Wallet

In March 2026, a roundup highlighted 11 Telegram-based trading bots that aim to speed up token swaps, sniping, limit orders and multi-wallet management inside chat. The list spans Solana-focused tools such as BONKbot, GMGN, Fluxbot and TrojanBot, plus multi-chain options like BullX and BananaGunBot, alongside broader automation platforms such as TradeSanta, Maestro and 3Commas with paid tiers and transaction fees.

Hardware wallet maker Tangem said it generated $61.3 million in 2025 revenue, up 102% year over year, as it shifted its focus to what it calls 'active self-custody.' The company said growth increasingly came from repeat in-app activity rather than one-time device sales, with monthly active users of its in-app services rising 50%.

Coin Center says the US SEC should shift from handling crypto issues via project-by-project no-action letters to publishing clearer rules. In a March 5 letter made public on Tuesday, it warned that selective relief can fragment the market and produce uneven treatment across networks and intermediaries.

Bitrefill said it suffered a cybersecurity incident on March 1 after an employee's laptop was compromised, allowing attackers to drain funds from its hot wallets. The company said 18,500 purchase records were accessed and that the techniques resembled Lazarus Group, while it will cover the undisclosed losses using operational capital.

Bitrefill said a cyberattack on March 1, 2026 led to unauthorized hot-wallet transfers and disruption to parts of its internal infrastructure. The company reported that database logs indicate roughly 18,500 purchase records were accessed, with about 1,000 including encrypted customer names that it is treating as potentially exposed. Bitrefill said its investigation found operational similarities to activity linked to the Lazarus Group, but it did not make a definitive attribution.

On March 17th, 2026, non-custodial exchange platform ChangeNOW announced "Private Send," a NOW Wallet feature intended to prevent a direct on-chain link between sender and recipient addresses. The option adds a toggle to the wallet's send flow and routes transfers sender → ChangeNOW → recipient, so the receiver sees funds arriving from a ChangeNOW address rather than the sender's wallet.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday its Market Participants Division issued a no-action letter to crypto wallet provider Phantom Technologies. The position may let Phantom operate as a non-custodial interface linking users to a registered exchange in certain cases without registering as a broker.

On 17 March 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a no-action position for Phantom Technologies Inc. covering specified activities tied to its self-custodial wallet software. The relief lets Phantom market software that connects users to trading services offered by registered futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, and designated contract markets, without registering as an introducing broker or associated person if stated conditions are met.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday it will not recommend enforcement action against Phantom for not registering as an introducing broker as it explores adding derivatives functionality. The agency described the proposed product as a passive front-end that lets users route orders directly to registered exchanges or brokers, subject to disclosure, compliance, and recordkeeping conditions.

PayPal announced Tuesday that PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available across 70 markets, expanding beyond the U.S. and UK. Users in newly supported regions can buy, hold, send, and receive PYUSD in PayPal, and eligible users can earn rewards on holdings, with exceptions noted for Singapore and the UK.