Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a four-month low of $76,700 on March 11, following a 6% weekly decline in the S&P 500 index. The stock market correction pushed the index to its lowest level in six months as investors priced in higher odds of a global economic downturn. Despite Bitcoin’s 30% drop from its all-time high […]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) reintroduced legislation Tuesday to establish a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, aiming to transform former President Donald Trump’s executive order into federal law. Sen. Lummis Reintroduces Bill to Codify Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Plan The bill, dubbed the “Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide Act” (BITCOIN Act), proposes acquiring […]
The Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF, trading as OWNB, has launched, focusing on corporations holding significant bitcoin assets. OWNB: New ETF Captures Corporate Giants With Heavy Bitcoin Investments In a significant development in the cryptocurrency investment landscape, the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF commenced trading today under the ticker OWNB. This new exchange-traded fund (ETF) […]
The cryptocurrency dipped below $77,000 overnight before making a modest recovery to $80K in the morning. Bearish Pressure Continues: Bitcoin Lingers Above $80K After Overnight Slump Bitcoin tumbled all the way to $76,624.25 late last night, a 4-month low, before later recovering. The entire cryptocurrency market has lost more than a $1 trillion in value […]
THORChain has been called a money laundering protocol — a label no decentralized finance (DeFi) project wants unless it’s prepared to have regulators breathing down its neck. Its supporters have fended off the criticism by championing decentralization, while its critics point to recent activities that showed some of the protocol’s centralized tendencies. After exploiting Bybit […]
Investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald has selected Anchorage Digital and Copper as its Bitcoin custodians and collateral managers as it launches its new digital asset financing business targeting institutional investors. In a March 11 announcement, Cantor Fitzgerald said it is rolling out its Bitcoin (BTC) financing business with $2 billion in initial capital to help […]
President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, combining a 25% duty on metals with a 25% general tariff on all Canadian goods, effective March 12, 2025. The move escalates a trade dispute centered on Canada’s “anti-American farmer tariffs” of up to 390% on U.S. dairy products, which Trump called […]
Cboe BZX Exchange has filed a proposal with the SEC to allow staking in Fidelity’s Ethereum ETF, reversing a 2024 decision to exclude the feature, as regulatory attitudes toward crypto evolve under the Trump administration. SEC Filing Reveals Fidelity’s Plan to Enable Staking in Ethereum ETF Cboe BZX Exchange filed a Form 19b-4 with the […]
Bitcoin (BTC) cooled a 7% rebound after the March 11 Wall Street open as familiar headwinds sparked market jitters. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin, stocks deflate on fresh tariffs letdown Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it touched local highs of $82,154 on Bitstamp before consolidating. US JOLTS job openings […]
US lawmakers are set for a heated debate on stablecoin regulation, with key industry leaders expected to outline their vision for the future of digital asset oversight. Charles Cascarilla, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin issuer Paxos, is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, where he will urge lawmakers to establish “cross-jurisdictional reciprocity” […]
As bitcoin trades at $81,626—just shy of the $82,000 mark—disparities in mining costs among leading public firms expose striking operational differences, with some companies extracting bitcoin at a fraction of the network’s estimated average. Mining Bitcoin for Profit? It Depends on Who’s Paying the Power Bill On March 11, 2025, bitcoin’s spot price settled at […]
Yuga Labs’ vice president of blockchain warned that Ether could drop as low as $200 in a prolonged bear market, a 90% decline from its current price. In a March 11 post on X, the executive, known as “Quit,” pushed back against analysts who suggested $1,500 as the possible bottom for Ether (ETH). Instead, Quit […]
