FxWirePro- Major Crypto updates

Exchange & Trading Updates

• Plume launches private $PLUME token in an investment from V2 Labs
• Clearpool secures $10M loan for Wintermute Trading.
   
• StraitX launches BTC-USD and EUR-EUSD stablecoin pairs on March 19th at 8:00 UTC.
   
• Robinhood is launching a prediction market via the Kelshi exchange.
   
• OKX suspends its DEX aggregator following Lazarus misuse.
   
• KiloEx has decided to postpone its $KILO TGE to April.

Protocol & Network Updates

• GOAT Network has announced the launch of its alpha mainnet.
   
• Polyhedra Network joins forces with the Mind Network platform.
   
• Chainlink has unlocked 19M LINK tokens worth around $282M.
   
• Band Protocol has kicked off its private oracle on COTI Network testnet

Acquisitions & Financials

• Strategy has acquired 130 BTC for ~$10.7M at ~$82,981 per bitcoin.
   
• World Liberty Financial bought $2M worth of $AVX and $2M of $MNT.

DeFi & AI Innovations

• TOY has rolled out TAIX, an AI Widget for smarter streaming.
   
• ASTAR unveils its plans to sunset its zkEVM chain on April 1st, 2025.
   
• WEMIX discloses its $6.2M hack in the four-day delay