NYDFS approval allows the Bitcoin payments company to offer trading, bill pay and custody products across New York.
Bitcoin’s rebound to $74,000 sparked disagreement among traders as opinions diverged on whether the BTC price bottom is behind us.
While Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to move sideways, one major altcoin appears to be quietly building momentum beneath the surface. Growing institutional interest and a tightening technical structure suggest that Solana’s price could be positioning itself for a significant move in the coming weeks. Recent data shows cumulative Solana ETF inflows climbing, highlighting rising demand …
As the broader crypto market navigates another phase of volatility, several altcoins are beginning to display early signs of structural shifts on their charts. While major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum continue consolidating, Decred price has quietly started attracting attention among technical traders. Recent price movements suggest that something more significant may be developing beneath …
The U.S. crypto bill has hit a roadblock after banks said they cannot support a White House plan on stablecoin rewards. Because of this disagreement, talks have slowed down. Now many are watching the April 16 roundtable by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where regulators and industry leaders will discuss the bill’s future. CLARITY …
U.S. XRP spot ETFs recorded $6.15 million in net outflows, reflecting weak investor demand across crypto ETF products, according to data from SoSoValue. The entire outflow came from Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ fund, which saw $6.15 million leave the product during the period. Meanwhile, other XRP ETFs reported no net inflows or outflows, showing limited trading …
BTC traded just above $70,000 as Middle East tensions drove oil higher and traders reassessed inflation in advance of the U.S. jobs report due later Friday.
Dubai’s VARA ordered KuCoin to cease "unlicensed" virtual asset activities, citing a lack of authorization under local law.
Project Samara will continue to test issuing, trading and settling bonds using digital Canadian dollars on a distributed ledger.
Kazakhstan's investment in crypto assets could bolster its digital economy, potentially positioning it as a regional leader in crypto infrastructure.
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Culper Research disclosed a short position in ether and ETH-linked securities on Thursday, arguing that Ethereum’s post-upgrade economics have deteriorated enough to put sustained downside pressure on the token. The firm pointed directly at Ethereum’s December 2025 Fusaka upgrade, and at Vitalik Buterin’s recent sales, as evidence that “ETH is going lower.” “NEW: We are short Ether ETH, and ETH-linked securities, incl. BMNR,” Culper wrote on X. “We think ETH tokenomics are impaired following the December 2025 Fusaka upgrade. Vitalik knows it and is selling, while ETH’s most ardent bull, Tom Lee, is throwing good money after bad.” Why Culper Is Shorting Ethereum Culper’s core claim is that Fusaka’s L1 scaling changes altered Ethereum’s demand-fee dynamic more dramatically than expected. The firm pointed to a gas limit increase “45 to 60M” that it said was intended to scale Ethereum’s base layer, alongside estimates that “Vitalik and PTG” believed fees would drop 10% to 30%. Culper contends the realized outcome was far more severe: “In reality, gas fees fell ~90%,” it wrote, adding that Ethereum’s leadership and validators “miscalculated L1 demand elasticity by 3-9x based on outdated math (pre-EIP-1559 and pre-L2s).” Related Reading: Ethereum Price Corrects Gains, Drifts Toward Key Support Zone That fee compression matters, Culper argues, because it ripples into validator economics and staking incentives. “Further, the gas-limit increase killed $ETH validators, who are now seeing 40-50% lower tips per gas,” Culper wrote, claiming that lower yields reduce demand for staking and “high-value activity,” undermining the institutional adoption narrative. “The flywheel is now running in reverse.” The thread frames Tom Lee and BMNR as a prominent counterweight in the ETH bull camp, then attempts to dismantle his post-upgrade read-through. Culper said Lee has defended ether by claiming: “ETH is not in a death spiral because utility is going up.” According to Culper, Lee cited spikes in active addresses and transaction counts after Fusaka as evidence of “strengthening fundamentals” and institutional adoption. Culper’s rebuttal is blunt and largely definitional: “By Lee’s own logic, if ETH activity does NOT reflect increased utility and strengthening fundamentals, then $ETH would be in a death spiral,” it wrote. “Our research says this is exactly what’s happening.” Related Reading: Scaling Ethereum For Mainstream: Robinhood’s Head Of Crypto Lays Out The Vision To explain the activity surge, Culper said its analysis of on-chain data from January 2025 through February 2026 suggests much of the growth was not organic usage, but a wave of low-value address poisoning and wallet dusting enabled by cheaper blockspace. “Post-Fusaka: 95% of growth in new wallets is explained by newly-created ‘dusting’ wallets,” Culper wrote, adding that poisoning attacks have “more than 3x’ed,” that poisoning explains “>50% of $ETH transaction growth,” and that it now constitutes “22.5% of all ETH transactions.” Culper said it validated the phenomenon firsthand, claiming it set up two new wallets, transferred between them, and was targeted by poisoning attacks “within 5 minutes,” while asserting that poisoning losses are “already pacing >8x higher than pre-Fusaka.” Vitalik Is Selling The firm also tried to tie its tokenomics thesis to Buterin’s recent sales activity, portraying it as informed selling rather than routine treasury management. “This is why, we think, Vitalik is selling ETH hand over fist. On January 30, Vitalik pre-announced he’d sell 16,384 ETH to fund the Foundation’s ‘austerity period.’ Since then, he’s sold over 19,300 ETH and counting,” Culper wrote. “He knows what Tom Lee doesn’t: ETH tokenomics are broken.” Culper closed by broadening the bear case into a competition story, claiming ether is losing share to Solana and to Ethereum’s own L2s, and likening ETH’s current position to incumbents that led early eras before being displaced. At press time, ETH traded at $2,080. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Governor Timur Suleimenov said the investments, expected to begin in April or May, could include crypto-linked companies and index funds.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $228 million in outflows Thursday, ending a three-day inflow streak, while Solana ETFs posted their first losses since February.
Bitcoin exchange withdrawals spiked to more than $2 billion of BTC on Wednesday, with analysis eyeing a potential major spot buy.
Vitalik Buterin has urged Ethereum developers to experiment more boldly at the app layer while preserving the network’s core principles.
Investors are turning more defensive as geopolitical tensions rise and key U.S. labor market data approaches.
New York users gain access to Strike’s Bitcoin brokerage, recurring buys and paycheck-to-Bitcoin services after the NYDFS licensing approvals.
Wall Street is pouring billions into public Bitcoin mining companies, but the investment thesis has little to do with the emerging industry's future. Instead, the financial institutions are treating these crypto firms as critical power-and-permitting infrastructure, a scarce asset in an artificial intelligence boom that is increasingly constrained not by a lack of advanced semiconductors, […]
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Pi Network is drawing growing attention after a recent price surge pushed its market ranking up to around 34th place. The project has also been teasing major ecosystem upgrades, including plans for decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and new applications on its network. These developments could bring more activity and adoption to the platform. Pi Network continues …
A federal judge froze 70.6 Bitcoin tied to BlockFills after Dominion Capital alleged customer fund misuse and sought the return of disputed assets.
Russia's central bank proposed allowing banks to obtain crypto exchange licenses based on their existing banking licenses, Interfax reported.
Bitcoin nearly touched $74,000 on Thursday. Today, it is down 3.29% and trading around $70,355 at the time of writing. The run to $74,000 wiped out $471 million in crypto derivatives in under 24 hours, $348 million of it from short positions caught badly offside. It was the largest daily short liquidation since late February, …
Flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin, which has been struggling since the start of the year, is now believed to rally 10x. Chinese crypto whale Wei Zhao claimed that Bitcoin could surge to $500,000 by the end of this year. He says several strong trends are now coming together that could increase demand for Bitcoin. He cited multiple …
OKB price has suddenly come to the spotlight after staging one of the strongest rallies in the crypto market this week. The token surged nearly 30% in a single day, pushing toward the $100 mark as traders rushed to price in a major institutional development surrounding the OKX ecosystem. The rally follows reports that Intercontinental …
The VARA alert comes just a couple of weeks after Austria's financial regulator prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business.
Shiba Inu’s price trajectory has continued to disappoint investors with what seems like a never-ending sell-off. As a result of one year of downtrend, the Shiba Inu price has dropped more than 93% from its 2021 all-time high, now barely resting on levels not seen in two years. While this is going on, though, the bulls seem to be ramping up as the Falling Wedge Support continues to hold strong. Now, the question is, what happens if bulls are able to facilitate a bounce? Why Shiba Inu Could See A 500% Bounce According to crypto analyst Jonathan Carter, the Shiba Inu price is now sitting in a unique position that could trigger the next upward wave. This has to do with the Falling Wedge Support still holding strong, even after multiple attempts to break it. Related Reading: XRP Price Gears Up For A Major 680% Move Against Bitcoin To Reach $10 This shows that the level around $0.0000054 has become a stronghold for bulls. Thus, it has become an important entry level for investors looking to get back in, provided that the bulls are able to continue holding this support and trigger a lift-off from here. Once this support and the eventual bounce is completed, the first major level that the analyst outlines is at $0.0000068. It is the first of all the major targets that the Shiba Inu price has to surmount before continuing its journey toward the final target. Next on the list is the $0.00001, which has become a major psychological level and resistance. Once this is completed, then it leads to the third major resistance lying at $0.000013. However, bulls might find it easier to beat this level given how it has performed in the past. Related Reading: Expert Trader Says Bitcoin Surge To $220,000 Is Coming, But This Will Happen First The fourth target on the list lies at $0.000016, and at this point, the price would have risen 3x already. The uptrend could be in full bloom by then, leading to the next major support at $0.000022, where the bulls are likely to encounter the most resistance. The last and final target is placed at $0.000033 by the analyst. Going by the analysis, this would be the ideal level to sell after buying at $0.0000054. “Buyers are defending this established support zone as strength emerges from the consolidation phase,” the analyst said. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Rainberry Inc., the company behind BitTorrent, agreed to pay a $10 million settlement that ends a long-running case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The agreement lets the regulator dismiss its remaining civil claims against Justin Sun and affiliated foundations with prejudice, meaning the SEC cannot refile those specific charges. Related Reading: Solana Stablecoins Hit $650 Billion In Monthly Transactions Sun acquired BitTorrent and integrated it into his Tron blockchain ecosystem, linking Rainberry and the BitTorrent Token (BTT) to his crypto operations. Officials framed the settlement as closure rather than an admission of wrongdoing. Settlement Reduces Regulatory Overhang For Crypto Projects Reports indicate the SEC’s case targeted allegations tied to token sales, trading practices, and unregistered offerings involving TRX and BTT. By resolving the matter through Rainberry’s payment, civil claims against Sun and the Tron Foundation were dismissed. Analysts say the move clears a major legal hurdle and may reassure exchanges, investors, and partners that the immediate regulatory risk has been reduced. Justin Sun’s Role And Statements On The Outcome Justin Sun and spokespeople emphasized that he did not admit wrongdoing. Sun framed the settlement as an opportunity to focus on product development, partnerships, and community engagement within the Tron ecosystem. Public filings now reflect that Rainberry’s payment closes its portion of the case while reinforcing Sun’s ongoing leadership of the integrated BTT and TRX network. The Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun reached a $10 million settlement to resolve a US Securities and Exchange Commission civil fraud case over his trading activity https://t.co/qJoSVO20WC — Reuters (@Reuters) March 6, 2026 Traders Watch For TRX Price Breakout The market wasted no time reacting. Trading volume on TRX spiked on settlement news, though key resistance levels around $0.15 remained untested as of Thursday. This caution is consistent with where TRX has been for the last 18 months. TRX, at the time of writing, was trading at $0.285, meaning that its value is not in line with the record number of transactions being made on chain. At this point, the market is still pricing in the potential risk of an SEC lawsuit and not valuing TRX for being the most used stablecoin network in the world. Traders are viewing this settlement as lowering their legal exposure, and therefore will not consider this to be the “big” catalyst to move TRX up in price. Traders are chasing liquidity, depth of buy/sell orders, and the overall macro conditions of crypto when trading TRX. From a legal perspective, it is important to note that although this particular case has now closed, public accusations of wrongdoing remain on record. As a result, both exchanges and custodians must continue to be vigilant in complying with regulations. Related Reading: XRP To Pass Bitcoin, US Veteran Claims Amid War Forecast Foundations and Ecosystem Outlook The Tron Foundation has been focusing on developing technical solutions and providing support for projects within its ecosystem. The SEC settlement removes one of the obstacles to developing business and joint venture partnerships. However, restoring confidence in the ecosystem will take some time. Featured image from Crosley Law, chart from TradingView
Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw heavy withdrawals on March 5, with nearly $320 million leaving the funds in a single day. Data from SoSoValue shows Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded about $228 million in outflows, with BlackRock’s IBIT seeing the largest withdrawal among the funds. Ethereum spot ETFs also faced pressure, posting $90.94 million in …
Vancouver city staff say Bitcoin is not permitted under the Vancouver Charter and recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim’s 2024 reserve proposal ahead of a Tuesday council vote.
Officials say the Vancouver Charter limits city reserves to government debt, bank instruments and other traditional assets.