Your Daily Crypto - 17th March

By 0xjenka.base.eth | Your Daily Crypto | 17 Mar 2026


Today’s Top Caps (Excludes Stablecoins)

BTC $74K (+0.8%)

ETH $2337 (+0.2%)

XRP $1.53

BNB $673 (-0.8%)

SOL $95 (+0.2%)

Source: Coinmarketcap

 

Today's Top Gainers

KAS, DEXE, M, ASTER, HYPE

Source: Coinmarketcap 24HR Top100

 

Top ETF Tracker

BTC +199M, ETH +3M,

SOL +2M, XRP -6M.

Source: Coinmarketcap / Coinglass

 

Today's Top Headlines

Former UK Prime Minister calls Bitcoin a ‘Ponzi Scheme’

In a Daily Mail op-ed, Johnson said Bitcoin has less value than Pokemon cards and called it a Ponzi scheme because a friend from his village lost 20,000 British pounds to a BTC investment scam.

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor clapped back, saying Bitcoin has no issuer, no promoter, and no guaranteed return.

Pierre Rochard, CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, said the UK itself is a “giant Ponzi scheme” financed by debt.

Source: BSCNews

Aster, backed by YZi Labs, announced the mainnet launch of Aster Chain, positioning it as a trading-focused Layer 1.

The chain introduces zero-knowledge verifiable cryptography and stealth address mechanisms at the execution layer, enabling privacy-by-default accounts with “viewing credentials” for selective disclosure. Aster plans to roll out Aster Chain staking within a week and expand developer programs such as Aster Code.

Source: Aster_Dex

Coinbase is facing legal heat over its suspension of $WLUNA trading during the Terra (LUNA) collapse.

A US judge has ordered a second amended complaint by March 20, while also considering potential sanctions tied to disputed claims in the case. Legal pressure around exchange actions during market crises continues to build.

Source: CryptoTimes_io

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Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket.

A Buenos Aires court directed telecom regulator ENACOM to restrict access through internet providers and instructed Google and Apple to remove the app from stores for Argentine users after authorities concluded the platform operates as an unlicensed online gambling service. The case was initiated following a complaint from the Buenos Aires City Lottery (LOTBA). Argentina becomes the second country in Latin America to fully restrict Polymarket after Colombia.

Source: WuBlockchain

OpenSea SEA token delayed until further notice.

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced that due to challenging crypto market conditions, the launch of the SEA token, originally scheduled for March 30, will be delayed. A new timeline will be determined by the OpenSea Foundation. The platform will end its previous reward cycles and offer a platform fee refund option to users who participated in Seasons 3 to 6. If the refund is chosen, the corresponding Treasures rewards will be forfeited.

Source: dfinzer

BNB Chain has taken the lead in ERC-8004 AI agents, surpassing Ethereum and Base as total agents near 100K and activity continues to rise.

Source: Cointelegraph

Until Next Time, Stay Frosty!

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