Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) said March 23, 2026 that its crypto, cash and "moonshots" holdings total $11.0 billion. The company reported that as of March 22, 2026 at 3:00pm ET it held 4,660,903 ETH priced at $2,072 per ETH, 196 BTC and $1.1 billion in cash, alongside stakes including $200 million in Beast Industries and $95 million in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS).

On March 18, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Playnance launched trading for its native GCOIN token on MEXC, with the GCOIN/USDT pair opening at 13:00 UTC after the Token Generation Event earlier that day. The listing follows strong early demand, including more than 1 billion GCOIN staked within hours and high engagement in an airdrop campaign with 50,000 USDT in rewards, as Playnance aims to scale its Web3 entertainment ecosystem to a global user base.

On March 18, 2026 in George Town, British Virgin Islands, Aster announced an expanded collaboration with World Liberty Financial (WLFI) that brings USD1‑denominated perpetual contracts and new trading incentives to its platform. The upgrade adds USD1 as collateral with fee discounts on USD1 pairs and WLFI token rewards, aiming to strengthen USD1 liquidity and prepare the ecosystem for the Aster Chain Layer 1 mainnet. Early users of USD1 markets can access reduced maker and taker fees and may qualify for additional incentive programs linked to Aster Chain's launch.

On March 18, 2026 in George Town, British Virgin Islands, Aster announced an expanded collaboration with World Liberty Financial that adds USD1-denominated perpetual contracts and new trading incentives. The update introduces BTC, ETH and SOL USD1 perp pairs, WLFI token rewards of up to 2.5 million per month, and significantly lower fees on USD1 markets to support liquidity for the newly launched Aster Chain Layer 1.

On March 18th, 2026 in Dubai, BNB Chain announced BNBAgent SDK, presenting it as the first live implementation of ERC-8183 and a full developer toolkit for trustless onchain AI workflows. The SDK integrates onchain identity based on ERC-8004, a standardized job lifecycle, UMA's Optimistic Oracle for dispute resolution, and a Python toolkit with encrypted keystore support. The code is scheduled for public release in the coming week, with mainnet deployment to follow.

On March 17, 2026, non-custodial exchange ChangeNOW introduced Private Send, a NOW Wallet feature that breaks direct links between sender and recipient addresses on public blockchains. The service reroutes funds through ChangeNOW's infrastructure, keeping the final transaction record intact while obscuring the original sending address. It supports most assets in NOW Wallet, follows existing AML and geographic rules, and targets users seeking added privacy without extra registration or apps.

On March 17, 2026 in George Town, British Virgin Islands, Aster announced the official launch of its Aster Chain Mainnet, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain focused on trading privacy. The network aims to eliminate onchain position hunting by embedding ZK-verifiable encryption and stealth addresses directly into the execution layer, while targeting CEX-level performance with over 100,000 TPS and 50ms median block times. A phased expansion will follow, including an upcoming staking program to reward early users and liquidity providers.

On March 17, 2026 in George Town, British Virgin Islands, Aster announced the mainnet launch of Aster Chain, a purpose-built Layer 1 focused on onchain trading privacy and high performance. The network integrates ZK-verifiable encryption, stealth addresses and selective disclosure, targeting institutional-grade confidentiality while delivering CEX-style throughput of over 100,000 TPS with 50ms median block times and zero gas. A phased rollout will support the Aster trading interface, third-party builders via Aster Code, and a forthcoming staking program for early participants and liquidity providers.

On March 17, 2026 in George Town, British Virgin Islands, Aster announced the official launch of Aster Chain Mainnet, a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain for private onchain trading. The network embeds ZK-verifiable encryption and stealth addresses at the execution layer to prevent position hunting while maintaining traceable asset transfers for compliance. Aster Chain targets CEX-level performance with over 100,000 TPS and 50ms median block times, and will roll out a staking program within a week of launch to reward early users.