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Orbital Data Center Startup to Mine Bitcoin in Space

Starcloud, an Nvidia-backed orbital data center startup, said it will begin mining Bitcoin from space later this year when its second spacecraft launches, positioning the company to be the first to mine the cryptocurrency off Earth. CEO Philip Johnston posted the claim to X after discussing the plan in an

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Limited U.S. exposure to oil shocks may be helping bitcoin

The week-long war between Iran, the U.S., and Israel has pushed oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic past $100 a barrel, shaking Asian markets and sending bond yields higher. Still, bitcoin has barely moved, hovering around $67,000, roughly where it was 24 hours earlier. A likely

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NYDIG: Bitcoin-tech stock correlation is overstated

NYDIG says Bitcoin’s recent parallel with US software stocks reflects shared exposure to macro events rather than a structural convergence. Greg Cipolaro, the firm's head of research, noted the weeklong rally prompted some to call the cryptocurrency a proxy for the sector. “While the visual fit of

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Binance tells Senate it found no accounts that sent crypto directly to Iran

Binance, via its lawyers, told a U.S. Senate investigation it found no evidence that accounts on its platform transacted directly with Iranian entities, refuting allegations that $1.7 billion in crypto flowed through the exchange to Iran-linked groups. The response, in a March 6 letter to Sen. Richard Blumenthal’

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Bitcoin tumbles below $66,000 as oil surges nearly 20%

Bitcoin tumbled below $66,000 after little sign over the weekend of any de-escalation in the U.S. war against Iran. The jump in oil prices set the tone for markets as the new week began on the wrong foot. April WTI crude futures rose 19.1% to $108.35

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Short-term holders send $1.8B in bitcoin to exchanges after $74,000 rally

Bitcoin climbed to a one-month high of $74,000 this week before slipping to about $69,000 as short-term traders took profits. CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost says short-term holders transferred more than 27,000 BTC — roughly $1.8 billion — to exchanges in profit over the past 24 hours, one of the

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Saylor Signals Another Bitcoin Buy Amid Market Downturn

Michael Saylor, co-founder of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, said on Sunday the firm is buying more BTC as the price hovers near $66,000. He posted on X, 'The Second Century Begins,' and shared Strategy’s BTC accumulation chart that has become synonymous with impending BTC purchases. Strategy’

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Brazil opens Pix payments to Brazilians living in Argentina

Banco Central do Brasil expanded its Pix instant payments system to allow Brazilians living in Argentina to use the service to pay for goods and services and to send payments between the two countries. The Pix platform is accepted by major crypto platforms and service providers operating in Brazil for

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RWAs exceed $25 billion after nearly quadrupling in a year

Tokenized real-world assets, excluding stablecoins, have surpassed $25 billion in onchain value, nearly quadrupling from roughly $6.4 billion a year earlier, RWA.xyz data shows. The shift reflects a move from early experimentation to institutional-scale deployment: asset managers including BlackRock, Fidelity and WisdomTree launched tokenized fund products, and the

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Bitcoin still diversifies portfolios despite trading like tech stocks

Bitcoin’s recent tendency to move in step with U.S. equities has not erased its value as a portfolio diversifier, NYDIG says. In a weekly market note, Greg Cipolaro, the firm’s global head of research, observed that correlations with benchmarks such as the S&P 500, the

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Clarity Act may move forward after stablecoin compromise

Hopes are rising that the Clarity Act may soon see forward motion. Key senators critical to advancing the crypto market structure legislation may soon be willing to move forward on the bill after bankers circulated what seemed to be a final take on acceptable language for stablecoin rewards. Weeks of

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Bitcoin Is a Buy at $60,000 if Macro Forces BTC Lower, Says Trader

Bitcoin threatened to cement new resistance into Sunday’s weekly close after multiday lows of $66,569 left the pair below its 200-week exponential moving average, a trend line it had repeatedly tried and failed to reclaim. Rekt Capital highlighted that losing the 200-week EMA, currently at $68,310, during

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Bitcoin 'Bull Trap' Forming as Bear Market Middle Stage Approaches

On-chain analyst Willy Woo warned that a short-term rally could be a "bull trap," writing on X that the faux breakout may last "out to [the] end of April." He said his outlook is based on liquidity conditions rather than price levels and that he would

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Bitcoin suffers $110 billion wipeout as Iran tensions eclipse bullish news

Bitcoin briefly pushed toward $74,000 this week after a string of bullish developments linking the crypto market more closely with traditional finance, but by week’s end it had slipped back below $69,000, shedding about $110 billion in market value and failing to hold $70,000. Recent institutional

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Log Second Weekly Inflows in 5 Months, Ether ETFs Rebound

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their second consecutive week of net inflows, the first back-to-back gains in five months. Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted roughly $568.45 million in net inflows this week, after posting about $787.31 million the previous week. Before the turnaround, the funds suffered roughly $3.

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Bitcoin could fall another 30% as four-year cycle deepens

Bitcoin is in the deepest phase of a bear market and could fall another 30% in 2026, CK Zheng, founder of crypto investment firm ZX Squared Capital, said in an email. He cited the "four-year cycle" and the Iran war as key catalysts. The cryptocurrency has already nearly

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Bitcoin slips below $68,000 as dollar posts steepest weekly gain

Bitcoin fell to $67,960 by Saturday morning, down 3.4% over 24 hours and retreating sharply from the week’s high as late-week selling pushed prices toward the lower end of the recent range. Major tokens took heavier hits: ether dropped 4.4% to $1,974, solana fell 4%

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US Court Dismisses Terrorism Financing Lawsuit Against Binance, CZ

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit that accused Binance, former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao and Binance.US operator BAM Trading Services of helping terrorist groups move funds. The plaintiffs represented 535 individuals linked to victims of 64 attacks between 2016

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XRP slips as traders watch $1.35 support

XRP is trading in a tight range around $1.35 after a brief breakdown, with buyers stepping in to defend the support level. The token remains in a broader corrective phase driven largely by technical factors, while institutional flows and derivatives activity show mixed and subdued participation. Over the past

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Bitcoin dip may not be over as whales sell into retail buying

The smart money that bought the panic last week then sold the rally to everyone else. Whales holding between 10 and 10,000 bitcoin accumulated heavily between Feb. 23 and March 3, when bitcoin was trading between $62,900 and $69,600, Santiment shows. When bitcoin hit $74,000 on

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Circle shifts $68 million in internal payments using its USDC stablecoin

Circle has begun using its own stablecoin infrastructure to move money between internal entities, settling $68 million in transfers using USDC, CEO Jeremy Allaire said Saturday. The transactions were executed through Circle Mint, the company’s platform for minting and redeeming USDC, and replaced bank wires that often take days

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Crypto Fear and Greed Index Returns to 'Extreme Fear' at 18

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slipped back into 'extreme fear,' standing at 18, down from 20 on Friday, CoinMarketCap shows. Sentiment briefly rose to 25 on Wednesday but contracted as geopolitical tensions between the US, Israel and Iran eroded risk appetite and increased macroeconomic uncertainty. The

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Coinbase says new U.S. crypto tax-reporting rules are cluttered, confusing

Coinbase said new U.S. tax-reporting requirements are overly onerous for many crypto holders and add unnecessary clutter to the tax system. The IRS’s 1099-DA form for reporting digital asset gains, the company’s tax team warned, creates a burden of over-reporting by requiring details on stablecoin transactions—whose

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Jack Dorsey's Block will back stablecoins despite Bitcoin purism

Block CEO Jack Dorsey says his company will support stablecoins, even though he has long argued that Bitcoin should serve as the internet’s native money protocol. In an interview with WIRED, Dorsey acknowledged the change while making clear it reflects customer demand rather than a shift in personal belief.

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Trump's cyber strategy pledges to support cryptocurrency and blockchain security

The Trump administration's new national cyber strategy places the security of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies within the United States' broader push to maintain leadership in emerging technology. In a section focused on maintaining "superiority in critical and emerging technologies," the document states that the government