On Wednesday, Fortune reported that prediction platform Polymarket acquired crypto payments startup Brahma for an undisclosed sum. Polymarket expects Brahma's DeFi expertise to enhance user experience and strengthen liquidity for smaller, thinly traded wagers. Brahma, founded in 2021, has processed more than $1 billion in transactions and aims to reduce friction around wallets, deposits and token redemptions on Polymarket.

SBI VC Trade, the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, will start a USDC lending service in Japan on Thursday, allowing individual users to lend Circle's stablecoin to the platform under fixed-term contracts. Participants can apply to lend up to 5,000 USDC per offering, earning interest while bearing direct counterparty risk as SBI may re-lend the assets and user funds lack bank-style segregation protections.

On 18 March 2026 in Tel Aviv, Playnance launched trading for its native GCOIN token on MEXC following the project's Token Generation Event earlier that day. The ecosystem now counts more than 300,000 GCOIN holders, supports over 10,000 on-chain games, and processes around 2 million on-chain transactions per day as the listing aims to broaden global access and user participation.

Tempo, the payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has appointed RedStone as its oracle provider to power FX data and stablecoin pricing, including the first native feed for its pathUSD token. The integration will support local-currency pricing and settlement for Tempo applications, such as a global payroll platform and a financial institution testing tokenized deposits. RedStone's RED token traded around $0.13 at 13:00 UTC on Wednesday, while the oracle network reports securing over $8.5 billion in total value locked.

In March 2026, Telegram-based crypto trading bots offer traders fast execution, automation, and direct market access from within the app. The 11 platforms highlighted provide tools such as auto-sniping, copy trading, DCA, limit orders, and multi-chain support across networks like Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain. Fees typically range from about 0.5% to 1% per transaction or fixed monthly plans, and users are urged to match each bot's strengths and risks with their own trading style and tolerance.

Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm RedotPay said it has consolidated teams to boost efficiency while scaling, after a report highlighted executive departures and China-linked sensitivities. The company is exploring raising up to $150 million and previously considered a US IPO that could exceed $1 billion in proceeds and a $4 billion valuation, but it insists there is no urgent need for new capital. RedotPay, founded in 2023, now employs more than 250 staff globally and offers a stablecoin spending app paired with a Visa card, along with yield and remittance services.

Tangem, a Switzerland-based hardware wallet provider, reported $61.3 million in revenue for 2025, representing a 102% year-over-year increase driven by its "active self-custody" approach. The company said recurring in-app activity, including DeFi access, has become a bigger growth driver than one-off device sales as monthly active users rose by 50%.

Decentralized autonomous organization governance platform Tally will begin winding down operations at the end of March after five years, with its co-founder citing the lack of a sustainable business model for DAO tooling. The platform says it has handled governance for hundreds of organizations, served more than 1 million users and processed over $1 billion in payments, but will not move ahead with a planned token sale. Industry participants argue the closure reflects broader challenges in DAO coordination, where high usage has not consistently translated into revenue.