Singapore-based MetaComp announced on Friday that Alibaba took part in its Pre-A+ funding round, lifting the stablecoin firm's total capital raised over the past three months to $35 million. MetaComp plans to use the new funds to scale its StableX Network for compliant, real-time cross-border payments across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

Bitcoin's market structure is flashing a potential bottom as a macro model based on the US and China 10-year yields issues a fresh bullish crossover. Large Bitcoin holders holding between 1,000 BTC and 10,000 BTC have resumed accumulation during the latest price drop, while key weekly moving averages and an oversold RSI suggest room for a rebound toward the $100,000 area in the coming months.

On Friday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he is no longer closely aligned with the Future of Life Institute, which received Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens from him in 2021 that were later cashed out for around $500 million. He explained that the group’s focus shifted from a wide agenda on existential risks to cultural and political advocacy around AI, and he criticized proposals that rely on safeguards in biosynthesis tools and AI models as too fragile. Buterin added that he had expected the institute to liquidate no more than $10–25 million worth of the SHIB instead of the much larger amount it ultimately realized.

Tether has joined Ark Labs's $5.2 million funding round to help expand USDT's reach on the Bitcoin network via Arkade, a financial infrastructure platform on BTC. With USDT already representing over 55% of the $320 billion stablecoin market, its growing on-chain activity has increasingly coincided with Bitcoin relief rallies, hinting that stablecoin liquidity may be shaping BTC's future price moves.

On 13 March 2026, the crypto market's total value reached about $2.43 trillion, up 2.39% over the previous day, while Bitcoin traded near $71,484 with a $1.43 trillion market cap. Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Hyperliquid showed varied daily and weekly performance, as sentiment indicators like a Fear & Greed reading of 15 and an Altcoin Season Index of 40 pointed to ongoing caution and Bitcoin-led dominance.

Hyperliquid's HYPE token surges over 20% this week, defying market trends as RWA perpetuals smash records with $1.3B+ open interest and $1.4B weekend volumes. Explore the drivers behind the rally and upside potential.

Ethereum is climbing sharply, with its price up 4.40% to $2,144.82 while XRP lags with a smaller 2.48% rise to $1.4. On March 12, spot Ethereum ETFs drew $72.36 million in net inflows, surpassing the $53.86 million flowing into spot Bitcoin ETFs and marking multi-day streaks of positive demand for both assets. Bitcoin remains near $72,000, where on-chain data indicates an active but still moderate accumulation zone between $62,000 and $72,000.

On March 12, 2026, a large trader attempted to exchange $50 million in USDT for AAVE in a single on-chain swap through the Aave interface using CoW Swap and received only 324 AAVE worth about $50,000 due to extreme slippage. The transaction, which showed no protocol exploit according to project teams, highlighted how low liquidity at that size and the absence of MEV protection allowed an MEV bot to capture a substantial profit and turned the trade into an almost total loss for the wallet owner.