Litecoin (LTC), down 2.8% since yesterday, joined Stellar (XLM) as an underperformer.
WhiteBIT, the largest European cryptocurrency exchange by traffic, announces that its native WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) is now trading on Kraken, one of the world’s long-standing crypto platforms. WBT trading is available on WBT/EUR and WBT/USD pairs, giving more traders worldwide access to the coin and reflecting the asset’s growing recognition in the market. The listing …
Poland's strategy to use gold-linked profits for defense funding highlights a shift towards financial sovereignty, impacting EU relations and central bank independence.
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The total supply of XRP is capped at 100 billion tokens, a factor shaping its long-term outlook. Unlike mined cryptocurrencies, XRP was pre-mined by Ripple Labs, with a large share still held in escrow and released gradually, giving the market a predictable supply schedule. Crypto analyst Levi argues that this fixed supply could make even …
The company initially closed a $500 million loan facility that includes an accordion feature allowing the total commitment to expand to $1 billion..
Revolut's US bank charter pursuit could reshape fintech competition, enhancing service offerings and regulatory influence in the financial sector.
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Professional investors trimmed exposure but largely held firm during BTC’s recent slump, while long-term allocators quietly added positions, the crypto asset manager said.
Sui price has started to show early signs of recovery after weeks of selling pressure. The token is currently trading near $0.98, gradually climbing from the recent lows around $0.88 as buyers attempt to regain control. However, the price is now approaching a crucial decision zone near $1, where both technical resistance and liquidation clusters …
According to Fortune, Intercontinental Exchange, the publicly traded parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25 billion valuation and taken a seat on its board, the two companies confirmed Thursday. The investment amount and deal terms were not disclosed. OKB price, OKX’s native exchange token, has …
Story Highlights The live price of Theta Network is THETA could attempt a recovery toward $0.91 in 2026 if AI infrastructure adoption grows. THETA price could reach a high of $14 by 2030 Theta Network (THETA) is a Layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralized video streaming, AI infrastructure, and entertainment applications. The ecosystem operates through a …
Michael Saylor argued that Bitcoin’s inability to sustain the most aggressive upside forecasts is less about a broken long-term thesis and more about a credit-market bottleneck: a large share of Bitcoin wealth still can’t be financed cleanly inside the traditional banking system, pushing holders toward “shadow” venues where rehypothecation creates effective selling pressure. In a Feb. 27 interview with Coin Stories host Nathalie Brunell, Saylor said the market has matured in ways that naturally damp both upside and downside volatility as derivatives migrate “from offshore to onshore” and regulated US markets grow. But he placed the sharper brake on price in the plumbing of credit. Banks, he argued, are moving slowly to recognize Bitcoin as collateral, and that delay matters when the asset base is large. Saylor framed the current top-of-market structure as roughly “$2 trillion worth of Bitcoin,” with “probably $1.8 trillion held by retail investors or offshore investors” who “cannot access the traditional banking system.” The practical implication, he said, is that Bitcoin holders who want to unlock liquidity face a narrow menu compared with traditional equity portfolios. Related Reading: Bitcoin To $11 Million By 2036? This AI-Deflation Thesis Is Turning Heads “If I posted $10 million of Apple stock with JP Morgan or Morgan Stanley, I could take a $5 million loan at SOFR plus 50 basis points and I could spend it,” Saylor said. “But you can’t even post $10 million worth of Bitcoin with JP Morgan or Morgan Stanley right now. Therefore, you can’t take a loan. Therefore, you have to go to a shadow banking system. You have to go offshore.” That constraint, he argued, forces holders into behavior that mechanically caps upside. The “safe way” to monetize is simply to sell, which “damps the upside.” The next option is borrowing from a small pool of crypto lenders that don’t rehypothecate collateral, but Saylor described that market as both expensive and shallow—“a few billion dollars probably”—with rates he characterized as closer to “SOFR plus 400” or “plus 500 basis points,” rather than traditional prime-style spreads. He pointed to a newer channel, banks extending credit against spot Bitcoin ETFs like BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), but described it as early, limited, and still costly versus conventional secured lending. The most controversial pathway, Saylor said, is where the cheapest funding appears: counterparties offering low-rate Bitcoin-backed credit in exchange for control of the collateral. “I’ve had people offer me Bitcoin-backed credit at 1% or 0%,” he said, before emphasizing the trade-off. “There’s always the catch […] they want me to transfer the Bitcoin to them so they can rehypothecate it.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Surges Back Above $71,000: Key Reasons Explained Saylor then tied rehypothecation directly to spot-market suppression, arguing that collateral handed to intermediaries can be effectively “sold” multiple times through reuse. “So, if you have $10 million […] you can get a 3 or 4% loan, but then it gets rehypothecated,” he said. “So, your $10 million of Bitcoin gets sold once, gets sold twice, gets sold three times […] You might actually create $30 or $40 million worth of selling because the Bitcoin that you posted […] rehypothecated it three times.” Michael Saylor: Shadow banking “rehypothecation” suppresses Bitcoin price On February 27, 2026, in an interview with Natalie Brunell, Michael Saylor discussed why Bitcoin failed to surpass $126,000. He suggested that the exclusion of Bitcoin from traditional banks like JP… pic.twitter.com/ODpOEvhi2j — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) March 4, 2026 In his view, the missing piece is a large, regulated, non-rehypothecating credit system for Bitcoin—one that looks more like mainstream securities financing. “What’s holding down the price? I think what holds down the price of the asset is the lack of a fully formed nonrehypothecating credit system,” he said, adding that rehypothecation “damps the vol” and can amplify moves on both sides through leveraged positioning. Saylor’s bottom line was timing, not thesis: if banks take “four years, 5 years, 6 years” to “bank it” in the full sense, then Bitcoin’s price discovery will continue to be shaped by a shadow-credit workaround that can manufacture synthetic supply. If and when conventional credit rails mature around Bitcoin collateral without aggressive rehypothecation, he suggested, the market may rely less on forced selling and more on ordinary secured borrowing, potentially changing the ceiling on upside cycles. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $72,236. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
A theory claiming Iran’s blackouts cut cheap mining and eased selling pressure as Bitcoin jumped from below $63,000 to over $72,000 doesn’t hold up, experts say. While Iran historically benefited from ultra‑low electricity costs that made mining cheap, its share of the global Bitcoin hashrate has fallen to a low single digit and contributes only …
The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.
Intercontinental Exchange's investment in OKX signals growing institutional confidence in crypto exchanges, potentially boosting market legitimacy.
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ICE also made a strategic investment in OKX at a valuation of $25 billion.
Most people only see IPOs after the price resets at the open. Institutional investors and select clients receive allocations at the offering price, while everyone else waits for the exchange to start trading and buys at the market price. The gap between those two prices, the “IPO pop,” can be substantial. Circle's IPO last year […]
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Your day-ahead look for March 5, 2026
According to widely circulating reports, Sky News Arabia has reported that Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said the country is prepared to abandon its entire nuclear program if the United States presents a satisfactory alternative offer. Bitcoin is trading around $72,855 at the time of writing, recovering from the lows it hit when US and Israeli …
BC.GAME has announced a $500,000 bounty for credible leads on an Ethereum wallet tied to a $4.37 million exploit of a third‑party game, prompting the crypto community to help trace the hacker. On‑chain tracking by EyeOnChain showed the attacker used about 1.7 million USDC from the stolen funds to open a $31 million short on …
Ethereum price is beginning to show early signs of recovery after weeks of downside pressure. The second-largest cryptocurrency has gained roughly 4% this week, pushing back above the $2,150 level, suggesting that bearish momentum may be starting to weaken. The rebound comes as the broader crypto market attempts to stabilize, but what is happening beneath …
A crypto market analyst has shared a new technical analysis, outlining reasons why the Bitcoin price has not yet reached a cycle bottom. Using a charting framework called the Bear Bands alongside the Halving Cycles Theory, the analyst argues that while a short-term bounce is currently playing out, the broader bear market still has significant time and more downsides ahead before reaching a final price floor. Why The Bitcoin Price Has Not Hit A Bottom Yet According to market expert Crypto Con on X, the recent bounce that saw Bitcoin surge above $71,000 after its first major low under $64,000 is a normal reaction and does not indicate that the Bitcoin bear market has ended. The analyst stated that everything is unfolding exactly as expected, both in timing and price, in line with the Halving Cycles Theory. He further noted that the price sitting precisely at the first low of the Bear Bands indicator actually reinforces his bearish case for Bitcoin. Related Reading: XRP Price At $100 Is ‘Inevitable’, Analyst Explains Why This Is Sharing a detailed price chart, Crypto Con draws on Bitcoin’s full price history dating back to 2011, mapping out recurring bear market sequences that have played out across every major cycle. Each of those cycles followed a consistent three-stage structure, moving through a first low, a second low, and a final cycle bottom before any sustained recovery took hold. Based on this sequence, Crypto Con argues that the Bitcoin market has not yet reached a bottom but could be heading towards one soon. The Bear Bands framework on the chart places Bitcoin’s first low at around $64,000, a level it already achieved this February. The second low for the current cycle is projected near $44,500, indicating that the world’s largest cryptocurrency still has considerable downside ahead before the next major support is even tested. Below this level, Crypto Con has set BTC’s cycle bottom around $28,500, marking the final and deepest projected level before a genuine reversal could be considered. With current prices currently holding above $72,000, a drop to $28,500 would represent a staggering decline of more than 60%, reinforcing the analyst’s belief that the bear market is far from over. Expected Timeline For A BTC Bear Bottom Beyond bearish price targets, the bottom timeline laid out in Crypto Con’s analysis presents a sobering outlook for investors and traders hoping for a quick recovery. The analyst has projected that the second low around $44,500 is not expected for at least another five months from the time of his post. Related Reading: Bitcoin Pattern Memory Predicts The Bottom, And It’s Below $40,000 This places Bitcoin’s next major price crash roughly in the August to October 2026 window, as indicated on the chart. If this timeline plays out, it would push any hope of a final bottom well beyond mid-2026. If the projected cycle bottom at $28,500 plays out, Crypto Con expects it to arrive no earlier than three months after the second low. That points toward a November 2026 to January 2027 timeframe as the earliest window in which Bitcoin could realistically find its true price floor before it begins building toward a recovery. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
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The bounty highlights the growing importance of blockchain transparency and collaboration in addressing security breaches in digital finance.
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Bitcoin and ether edged higher as traders assessed macro risks, derivatives positioning and whether bitcoin can sustain a push toward $80,000.
A TON blockchain whale accidentally sent 126,000 TON, worth about $220,000, to a scammer’s fake wallet created through a dusting attack, which uses tiny transactions to identify and target wallets. The scammer returned 116,000 TON (around $203,000) but kept 10,000 TON ($17,000) as a “fee,” even leaving a message apologizing for taking it. The incident …
Analysts said renewed ETF inflows may be reviving bitcoin’s long-debated “safe haven” narrative as its price approaches the mid-$70,000s.
Ethereum price has reclaimed the $2,150 level after a strong bounce from the recent lows, signaling a shift in short-term market momentum. The second-largest cryptocurrency is now approaching a crucial resistance near $2,200, a level that has repeatedly capped upside attempts over the past sessions. With buying pressure gradually increasing and the broader crypto market …
Board members Justin Mateen and Richard Busch bought roughly 1.6 million shares after the trading window reopened following the bitcoin miner’s latest earnings report.
Bitcoin’s price recovered to around $73,000 in early March, after having fallen to the mid-$60,000 range from late January due to geopolitical unrest. What The Data Says Bitcoin’s price notable instability during the first trimester of the year seems to have a direct geopolitical correlation, CryptoQuant reports. Bitcoin dropped to around $63,000 on February 29, following the U.S.-Israel military strike on Iran on February 28 and the Iran heightened tensions in the Middle East. BTC had recovered near $70,000 by March 2, and by March 4 and 5 the price pushed to above $73,000 due to strong buying pressure. Related Reading: Bitcoin Reclaims $73,000 Amid Iran War Volatility, But Analyst Issues Key Warning Geopolitics In The Bitcoin Price CryptoQuant highlights a classic short squeeze dynamic on the derivatives side. A short squeeze happens when when the price of an asset rises very suddenly and to the upside, which forces traders to buy back their shorts as price reverses. As the sellers get pushed out, the price rises even further due to liquidations. Funding rates turned negative and futures open interest climbed during the dump, signaling that many traders were opening or adding short positions into the Iran headlines. Bitcoin price on Coinbase Premium Index. Source: CryptoQuant As the conflict failed to escalate further and ETF demand stayed positive, Bitcoin’s price pushed higher, triggering liquidations of late shorts and driving funding back toward neutral, rebounding toward the high‑$60K / $70K area. In CryptoQuant’s words, the episode looks like a temporary liquidity and positioning shock layered on top of the existing trend, not the start of a new war‑driven regime. Bitcoin: Open Interest - All Exchanges, All Symbol. Source: CryptoQuant The Iran‑related sell‑off was primarily a flow‑event rather than a structural shift in holder behavior: it was less about investors “fleeing to safety” and more about how positioning and liquidity interacted around the shock. Related Reading: Bitcoin Slides Again as Iran War Jitters Hit BTC, Risk Assets A Broader Picture This episode is not an outlier but part of a pattern in Bitcoin’s price on‑chain behavior across major conflicts. From Ukraine and Gaza to the recent crisis in Venezuela, they all display the same signature: a sharp, fear‑driven spike in coins moving onto exchanges around the event window, followed by a rapid normalization back to baseline as price re‑anchors to its prior trajectory. That was exactly what emerged during the Venezuela escalation, where military headlines amplified intraday volatility but failed to trigger a sustained distribution phase or a structural trend change. Wars and geopolitical conflicts inject short‑term stress into flows, but once the initial panic fades, Bitcoin tends to revert to the macro trend that was already in place. BTC's price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview Cover image from ChatGPT, BTCUSD chart from Tradingview
The venture firm led by Chris Dixon is reportedly aiming to close its fifth crypto fund in the first half of 2026, signaling continued bets on blockchain startups.