U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and another prominent colleague urged the U.S. auditing watchdog to take action against “sham audits” of crypto companies, citing the contribution of such audits to the recent stresses in the U.S. banking system.Source

Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $28K, Equities Rise Amid Banking Sector Rebound

The FOMC will announce its next interest rate decision on Wednesday with markets betting squarely on a 25 basis point rate increase.Source

Yat Siu Says ‘Pro-Capitalist’ Asian Countries Are More Ready to Embrace Web3

The Animoca Brands chairman said at the Outer Edge conference in Los Angeles, California, that among major international game publishers, those located across Asia are more active in Web3 development.Source

Crypto Exchange BitMEX’s Acting CEO: We Have Gone Through the ‘Valley of Death’

The trading platform is built for the current market situation and is now reaping those benefits, Stephan Lutz, says.Source

Crypto Exchange OKCoin Suspends Trading of Miami and NYC CityCoins

Crypto exchange Okcoin has suspended the trading of two Citycoins, MiamiCoin and NYCCoin, as of March 16, citing limited liquidity as the reason for the decision.Source

First Mover Asia: Crypto VC Funding Was Resilient in the Bear Market. It’s Now Powering Through This Mini-Bull Cycle

A Crypto Rank team of analysts wrote that “despite the inherent volatility of the cryptocurrency market, venture capitalists…continue to pour significant investments into the industry.”Source

Crypto Trading Firm Auros Secures $17M Investment as It Recovers From FTX Woes

Auros Global, the trading firm that reportedly lost $20 million on FTX’s implosion, was released from provisional liquidation of British Virgin Island court after major debt restructuring and a fresh $17 million investment led by TradFi trading firm Vivienne Court and bitcoin miner Bit Digital.Source

Bitcoin Seesaws Below $28K as Investors Eye Fed Interest Rate Decision

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to boost the interest rate 25 basis points.Source

Render Network Eyes Solana Migration Ahead of Network Changes

A community review will decide if the network will build its new burn-and-mint equilibrium model on the Solana blockchain.Source

Decentralized Exchange Camelot Crosses $100M in TVL Ahead of Arbitrum Airdrop

Several on-chain metrics highlight Camelot’s growth ahead of Arbitrum’s ARB airdrop Thursday.Source