MoneyGram has launched MGUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin built on Stellar.

Why it matters:

• Targets global remittances and cross-border payments
• Aims to serve underbanked populations worldwide
• Brings one of the largest legacy payment brands directly on-chain

The bigger picture: Stablecoins are no longer just a crypto-native product. Payment giants now see them as infrastructure.

Remember the viral challenge where one lucky contestant won a private jet?

That winner, pilot Jabari Brown ("Captain Treezy"), has now found himself detained in Paraguay after authorities linked him to an investigation involving a 577-pound marijuana shipment found on a separate aircraft.

No charges related to trafficking have been publicly confirmed yet, but the story has quickly become one of crypto and internet culture's strangest plot twists of the week.

Sometimes the wildest stories aren't on-chain!

Eighteen months after suffering a devastating $50 million exploit, Radiant Capital is officially winding down DAO operations.

The protocol spent more than a year attempting recovery, governance restructuring, and treasury management. None proved enough.

Hard truth for DeFi:

• Hacks remain existential threats
• Community goodwill has an expiration date
• Surviving an exploit is often harder than raising capital

Radiant joins a growing list of protocols that discovered recovery is sometimes harder than the attack itself.

Bitcoin briefly slipped below the key psychological level after Mt. Gox transferred $739 million worth of BTC.

The market reaction highlights a recurring theme:

Old supply still matters.

Even years after its collapse, every major Mt. Gox movement creates fears of creditor selling pressure.

For now, traders are watching whether buyers can defend the $67K-$70K range.

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Bloomberg asked where experts would personally invest $100,000 for their March monthly edition.

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Despite the Mt. Gox scare, most major assets remain comfortably green on the week.

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ADA active addresses jumped 14% while CME launched 24/7 Cardano futures trading.

Translation: traders cared more about new market access than governance politics.

Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO, reportedly at a valuation approaching $965 billion.

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives responded by naming his top AI stocks to watch as investors prepare for another AI-fueled market frenzy.