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Bitcoin fell back toward $65,000 on Friday as investors cut exposure to risk assets after another round of Middle East tensions kept oil prices elevated, pushed Treasury yields to their highest levels in months, and lifted the dollar.According to CryptoSlate’s data, BTC dumped nearly 5% to around $66,484, its lowest price since the beginning of the month. This continues a trend in which the top crypto repeatedly fails to hold when macro pressure returns.An analyst at Bitunix told CryptoSlate:“BTC has fully transitioned into a reflector of liquidity structure. Price action remains confined within a broad $65,000–$72,000 range, with volume distribution…
Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this morning
Bitcoin price has again been knocked lower by an oil shock, higher Treasury yields, erased rate-cut expectations, and a massive Deribit expiry now due to land on top of that already-weakened market.Roughly $14.1 billion in BTC options were set to expire today, Mar. 27, with another $2.2 billion in Ethereum contracts clearing the same morning, bringing the combined total to roughly $16.38 billion.That is nearly 40% of Deribit’s BTC open interest rolling off in a single session.Reuters tied the broad risk-off to oil surging above $105, higher Treasury yields, a firming dollar, and markets pricing out Fed rate cuts for…
Coinbase standoff over stablecoin reward CLARITY is now holding up rules for the entire US crypto market
The stablecoin yield fight has once again consumed the CLARITY Act debate on Capitol Hill, and the cost of that consumption is now measurable.The bill stalled in January when Coinbase objected to its terms, a White House meeting in February failed to break the deadlock, and by March, the calendar itself had become a credible threat to passage.Punchbowl’s latest report suggested Coinbase representatives told the Senate they still could not support the newest stablecoin-yield compromise. But the signal is less definitive than January’s break: Brian Armstrong has not publicly restated his opposition to the new text, and White House crypto…
Nasdaq’s tokenisation strategy could create parallel trading systems, splitting liquidity across traditional and blockchain-based venues. TD Securities warns this may lead to pricing inconsistencies for the same stocks across different platforms. Growing adoption of tokenised equities, led by platforms like Kraken, signals broader structural changes in market infrastructure. Nasdaq’s moves to integrate tokenisation into equity markets could split trading across traditional and blockchain-based systems, potentially reshaping how stocks are priced, TD Securities said. The firm warned this may create parallel venues where identical securities trade at different values. Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange are incorporating tokenisation into alternative…
Irish authorities accessed a previously locked Bitcoin wallet containing 500 BTC tied to criminal proceeds. The wallet is part of a larger seizure of 6,000 BTC that remained inaccessible for years due to lost keys. Europol’s technical support enabled the breakthrough, raising prospects of unlocking additional wallets. Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau has successfully accessed a cryptocurrency wallet that had remained locked for years, recovering 500 Bitcoin linked to criminal proceeds. The assets are valued at approximately €30 million (AU$50.1 million), following an operation conducted with support from Europol. This marks the first time authorities have been able to open any…
Gold ETFs recorded approximately US$11 billion in outflows in the first three weeks of March, led by SPDR Gold Shares’ record US$7 billion (AU$10.07 billion) monthly redemption. JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou noted that gold’s market liquidity has “deteriorated below bitcoin’s for the first time,” marking a historic shift in relative market depth. Gold has fallen roughly 15% from its January record near US$5,500 per ounce, while Bitcoin stabilised around US$69,000 after an initial drawdown when the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28. Bitcoin (BTC) held up better than gold and silver during the Iran conflict, as heavy outflows from precious…
Bitcoin price hovers near $68,500 but saw intraday lows of $68,000. Analysts say a textbook buy signal is flashing. Bulls could target $75,000-$80,000 next. Bitcoin continues to face headwinds, with ongoing tensions in the Iran conflict and the macro outlook key. Despite the cryptocurrency dipping to near $68,000 amid stock market declines, analysts are pointing to a potential contrarian signal as they forecast a new leg up for BTC. The bellwether digital asset traded around $68,500 in early trading on Friday, with slight gains coming amid relief for US stock futures. An uptick in risk assets came after President Donald…
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) introduced the PREDICT Act on March 25, targeting federal officials, their spouses, and dependents who trade on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Violations would carry a civil penalty of 10% of the transaction value plus full disgorgement of profits to the U.S. Treasury. A Harvard Law study screening 93,000 Polymarket markets flagged approximately US$143 million in estimated anomalous profits across more than 210,000 suspicious wallet-market pairs. A bipartisan bill introduced on March 25 would bar senior federal officials and their families from trading on prediction markets linked to political events…
Bitcoin climbed roughly 1% from an intraday low near US$68,450 to just above US$69,000 after President Trump extended his pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure from five to 10 days. The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.43%, its highest level since August and up 48 basis points since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, crushing near-term rate-cut expectations. Crypto fear gauges entered “extreme fear” territory in the final week of March as the Fed’s revised dot plot signalled only one rate cut for the remainder of 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) edged higher on March 26 after President Donald Trump said…
Upcoming US currency will feature the signature of President Trump Future U.S. paper currency will include the signature of President Trump alongside that of the Treasury Secretary, marking the first time a sitting president’s signature appears on U.S. banknotes. U.S. paper money has traditionally carried the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer — a practice dating back more than a century. The Treasurer, who reports to the Treasury Secretary, oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), which produces U.S. paper currency, and the U.S. Mint, which manufactures the nation’s coins and medals. Authority over currency signatures traces…