Fed holds rates amid higher inflation outlook: Bitcoin bounces to $72K
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Bitcoinβs pre-FOMC sell-off eased as the US Federal Reserve's choice to leave interest rates unchanged was followed by a swift bounce in BTC price.
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Bitcoinβs pre-FOMC sell-off eased as the US Federal Reserve's choice to leave interest rates unchanged was followed by a swift bounce in BTC price.
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The new derivative allows eligible non-US users to trade leveraged exposure to the index around the clock using official data on a decentralized platform.
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Author and personal finance educator Robert Kiyosaki says Bitcoin is going to $750,000, but there's a catch.
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The Wyoming Republican said that the main issue holding up passage of the bill was stablecoin yield, while adding that she believed a provision on DeFi had been βput to bed.β
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After the Kingdom of Bhutan's BTC reserve peaked in October 2024, when it held more than 13,000 coins, it has been pared to just 4,400 Bitcoin.
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BTC price is vastly outperforming the tech-heavy Nasdaq index amid the USβIran war, but its risks of crashing toward $51,000 persist.
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SBI VC Trade said users could lend assets directly to its platform, but added that the company may re-lend funds as part of its operations.
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Ties to the crypto industry became a vector for attack in a recent Democratic primary election in the state of Illinois.
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The UK has a unique opportunity to merge the best of the EUβs MiCA framework and the US GENIUS Act, Circleβs Dante Disparte told the House of Lords committee on Wednesday.
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Bitcoin price action fell to week-to-date lows with Bitcoin caught between high US inflation and nerves over Fed policy hints at the day's FOMC meeting.
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A Coinbase-EY study reveals institutional investors plan to boost crypto allocations in 2026, favoring regulated products as stablecoins and tokenization gain traction.
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Crypto firms argue that DeFi should be taught at top schools so that students can eventually take on a rapid rise in non-technical crypto jobs on Wall Street.
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Crypto cards force asset sales and tax hits. Onchain credit enables yield-bearing collateral power spending without liquidation, making cards obsolete interfaces.
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RedotPay says it restructured teams for efficiency after a Bloomberg report flagged executive turnover, China sensitivities and new funding talks.
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Connecticut halts Bitcoin Depotβs operations, with the company expecting lower revenue in 2026 amid mounting regulatory pressure and a steep decline in its stock price.
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A UK parliamentary committee urged an immediate moratorium on crypto political donations until stronger safeguards are in place.
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Tally said its platform served more than one million users, supporting governance across hundreds of organizations and processing over $1 billion in payments.
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Bitcoin price traded at $74,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powellβs post-FOMC speech that could see volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.
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Ethereumβs FCR aims to reduce bridge times by up to 98%, bringing L1-to-L2 and exchange deposits down to 13 seconds without a hard fork.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs draw $1.2 billion over seven days, far short of October 2025βs nine-day $6 billion streak, as XRP ETFs turn green.
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Online shopping was the leading real-world use case for crypto among Australians, followed by paying for services such as freelancing and video game purchases.
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The Senate Banking Committee has been looking to advance its crypto market structure bill since postponing a markup in January.
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Spikes in large deposits to exchanges have been associated with increased selling pressure, according to analysts at CryptoQuant.
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CoinCarp data shows over 91% of TRUMP supply is concentrated in the top 10 wallets, and 97% is held by the top 100 wallets.
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is dropping VR support for its flagship metaverse world, which it launched in 2021 as part of the company's big gamble on virtual worlds.
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The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit cryptocurrency policy think tank argued that no-action letters within the crypto industry lead to fragmentation and uneven treatment.
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SEC chair Paul Atkins says the regulator should review giving a range of exemptions to crypto companies to allow βbespoke pathwaysβ to raise money.
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Bitrefill didnβt reveal how much money was drained in the March 1 incident but said it will absorb the losses using its operational capital.
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The interpretative notice included information on token taxonomy and what digital assets the regulator would consider a security under federal law.
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The BETS OFF Act from two Democratic lawmakers came in response to several βhighly unusual betsβ on the US-Israel conflict with Iran, suggesting insider information.
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The move marks an early step toward embedding traditional risk assessment into blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
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A Bitcoin price rally to $80,000 would bring the bulk of spot BTC ETF holders to breakeven on their positions and possibly signal the resumption of the crypto bull market.
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Part of the QVAC platform, the framework can use non-Nvidia hardware, expanding support beyond the dominant GPUs typically used for AI training.
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A Kalshi spokesperson said that the criminal case was based on βpaper-thin argumentsβ and claimed the company was exclusively under federal jurisdiction.
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A SOL chart pattern that preceded several triple-digit rallies just flashed again. Are the altcoin bulls gearing up for a run to new price highs?
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The Canadian bank added USDβCAD conversion to its tokenized deposits, enabling real-time cross-border transactions as banks test blockchain-based settlement systems.
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With the combined $57 million deal, GSR looks to integrate token launches, liquidity and treasury into a single capital markets stack for crypto projects.
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Bitcoin consolidated recent gains in the face of blanket skepticism over its rebound, while gold threatened to give up $5,000 support.
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The no-action position taken by the US regulator under Chair Michael Selig will allow the company to engage in certain activities without registering as a broker.
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A new gold-linked yield stablecoin aims to tap commodity markets for returns as institutions explore alternatives to Treasury-backed tokens.
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The new toolkit from Sam Altman's startup lets AI agents prove they are backed by a unique human while interacting with websites, APIs and other online services.
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Strategy often pauses BTC buys when STRC falls below $100, a setup that has previously coincided with 25%β40% Bitcoin declines.
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XRPβs road to recovery will pick up momentum if network usage continues rising and bulls push the price above the $1.60 resistance.
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Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion as it expands further into stablecoin and blockchain-based payments.
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Maestro launched Mezzamine, a Bitcoin credit market linking institutional BTC holders with miners seeking capital backed by mining output.
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PayPal is rolling out its PYUSD stablecoin in 68 additional countries beyond the US and UK, aiming to reduce cross-border fees and offer rewards on holdings.
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Saifedean Ammous, the author of The Bitcoin Standard, released an alternate history last fall, in which a decentralized gold system uproots central banking.
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Cango shares fell from about $4.50 in October to around $0.68, declining more than 84% over six months amid losses and restructuring.
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Stablecoins are emerging as cheaper alternatives to costly legacy FX rails, but off-ramps such as bank account access add significant friction, according to Delphi Digital.
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Bitcoin adoption is surging across institutions, banks and corporations, but the price tells a different story. What explains the divergence?
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Cryptoβs push into institutional adoption is forcing DAOs to choose between maintaining decentralization and business deals.
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Five companies, including bank affiliates and a major conglomerate, are competing for Vietnamβs first crypto exchange licences as authorities plan to restrict offshore trading.
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Decentralized compute fails without cryptographic verification. Today's networks decentralize GPUs but centralize trust.
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Cari Network is building a bankβgoverned tokenized deposit platform on ZKsyncβs Prividium stack, giving US regional lenders a stablecoinβstyle, onchain payments rail.
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A Buenos Aires court instructed Argentina's telecom agency ENACOM to block Polymarket nationwide, citing unauthorized gambling concerns.
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Bitcoin bulls failed to break through major resistance at six-week highs as open interest trends triggered warnings of a BTC price reversal.
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Bitcoinβs technical and onchain indicators are boosting the case that BTC price may go as high as $84,000 in the short-term.
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Strategy bought seven weeks of new Bitcoin supply in one week, boosting the case for a $400,000 BTC price target if this pace continues.
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Local media outlet Asiae reported that the national police aim to select a private custody provider in the first half of 2026.
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The partnership targets foreign travelers in South Korea, adding real-world merchant access through a major local payments processor.
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The voluntary dismissal was filed without prejudice, meaning Beba and the DeFi Education Fund could refile the same case at a later date.
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Michael Coberg was sentenced to 63 months in prison for helping the so-called crypto βGodfatherβ stage a sham drug bust and extort a victim for $127,000.
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Messari announced layoffs and a leadership change as new CEO Diran Li signaled a deeper push into AI-powered research and data tools for institutional clients.
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US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs have tallied nearly $1 billion in inflows since March 9, with Bitcoin rising more than 12% to $74,250 over the same period.
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The SEC has proposed narrowing Rule 15c2-11 to equity securities only, and is now seeking comment on whether it should apply to certain crypto assets, among other questions.Β
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βWhatβs a better time to cut interest rates than now? A third-grade student would know that,β said US President Donald Trump.
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Justice Cotter said the husband has a high chance of succeeding based on the available evidence and recommended an early trial.
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Critics have been warning that prediction markets tied to wars could incentivize insider trading, which lawmakers in the US and abroad have moved to regulate.
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OpenSea's SEA token was first announced last October, when the platform revealed it would be transitioning from an NFT marketplace to one that can "trade everything."
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Bitcoin opened the week by rallying straight into a key resistance level. If it holds, BTC and altcoins could embark on the next leg of the crypto bull market.
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New SEC filing names Anchorage Digital Bank as the crypto custodian and adds SUI to the list of eligible tokens in the proposed fund that aims for direct digital asset exposure.
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Bitcoinβs recovery above $74,000 highlights a rapidly improving market, but several data points suggest that pro traders remain cautious and skeptical.
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Unlike previous years, only a handful of official events at the 2026 version of the iconic Austin festival featured crypto.
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About two-thirds of the companyβs tokens are currently staked, generating an estimated $180 million in annualized revenue.
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Bitcoin chases $75,000 as the return of aggressive spot BTC ETF inflows, billion-dollar buys from Strategy and an improvement in investorsβ risk appetite propel the crypto market.
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The Sei Development Foundation joined in the round to support expansion of an SEC-regulated alternative trading system and settlement platform for blockchain-based securities.
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Crypto wealth manager Abra plans a Nasdaq debut through a SPAC merger, joining a growing wave of digital asset companies tapping public markets for capital.
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Dubbed βOperation Atlantic,β the effort involves law enforcement agencies from the three countries and is aimed at preventing phishing attacks involving cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin achieved new six-week highs at the week's first Wall Street open, but analysis stayed risk-off, arguing that the long-term BTC price downtrend was still in place.
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A small pricing error in wstETH collateral caused $27 million in Aave liquidations, highlighting the critical role of price oracles and automated risk systems in DeFi.
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Iran-linked contracts drove prediction market activity higher as the CFTC opened rulemaking and Democrats moved to ban war and death bets.
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A symmetrical triangle breakout and an unresolved supply overhang are boosting the case that Ether may go as high as $2,800 in March.
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Regulators found 6.65 million AML violations at Bithumb, including 45,772 crypto transfers involving 18 unregistered overseas VASPs.
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Metaplanet raised $255 million and launched new warrants to fund more Bitcoin purchases as it pushes toward a 210,000 BTC treasury target.
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Cryptoβs innovation dazzles but fragments liquidity. Institutions demand boring reliability over novel protocols to move real capital at scale.
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