Basketball.fun is processing refunds for those who aren’t willing to wait until the NBA-focused crypto project’s marketplace goes live.
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Shares of the stablecoin issuer have seemingly decoupled from the broader crypto market, gaining 49% this year and doubling since early February.
On March 10, Elon Musk, the Executive Chairman at X (formerly Twitter), announced that the platform will begin early public access for its remittance system, X Money, in April. X Money will be the platform’s native custodial wallet, allowing users to link to their bank accounts for peer-to-peer transactions and bill payments. Other benefits will …
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Bitcoin (BTC) is showing technical warning signs that have caught the attention of market watchers, with one analyst now predicting a dramatic price collapse in the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The analyst noted that a Bitcoin candlestick pattern that previously preceded a devastating crash to below $20,000 has reappeared on the weekly chart, reigniting fears that history may be repeating itself. If it does, it could completely rewrite the narrative of this entire market cycle. Historical Setup Signals Bitcoin Potential Crash To $19,000 Market analyst Tony Severino has issued a stark warning to Bitcoin investors and holders, sharing a technical analysis on X that draws a chilling comparison between current price action and a previous cycle crash. The analyst has projected that Bitcoin could decline as low as $19,000 in this bear market. Related Reading: Analyst Says Bitcoin $200,000 Target Remains Open, But There’s A More Realistic Target The chart shared by Severino places two Bitcoin weekly candlestick patterns side by side, revealing a near-identical structural setup between the current market cycle and a previous bear phase. The left panel shows Bitcoin’s recent trajectory from late 2025 to early 2026, while the right panel displays a historical period that ultimately saw prices collapse below $20,000. Severino expressed his surprise at the chart patterns, noting that it was “absolutely wild” how similar the candlestick structures are between the two periods. He added that even the technical indicators are “almost exactly the same.” Both chart panels feature a prominent rectangular consolidation zone followed by a pink-highlighted rebound area. The visual symmetry between the two timeframes underpins the analyst’s bearish thesis, suggesting that the current rebound around the pink zone could be short-lived, followed by a potential crash below $19,000 if historical trends repeat. Notably, the analyst’s bearish forecast drew skepticism from some members of the crypto community. One member argued that a drop to such levels would not simply represent a routine cycle correction, but the largest retracement in Bitcoin’s history. Severino, however, stood firmly on his analysis and forecast, stating that a 74% correction was entirely possible and even normal within Bitcoin’s historical framework. Not backing down, he insisted again that the market may still have significant downside to navigate before any meaningful bottom is established. Update On BTC’s Price Action The Bitcoin price has recovered again from its previous level, trading back above $70,000. Last week, the cryptocurrency crashed to as low as $63,000 amid significant volatility and shifts in market sentiment. Related Reading: Bitcoin At The Bottom? The 23-Month Cycle That Has Never Failed However, CoinMarketCap data shows that Bitcoin has gained over 4.8% in the last 24 hours, with its daily trading volume up by more than 23.4%. The sudden price increase has been attributed to sustained inflows into Spot Bitcoin ETFs and easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
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The investment bank says such a move would benefit stablecoin issuers but could also create another obstacle for passing the Clarity Act.
Strategy has found a new gear in its Bitcoin accumulation engine, and its STRC preferred stock equity is doing a growing share of the driving. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, held 738,731 BTC as of March 8, up from 672,500 at the end of 2025. This represents an addition of 66,231 coins in 68 […]
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According to the firm, the next wave of users that will onboard into crypto will be thanks to networks where users earn crypto by contributing work rather than buying tokens outright.
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Data shows the Bitcoin Funding Rates have turned negative across exchanges recently, indicating bearish bets are currently dominating. Aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates Have Plunged As pointed out by analytics firm Santiment in a new post on X, the aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates are currently showcasing a significant short bias. The “Funding Rate” here refers to an indicator that keeps track of the amount of periodic fees that derivatives market traders are exchanging between each other on a given centralized exchange. Related Reading: Bitcoin SOPR Ratio Shows Early Capitulation—But Not Full Bottom Yet When the value of this metric is positive, it means the long contract holders are paying a premium to the short contract holders in order to hold onto their position. Such a trend can be a sign that a bullish sentiment is dominant on the platform. On the other hand, the indicator being under the zero mark implies a bearish mentality may be held by the majority of traders, as shorts are outpacing the longs on the exchange. Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates across all exchanges: As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin Funding Rates across exchanges have witnessed a notable negative spike recently, implying demand for short positions has gone up. “Traders are showing clear concern over fear of an escalating war, as well as expressing frustration toward the lack of progress on the Clarity Act,” noted the analytics firm. The rise of bearish sentiment may not actually be bad for the cryptocurrency, however, if history is anything to go by, the asset’s price often tends to go against the crowd opinion. In terms of the derivatives market, this contrarian effect can emerge due to liquidations feeding into the opposite type of price move. “Historically, extreme shorting increases the likelihood of cryptocurrencies bouncing due to potential short liquidations providing a boost whenever prices break through resistance levels,” explained Santiment. Related Reading: XRP Investors In Pain: $50 Billion Worth Of Supply Now In Loss While either side of the market can fall prey to liquidations depending on random volatility, the side that’s more dominant is usually the one more likely to be affected by a mass cascade. For Bitcoin, that side is the short one at the moment. It now remains to be seen how the asset will develop in the coming days, given the bearish sentiment. BTC Price The effect of the negative Funding Rates may already be in motion as the asset has seen a bounce back above the $70,000 level during the past day. The upward move has caused short liquidations of more than $100 million, as the heatmap from CoinGlass suggests. Looks like BTC has seen the highest amount of liquidations over the last 24 hours | Source: CoinGlass Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
As the window narrows to pass a crypto market structure bill this year, lawmakers told bankers at a Washington summit that the final bill won't risk deposits.
Goldman Sachs emerges as the largest XRP ETF holder as funds attract $1.4B in inflows and record only nine red days since launch.
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An Ohio judge denied Kalshi's motion for an injunction in a case in which the prediction market platform is suing state gaming authorities.
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The French banking group’s digital asset arm expanded its MiCA-compliant euro-backed stablecoin as part of a multichain strategy for regulated digital asset infrastructure.
Bitcoin and Ethereum have regained bullish traction after a brief pullback, with the BTC price holding above the $70,000 mark while ETH sustains levels above $2,000. Despite this resilience, the broader crypto market continues to face pressure from macro uncertainty, rising liquidations, and rapidly shifting trader sentiment. As buyers and sellers remain locked in a …
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Bitcoin could be on track for a massive long-term rally if one of the most interesting valuation models in the crypto industry is still valid. According to pseudonymous analyst PlanB, the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model suggests that Bitcoin could average around $500,000 during the current halving cycle between 2024 and 2028. The bold projection comes even as Bitcoin is showing no signs of trading at that level in recent days, but recent price action in the past 24 hours has seen it reclaiming the $70,000 price level. Here’s When Bitcoin Will Reach $500,000 PlanB’s projection for Bitcoin is not that the cryptocurrency’s price action instantly jumps to $50,000, but that the entire post-halving cycle from 2024 through 2028 could average around that level if the Stock-to-Flow framework continues to play out as predicted. That is a much more aggressive call than simply predicting a cycle top, because an average of $500,000 would imply that Bitcoin would eventually spend meaningful time well above that price level at some stage of the cycle. Related Reading: Why Did Bitcoin Price Crash To $67,000, And Ethereum Price Fell Below $2,000? The current Bitcoin price setup is a test of whether the leading cryptocurrency is deeply undervalued at today’s levels or whether the S2F model has finally broken down for good. The chart attached to PlanB’s technical analysis helps explain this prediction of a $500,000 price tag for Bitcoin. It overlays Bitcoin’s price history with the 200-week moving average, realized cost price, RSI coloring, and a staircase-like Stock-to-Flow path. The dotted S2F path for the 2024-2028 halving window rises to around $500,000 in 2027. Bitcoin S2F Model. Source: Plan B On X What’s Going On With Bitcoin? Bitcoin has spent the past week swinging between recovery and pressure, a stretch that saw the asset trade above $73,000 on March 5 before falling back toward the mid-$60,000s and then rebounding again above $70,000 at the time of writing. That uncertain context of price action is what makes PlanB’s latest Stock-to-Flow price prediction stand out, because it takes strong conviction to predict an average price of $500,000 for Bitcoin. Related Reading: Expert Trader Shows ‘Simple Math’ To Calculate The Bitcoin Price Bottom The recent price action places Bitcoin just above two long-watched structural supports: the realized cost price and the 200-week moving average. Both of these supports are also visible in PlanB’s Stock-to-Flow model chart shared above. That does not automatically prove a six-figure or seven-figure breakout is next, but it does support the view that the entire cycle structure has not fully collapsed. As it stands, about 43% of Bitcoin addresses are holding at a loss, with the majority being short-term holders and Bitcoin treasury firms. However, many analysts have proposed that Bitcoin’s correction is yet to find a bottom, despite it being down by over 45% from its October 2025 peak. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
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