Blue Owl Capital's OBDC II fund permanently halted redemptions in February. The firm replaced quarterly tenders with return-of-capital distributions funded by loan repayments and asset sales, committing to return roughly 30% of net asset value within 45 days. Blue Owl also announced plans to sell $1.4 billion of assets across three credit funds to generate […]
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The Bitcoin price has slipped below the $69,000 mark once again after facing strong rejection near the crucial $72,000 resistance level. The repeated failure to break above this barrier has intensified selling pressure across the market, pushing BTC into a fresh corrective phase. Technical indicators are now beginning to tilt bearish, suggesting that bullish momentum …
Crypto exchange pushed back on $1.7 billion Iran-linked flow allegations and called media reports behind the probe “defamatory.”
The launch of the Polkadot ETF may accelerate institutional adoption of altcoins, enhancing the diversification of crypto investment portfolios.
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Pakistan’s parliament has officially passed the Virtual Assets Act 2026, establishing a permanent legal framework for cryptocurrency in the country. President Asif Ali Zardari signed the bill into law after it cleared the Senate on February 27 and the National Assembly on March 3. The law formally establishes the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), …
Earlier this week, Tether also invested in the sleep-technology startup Eight Sleep, at a $1.5 billion valuation.
The Bitcoin price might be standing at one of those uncomfortable moments markets love, where bullish signals scream “rally,” but the chart quietly whispers, “careful.” A technical signal known as the Inter-exchange Flow Pulse (IFP) indicator has just flashed a golden cross for $BTC. Historically, that crossover has marked the beginning of major rallies. According …
The outlook for the Fed grew cloudier on Friday, as the employment market weakened appreciably even as inflation could be worsening.
Sen. Warren slammed the SEC’s decision to drop its case against Tron founder Justin Sun after charges were dropped in a $10 million deal.
Pakistan passed the Virtual Assets Act, establishing a statutory digital asset regulator and introducing criminal penalties nationwide.
Bitcoin is at $68,807, down 5.19% today. Ethereum is at $2,005, barely clinging to the $2,000 level that traders treat as psychological bedrock, down 5.46%. Solana has dropped 6.47%, one of the worst performances among major coins today. XRP is down 4.50%. The total crypto market is sitting at $2.36 trillion, down 3.58% since yesterday. …
Economic uncertainty grows as job market struggles, prompting shifts to safer assets and potential Fed rate adjustments amid inflation concerns.
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Solana (SOL), down 3.1% since Thursday, joined Aave (AAVE) as an underperformer.
The US Federal Reserve has issued a limited-use master account to Kraken, marking a major pro-crypto shift in policy.
Demand is surging for tokenized precious metals that offer more accessibility than their traditional counterparts, with investors seeking 24/7 safe-haven asset availability.
The broader altcoin market could be approaching a pivotal moment. Recent crypto market structure suggests that altcoins, excluding the top 10 crypto have dropped to a critical support zone, a level that historically marks the end of prolonged corrective phases. After weeks of sustained selling pressure across the crypto market, the total altcoin market cap …
AI predictions from Grok and ChatGPT have provided insights into how high the Shiba Inu price could rise if Dogecoin hits $10. Notably, such rallies would put the market caps of these meme coins at levels that would need the crypto market cap to reach trillions of dollars for DOGE and SHIB to reach these price levels. AI Predicts How High Shiba Inu Price Could Reach If Dogecoin Hits $10 Grok made two predictions about how high the Shiba Inu price could reach if Dogecoin hits $10, based on percentage-gain and market-cap-ratio scenarios. A rally to $10 for DOGE is a 105x gain from its current price level. This means that SHIB could rise from its current price level to around $0.00058 if it mirrors a similar percentage gain. This would also give SHIB a market cap of around $340 billion based on its circulating supply of 589 trillion coins. Related Reading: Is It Time To Give Up On Dogecoin And Shiba Inu? On-Chain Metrics Has Answers ChatGPT also drew the same conclusion, predicting that the Shiba Inu price could rally to $0.0005967 if it grew at the same rate as Dogecoin during its rally to $10. Grok noted that both meme coins could grow at the same rate because they often move in tandem as they are leading meme coins with overlapping communities. Notably, both meme coins also share a positive price correlation of between 0.78 and 0.83. Meanwhile, for the market cap ratio scenario, Grok noted that this is more grounded as SHIB has a far higher supply than Dogecoin. SHIB’s current market cap is $3.26 billion, while DOGE’s is $14.3 billion. A rally to $10 would give Dogecoin a $1.5 trillion market cap. If SHIB were to capture 10% of this projected market cap, then the Shiba Inu price could reach a market cap of $150 billion, which equates to a price target of $0.00025. Furthermore, the Shiba Inu price could rally to $0.00063 if it captures 25% of Dogecoin’s projected $1.5 trillion market cap. Meanwhile, it would reach $0.00127 and $0.0025 if it captures 50% and 100% of the market cap, respectively. Factors That Affect Such Bullish Momentum Grok noted that SHIB’s supply of around 589 trillion tokens makes it harder for the Shiba Inu price to reach such high valuations than Dogecoin, which has an infinite but slower inflation. As such, Shiba Inu will need extreme burns for it to reach these high price targets. Notably, SHIB burns have slowed in recent times due to low demand amid the crypto market downtrend. Related Reading: Dogecoin Vs. Shiba Inu: What Meme Coin Should You Buy For Most Returns In 2026? Grok also mentioned that meme coins are volatile and sentiment-driven and that Elon Musk’s tweets, broader crypto bull runs, or hype can cause outsized moves. However, for Dogecoin to reach $10, the AI warned that the meme coin would need unprecedented adoption or utility. Also, the AI noted that past bull runs are no guarantee of how high DOGE and Shiba Inu prices could rise, as correlations can break across different market phases. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
Trading in tokenized stocks and ETFs via 1inch’s Ondo integration has topped $2.5 billion, as real-world assets become one of the few reliable growth engines in a weak crypto market.
Officials said the bank may start allocating funds to crypto-related equities and ETFs as early as April.
Wallets linked to Jane Street have deposited $19 million in Bitcoin to institutional-grade exchanges, and the crypto community is watching closely. On-chain analyst Lookonchain flagged the move, confirming that in the past two hours, wallets associated with Jane Street deposited 270 BTC, worth approximately $19 million, to Bullish.com and LMAX Digital. The transfer hit around …
Cumberland's aggressive Ethereum acquisition highlights growing institutional interest in diversifying portfolios with digital assets.
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Bitcoin remained under pressure even as the data likely puts back in play the chances of Fed rate cuts in the first half of 2026.
The approval places Strike among a small group of firms authorized to operate in the state under NYDFS supervision.
On Apr. 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission will host a public roundtable on listed options market structure covering quote-driven competition, customer experience, and growth. This is standard regulatory fare, except that Bitcoin exposure is migrating into regulated, centrally cleared products just as the SEC is reconsidering how the machinery works. Small changes to spreads, […]
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Sui co-founder Evan Cheng has a simple argument. Whether crypto is ready to hear it is another matter. He has seen these systems from the inside. So when he says Ethereum and Solana are built on a flawed foundation, it lands differently than the usual founder noise. It All Starts With a Spreadsheet His argument …
The institutions continue to pile into crypto and blockchain projects, and end users stand to benefit.
The central bank plans to invest in crypto infrastructure firms, tech stocks and funds tied to digital assets.
Strike's approval in New York could catalyze broader adoption of Bitcoin services, intensifying competition and innovation in the fintech sector.
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A war scare, $228 million yanked from crypto funds, and a price ceiling Bitcoin couldn’t break — here’s what’s happening. Crypto markets are deep in the red today. Bitcoin has dropped to $69,729, Ethereum sits at $2,042, and XRP is down to $1.38. The total market has shed over $80 billion in 24 hours. Three …
Fresh bitcoin ETF outflows and a tense macro backdrop point to a fragile recovery after prices previously pushed above $70,000, analysts say.