March 31, 2026
📰 Headlines
• Google Quantum AI warns 256-bit ECC could be cracked with under 500k physical qubits, urges industry to accelerate Post-Quantum Cryptography migration
• Upbit to list Sky Protocol (SKY) and USDS stablecoin with KRW and USDT trading pairs
• KuCoin pays CFTC $500,000 to end civil case
• Dubai's VARA imposes margin, governance, and disclosure rules on crypto trading and derivatives
• Binance Wallet launches prediction market feature aggregating third-party platforms starting with Predict.Fun
• Core Foundation partners with Z Protocol for EVM-compatible Layer 1 built for Zcash with private transactions and privacy-focused stablecoin USDZ
• Plume launches tokenized payroll pilot using WisdomTree's WTGXX letting employees receive wages in onchain yield-bearing assets
• Bitcoin security researcher Justin Drake raises quantum-day odds to 10% by 2032 after new breakthrough papers on Shor's algorithm
• Senator Lummis introduces bipartisan "Mined in America Act" promoting US Bitcoin mining with CGT relief for miners selling to government
• Crypto card spending rose from nearly zero at start of 2023 to over $100 million monthly starting November 2025
• Digital asset funds see first outflows in five weeks at $414 million as Iran conflict fears and FOMC shift weigh on markets
• BitMine's ETH holdings reach 4.732 million after acquiring 71,179 tokens over past week
🛠 Tools
• Binance Wallet launches prediction market feature aggregating platforms from third-party providers
📚 Reads
• Token issuance failure rates reach record levels due to "low circulating supply, high FDV" model creating death spiral pressure
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