Asset management giant Charles Schwab is set to introduce spot trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first half of 2026. The initial offering will enable direct buying and selling of BTC and ETH. The company has opened a waiting list for its "Schwab Crypto" accounts, allowing users to apply for early access to the new service. This new offering will be facilitated through Charles Schwab Premier Bank and will permit clients to manage both digital assets and traditional investments, such as stocks and bonds, within a single account. As of the first half of 2025, Charles Schwab managed approximately $11.9 trillion in client assets. #crypto #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin

🚀 Crypto VC Funding Explodes! March 2026 saw $4.696B raised, a 442% MoM surge! Mastercard made waves by acquiring stablecoin infra firm BVNK for up to $1.8B. DeFi led investments (18.4%), followed by AI (9.2%) and Tools/Wallets (7.9%). Other key areas: CeFi (10.5%), L1/L2 (6.6%), NFTs/GameFi (3.9%), RWA & DePIN (2.6%). Kalshi ($1B) & Polymarket ($600M) also secured major funding. #crypto #VC #funding #DeFi #AI #Mastercard #BVNK

Eureka Labs, an Ethereum block builder, raised $6.7M in seed funding co-led by Spark Capital & Collider Ventures via SAFE and token warrants. Funding occurred in two tranches: $4.7M (Apr 2025) & $2M from Spark Capital (Jun 2025). Founded Dec 2024, Eureka Labs is 4th in Ethereum block production (1.5% market share), trailing Titan Builder, BuilderNet, & Quasar Builder (collectively ~96%). Valuation undisclosed. #crypto #blockchain #news

ResolvLabs Stablecoin Faces Suspected Exploit, Token Plummets 74% Before Partial Recovery. According to Wu Blockchain, an address was observed minting an extraordinary 50,000,000 USR tokens using 100,000 USDC. This event triggered a sharp decline in the USR token's value, which fell to $0.257, a drop of 74.2%. The token has since seen a recovery, trading at $0.7847. ResolvLabs has not yet issued a public statement regarding the incident. #crypto #blockchain #news

According to PeckShield, the attacker in the UXLINK incident has converted 5,496 ETH into approximately 11 million DAI. UXLINK previously experienced a security breach on September 22, 2025, when its multi-signature wallet was compromised, resulting in losses exceeding $44 million. #crypto #blockchain #news

Stacks Labs' SIP-034 upgrade is live on mainnet, significantly boosting network capacity for its Bitcoin Layer 2 solution. This enhancement optimizes transaction resource limits, reportedly increasing effective capacity by up to 30x for some DeFi applications. The change shifts from a system where any limit breach reset all others, to one that only resets the depleted limit, aiming to improve block throughput. While not directly altering STX token economics, Stacks Labs expects increased transactions and fees due to growing network activity. #crypto #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a net inflow of $53.8681 million on March 12 (Eastern Time), marking the fourth consecutive day of net inflows. Ethereum spot ETFs also saw a net inflow of $72.3677 million, continuing a three-day streak of positive net flows. #crypto #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin

South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) is investing approximately 3 billion South Korean won into a new "Virtual Asset Comprehensive Analysis System." The system, slated for design commencement in April, is expected to begin trial operations in November with a full rollout in late 2026. The NTS plans to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect unusual transaction patterns within the virtual asset space. These findings will be shared with other government departments, such as the Korea Customs Service, to identify potential regulatory violations. This initiative aligns with the government's broader plan to implement taxation on virtual asset gains starting January 1, 2027. Under the proposed tax structure, a 22% rate will apply to profits exceeding 2.5 million South Korean won. #crypto #blockchain #news

According to CoinDesk, data from GitHub, the world's largest code repository, indicates a significant exodus of developers from the blockchain ecosystem. Since the beginning of 2025, weekly code commits to crypto projects have fallen from approximately 850,000 to 210,000, with active developers now numbering around 4,600. Major ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, and Base have all experienced a notable decline in developer participation. Aptos has seen a developer decrease of about 60%, while BNB Chain's commit volume has dropped by approximately 85%. The only segment showing minor growth is wallet infrastructure. In contrast, GitHub's Octoverse report for 2025 highlights the addition of over 36 million new developers to the platform and a 25% year-over-year increase in total submissions. Repositories related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have seen rapid expansion. Among the remaining contributors to the crypto space, there has been an increase in the proportion of senior developers. #crypto #blockchain #news