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BlackRock’s Staked ETH ETF Sees $15.5M on Debut

Nasdaq data shows the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) traded 592,804 shares on its first day, turning over about $15.5 million. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart described the result as "very, very solid." The ETF invests and stakes Ether, locking up tokens on the blockchain to

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Anchorage Digital Integrates Puffer to Offer Institutional ETH Restaking

Anchorage Digital has integrated with Puffer Finance, giving institutional clients access to Ethereum liquid restaking through its custody platform. Institutions can stake Ether held with Anchorage and receive Puffer’s liquid restaking token, pufETH, directly into their accounts. The token represents a restaked ETH position that can be transferred or

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Cryptio raises $45M as tokenized finance boosts demand for accounting

Cryptio, an accounting and data platform for regulated digital assets, has raised $45 million in a Series B round co‑led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global, with participation from 1kx, BlueYard Capital, Alven and Ledger Cathay Capital. The company’s software reconciles activity across wallets, custodians and exchanges

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Bitcoin–gold ratio rebound signals potential opportunity window

MN Capital founder Michaël van de Poppe highlighted a bullish shift in Bitcoin’s long-term trend versus gold after the BTC–gold ratio formed a bullish divergence with the daily RSI. The ratio retraced to a key support area near 12–13, a level that acted as resistance in 2017

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Circle outpaces crypto stocks as USDC thesis gains momentum

Investment bank William Blair says Circle’s recent rally goes beyond shifting macro conditions, pointing to the stablecoin USDC’s resilience and growing recognition of the company’s infrastructure edge. Analysts Andrew Jeffrey and Adib Choudhury wrote that “we think there is more at play, however, including USDC market cap

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Ark Invest: 65% of Bitcoin Supply Not Vulnerable to Quantum Threat

Ark Invest and Unchained estimate that roughly 65.4% of Bitcoin’s supply is not exposed to a quantum computing breakthrough, leaving about 34.6% at some risk. That at-risk portion includes around 5 million BTC (25% of the total) viewed as migratable due to address re-use, 1.7 million

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BlackRock debuts staked ether ETF to offer staking rewards

BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) begins trading on Nasdaq. The fund, the asset manager’s third crypto ETF and its first to incorporate staking, will hold spot ether and stake a portion of those holdings so investors can potentially earn rewards while benefiting from price movements. The

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Bitcoin Price Recovery Could be Capped at $78K: Here’s Why

Bitcoin is in a relief rally after a 17% recovery from sub-$60,000 lows, but the $78,000 level remains key to reversing the broader downtrend. CryptoQuant data show net taker volume has been positive since the US and Israel-Iran war began, signaling that demand returned across derivatives markets.

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US Prosecutors Oppose Sam Bankman-Fried’s New Trial Bid: Report

US prosecutors urged a federal judge to reject Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new criminal trial, arguing the former FTX chief failed to meet the legal standard for a retrial. They said testimony from former FTX executives Ryan Salame and Daniel Chapsky did not amount to newly discovered evidence

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India arrests key suspect in GainBitcoin crypto Ponzi scheme

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Ayush Varshney, co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, in the probe into the alleged GainBitcoin fraud. Authorities allege Darwin Labs helped build key technical components linked to the scheme, including the MCAP crypto token and its ERC-20 smart contract,

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FMA says NZDD stablecoin not a financial product

New Zealand’s financial regulator has ruled that a local currency‑tied stablecoin, NZDD, isn’t a financial product, a designation the regulator linked directly to a fintech sandbox pilot. The Financial Markets Authority said the stablecoin "is not a debt security, as the NZDD stablecoin is not an

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Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Strategy with New Venture Firm

Metaplanet has launched Metaplanet Ventures K.K. to support development of the Bitcoin ecosystem in Japan as the country moves to recognize Bitcoin as a regulated financial asset within the next two years. The company expects Bitcoin to be reclassified as a regulated financial asset by January 2028. Metaplanet Ventures

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Binance.US Hires Compliance Lawyer as New CEO

Binance.US has appointed compliance lawyer Stephen Gregory as its new chief executive, replacing Norman Reed on March 9; Reed will move into an advisory role. Gregory is the former CEO of Currency.com and previously served as compliance chief and counsel at CEX.IO and as a compliance officer

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Ripple to buy back $750M in shares, valuing company at $50B

A Wednesday Bloomberg report says Ripple plans a tender offer through April to buy back up to $750 million worth of shares from investors and employees, a program that would value the company at $50 billion. That figure is 25% higher than the valuation assigned after a $500 million raise

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Mastercard launches crypto partner program with 85+ firms

Mastercard has launched a global crypto partner program that initially brings together more than 85 companies across the digital asset and payments industries to collaborate on blockchain-based payment and settlement systems. The initiative is designed to connect crypto companies, financial institutions and payments providers as digital assets begin playing a

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Three Binance Charts May Be Hinting at Bitcoin’s Next Move

Charts from Binance suggest the next major move for Bitcoin could be driven by changing exchange flows and derivatives activity. Onchain data show a cooling of whale deposits, rising BTC withdrawals, and growing futures dominance—factors that may influence the cryptocurrency’s price direction. The Bitcoin exchange whale ratio on

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Bitcoin Edges Higher After US CPI Matches Expectations

Bitcoin broke back above $70,000 around the Wall Street open after US consumer inflation matched expectations. The February Consumer Price Index rose 2.4% year-on-year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, giving markets a modest tailwind and leaving traders largely in a wait-and-see stance. Oil, a key risk factor

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Wells Fargo files trademark for WFUSD crypto services platform

Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application at the US Patent and Trademark Office for the name 'WFUSD.' The application is awaiting assignment to an examining attorney and covers a wide range of cryptocurrency trading, payments and blockchain software services. The filing lists services such as cryptocurrency trading,

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Brera to wind down soccer teams as it pivots to Solana infrastructure

Brera Holdings’ board approved a plan to shift the Nasdaq-listed company toward Solana infrastructure and treasury operations while shutting down two of its soccer teams and proposing a reverse stock split. The proposal, which still requires shareholder approval, would rename the company Solmate Infrastructure and narrow its focus to building

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Crypto is just finance on different infrastructure: ASIC

Australia's securities regulator says blockchain and crypto perform the same functions as existing financial infrastructure and should not be treated as separate asset classes. In a paper presented at the Melbourne Money & Finance Conference, ASIC’s head of fintech Rhys Bollen said they should be regulated on

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Bitcoin Sentiment Flipped to FOMO After Rebounding Above $70K

Social media sentiment around Bitcoin shifted back toward optimism after the price recovered above $70,000, with Santiment data showing positive discussions rising following a drop on Monday. The market intelligence platform said conversations across X, Reddit, Telegram and other crypto channels were encouraged by President Trump’s comments that

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Ether funding flips negative as bears remain in control

Ether has struggled to hold above $2,100 over the past month, eroding traders’ confidence despite a 7% gain between Monday and Tuesday. Perpetual futures funding dipped into negative territory on Tuesday and has remained below the neutral 6%–12% range, indicating elevated demand for short positions and limited interest

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Societe Generale-FORGE Deploys MiCA-Compliant EURCV Stablecoin on Stellar

Societe Generale-FORGE, the crypto arm of French banking company Societe Generale, has deployed its euro-denominated stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, completing a multichain expansion first announced in 2025. The stablecoin, known as EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), is designed to comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework and

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XRP price eyes symmetrical triangle breakout as stablecoin supply jumps

XRP is close to confirming a bullish breakout from a multi-month symmetrical triangle on the daily chart. The token climbed nearly 4% to an intraday high of $1.39 on March 10, Asian time, after sliding almost 8% to $1.34 from a weekly peak of $1.46 amid a

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Hyperliquid Will Hit $150 by Mid 2026, Predicts BitMEX's Arthur Hayes

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicts Hyperliquid’s HYPE token could reach $150 by August if the platform continues pulling derivatives volume from centralized exchanges and expands its product suite. Hayes says HYPE could climb roughly fivefold from around $30, provided Hyperliquid’s 30-day annualized revenue run rate rises to $1.