The two battered markets have had a nearly one-to-one correlation in recent months, but are moving in opposite directions on Thursday.
The Bitcoin price is once again sitting in the middle of a classic crypto argument: bull trap or genuine recovery? One viral chart circulating on X claims the current rally perfectly mirrors the 2022 pattern and warns that BTC could crash to $45,000 within 12 days after a supposed bull trap near $73K. That’s a …
BTC price upside lost momentum after hitting one-month highs as more traders joined bearish predictions for Bitcoin's next move.
The arrest highlights vulnerabilities in government asset management and underscores the need for enhanced security measures in handling digital assets.
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Last year, many U.S. taxpayers receiving warning letters from the IRS ahead of the implementation of a new reporting system.
Ripple Prime integrates Coinbase Derivatives through Nodal Clear, giving institutional clients access to regulated crypto futures trading.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has recently given conditional approval to several stablecoin issuers to become banks.
Ripple is sharpening its argument that it can help institutions move value across traditional rails, stablecoins, and blockchain networks. On March 2, DTCC’s National Securities Clearing Corporation updated its MPID directory to add Ripple-owned “Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC” for its first trade. The entry appears under the OTC column. A day later, Ripple […]
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AI advancements are set to revolutionize crypto security, potentially eliminating critical vulnerabilities in smart contracts.
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Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap spiked as the asset rallied toward $74,000, a potential sign that the platform’s institutional users were backing the run. Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Gap Shot Up To $61 During The Rally In a new thread on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the latest BTC rally and what could be behind it. “Several data points show aggressive institutional demand driving the breakout,” noted Maartunn. One such metric is the Coinbase Premium Gap. Related Reading: Bitcoin Historically Bottoms Between These MVRV Levels—Where Are They Now? This indicator measures the difference between the Bitcoin price listed on Coinbase (USD pair) and that on Binance (USDT pair). The metric’s value essentially tells us about the difference in buying/selling behaviors on the two cryptocurrency exchanges. Coinbase hosts an American-centric traffic, with institutional entities being among its main customers, while Binance is used by traders from around the globe. As such, when the Coinbase Premium Gap is positive, it can be a sign that the US-based institutions are applying a higher buying pressure (or lower selling pressure) than the world users. Earlier, the indicator had a notable red value, suggesting that the asset was trading at a discount on Coinbase, but recently, it has seen a shift into positive. From the above chart, it’s visible that the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap saw a sharp increase alongside the latest BTC price rally, implying that accumulation on Coinbase drove the asset to a higher value than the global market. At the peak of this surge in the positive territory, the indicator hit a value of $61. “That means BTC traded $61 higher on Coinbase vs other exchanges, a strong signal of U.S. institutional buying pressure entering the market,” explained the analyst. Another factor that points toward institutional involvement in the rally is Hyblock data. As is visible in the graph below, Hyblock shows a rise in Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) orders from the $10,000 to $1 million cohort. A TWAP order is a trading algorithm that divides a large order into smaller pieces, executing them at regular time intervals. “TWAP orders are typically used by large players accumulating without moving the market too aggressively,” said Maartunn. The $10,000 to $1 million cohort purchased $750 million worth of Bitcoin via such orders alongside the rally. Related Reading: Altseason Mentions Hit Extreme Lows: Is Dogecoin About To Benefit? While institutions have shown demand, the analyst has warned of a risk brewing below the surface: the increasing amount of leverage in derivatives markets. As displayed in the chart, the Open Interest, an indicator tracking the total amount of derivatives positions, has rapidly gone up for both Bitcoin and the altcoins. “If supportive bids slow down, overleveraged positioning can unwind quickly, increasing volatility,” noted Maartunn. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $72,600, up nearly 6% in the last seven days. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
The proposed interpretative application of federal securities laws on digital assets by the SEC reportedly carries more weight than staff-level statements.
The increase follows a mining fleet expansion as the firm focuses on accumulating bitcoin through large-scale self-mining.
Aave Labs has outlined new security for V4 commitments including formal verification, layered security reviews and a bug bounty program.
Supermarket giant Spar has enabled ADA payment rails for customers in 137 Swiss stores, as the country moves closer to its global crypto hub ambitions.
The New York Stock Exchange’s parent company has invested in crypto exchange OKX as part of a push into tokenized stocks.
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 …
Crypto promised diversification beyond Bitcoin. For years, the pitch was simple: spread risk across blockchains, decentralized applications, and layer-1 protocols. In practice, that diversification often collapsed when Bitcoin stumbled. Ethereum, Solana, and other major altcoins routinely fell harder than BTC during drawdowns, leaving portfolios concentrated on the same directional bet, just with different branding. Now, […]
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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 …
Core Scientific secured a $500 million Morgan Stanley facility, with an option that could bring total commitments to $1 billion.
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
Revolut’s renewed push for a US banking license follows a failed 2021 attempt, as the $75 billion fintech expands globally.
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 …