Crypto

“The wildest thing about my $1 million prediction is that it's not wild at all,” said the digital asset fund manager's CIO.

Strategy spent $1.57 billion on Bitcoin last week, notching its largest purchase of the year so far amid heightened demand for STRC.

XRP witnessed a second week of capital withdrawal, bucking the trend of broader digital asset gains.

A small pricing error in wstETH collateral caused $27 million in Aave liquidations, highlighting the critical role of price oracles and automated risk systems in DeFi. A temporary 2.85% pricing discrepancy in wstETH collateral triggered about $27 million in liquidations on Aave, showing how even small technical issues can have major financial consequences in automated DeFi lending systems. The liquidation wave occurred because Aave’s system briefly valued wstETH at about 1.19 ETH instead of its market value near 1.23 ETH, making some borrowing positions appear undercollateralized. Price oracles are critical infrastructure in DeFi because they feed external market data to smart contracts, determining collateral values, loan health and when automated liquidations should occur. Read more

Gains came for crypto and stocks as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz appeared to ease slightly, sending oil prices lower.

DOGE might explode to $0.50 if it breaks above a certain level, one analyst claimed.

Solana Eyes $100 as ETF Filings Signal Accumulation The post Solana Eyes Key $100 Resistance as Institutional ETF Demand Signals Accumulation Phase appeared first on Cryptonews.

Iran-linked contracts drove prediction market activity higher as the CFTC opened rulemaking and Democrats moved to ban war and death bets. Prediction market activity has climbed sharply as traders flock to contracts tied to the escalating US-Iran conflict, while Washington moves toward clearer federal rules for event contracts and a legislative push to explicitly bar markets tied to war, terrorism and death. Notional trading volume on Polymarket and Kalshi rose to new all-time highs during the week ending Monday, March 9, to $2.49 billion and $2.85 billion, respectively, according to Token Terminal data. The growing activity has pushed the total notional volume across all prediction markets to $145 billion through 2.8 million unique users, data from Dune shows. While the ongoing conflict drives more activity to these platforms, US regulators are seeking public feedback on new prediction market legislation and weighing a potential ban on war and terrorism-related event contracts. Read more

A symmetrical triangle breakout and an unresolved supply overhang are boosting the case that Ether may go as high as $2,800 in March. Ether (ETH) bulls are eyeing a move back toward $2,800 in March, with at least three indicators showing ETH price potential to rise higher. Key takeaways: Ether’s price jumped by over 9% toward $2,280 on Monday. Read more

The director of “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” told an audience at SXSW that he’s yet to use the technology in his films.

Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has officially unseated Tether’s USDT in transfer volume for the first time in seven years. The shift marks a defining moment for digital assets, cleanly splitting stablecoin leadership into two distinct categories: total supply and transactional velocity. While Tether remains the undisputed heavyweight in the stablecoin market, USDC has become the […] The post Tether still holds more cash, but Circle’s USDC is now moving more of crypto’s money appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Wall Street broker Bernstein took note of an institutional ownership shift as behind bitcoin's resilience during this latest bout of global turmoil.

Bitcoin’s price surged above $74,400 today, marking a multi-week high and reigniting optimism across the broader cryptocurrency market, as evidenced by the rise in altcoins. The rally came amid renewed buying pressure, a wave of institutional demand, and yet another behemoth purchase by Michael Saylor’s Strategy. Bitcoin Climbs to $74K as Market Momentum Builds BTC […]

Polkadot (DOT), up 8.5% from Friday, joined Ethereum (ETH) as a top performer.

The transaction is expected to deliver as much as $300 million in cash, which will be used to expand the company's institutional crypto lending, yield and custody offerings.

Crypto majors continue to outperform all other markets, as Bitcoin ETFs posted their first inflow streak of 2026.

The ether treasury firm now holds nearly 4.6 million ETH, while maintaining a $1.2 billion cash position despite ramping up acquisitions.

The company's total stash is worth $11.5 billion, it said in a recent statement.

Regulators found 6.65 million AML violations at Bithumb, including 45,772 crypto transfers involving 18 unregistered overseas VASPs. South Korea has fined crypto exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won (about $24.5 million) and imposed a six-month partial business suspension after finding widespread violations of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, according to a Yonhap News Agency report.  According to Yonhap, regulators identified about 6.65 million violations during an AML inspection, including failures related to customer identity verification, transaction restrictions and record-keeping requirements. Authorities found Bithumb facilitated 45,772 crypto transfers involving 18 unregistered overseas virtual asset service providers (VASPs), in violation of South Korea’s AML rules.  The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Financial Services Commission (FSC) reportedly decided on the penalties following a sanctions deliberation committee meeting reviewing the exchange’s compliance with the Act on Reporting and...

International law enforcement effort targets approval-phishing schemes tied to crypto investment fraud.