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  • XRP leverage collapses 78%, but $1.4B in ETF money still won’t leave because of Ripple’s expanding footprint
    CryptoSlate - 20:00 Mar 11, 2026
    XRP’s price performance is stripping out fast-money participation while leaving behind a more durable class of holders. According to CryptoSlate's data, XRP is trading at $1.37 as of press time, down 55% within the last six months. This comes as data from CoinGlass shows XRP's open interest has fallen to about $2.40 billion from a […] The post XRP leverage collapses 78%, but $1.4B in ETF money still won’t leave because of Ripple’s expanding footprint appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • DOJ probes Binance again over Iran-linked crypto flows after $4.3B settlement and CZ pardon
    CryptoSlate - 17:30 Mar 11, 2026
    Binance returns to Iran sanctions scrutiny after its $4.3 billion U.S. plea The Justice Department is reportedly probing Iran’s use of Binance to evade sanctions, pulling the world’s largest crypto exchange back into a national security case less than three years after it pleaded guilty in the U.S. and agreed to a resolution worth more […] The post DOJ probes Binance again over Iran-linked crypto flows after $4.3B settlement and CZ pardon appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Mar 11, 2026
    An Oil Scare Near Hormuz Showed How Fast Bitcoin Reverts to a Risk Trade While Bitcoin has rebounded and held above $70,000 over the last 48 hours, the acute phase of the latest oil shock showed the market’s first instinct: sell crypto when inflation fear rises, and the path to easier money gets harder. Still, […] The post Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Kalshi’s Brazil prediction market launch lands in a country already fighting a betting addiction crisis
    CryptoSlate - 13:10 Mar 11, 2026
    Kalshi's first move outside the United States is not London, not Singapore, not any of the financial centers that have spent years building crypto-friendly regulatory frameworks. It is Brazil, through XP International and its brokerage arm, Clear, offering prediction markets to Brazilian investors as a “new asset class” anchored at launch to economic events such […] The post Kalshi’s Brazil prediction market launch lands in a country already fighting a betting addiction crisis appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Is crypto needed to protect the security of AI agents paying each other online?
    CryptoSlate - 11:35 Mar 11, 2026
    The infrastructure race for agentic commerce is already producing winners. Anthropic's Model Context Protocol now runs on more than 10,000 public servers and pulls 97 million monthly SDK downloads, connecting AI applications to external tools and data. Google's Agent-to-Agent protocol launched in April 2025 with 50 partners and scaled to more than 100 supporting companies […] The post Is crypto needed to protect the security of AI agents paying each other online? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Prosecutors push to retry Tornado Cash founder even after Washington said crypto mixers have legal uses
    CryptoSlate - 09:49 Mar 11, 2026
    Washington sent two messages about crypto privacy in the same week. Treasury told Congress that lawful users of digital assets may leverage mixers to protect personal wealth, business payments, charitable donations, and consumer spending habits from public view on transparent blockchains. Days later, SDNY prosecutors filed a letter proposing to retry Tornado Cash co-founder Roman […] The post Prosecutors push to retry Tornado Cash founder even after Washington said crypto mixers have legal uses appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Strategy buys 66,231 BTC using unusually expensive investor money
    CryptoSlate - 19:15 Mar 10, 2026
    Strategy has found a new gear in its Bitcoin accumulation engine, and its STRC preferred stock equity is doing a growing share of the driving. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, held 738,731 BTC as of March 8, up from 672,500 at the end of 2025. This represents an addition of 66,231 coins in 68 […] The post Strategy buys 66,231 BTC using unusually expensive investor money appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Trump says the Iran conflict is “very complete” — oil plunges and Bitcoin snaps back above $70k
    CryptoSlate - 17:15 Mar 10, 2026
    Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 Tuesday as crude oil staged a sharp reversal, easing near-term fears of accelerating inflation and giving digital asset markets room to recover. According to CryptoSlate's data, the largest digital currency jumped over 5% in the last 24 hours, peaking at around $71,164 after slipping below $68,000 earlier in the session. […] The post Trump says the Iran conflict is “very complete” — oil plunges and Bitcoin snaps back above $70k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Shock as investors realize tokenized crypto stocks don’t give them standard shareholder rights
    CryptoSlate - 15:31 Mar 10, 2026
    Nasdaq's latest tokenization push is another attempt to bring stocks onto blockchain rails. Yet the real significance lies more in the structure. Rather than endorsing the offshore model of stock wrappers and synthetic equity exposure, Nasdaq is trying to build a version where the token is the share. As a result, the token shares the […] The post Shock as investors realize tokenized crypto stocks don’t give them standard shareholder rights appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Cardano spent years looking slow. Now that may help it win in crypto’s rule-heavy era
    CryptoSlate - 13:42 Mar 10, 2026
    Cardano's recent updates look unremarkable when read one by one: a ratified long-term vision, a stricter constitution, better governance indexing, a formal-verification push, and new treasury guardrails. However, they point to a larger shift when taken together. At the same time, Europe's MiCA regime is pushing crypto toward greater accountability, while Cardano is positioning itself […] The post Cardano spent years looking slow. Now that may help it win in crypto’s rule-heavy era appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 95% of all Bitcoin is now mined — and it’s raising a new question about security
    CryptoSlate - 10:26 Mar 10, 2026
    Bitcoin's circulating supply surpassed 20 million coins on March 9, a milestone that places 95% of all BTC that will ever exist into the hands of holders and leaves fewer than 1 million coins still to be mined before the network reaches its hard cap of 21 million. The milestone was reached at block height […] The post 95% of all Bitcoin is now mined — and it’s raising a new question about security appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • US Treasury signals regulated crypto privacy may have a future in the US
    CryptoSlate - 20:30 Mar 09, 2026
    Treasury’s mixer language points to a new U.S. line on crypto privacy A new Treasury report says lawful users may use mixers for financial privacy on public blockchains. The language leaves Treasury’s money-laundering case intact, while opening room for privacy tools that can operate inside regulated U.S. crypto markets. In a report to Congress this […] The post US Treasury signals regulated crypto privacy may have a future in the US appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Treasury
  • Are US stablecoins just CBDCs in disguise? Look closely and the differences start to blur
    CryptoSlate - 18:15 Mar 09, 2026
    America may reject the name “CBDC” while still building the conditions for CBDC-like control through private dollar infrastructure. Washington has ruled out a retail Federal Reserve digital dollar in legal form. At the same time, the stablecoin regime now taking shape can normalize freeze, block, reject, and temporary hold functions across private dollar tokens and, […] The post Are US stablecoins just CBDCs in disguise? Look closely and the differences start to blur appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • New Bitcoin indicator reveals we just avoided a major drop — but one level could decide the next breakout
    CryptoSlate - 16:29 Mar 09, 2026
    Bitcoin spent the weekend mostly within a familiar price channel, then slipped lower before recovering as traders reacted to the developing impact of the Iran war. However, while real-world macro events now dictate Bitcoin's movements more than fundamentals or adoption levels, where on the chart it stops to test the waters has not changed. Bitcoin […] The post New Bitcoin indicator reveals we just avoided a major drop — but one level could decide the next breakout appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • XRP is bleeding with over $50 billion in unrealized losses as 60% of supply goes underwater
    CryptoSlate - 14:20 Mar 09, 2026
    XRP remains under significant pressure as the latest oil shock and broader market unease push investors toward a more defensive stance. The Ripple-linked digital asset has fallen 26% this year to about $1.34 and is down 54% over the past six months, according to CryptoSlate data. In the latest 24-hour session, XRP slid from about […] The post XRP is bleeding with over $50 billion in unrealized losses as 60% of supply goes underwater appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin traders focus on $61k as oil surges past $115 and weak jobs data rattle markets
    CryptoSlate - 11:01 Mar 09, 2026
    Bitcoin slid below $70,000 this weekend after a weak US jobs report, and another jump in oil prices revived stagflation concerns and pushed investors out of risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency fell as low as $65,660, according to CryptoSlate’s data, less than a week after reaching a monthly high near $74,000. The move put Bitcoin […] The post Bitcoin traders focus on $61k as oil surges past $115 and weak jobs data rattle markets appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access
    CryptoSlate - 06:48 Mar 09, 2026
    In the latest SlateCast episode, Fantium CEO and co-founder Jonathan Ludwig joined CryptoSlate Editor-in-Chief Liam “Akiba” Wright and CEO Nate Whitehill to discuss why he returned to building, how Fantium structures athlete financing, and why its broader sports-token vision is focused on utility rather than pure speculation. Across the conversation, Ludwig framed tokenization as a […] The post Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • New model proves miners need Bitcoin above $74k to break even on power – but other costs push it over 6 figures
    CryptoSlate - 20:15 Mar 08, 2026
    Riot case study shows US Bitcoin miners can clear power costs long before they clear full profit Bitcoin mining costs are often reduced to a single number: the “cost to mine one BTC.” In reality, that figure depends on what layer of the business you measure. Electricity determines whether machines should run today, operating expenses […] The post New model proves miners need Bitcoin above $74k to break even on power – but other costs push it over 6 figures appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint
    CryptoSlate - 18:15 Mar 08, 2026
    When seabed disturbances off Côte d'Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned an IODA severity score above 11,000. For Bitcoin, the global effect was negligible. The affected region hosted roughly five nodes, about 0.03% of the network, and the impact fell within normal fluctuations at -2.5%. No price movement […] The post Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin Seven
  • SEC pressure on crypto giants fades as Trump-linked project draws $75M from Justin Sun
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Mar 08, 2026
    On Mar. 5, Justin Sun reached a $10 million settlement with the SEC to resolve a civil fraud case that alleged he generated $31 million through wash-trading-style transactions and undisclosed celebrity promotions. The settlement, which requires court approval and includes no admission of wrongdoing, moves the case toward dismissal. The same day, US banking regulators […] The post SEC pressure on crypto giants fades as Trump-linked project draws $75M from Justin Sun appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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