it in recent weeks.
   3. Newsbtc reported that Bitcoin climbed to a fresh all-time record above $126,000, and from the cycle peak it has since given up almost 45% in value.

   Reported by Newsbtc and Plato Data Intelligence.

   • Bitcoin

2. 0719:00 UTC

   Coverage recordopenpr.com: “Bitcoin Price at $68.700 Holds While XRP 2021 Gains Left”

   1 outlet · first: openpr.com Market trends Mostly press releases

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by openpr.com.

   • Bitcoin
   • XRP

What kind of news was it?

1. Market trends 5
2. Altcoins 3
3. Ethereum 2
4. Bitcoin 2
5. Security 2
6. Exchange 2
7. Regulation 1
8. NFTs 1