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The cryptocurrency payment network MoonPay announced the launch of its native cryptocurrency payment platform MoonPay Headless Onramps. It replaces MoonPay's previous brand-hosted component model with a pure API integration, providing partners with a fully white-labeled, customizable checkout experience, while payment channels, compliance checks, and identity verification are handled by MoonPay in the background.MoonPay stated that the product supports Apple Pay, credit card payments, and Google Pay, with services covering the United States, the European Economic Area, and over 100 countries/regions. Other similar headless payment solutions are currently limited to mobile payments in the United States.

According to Decrypt, MoonPay has acquired the AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched the AI trading assistant Dawn CLI for prediction markets. This product allows users to generate and execute automated cryptocurrency trading strategies through natural language commands, with the first phase integrating with Polymarket.MoonPay stated that Dawn CLI can integrate the "strategy description --- code generation --- trade execution" process into a single interface, lowering the barriers to quantitative and automated trading. Neeraj Prasad, founder of Dawn Labs and Chief Engineer at MoonPay Labs, said that users do not need to have a development or quantitative background; they only need to describe the strategy in natural language, and the system will automatically complete the execution.MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that the AI Agent will be able to autonomously develop and execute complex trading strategies, which is an important part of MoonPay's next phase of AI financial infrastructure layout. Previously, MoonPay had launched the AI Agent stablecoin payment card, an open-source AI wallet standard, and acquired the cryptocurrency key management company Sodot.

According to LatePost, Kimi (Dark Side of the Moon) is about to complete a new round of $2 billion financing, with a post-investment valuation exceeding $20 billion. This round of financing is led by Meituan Longzhu, with participation from China Mobile, CPE (CITIC Industrial Fund), and others, with Longzhu alone contributing over $200 million. In January and February of this year, Kimi had just completed three rounds of financing, raising $500 million, $700 million, and $700 million, respectively. Including this latest financing, Kimi has raised over $3.9 billion in less than six months, with the latest valuation more than quadrupling from about $4.3 billion in November of last year.So far, Kimi's total financing has exceeded 37.6 billion RMB, making it the company with the highest cumulative financing among large model startups. Including IPO fundraising, MiniMax has raised about 15 billion RMB, and Zhipu has raised about 13 billion RMB. As of today’s midday market close, MiniMax's market capitalization is approximately 210 billion RMB, while Zhipu's is about 347 billion RMB.

According to Benchmark Studio, after the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued inquiries to multiple companies regarding overseas shareholding structures, Chinese tech startups such as Moonshot AI and DeepRoute.ai are evaluating the feasibility of relocating their company registration from overseas back to China. They are currently discussing related plans with lawyers and have not yet made a final decision. Shanghai AI model developer StepFun has taken the lead in initiating the process of dismantling its overseas shareholding structure to expedite the regulatory approval process for its Hong Kong IPO.The direct trigger for this tightening of regulations was Meta's acquisition of the AI agency Manus, founded by Chinese individuals, for $2 billion—relevant authorities have ordered the cancellation of this acquisition, leading to a systematic review by regulators of the "domestic operation, overseas registration" company model.Dismantling the red-chip structure is complex, typically taking six months to a year, involving multiple steps such as repurchasing offshore equity, establishing joint ventures, and investors re-entering shares. Additionally, the lock-up period for joint ventures listed in Hong Kong lasts up to 12 months, which is twice as long as that for ordinary red-chip stocks. Analysts point out that if the red-chip structure faces comprehensive restrictions, it will significantly weaken the ability of Chinese startups to obtain dollar financing from overseas.

MoonPay announced the acquisition of the Solana-based execution layer platform DFlow, officially entering the trading infrastructure sector.DFlow provides trading optimization services for companies like Coinbase and Phantom, having processed over $50 billion in transaction volume and approximately 10 million transactions per month. Reports indicate that the acquisition amount is around $100 million (paid in stock). MoonPay stated that integrating DFlow will enhance high-frequency trading capabilities and support a new generation of "agent-driven" financial applications.

According to The Block, MoonPay has launched the "MoonAgents Card," a stablecoin debit card based on the Mastercard network, designed specifically for AI agents, allowing them to spend directly from on-chain self-custody wallets.This virtual card is issued through Monavate and in collaboration with the Exodus wallet, enabling real-time conversion of stablecoins to fiat for payments to online merchants worldwide that accept Mastercard, without the need to preload funds or move assets off-chain; in case of transaction failure, funds are immediately returned to the wallet, and custody of the wallet always remains unchanged.The CEO of MoonPay stated that this addresses the pain point of AI agents being unable to spend at merchants previously. It is currently available in the UK and Latin America through MoonPay CLI, with the US and EU set to launch soon (subject to KYC completion). This move targets the trend of AI agents increasingly using cryptocurrency for transactions in the future.

According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency payment company MoonPay has acquired Israeli crypto security startup Sodot and established a new division called "MoonPay Institutional," focusing on serving institutional clients' needs for digital assets.This division will provide services such as trading, tokenized securities, payments, wallet management, and stablecoin issuance to large traditional financial institutions. Former acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Caroline D. Pham will lead this division; she will join MoonPay at the end of 2025 as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.

The cryptocurrency payment network MoonPay announced that its Iron platform has officially launched virtual account services in New York State, supporting fintech companies, cryptocurrency platforms, neobanks, and financial institutions to integrate compliant fiat-to-stablecoin infrastructure.This launch is based on MoonPay's acquisition of the enterprise-grade stablecoin infrastructure platform Iron in 2025, allowing users to receive payments through channels such as ACH, wire transfer, and SWIFT, and automatically convert them into stablecoins, settling to non-custodial wallets. MoonPay has also obtained a BitLicense, money transmission license, and limited purpose trust license from the New York State Department of Financial Services in the same year.

According to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals for Moonbeam (GLMR) network on April 13, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade. The project team will perform the network upgrade at block height 15,190,604 (expected on April 13, 2026, at 21:00 UTC+8).

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has filed charges against Maryland man Jonathan Spalletta (36 years old), accusing him of hacking the decentralized exchange Uranium Finance twice in 2021. Prosecutors claim that Spalletta first stole approximately $1.4 million through deceptive smart contract transactions, and weeks later exploited a contract vulnerability to take $53.3 million, causing the exchange to shut down due to depleted funds.The stolen funds were subsequently used for money laundering and purchasing millions of dollars worth of rare Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards, as well as collectibles including a piece of original fabric from the Wright brothers' airplane that had reached the lunar surface during the Apollo moon landing mission. Spalletta faces two charges: computer fraud (up to 10 years) and money laundering (up to 20 years), with a maximum combined sentence of 30 years. U.S. authorities had previously recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency assets in February 2025.

According to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend the token deposit and withdrawal services for Moonriver (MOVR) network on March 30, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade.This move aims to provide users with a high-quality experience. The project team will conduct the network upgrade at block height 15,692,116 (expected on March 30, 2026, at 21:00 UTC+8).

According to Arkham monitoring, the whale "2TheMoon," which was liquidated for over 100 million dollars, has re-entered the market. This whale was liquidated at the end of 2024, involving an amount exceeding 100 million dollars, with a cumulative loss of about 15 million dollars. Recently, its address deposited 400,000 dollars into a Hyperliquid account and purchased 10,000 HYPE to re-enter.

According to The Block, the DeFi lending protocol Moonwell is facing a governance attack on its deployment on Moonriver. An unknown attacker spent approximately $1,800 to purchase about 40 million MFAM tokens, completing the purchase, initiating a proposal, and voting for approval within about 11 minutes. The attacker attempted to transfer the administrator rights of core contracts such as seven lending markets, controllers, and oracles to their controlling contract, which would allow them to withdraw approximately $1.08 million in user funds.Currently, the voting on the proposal will continue until March 27. It has already reached the quorum early on, but the opposing votes are currently in the majority. However, the final result still depends on the remaining votes and collaboration. Moonwell can also veto the proposal and regain control through the emergency multi-signature "Break Glass Guardian."

According to a report by Bloomberg, Kimi's parent company, Moon's Dark Side, is in the preliminary stages of considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong and has begun discussions with China International Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs regarding the listing cooperation. The specific timing has not yet been determined, and the planning is still underway, with the possibility that it may not proceed. Both Moon's Dark Side and Goldman Sachs declined to comment, and China International Capital Corporation did not respond.After completing over $700 million in financing earlier this year, Moon's Dark Side is negotiating a new round of financing, with a scale of up to $1 billion, which would bring its valuation to approximately $18 billion after this round of funding. Its C round valuation was about $4.3 billion at the end of last year, and the valuation has since risen rapidly. Founder Yang Zhilin stated in an internal letter at the end of last year that the company has 10 billion RMB in cash and is "not in a hurry to go public in the short term." There were also rumors of a "backdoor listing" last December, which the company denied.Competitors in the same sector, Zhiyu and MiniMax (Xiyu Technology), have already gone public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and taking advantage of the investor enthusiasm generated by peers going public, Moon's Dark Side has been accelerating its financing in the private equity market.

According to Tech Funding News, London-based compliance technology company Eunice has completed a total of $8 million in financing through seed and pre-seed rounds, with investors including Moonfire Ventures, Speedinvest, Openspace Ventures, and several angel investors from the finance and cryptocurrency industries.Eunice utilizes AI agents to provide traceable and auditable due diligence and disclosure infrastructure for alternative assets such as digital assets and private equity, helping institutions generate structured, asset-level risk control and compliance reports. The company initially served digital asset exchanges and custodians (such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, Copper, Zodia Custody) and participated in the UK FCA regulatory sandbox, and is expanding its business to a broader private market including pensions, endowment funds, and funds of funds.

According to The Block, the crypto payment company MoonPay has open-sourced a new wallet infrastructure standard called Open Wallet Standard, aimed at supporting autonomous AI agents to conduct transactions across blockchains, marking the company's latest advancement in AI-native crypto tools.This version (available on GitHub, npm, and PyPI) builds on the "MoonPay Agents" launched earlier by MoonPay. "MoonPay Agents" is a non-custodial software layer introduced in February that allows AI systems to interact with wallets and execute transactions programmatically.

According to CoinDesk, H100 Group has signed a letter of intent to acquire Moonshot and Never Say Die for 2,450 BTC.Upon completion of the transaction, H100's Bitcoin holdings are expected to increase to approximately 3,500 coins, making it the largest publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company in Europe.