The future trajectory of the leading cryptocurrency hinges on oil prices, bond yields, and the policies of the Fed. Developments within the crypto industry have taken a back seat, stated Bitfinex experts. Following significant liquidations in February, when the coin’s price fell from $79,000 to $60,000, leverage in the derivatives market sharply decreased. Bitcoin shifted […]
Microsoft has unveiled the AI agent Cowork to handle complex tasks within Microsoft 365. It can interact with ecosystem applications such as Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. “Describe the desired outcome, and Cowork will automatically lay the groundwork for your emails, meetings, messages, files, and data,” the announcement states. Upon receiving a task, the […]
The team behind the L1 network Sonic has unveiled the US Sonic Dollar (USSD), a dollar-denominated “stablecoin.” The asset is backed by U.S. Treasury bonds from BlackRock, Superstate, and WisdomTree. Introducing USSD, the US Sonic Dollar. A network-native USD stablecoin built to be the stable liquidity layer across the Sonic ecosystem and a core piece […]
The daily trading volume of perpetual oil contracts (CL-USDC) on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid surged from $21 million to $1.2 billion, pushing Ethereum from its second place in popularity on the platform. Source: Bloomberg/Hyperliquid. Open interest in the asset reached $183 million. The trading spike occurred amid sharp price changes and high volatility in commodity […]
On March 6th in Shenzhen, China, nearly 1,000 people queued outside Tencent’s headquarters to install OpenClaw, a popular open-source software for AI agents, on their computers. This was reported by SCMP. Source: SCMP. The crowd gathered at the invitation of Tencent’s cloud computing division. Company employees installed the software for free for people with varying […]
Between March 2 and 8, Strategy acquired 17,994 BTC for $1.28 billion, with an average price of $70,946 per coin. Strategy has acquired 17,994 BTC for ~$1.28 billion at ~$70,946 per bitcoin. As of 3/8/2026, we hodl 738,731 $BTC acquired for ~$56.04 billion at ~$75,862 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/wB1k3Nt1xa — Michael Saylor (@saylor) March […]
On March 9, the number of bitcoins yet to be mined reached 1 million. Source: BitBo. Today, more than 95% of the 21m BTC cap is in circulation. The blockchain continues to operate on a fixed issuance schedule: on average, miners add 144 blocks per day; every 2,016 blocks are produced roughly every two weeks. […]
Amid war in the Middle East, oil has jumped more than 60% since the start of the year. The geopolitical shock could stoke inflation and create a negative backdrop for cryptocurrencies, warned CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. Oil Prices Surge Amid Hormuz Tensions: Implications for BTC and Markets “Historically, periods when oil prices regain strength often coincide […]
Between March 2 and 6, inflows into cryptocurrency investment products reached $619 million, according to a report by analysts at CoinShares. Weekly inflow dynamics into crypto funds. Source: CoinShares. The trend was uneven. In the first three days, investors poured in $1.44 billion. On March 5 and 6, sentiment worsened, resulting in outflows of $829 […]
The US Treasury has submitted a report to Congress, acknowledging the legality of using crypto mixers to protect financial privacy. In 2022 and 2023, the department labeled mixers as money laundering hubs and imposed sanctions against Tornado Cash. Now, the ministry has noted that law-abiding users need mixers to conceal data about personal savings, business […]