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09:57
IOTA Focuses on Government and Institutional Adoption in 2026 Strategy
IOTA’s CMO has reiterated that 2026 is the year the network moves from crypto speculation to real-world infrastructure.  Its TWIN system is operational in Kenya and has been involved in freight trials in the United Kingdom, with plans for a wider rollout. IOTA’s 2026 strategy focuses on government and institutional use, particularly targeting trade infrastructure, CMO Karen O’Brien has reiterated. In the network’s manifesto, co-founder Dominik Schiener said it’s targeting global trade, digital identity, trade finance, and supply chain data as core areas for growth. The strategy places IOTA and its Trade Worldwide Information Network, TWIN, at the center of cross-border trade digitization. O’Brien stated that the project is shifting its message from speculation to real-world infrastructure. She added that the focus for 2026 includes global trade and supply chains, verifiable data, government adoption, institutional use, and live deployments. The community has been asking what @iota 2026 marketing strategy is. The short answer: We’re shifting the conversation from crypto speculation → real-world infrastructure. Why? Because global trade still runs on paper, PDFs, and email. One of the world's largest economic… — Karen OBrien (@bondjanebond) March 9, 2026 International trade is projected to exceed $35 trillion in 2025, but it still depends on paper documentation, manual checks and disjointed systems. Notably, up to 4 billion trade documents are in circulation on any given day, while cross-border trade costs can rise because of delays and repeated checks. IOTA’s approach is grounded on the digitization of trade documents, tokenization of assets, and linking trade information across international boundaries with a neutral public network. TWIN supports verifiable credentials, shipment tracking, and document exchange with audit trails on the public network. At the World Crypto Forum in South Korea, Schiener presented TWIN as a tool for faster trade financing. CNF reported that TWIN has also been implemented in pilot programs in Kenya and Rwanda. Recently, Schiener was also featured in a leading Korean business newspaper discussing blockchain-based trade infrastructure and digital trade modernization. IOTA’s TWIN Targets Trade Systems in Africa and Europe In Kenya, TWIN is connected to the country’s trade system and is expanding beyond flower exports to cover a wider range of commodities. In the United Kingdom, it has been used in freight trials involving poultry consignments moving from Poland to the UK. More countries are expected to begin pilots over the next 12 months across Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America. Another major part of the roadmap is the ADAPT initiative, which is led by the AfCFTA Secretariat in partnership with IOTA, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, and the World Economic Forum. ADAPT aims to modernize trade systems across Africa by connecting identity, data, and finance through shared digital infrastructure. It seeks to reduce border clearance times and lower cross-border payment costs. Beyond trade data, IOTA’s 2026 strategy also targets tokenization and digital identity tools. The manifesto lists Tokenization, Identity, Hierarchies, Notarization, and Gas Station as products built for enterprise use. These tools will support customs workflows, supplier verification, digital product passports, trade receivables, and asset-backed finance. The IOTA manifesto states that digitizing 1% of the roughly 2.5 billion consignments shipped across borders each year could generate about 650 million mainnet transactions annually.  Previously, we reported how the IOTA Trust Framework entered the digital product passport market through Orobo’s deployment on the IOTA Rebased mainnet. 
09:54
Loracle rebuilds HYPE long positions, totaling $1.57 million
On March 10 (UTC+8), monitoring of popular addresses on a certain exchange showed that within the past hour, during a significant price surge of HYPE, Hyperliquid early contributor Loracle opened a 5x leveraged long position on HYPE at an average price of $34.89, with a position size reaching $1.57 million. Loracle, whose real name is Laurent Zeimes, previously bottom-fished HYPE at an average price of $22 on January 12, with his position peaking at $52 million and unrealized profits exceeding $16 million at the highest point. He later took profits and closed his position when the HYPE price fell below $30.
09:49
Whale turns losses into profits with cross-asset allocation, daily floating profit reaches $3.1 million
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, on March 10, influenced by the pullback in crude oil, as well as the recovery in the stock and crypto markets, whale address 0x8af realized profits on three cross-asset positions, with a floating profit of $3.1 million in the past 24 hours, and total floating profit expanding to $7.47 million. Over the past week, this whale completed a portfolio configuration that was bearish on crude oil and bullish on US stocks and BTC, including a $5.66 million 5x leveraged short position on crude oil, a $40.1 million 10x leveraged long position on US stocks, and an $8.81 million 40x leveraged long position on BTC. Currently, all three positions have turned profitable, with total floating profit increasing significantly.
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