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Fed chair Jerome Powell said rising energy prices are feeding into the inflation outlook, but "nobody knows" yet how lasting the impact will be.

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token moved into the top 10 crypto assets by market capitalization, beating Cardano's ADA amid a 1,700-fold rise in trading volume tied to oil volatility during the US-Iran conflict. Notably, Bitcoin benefited significantly from the broader bid for crypto during the conflict, but HYPE gained a second channel as traders used Hyperliquid's platform […] The post Why the US-Iran conflict sent traders to Hyperliquid — and pushed HYPE into crypto’s top 10 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

"Building reliable infrastructure across blockchain networks and traditional financial rails is hard — there are no shortcuts,” said Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan.

The fourth round of reimbursements to creditors and former clients of the failed crypto exchange since February 2025 brings the total paid to about $10 billion. Additional reporting by Turner Wright. The FTX Recovery Trust, which oversees the distribution of funds to creditors and former customers of the failed crypto exchange, announced on Wednesday that it will distribute $2.2 billion to creditors on March 31, 2026. Eligible creditors will receive their funds through their chosen distribution provider within one to three business days, according to an announcement from the Trust.  Read more

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index just ended a 48-day stretch in the “extreme fear” zone, signalling improving sentiment among investors. Will fresh capital inflows reignite the bull market? The Crypto Fear & Greed Index remained at 26 on Wednesday, after rising to 28, a day earlier, ending the indicators’ 48-day stretch in the “extreme fear” zone. The Crypto Fear & Greed index tracks market sentiment using volatility, momentum, volume, and social data. Any reading below 25 signals extreme fear, while higher values reflect an improving risk appetite. The index reading points to an improvement in market sentiment this week, marking its first exit from extreme fear in over six weeks. Read more

The Wyoming Republican said that the main issue holding up passage of the bill was stablecoin yield, while adding that she believed a provision on DeFi had been ”put to bed.” Update (March 18 at 6:52 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from Cynthia Lummis beginning in the eighth paragraph. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the main proponents of a digital asset market structure bill in the US Congress, said that the legislation is getting closer to passage despite “things that [she] did not expect” in 2025.  Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit hosted by the Digital Chamber on Wednesday, Lummis said she had thought that the crypto industry would already be celebrating a “victory lap” for the market structure bill, which passed the US House of Representatives in July 2025. She said that “the main thing” that had held up the legislation was the fight over stablecoin yield and rewards between banking and crypto industry representatives. Read more

The trust handling the bankruptcy proceedings detailed how much will be distributed to creditors and claimants at the end of March.

At the same time, one important indicator suggests that the price may also plummet dramatically in the foreseeable future.

Arizona has filed 20 criminal counts against Kalshi, a prediction market platform, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling business and offering election wagering in the state.

Bitcoin's price tumbled before the news went out but it staged a minor recovery.

Bitcoin’s pre-FOMC sell-off eased as the US Federal Reserve's choice to leave interest rates unchanged was followed by a swift bounce in BTC price. Bitcoin’s (BTC) bullish start to the week faced a halt on Wednesday, as BTC dropped 3.4% to $70,900 alongside an overarching sell-off in US stocks.  The correction followed a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) report, which was 0.7% higher than the 3.4% year-on-year estimate. Despite the selling, data shows BTC spot market demand holding steady, with buyers stepping in to absorb the selling pressure and proof of this appetite being reflected by Bitcoin reclaiming $72,000 after Federal Reserve minutes highlighted their decision to leave interest rates unchanged. While the market consensus had tilted toward the Fed choosing to pause on interest rate changes, market volatility in oil prices, equity markets, and persistent tension over the recently started US and Israel-Iran war had traders on edge. Read more

Inflation has exceeded the central bank’s 2% target for nearly five years, but the Fed held rates firm again as Bitcoin and Ethereum wobbled.

Large XRP holders added 200 million tokens over two weeks, quietly building their stack even as the price failed to hold $1.50.

Ethereum is outpacing Bitcoin as tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran continue to shape global markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows ETH has risen 18% against the dollar since the start of March, compared with a 13% gain for Bitcoin over the same period. The ETH/BTC ratio has also moved higher, rising 7.6% to […] The post Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin when it shouldn’t be — what’s driving it? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin remained sharply lower for the session following the expected decision by the U.S. central bank.

A hotter-than-expected inflation reading pushed crypto prices lower Wednesday—slashing the chances of a broad spring breakout.

The new derivative allows eligible non-US users to trade leveraged exposure to the index around the clock using official data on a decentralized platform. S&P Dow Jones Indices has licensed its S&P 500 Index to Trade[XYZ] for the launch of a perpetual futures contract on Hyperliquid, in what the company described as the first officially licensed onchain product offering continuous, leveraged exposure to the index for eligible non-US users. According to Wednesday’s announcement, contract allows eligible non-US traders to take long or short positions on the index without an expiry date, with markets operating continuously outside traditional exchange hours using official index data from S&P Dow Jones Indices. The contract also brings equity index exposure onto Hyperliquid, extending the use of perpetual derivatives beyond cryptocurrencies into traditional financial benchmarks. Read more

The S&P 500 index was licensed to Trade[XYZ], a provider of markets for real-world assets on Hyperliquid for perpetual futures.

Is ETH heading toward new local peaks or will the bears regain control?

Author and personal finance educator Robert Kiyosaki says Bitcoin is going to $750,000, but there's a catch. Key takeaways: Robert Kiyosaki’s $750,000 Bitcoin target implies a 95% discount versus gold, which is lower than the 2024 peak. $750,000 Bitcoin might not be that significant if daily expenses, housing and energy rise in like kind. Read more