Marla reports on current events and long-term shifts in crypto and Web3. She covers trends in DeFi, digital assets, and blockchain infrastructure, with a focus on how they intersect with policy and markets.

X launches smart cashtags on iPhone in US and Canada
Kraken confidentially filed for IPO after valuation cut
Deutsche Börse buys $200M for 1.5% of Kraken parent

UK Liberal Democrats ask FCA to probe Farage over $2.7M BTC video

DOJ opens $40M fund to compensate OneCoin buyers
Crypto.com to pay $1M in CRO at White House UFC card

Polymarket bet grows $500 to $252K after UFC call error

Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to Anchorpoint, HSBC

Operation Atlantic freezes $12M, tracks $45M in crypto fraud

Bessent ramps up push for CLARITY Act in Congress
Fed split on whether Mideast war could bring 2026 rate cuts

CZ memoir fuels forgery dispute with OKX’s Star Xu
White House: Stablecoin yields unlikely to threaten banks

FDIC proposes stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act
ARK Invest buys $13M of Robinhood after U.S. Treasury used app
Bitcoin price jumps to $71.7K on U.S.-Iran two-week ceasefire

Bitcoin whale sends $20 million to Binance after $97K buys

Polygon to activate Giugliano mainnet hard fork on April 8
Attorney flags possible negligence in Drift’s $280M Solana hack

ZachXBT faults Circle as $232M USDC crosses after Drift hack

X auto-locks first crypto posts, adds selfie checks to curb bots