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Nvidia's stock price forms 'death cross' — Will AI crypto tokens follow?

Nvidia's stock price forms 'death cross' — Will AI crypto tokens follow?

Chip-making giant Nvidia’s (NVDA) stock is flashing a major bearish signal — the last time this pattern appeared, it retraced nearly 50%. This may raise questions for the AI crypto sector, which has, at times, seemed to react to Nvidia’s price. “NVDA just formed a Death Cross for the first time since April 2022. The […]

Misleading crypto narratives continue, driven by 'sensationalist' sentiment

Misleading crypto narratives continue, driven by 'sensationalist' sentiment

A crypto analyst says inaccurate narratives still circulate in the cryptocurrency market, mainly based on skewed information rather than onchain data to back it up. “Beware of misinformation. Despite the data, misleading narratives persist,” CryptoQuant contributor “Onchained,” said in a March 22 market report. “Such claims often lack onchain validation and are driven by sensationalist […]

Crypto security will always be a game of ‘cat and mouse’ — Wallet exec

Crypto security will always be a game of ‘cat and mouse’  — Wallet exec

Cryptocurrency wallet providers are getting more sophisticated, but so are bad actors — which means the battle between security and threats is at a deadlock, says a hardware wallet firm executive. “It will always be a cat and mouse game,” Ledger chief experience officer Ian Rogers told Cointelegraph when describing the constant race between crypto […]

Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete USD stablecoins — Max Keiser

Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete USD stablecoins — Max Keiser

Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete US dollar-pegged alternatives worldwide due to gold’s inflation-hedging properties and minimum volatility, according to Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist Max Keiser. Keiser argued that gold is more trusted than the US dollar globally, and said governments of foreign nations with an adversarial relationship to the United States would not accept dollar-pegged stablecoins. The […]

The current BTC 'bear market' will only last 90 days — Analyst

The current BTC 'bear market' will only last 90 days — Analyst

The current Bitcoin (BTC) bear market, defined as a 20% or more drop from the all-time high, is relatively weak in terms of magnitude and should only last for 90 days, according to market analyst and the author of Metcalfe’s Law as a Model for Bitcoin’s Value, Timothy Peterson. Peterson compared the current downturn to […]

Pakistan Crypto Council proposes using excess energy for BTC mining

Pakistan Crypto Council proposes using excess energy for BTC mining

Bilal Bin Saqib, the CEO of Pakistan’s Crypto Council, has proposed using the country’s runoff energy to fuel Bitcoin (BTC) mining at the Crypto Council’s inaugural meeting on March 21. According to an article from The Nation, the council is exploring comprehensive regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies to attract foreign direct investment and establish Pakistan as […]

Bitcoin sidechains will drive BTCfi growth

Bitcoin sidechains will drive BTCfi growth

Opinion by: Brendon Sedo, Core DAO initial contributor Bitcoin is outgrowing the “digital gold” narrative. The primary driver of this shift is the rise of Bitcoin DeFi (BTCfi), which looks beyond the mere store-of-value use cases.  In 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) became a natively yield-generating asset and the centerpiece of Ethereum-style decentralized finance ecosystems. 2025 is […]

Centralized exchanges’ Kodak moment — time to adopt a new model or stay behind

Centralized exchanges’ Kodak moment — time to adopt a new model or stay behind

Opinion by: Ido Ben Natan, co-founder and CEO of Blockaid Centralized exchanges (CEXs) have controlled what people can trade for years. If a token wasn’t listed on major exchanges, it didn’t exist for most users. That system worked when crypto was small. But today? It’s completely broken. The rise of Solana-based memecoins, the popularization of […]

Trader nets $480k with 1,500x return before BNB memecoin crashes 50%

Trader nets $480k with 1,500x return before BNB memecoin crashes 50%

An unknown trader made nearly half a million worth of profit on a recently launched memecoin just before the token lost half of its value, sparking insider trading allegations after the recent wave of memecoin meltdowns. A savvy trader made an over 1,500-fold return on his initial investment, turning it into over $482,000 in less […]

Will new US SEC rules bring crypto companies onshore?

Will new US SEC rules bring crypto companies onshore?

Once, long ago, cryptocurrency companies operated comfortably in the US. In that quaint, bygone era, they would often conduct funding events called “initial coin offerings,” and then use those raised funds to try to do things in the real and blockchain world. Now, they largely do this “offshore” through foreign entities while geofencing the United […]

Crypto markets will be pressured by trade wars until April: analyst

Crypto markets will be pressured by trade wars until April: analyst

Both cryptocurrency and traditional markets will be pressured by global trade war concerns until at least the beginning of April, but the potential resolution may bring the next big market catalyst. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price fell over 17% since US President Donald Trump first announced import tariffs on Chinese goods on Jan. 20, the first day […]

Crypto debanking is not over until Jan 2026: Caitlin Long

Crypto debanking is not over until Jan 2026: Caitlin Long

The cryptocurrency industry may still be facing debanking-related issues in the United States, despite the recent wave of positive legislation, according to crypto regulatory experts and industry leaders. The collapse of crypto-friendly banks in early 2023 sparked the first allegations of Operation Chokepoint 2.0. Critics, including venture capitalist Nic Carter, described it as a government […]

Tether in talks with Big Four firm for its first full financial audit: Report

Tether in talks with Big Four firm for its first full financial audit: Report

Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly in talks with a Big Four accounting firm to audit its assets reserves and verify that its USDT (USDT) stablecoin is backed at a 1:1 ratio. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino reportedly said the audit process would be more straightforward under pro-crypto US President Donald Trump. It comes after rising industry […]

Crypto VC giant targets $1B for new funds, expects oversubscription — Report

Crypto VC giant targets $1B for new funds, expects oversubscription — Report

Venture capital firm Haun Ventures is reportedly looking to raise $1 billion for two new crypto-related investment funds within the next three months. If successful, $500 million will be allocated to early-stage crypto investments, while the remaining $500 million will go toward late-stage crypto investments, people familiar with the matter told Fortune Crypto on March […]

Crypto super PAC network to back GOP House candidates in Florida

Crypto super PAC network to back GOP House candidates in Florida

A Super PAC network funded by the crypto industry is poised to back two Republican candidates for the United States House of Representatives in Florida’s April 1 special elections, according to a March 21 report by Politico. The network includes Fairshake, Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress. Defend American Jobs will start the spending by […]

John Reed Stark opposes regulatory reform at SEC crypto roundtable

John Reed Stark opposes regulatory reform at SEC crypto roundtable

John Reed Stark, the former director of the Office of Internet Enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pushed back against the idea of regulatory reform at the first SEC crypto roundtable. The former regulator said the Securities Act of 1933 and 1934 should not be changed to accommodate digital assets and […]

Crypto Biz: As crypto booms, recession looms

Crypto Biz: As crypto booms, recession looms

America’s pro-crypto policy shift has become a bipartisan commitment as Democrats and Republicans look to secure the US dollar’s influence as a global reserve currency. According to US Representative and California Democrat Ro Khanna, at least 70 of his fellow party members now understand the importance of stablecoin regulation.  According to Khanna, Americans can expect […]

Coinbase in talks to buy derivatives exchange Deribit: Report

Coinbase in talks to buy derivatives exchange Deribit: Report

Coinbase is in advanced talks to buy Deribit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, according to a March 21 report by Bloomberg. Acquiring Deribit — the world’s largest venue for trading Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) options — would bolster Coinbase’s existing derivatives platform, which currently focuses on futures.  Coinbase and Deribit have reportedly alerted regulators in […]

Nigeria still open to crypto business despite rocky past: Report

Nigeria still open to crypto business despite rocky past: Report

The government of Nigeria is still open to crypto businesses operating in the country despite the ongoing lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and the high-profile detention of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan. Nigerian Information Minister Mohammed Idris told Semafor that many crypto businesses operate inside the country that are not facing litigation or criminal prosecution. “This […]

SEC’s XRP reversal marks crypto industry victory ahead of SOL futures ETF launch: Finance Redefined

SEC’s XRP reversal marks crypto industry victory ahead of SOL futures ETF launch: Finance Redefined

Crypto investors rejoiced this week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed one of the crypto industry’s most controversial lawsuits — one that resulted in an over four-year legal battle with Ripple Labs. In another significant regulatory development, Solana-based futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have debuted in the US, a move that may signal the […]