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A leading cryptocurrency analyst on Tuesday projected significant volatility for Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) in the days ahead, while outlining a rosy outlook for gold.

Which Way Is DOGE Headed?

Ali Martinez took to X, highlighting a descending triangle formation on Dogecoin’s 4-hour chart that could trigger a 29% price move for the memecoin.

Note that Martinez didn’t explicitly state the direction of the swing, whether upward or downward.

Typically, the pattern indicates a continuation of a downtrend, where sellers are gaining control.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, which compares two exponential moving averages of an asset’s price,  typically the 12-period and the 26-period, flashed a “Buy” signal for DOGE, according to TradingView.

Conversely, the Bull Bear Power indicator, …

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Cryptocurrency punters are growing increasingly confident that Islamabad could host U.S.-Iran negotiations after President Donald Trump shared the Pakistan prime minister’s mediation offer on social media.

Pakistan Becomes Favorite On Polymarket

Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket shows a 56% probability that the next diplomatic meeting between the U.S. and Iran will take place in Pakistan, up 33 percentage points over the last 24 hours.

The meeting must take place in person, including any indirect in-person interactions, and must be publicly acknowledged by the government or confirmed by credible media sources. Meetings carried out through appointed mediators, …

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Leading cryptocurrencies traded sideways on Tuesday, while stocks declined as the war in Iran dragged on despite President Donald Trump signaling a potential ceasefire.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.10% $70,658.19
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               		 +0.75% $2,158.95
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.21% $1.41
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +0.27% $91.16
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +1.56% $0.09487

Cryptos Take A Breather

Bitcoin’s trading activity slowed as the price fluctuated between $69,000 and the low $71,000 range. Ethereum faced rejection at $2,200 and pulled back toward the $2,100 level, while Dogecoin saw gains of nearly 1.6%.

Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closed down 1.41% and 2.21%, respectively.

Over $234 million in crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with losses almost evenly divided between long and short traders,  according to Coinglass data.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures increased 2.91% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, “Extreme Fear” sentiment continued to dominate the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET)
Templar (SN3)       +21.35%     $32.26
Undeads Games (UDS)                   +18.36%     $6.65
Bittensor (TAO)            +12.75%     $337.83

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.43 …

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) will become commodities available at any bank within five years, says Crypto Finance CEO Stijn Van Straten.

The Commodity Thesis

Van Straten differentiates between major tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum versus newer innovations like DeFi protocols. 

The biggest tokens will become standard commodities in the financial services industry, while DeFi will take another 5-10 years before regulators adopt clear rules.

“You’ll be able to buy that with any bank in 5 years,” Van Straten said about Bitcoin and Ethereum. 

Large traditional institutions lag behind crypto-native platforms because they must wait for regulatory clarity before entering new spaces.

The risk is too high for major banks to operate without clear rules of engagement.

Crypto-native platforms are already …

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Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correctly identify Nasdaq’s partner as Talos, a provider of institutional digital-asset infrastructure.

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) is deepening its crypto strategy by partnering with Talos, a provider of institutional digital-asset infrastructure, to integrate crypto trading and risk management with traditional financial systems.

Bridging Crypto And TradFi

The partnership connects Talos’ crypto trading and risk tools with Nasdaq’s Calypso platform, enabling institutions to manage digital assets alongside stocks and bonds within existing workflows, Bloomberg …

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Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) and Circle Internet Group Inc (NYSE:CRCL) shares are trading sharply lower Tuesday afternoon after CoinDesk reported that the latest Senate draft of the CLARITY Act would bar companies from paying yield simply for holding stablecoin balances in trading or similar accounts, while allowing only narrow rewards programs that do not resemble interest-bearing bank deposits.

Here’s what investors need to know.

Industry Insiders View Draft As Restrictive

CoinDesk also reported that the language was viewed by industry insiders as restrictive and unclear, with activity-based rewards still potentially allowed but balance-based rewards effectively …

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is outperforming traditional safe-haven assets as geopolitical tensions reshape investor behaviour, according to investor Anthony Pompliano.

Bitcoin Leads In Unusual Macro Backdrop

Pompliano on Monday said Bitcoin has emerged as a standout asset amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, rising about 8% since tensions escalated and gaining roughly 34% against gold over a short period.

He noted that traditional safe havens are behaving unusually, while Bitcoin is benefiting from its position as a non-sovereign, decentralized asset that can be moved instantly across borders.

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Bitcoin is trading below $70,000 despite steady ETF inflows and a slight improvement in sentiment.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $69,479.56
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,118.48
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $89.11
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.39
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09295
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056092

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 80,886 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $174.56 million.
  • SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $167.2 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $16.2 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Bittensor, Kite and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.

Notable Developments:

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Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced a delay in its initial public offering (IPO) due to unfavorable market conditions affecting the digital asset sector. 

• How is BTC doing today?

The crypto sector has faced challenges since Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) peak in October. Bitcoin tumbled below $70,000 as equities continue to slide lower while oil prices surge. The downturn in asset prices and trading volumes has led to cautiousness among companies considering public offerings.

This decision follows Kraken‘s earlier confidential filing for a U.S. IPO, which aimed for a $20 billion valuation after closing an $800 million funding round that marked a 33% increase in its valuation in under two months. 

Other IPOs, Acquisitions

While Kraken has decided to wait for more favorable conditions, other firms continue to pursue public listings. 

Securitize, a tokenization platform, is moving forward with its IPO plans, collaborating with BlackRock …

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot ETF inflows reaching about $2.5 billion this month, recording a significant spike in activity despite mediocre price action.

ETF Inflows Show Strength

Analyst Shaun Edmondson notes ETF demand has remained resilient despite a sharp price drawdown, reinforcing the long-term bullish case.

He added that Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) plans to raise up to $42 billion to acquire more Bitcoin, while Morgan Stanley is preparing to launch a Bitcoin ETF, further signaling growing Wall Street adoption.

At the same time, Bitcoin’s supply remains constrained, with less …

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Every Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hike since 2024 has caused a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) crash of at least 20%.

With Japanese 10-year yields hitting a 27-year high if 2.32% on Monday, fears abound that another BOJ tightening cycle could trigger the next crypto selloff.

The Four Rate Hikes That Crushed Bitcoin

The BOJ raised rates four times since March 2024, and Bitcoin fell sharply after three of them. 

On March 19, 2024, the BOJ raised rates from -0.1% to a 0-0.1% range, ending eight years of negative rates. Bitcoin fell roughly 23% in the following weeks.

The July 31, 2024 hike to 0.25% triggered the most violent episode.

The yen appreciated from 160 to below 140 against the dollar, triggering a trillion-dollar global asset selloff.

Bitcoin …

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Bernstein reaffirmed its $150,000 year-end Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) price target, despite a 45% drawdown from October highs, calling the selloff the “weakest bear case in history.”

The Three Bullish Pillars

Bernstein analysts led by Gautam Chhugani listed three reasons for their conviction. 

First, Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) keeps buying despite widespread chaos among other Bitcoin treasury firms and shorts piling into the stock. The company now holds roughly 3.6% of total Bitcoin supply worth about $53.5 billion.

Second, investors continue buying Bitcoin ETFs. ETFs added $2.2 billion over the last four weeks, with more long-term allocations from wealth managers, pension funds, and sovereign funds.

Third, long-term holders haven’t sold despite the 45% drawdown. Bitcoin holders inactive for more than one year represent 60% …

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Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) strength around $70,000 is fueling hopes of a move higher, but one analyst warns the broader trend still points to downside.

Pattern Signals Weakness

Prominent analyst Trader Mayne on Monday said Bitcoin’s price action is closely mirroring a previous range pattern, including a failed breakdown, a retest of a key level and a sweep of highs.

He said the setup suggests a repeat scenario, where price ultimately breaks down toward range lows.

In the short …

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Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) is urging European policymakers to accelerate updates to the EU’s digital asset framework, but CRCL plunged over 6% on Tuesday morning.

The EU Reform Push

Circle submitted feedback March 20 on the European Commission’s proposed Market Integration Package, calling the plan a meaningful step toward modernizing capital markets but noting gaps around scalability, supervision, and settlement.

Circle largely backed proposed changes to the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology Pilot Regime, including expanding eligible assets and raising volume thresholds. 

However, the company argued current limits continue to constrain liquidity and institutional participation.

The firm proposed introducing adaptive thresholds tied to market conditions rather than relying on periodic legislative updates. 

Circle also urged regulators to fast-track changes outside the broader …

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The New York Stock Exchange has partnered with Securitize to develop a tokenized securities trading platform that bypasses the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., settling stocks directly on blockchain with 24/7 trading and instant settlement.

The Securitize Partnership

Securitize will become NYSE’s first digital transfer agent, creating shares for stocks and ETFs as digital tokens on a blockchain, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

The two companies will design a digital transfer agent program, including standards for other transfer agents to issue and manage stocks as blockchain tokens in a compliant way.

Transfer agents keep records of investors, issue and cancel ownership certificates, facilitate dividend payments, and mail annual reports to shareholders. 

Securitize expects its broker-dealer to connect with NYSE’s Digital Trading Platform, an alternative trading system for tokenized securities.

The 24/7 Trading Vision

NYSE which is owned by …

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading in a tight range between $69,000 and $71,000 as shifting comments from President Donald Trump on the war with Iran fuel market volatility.

Bitcoin Holds Steady Amid Chaos

Analyst Scott Melker, known as “The Wolf of All Streets,” on Monday said markets are reacting in real time to conflicting geopolitical headlines.

He noted that trillions of dollars have been rapidly added and erased across equities, reflecting deep uncertainty. Despite this, Bitcoin has remained relatively stable within its range.

Melker also pointed to …

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Privacy-focused instant swap platform expands anonymous crypto swapping, cross-chain trading, and non-custodial exchange infrastructure.

SwapCult, a privacy-focused instant crypto swap platform and non-custodial exchanger, announced today that it has secured $3 million in strategic funding after surpassing $150 million in total cryptocurrency swap volume on its platform.

The milestone highlights the rapid growth of privacy-focused crypto infrastructure and the increasing demand for anonymous crypto swaps, non-custodial exchanges, and permissionless digital asset trading tools.

The new funding will accelerate development of SwapCult’s cross-chain swap integrations, liquidity routing technology, and scalable instant swap infrastructure.

Growth of Anonymous Crypto Trading

SwapCult enables users to perform instant cryptocurrency swaps directly from their wallets without creating accounts or completing KYC verification. Its non-custodial architecture ensures that users maintain full control of their digital assets throughout the entire swap process.

As demand for privacy-preserving crypto infrastructure grows, instant swap platforms like SwapCult are becoming an essential part of the global cryptocurrency ecosystem.

“Surpassing $150 million in swap volume demonstrates the growing global demand for simple and private crypto exchange tools,” said a SwapCult spokesperson. “Our mission is to make crypto swapping fast, permissionless, and fully non-custodial.”

cross-chain swaps

Funding to Expand DeFi and Cross‑Chain Trading

The $3 million funding round will support several major initiatives aimed at expanding SwapCult’s instant swap ecosystem and improving cross-chain crypto trading performance.

Key development initiatives include expanding cross-chain cryptocurrency swap integrations across major blockchain networks, improving liquidity aggregation for faster instant swaps, scaling infrastructure to support higher transaction volumes, advancing privacy-preserving transaction routing technology, and launching developer tools for crypto swap integrations.

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Bitcoin trades above $71,000 on Tuesday morning as ETFs saw $167.2 million in net inflows on Monday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $16.2 million in net outflows.  


Cryptocurrency		 Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $71,118
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,164
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $91.86
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.41
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09406
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056133

Meme coin market capitalization trades 1.2% higher over the past 24 hours to $33.5 billion.

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Residents of a Texas city were urged to shelter in place following an explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery that sent massive plumes of smoke billowing into the air. 

The incident happened Monday at Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery, which is located about 90 miles east of Houston and processes around 435,000 barrels per day. The company says about 770 employees work at the site, but there were no injuries, according to Port Arthur Mayor Charlotte Moses. 

“There’s been an explosion, yes, but we’re OK, everybody’s OK,” Moses said in a video posted on Facebook late Monday. “They’re trying to put the fire out as quickly as possible. They are working fast, our firefighters are on the scene. They’re working really hard.” 

Port Arthur is advising residents who live in the areas of Stillwell Boulevard West to South of Highway 73, Sabine Pass and Pleasure Island to adhere to an “immediate shelter in place.” 

ENERGY PRICES COULD FALL ‘PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY’ IF IRAN DEAL REACHED, ENERGY SECRETARY SAYS 

“For your safety, please remain in place until the ‘All Clear’ is given by emergency personnel,” the city said. 

Port Arthur has a population of around 56,000.

“Currently, there is a fire in a unit at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery,” Valero told FOX Business in a statement on Tuesday morning. “All personnel have been accounted for. Valero’s emergency response team is responding and coordinating with local authorities. As a precaution, Jefferson County officials have closed State Highways 82 and 87. As always, the safety of our workers is our top priority.”

ONE YEAR LATER, LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO FACE REBUILDING CHALLENGES: ‘FATIGUE FACTOR’ 

Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens told FOX4 Beaumont that an industrial heater was likely behind the explosion. 

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“Emergency response coordinators and regional staff have been deployed with handheld and mobile air monitoring assets in response to the Valero fire in Port Arthur, TX and are coordinating activities through incident command,” the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality wrote on X. 

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An influential cryptocurrency analyst spotted on Monday a “golden entry window” for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), serving as a launchpad for a new 4-year cycle.

‘Countdown To The Next Bitcoin Vertical Move’

In an X post, Ali Martinez stated that Bitcoin is nearing its “final discount” window before the next bull market.

According to Martinez, if the current fractal pattern holds, the period between Oct. 6 and Oct. 16 could emerge as a prime entry opportunity with a buy zone between $41,500 and $45,000. In other words, they believe Bitcoin’s price still has significant downside.

“This could be the launchpad to start a new 4-year cycle. The countdown to the next Bitcoin vertical move has begun,” Martinez said.

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Can investors make any money off the AI Agent projects on-chain? 

AI Agents, and artificial intelligence more broadly, dominate the water cooler banter and Slack channel chatter at work. It’s all led by the usual players – most of them Big Tech names, others newcomers that made a name for themselves with the large language models led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.  The blockchain world got in on this, too. The biggest, most liquid names in the business crashed and burned last year and many, like Fetch.AI (CRYPTO: FET) are underwater. FET is down 90% from its all-time-highs reached in March 2024.

Still, “The AI agent narrative is one of the hottest in crypto right now and capital is chasing it hard, with both the excitement and the recklessness that implies,” said MinChi Park, CO-founder and COO of CoinFello.

“Three names that keep coming up in conversations I’m having include the Virtuals Protocol, which is arguably the project that first kicked off the AI agent token meta,” she said. “Virtuals built a vibrant ecosystem of autonomous AI agents with applications in gaming and social media, and I think this versatility is why so many people are chasing it.”

Anyone can use Virtuals Protocol to build an AI agent and benefit from the economic activity it generates. 

She also mentioned Kite, an AI payments blockchain, which is building a key part of the infrastructure for blockchain agents. The token is up more than 50% in the last 12 months, going from $0.10 in March 2025 to $0.22 as of March 21, 2026. 

Kite operates in what is arguably the most exciting segment of the crossroad between AI and blockchain protocols. One of the technological reasons behind this trend is the emergence of the x402 payment standard launched by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) May 2025. (Coinbase’s share price has fallen since the AI rush, going from a high of $419 in July down to $197 currently.) The x402 standard ultimately allows AI agents to pay for services and data directly …

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BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) CEO and Chair Larry Fink stated on Monday that tokenization has the potential to simplify investment issuance, trading and access.

Tokenization Will Coexist With TradFi, Says Fink

In his 2026 Annual Chairman’s Letter, Fink compared the current state of tokenization to the internet in 1996.

“It won’t replace the existing financial system overnight. Instead, picture a bridge being built from both sides of a river, converging in the middle,” Fink added. “On one side stand traditional institutions. On the other are digital-first innovators: stablecoin issuers, fintechs, public blockchains.”

Fink envisioned a future where people could use their digital wallets not just for payments, but also for investing in a diverse range of companies.

“Tokenization could help accelerate that future by updating the plumbing of the financial system—making investments easier to …

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Popular NFT brand Pudgy Penguins announced the integration of ‘Pudgy World’ with Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) online shopping platform on Monday, allowing users to buy licensed wearables to customize their characters in the browser-based game.

Customize Your PENGU Using Amazon

Pudgy World said it has “officially landed” on the e-commerce website, introducing Pudgy World traits—customization options for penguin avatars in the free-to-play game.

These exclusive digital traits, including hats, clothing, and accessories, have prices ranging from $4.99 for common to $7.99 for epic rarities. They are redeemable through the new Pudgy Pass system for in-game customization without the need for cryptocurrency wallets.

Note that Pudgy Penguins’ merchandise line—featuring plushies, keychains, blind bags, and additional …

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NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:NBY) announced Monday its corporate name change to Stablecoin Development Corporation, signaling a full shift toward a cryptocurrency-focused strategy.

From Pharms To Crypto

The biotech firm will also adopt a new ticker symbol, SDEV, which is expected to take effect on April 3, according to the press release.

The company’s CEO, Michael Kazley, stated, “The name change to Stablecoin Development Corporation reflects our conviction that stablecoins represent the most compelling structural opportunity in digital finance.”

The firm has pivoted from a pharmaceutical focus to become an “on-chain holding company,” focusing on long-haul bets in protocol-level cryptocurrency ecosystems.

NovaBay holds 2.06 billion Sky

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Cryptocurrency bettors boosted the odds of a U.S.–Iran truce after President Donald Trump shifted his stance from “hit and obliterate” to describing talks with Tehran as “good and productive.”

Peace At Last?

Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket saw odds of a ceasefire by April 15 rise from 30% to 35% in the past 24 hours, while chances of a truce by April 30 increased from 41% to 45%. Similarly, the probability of this happening by May-end rose 5 percentage points to 56%.

Over $38 million has been wagered on the outcome, which will be resolved after an “official ceasefire agreement” is reached, requiring public confirmation from both the U.S. government and the …

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Leading cryptocurrencies lifted alongside stocks on Monday, while oil prices fell as President Donald Trump halted strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure after reporting “very good and productive conversations” with Tehran.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +4.13% $70,648.63
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               		 +4.55% $2,143.59
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          +2.77% $1.42
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +5.39% $90.91
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +3.27% $0.09352

Crypto Market Rebounds

Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $71,782, accompanied by a 80% jump in 24-hour volume. Bitcoin’s social chatter also jumped 38%, according to Santiment. 

Ethereum nearly reclaimed $2,200, with strong buying pressure resulting in 92% jump in volume

Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closed up 1.87% and 1.67%, respectively.

Nearly $660 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, mostly from bearish short positions, according to Coinglass data.

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On Monday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed a notable divestment in Bullish (NYSE:BLSH), a prominent player in the digital asset space. This move comes as the Peter Thiel-backed company disclosed its fourth-quarter 2025 financial outcomes in February.

The Bullish Trade

Ark Invest made significant sales of Bullish shares on Monday. The trades were executed through two of its ETFs: ARK Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKK) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (BATS:ARKW). Specifically, ARKK sold 31,154 shares, while ARKW offloaded 8,208 shares. With Bullish’s last closing price at $39.55, the total value of these trades …

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Bitcoin spiked above $71,000 as U.S.-Iran talks seem to advance towards a conclusion of the war.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $71,018.63
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,167.41
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $91.49
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.44
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09535
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056133

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 165,632 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $831.23 million.       
  • SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $52.1 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Friday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $41.97 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top losers include Siren, River and Kaspa.

Notable Developments:

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The SEC on Friday submitted two proposed crypto regulation rules to the White House for review.

The Innovation Exemption

Bloomberg on Monday reported that SEC Chairman Paul Atkins previewed the digital asset proposal at the Digital Chamber’s 2026 Blockchain Summit last week:

  • A sweeping digital asset proposal including an “innovation exemption” for crypto firms.
  • A hedge fund disclosure overhaul targeting Form PF reporting requirements.

The measures would allow crypto companies to temporarily avoid registration as brokers, exchanges, or other regulated entities for a limited period, giving them room to develop products without full securities compliance.

The proposal builds on the March 17 SEC-CFTC joint interpretation that classified crypto assets into five categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital …

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has climbed back above $70,000 after weekend weakness, but on-chain data suggests the broader correction may not be over.

Decoupling From Equities

CryptoQuant data shows Bitcoin is undergoing its longest period of decoupling from the S&P 500 since 2020.

While equities continued to perform, Bitcoin entered a downturn starting in October, diverging from its usual correlation with traditional markets.

The shift was triggered by a major liquidation event on Oct. 10, when roughly 70,000 BTC in open interest was wiped out, erasing months of positioning in …

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BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:BMNR) shares rose Monday after the company reported total crypto, cash, and “moonshot” holdings of $11.0 billion, underscoring its growing Ethereum exposure.

Ethereum Holdings And Accumulation Strategy

The company holds 4.66 million Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), including 3,142,643 staked ETH, valued at $6.5 billion, as well as $1.1 billion in cash. BitMine now owns 3.86% of the total ETH supply and is over 77% toward its “Alchemy of 5%” target within eight months.

The company has accelerated accumulation, including a recent weekly purchase of 65,341 ETH.

Staking Scale And Revenue Potential

BitMine generates annualized staking revenue of $184 million, with potential to reach $272 million as staking scales. The MAVAN staking solution remains on track for a first-quarter 2026 launch.

In addition to Ethereum, BitMine holds 196 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), a $200 million stake in Beast Industries, and $95 million in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ:ORBS).

Regulatory Catalyst And Management Outlook

Management pointed to regulatory developments, including a 68% probability that the Clarity Act will pass in 2026, as a potential catalyst for Ethereum.

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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is up 3% over the past 24 hours, with improving on-chain data and adoption trends supporting a bullish outlook.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Market Cap 7-Day Trend
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.43 $88.8 billion -2.7%
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $70,194 $1.42 trillion -3.5%
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,130 $262.97 billion -4.8%

Trader Notes: Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez said XRP whales accumulated about 40 million tokens over the past week, adding that a TD Sequential buy signal points to a potential rebound.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up 3% over the past 24 hours after President Trump announced a 5-day postponement of attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, following what he called productive talks.

The Geopolitical Catalyst

Trump said in a Truth Social post that the two countries held productive conversations regarding a complete resolution of hostilities in the Middle East. 

The five-day hiatus doesn’t end the war as Iran continues to strike targets across the Gulf and Israel would also need to sign up.

Bitcoin, which sank below $68,000 overnight, climbed above $71,000 in early U.S. hours before retreating closer to $70,000 after Fars cited an unidentified source denying any talks between the countries. 

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) all rose as much as 5% over 24 hours before giving back part of …

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Bitmine (NYSE:BMNR) purchased 65,341 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for roughly $138 million last week, accelerating buying for the third consecutive week as Chairman Tom Lee bets ETH is in the final stages of a “mini-crypto winter.”

The Accelerating Pace

Bitmine now holds 4.66 million ETH worth approximately $9.7 billion at $2,072 per token, representing 3.86% of ETH’s circulating supply. 

The company increased its weekly purchase pace from an average of 45,000-50,000 tokens to 65,341 last week.

“Our base case is ETH is in the final stages of the ‘mini-crypto winter,’” Lee said, noting that ETH has outperformed equities by 2,450 basis points since the Iran war began, rising 18% while gold fell more than 15%.

Cash reserves stand at $1.1 billion, with total crypto and cash holdings reaching $11 billion including 196 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), a $200 million stake in Beast Industries, and $95 million in Eightco …

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The CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket are locked in a brutal fight to dominate the white-hot prediction market sector. But, in at least one instance, the two have put competition aside, and each has invested in an upcoming venture firm led by two early Kalshi employees. The fund, named 5c(c) Capital, is raising up to $35 million to invest in prediction market startups, according to a pitch document seen by Fortune.

The new venture firm’s name is a reference to a clause in the piece of legislation that outlined the federal regulation of commodities and derivatives, a category that now includes prediction markets. The fund’s partners are Adhi Rajaprabhakaran, the second trader hired to work at Kalshi’s affiliated market maker, and Noah Zingler-Sternig, Kalshi’s former head of operations.

In addition to Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, the fund’s early backers are a star-studded slate of venture investors, according to the document. They include the venture giant Marc Andreessen, through the fund Moneta Luna; Micky Malka, the founder of the fintech investor Ribbit Capital; and Kyle Samani, the former managing partner at the crypto VC Multicoin Capital.

Rajaprabhakaran, one of the founding partners of 5c(c) Capital, declined to comment. A spokesperson for Marc Andreessen’s venture firm Andreessen Horowitz declined to comment. Polymarket and Malka didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

A Kalshi spokesperson confirmed Mansour’s participation. “Adhi knows that the next few years are critical to build out infra[structure] around prediction markets,” Samani said in a statement, confirming that he backed 5c(c) Capital.

Prediction market frenzy

The ongoing fundraise from the two early Kalshi employees comes as prediction markets have become one of the buzziest sectors in Silicon Valley. Kalshi is raising $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in a round led by seasoned Silicon Valley investor Coatue Management. And its competitor Polymarket is also eyeing a similar valuation of around $20 billion. The trading platforms let users bet on a diverse array of subjects, from where the prices of Bitcoin or Ethereum will land by the end of the week to which college team will win the NCAA basketball tournament.

Amid investor enthusiasm, state governments have tried to crack down on the rise of prediction markets, especially as Kalshi and Polymarket have opened up their platforms to sports markets. Regulators claim that the two prediction markets are no more than sports gambling locales, which must adhere to strict state laws. Kalshi is facing about 20 federal lawsuits that call into question the platform’s legality. And the Arizona Attorney General filed criminal charges against the startup last week. 

Kalshi and Polymarket, whose U.S. trading arm isn’t yet live, have argued that prediction markets are different from sports gambling and that the authority of the federal regulator CFTC to regulate prediction markets supersedes the power of the states.

Despite this fraught legal situation, the pitch document for 5c(c) Capital describes prediction markets as a “generational investment opportunity.” The pair plan to back around 20 companies over the next two years, including market makers in prediction markets, designers of prediction market indices, among other categories.

The venture fund’s first close is within the next month.

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Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) purchased 1,031 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for $76.6 million last week, a dramatic slowdown from over $1 billion in purchases during each of the previous two weeks when the company issued STRC preferred shares.

The Slowdown Explained

Strategy funded last week’s purchase entirely through common stock sales rather than STRC preferred shares, marking a return to smaller acquisition sizes typical of periods when the company relies solely on equity offerings.

Total holdings now stand at 762,099 Bitcoin acquired for approximately $57.69 billion, or an average price of $75,694 per coin. 

With Bitcoin trading just under $70,000, Strategy’s holdings sit below cost basis.

The previous two weeks saw purchases exceeding $1 billion each as Strategy took advantage of STRC preferred share issuance. 

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) could gain new utility and yield opportunities through DogeOS, an app-layer project designed to expand its use beyond payments while preserving its meme-driven identity.

Building Utility With DogeOS

In an interview with Crypto India Magazine, DogeOS CEO and co-founder Jordan Jefferson said Dogecoin remains one of the most underutilized assets in crypto despite its large market cap of around $15 billion and cultural reach.

In a recent discussion, Jefferson, a crypto builder since 2011, said Dogecoin has stayed closer to crypto’s original vision of peer-to-peer money, while Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) …

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Bitcoin tapped $70,000 on Monday morning as President Trump announced a five-day delay on his deadline to strike Iranian energy infrastructure.


Cryptocurrency		 Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $69,888
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,120
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $88.77
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.40
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09317
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.055982

Meme coin market capitalization gained around 3% over the past 24 hours to $33.4 billion.

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Will Wilson wants to make sure the software running everything from your bank account to your favorite crypto exchange actually works—and his company Antithesis is rethinking how software has been tested for the last 80 years.​​

Wilson, the co‑founder and CEO of Antithesis, first made his name at FoundationDB, a company that created special testing systems that let teams safely rehearse years of real‑world problems in a fake environment, to catch bugs before customers ever saw them (FoundationDB was acquired by Apple in 2015). That idea—stress‑testing code inside a simulated universe where everything that can go wrong does—is now the core of Antithesis, a deterministic simulation testing platform that runs fully automated, parallel tests that can compress years of production behavior into hours.​​

“Software increasingly controls literally everything,” Wilson told Fortune, pointing to financial markets, banking websites, smartphones, and even nuclear power plants. The traditional model of writing code and then trying to think of every possible edge case “is totally broken,” he argued, because failures come from situations engineers did not anticipate. Antithesis runs customer systems in a controlled simulation where hardware failures, network glitches, and bizarre timing issues are constantly injected to see how the software behaves.​​

That pitch has resonated with some of the most demanding buyers in finance and crypto. Antithesis is already used by organizations whose systems “cannot fail,” including quantitative trading giant Jane Street (also one of its lead investors), the Ethereum network and MongoDB.

In December 2025, the Northern Virginia–based startup announced a $105 million Series A, led by Jane Street—which is both an investor and a user—alongside Amplify Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Tamarack Global, First In Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Hyperion Capital and angels including Stripe cofounder Patrick Collison, Dwarkesh Patel and Sholto Douglas.​

The capital follows more than five years of R&D funded by a $47 million seed round raised while Antithesis operated largely in stealth, and $30 million in funding in February 2025 led by Amplify Partners. Antithesis, founded in 2018 and publicly unveiled in 2024, also made its debut this year on the Forbes Fintech 50, which reports that the company has landed about 40 clients, including trading firms where software glitches can translate into large financial losses.​

Winning over these clients and investors, Wilson added, has required a studied lack of hype. “Don’t be too thirsty and don’t over promise,” he said. When he talks to prospects, he says he is candid about his product’s weaknesses: “Every product sucks at something. I’m just going to tell you what it is.”​

While AI code‑generation models race ahead, Wilson sees a less crowded—and ultimately more durable—opportunity in everything that happens after the code is written. 

“AI is eating part of the software development life cycle…which was actually never the slow part or the hard part,” he said. “There’s a world in which…we end up being a really, really significant part of how everybody on earth develops and ships software.”

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The crypto world feasts on gossip and last week it enjoyed an extra helping in the form of a Vanity Fair article. The piece, titled “Crypto’s True Believers Demand to Be Taken Seriously,” featured lavish photos of prominent industry figures swooning around New York’s Nine Orchard hotel in far-out outfits that cost more than your mortgage payment. The article elicited predictable scorn and contempt from those outside the crypto world. Those inside it, meanwhile, bashed the dastardly media while tweeting some variation of “What the hell were they thinking taking part in this?”

The “what were they thinking?” take is a fair one. When a glossy publication with little history of covering the crypto industry sends a staff reporter, did anyone really expect a celebration of blockchain? Still, this is Vanity Fair, the stomping ground of legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, and renowned for snapping pics of presidents and A-list celebs. Most people, even those who profess disdain for mainstream media, would be there in a heartbeat.

Despite the snide headline, the story does a decent job telling the 17-year history of crypto, from Satoshi’s white paper to the current era of Big Crypto. The author also gets access to the right people to tell the story, and correctly sizes up their respective contributions to the industry. That includes Olaf Carlson-Wee, the out-there early Bitcoin prophet who became Coinbase’s first employee before quitting to start a crypto venture fund. Also in the group photo is iconoclast ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood, and Meltem Demirors, an early crypto booster and master self-promoter who turned up for the shoot “layered in diamond crosses and wearing a black sweatsuit with her firm’s slogan—’Believe in Something’—bedazzled across the ass.”

Billionaire trader Mike Novogratz also made the cut. Perhaps because he lent his hotel for the shoot, Novo avoided the indignity of being photographed short-sleeved, which would have revealed the giant Terra-Luna scamcoin tattoo on his bicep. Danny Ryan, a longtime contributor to the Ethereum Foundation, didn’t fare as well. The Vanity Fair photo director somehow persuaded Ryan to take off his shoes for the photos, presumably to cast him as some sort of crypto holy fool. The deepest scorn, though, is reserved for Devin Finzer, who took hundreds of millions of VC dollars for a largely failed project and, the piece makes clear, is viewed as a grifty parvenu by longtime crypto builders.

On a broader level, the piece asks where these exotic figures belong now that the crypto industry is chummy with the Oval Office, and is being embraced by Wall Street and Congress. You can make the case, as Vanity Fair implies, that the people in these photos are just a freaky subset of America’s growing aristocracy, who are fixated on image and lifestyle, and totally out of touch with ordinary people struggling with record credit card debt and an unaffordable housing market.

There is something to that. At the same time, the Vanity Fair gathering (minus Finzer) is also a throwback to a time when crypto was populated by larger than life characters who believed in something no one else did. To borrow from early Apple, they are “the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes… because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” As they fade from the scene, we may come to miss them.

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Geopolitical tensions crushed the more popular cryptocurrencies last week, but a few defiant underdogs bucked the trend.

Siren Surges Over 300%

BNB Chain (CRYPTO: BNB)-based Siren exploded 335% over the week, fueled by its listing on exchanges such as Binance Futures and Hashkey.

The memecoin, which draws inspiration from the legendary sirens of Greek mythology, hit an all-time high of $3.83 on Sunday, and its market capitalization ballooned from $456 million to $2.2 billion over the week.

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Odds of a U.S. ground invasion of Iran have surged on the cryptocurrency prediction market, despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that military objectives are nearly complete.

Will US Troops Enter Iran?

The probability that U.S. troops physically enter Iran by the end of April surged from 42% to 57% in a week on Polymarket. The odds of U.S. boots on the ground before year-end rose to 72%, up from 63% the week before.

Nearly $23 million has been wagered on the outcome. U.S. military personnel must physically enter Iran’s land territory to qualify. Operations limited to air or sea will not qualify.

Polymarket, based on Polygon 

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This week in the crypto world was a rollercoaster ride, with Bitcoin defending the $70,000 mark amidst market jitters. Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin tested their support levels, while Ethereum also entered what analysts are calling a ‘generational buy zone’.

In regulatory news, Nasdaq secured SEC approval to list blockchain versions of stocks and SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced a new crypto framework. Lastly, Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF set its ticker as BTC tests $70,000 support.

Bitcoin Defends $70,000 As Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Test Support

Bitcoin traded around $70,000 as Bitcoin ETFs saw $90.2 million in net outflows on Thursday. Ethereum ETFs reported $136.4 million in net outflows. The meme coin market capitalization dropped around 3% over the past 24 hours to $33.4 billion. Crypto trader Jelle noted that Bitcoin is retesting the $70,000 level from below, making it a key decision point.

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Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projects

On Tuesday, major US financial regulators published rules for the cryptocurrency industry that may reduce regulatory requirements and that insiders believe will benefit the Trump family’s ventures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new guidelines for the cryptocurrency industry to answer the longstanding question of what does or does not qualify as a security, a classification that entails strict oversight. SEC chair, Paul Atkins, has dubbed the framework a “token taxonomy” for the sector. Published jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the guidelines classify most of crypto-based assets as commodities, collectibles, payment tokens or “digital tools”, exempting them from the SEC’s more stringent oversight and disclosure requirements. Only blockchain-based representations of existing securities, such as stocks and bonds, remain classified as securities under this new framework.

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