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  • Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new system aims to fix that
    CryptoSlate - 21:05 Mar 31, 2026
    The Midnight Foundation declared its network live on Mar. 29, with the genesis block dated Mar. 17. That launch gives Cardano's community its first production test of Charles Hoskinson's argument that public blockchains cannot reach regulated finance, identity, and business use unless the infrastructure itself embeds privacy and compliance from the start. Cardano enters that […] The post Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new system aims to fix that appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 Mar 31, 2026
    America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that position comes overwhelmingly from Chinese manufacturers. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the Mined in America Act on Mar. 30 to address that gap, proposing certification, domestic manufacturing support, and the codification of President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve […] The post Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index sinks below 100
    CryptoSlate - 18:16 Mar 31, 2026
    Bitcoin rose back above $68,000 on March 31 after markets began to bet on a resolution to the Iran-US-Israel War and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to end the war under certain conditions. Data from CryptoSlate showed the broader crypto market added about $40 billion in value after the remarks. Bitcoin climbed […] The post Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index sinks below 100 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 17:05 Mar 31, 2026
    Senate Banking is targeting the second half of April for a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with Easter recess running through Apr. 13. Senator Cynthia Lummis publicly confirmed the timetable, and Senator Bernie Moreno put the deadline plainly: missing the Senate floor by May could push serious digital asset legislation beyond the […] The post CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Google slashes quantum cracking estimates by 20X creating $600 billion countdown for Bitcoin and Ethereum
    CryptoSlate - 15:10 Mar 31, 2026
    A new paper from Google Quantum AI has sharply reduced the estimated hardware required to crack elliptic-curve cryptography used by Bitcoin and much of Ethereum, moving a long-running security debate closer to market terms. At current market prices, the quantum computing risks could affect more than $600 billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins. The paper, […] The post Google slashes quantum cracking estimates by 20X creating $600 billion countdown for Bitcoin and Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin treasury company sells $20M BTC at a loss as its stock collapses after buying at $118k
    CryptoSlate - 13:05 Mar 31, 2026
    Bitcoin enters April with a price carrying the weight of macro conditions, corporate balance sheets, and the credibility of the public wrappers built around it. CryptoSlate has already laid out the broad structure: public equities created a new channel for balance-sheet demand, the premium on that demand opened the door to further issuance, and the […] The post Bitcoin treasury company sells $20M BTC at a loss as its stock collapses after buying at $118k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The new IRS crypto tax form can flag your sale before you prove what you actually owe
    CryptoSlate - 11:14 Mar 31, 2026
    The first Form 1099-DA season is arriving for US crypto investors with a basic problem: many people are getting the new IRS form before they understand what it actually tells them. A Coinbase and CoinTracker survey of 3,000 US crypto users found that 61% were unaware of the new 2025 reporting rules, even though 74% […] The post The new IRS crypto tax form can flag your sale before you prove what you actually owe appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin has to survive a new major liquidity test today as $2.2B hits the market on top of geopolitical pressure
    CryptoSlate - 09:07 Mar 31, 2026
    FTX will begin its fourth creditor distribution on March 31, with about $2.2 billion set to reach eligible customers through BitGo, Kraken, and Payoneer within 1 to 3 business days. On paper, this might look like just another routine bankruptcy milestone. But in practice, this could be a fresh liquidity test arriving as Bitcoin trades […] The post Bitcoin has to survive a new major liquidity test today as $2.2B hits the market on top of geopolitical pressure appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Iran Speaker predicts pre-market “reverse indicator” then Bitcoin climbed before the S&P500
    CryptoSlate - 19:35 Mar 30, 2026
    Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, posted a striking piece of market commentary on X before the latest futures swing. Adding fuel to the online propaganda proxy war being fought on social media, the comments lean into accusations of insider trading on Polymarket war bets. “Pre-market so-called ‘news’ or ‘Truth’ is often just […] The post Iran Speaker predicts pre-market “reverse indicator” then Bitcoin climbed before the S&P500 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Congress aims to make digital dollars easier to use than Bitcoin solidifying the ‘digital gold’ narrative
    CryptoSlate - 17:45 Mar 30, 2026
    Washington is building a cleaner lane for digital dollars, and the consequence for Bitcoin is becoming easier to map. Over the past year, U.S. lawmakers, regulators, and the White House have moved in the same direction. The GENIUS Act framework advanced in the Senate with language built around payment stablecoins, reserve backing, consumer protection, and […] The post Congress aims to make digital dollars easier to use than Bitcoin solidifying the ‘digital gold’ narrative appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Ripple pushes a more private blockchain to banks and adds AI code checks as fears grow it could leave XRP price behind
    CryptoSlate - 13:10 Mar 30, 2026
    Ripple is trying to reshape the institutional case for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) around two issues that have long limited the use of public blockchains in mainstream finance: privacy and software risk. The company’s argument is that banks, payment firms, and asset managers may be more willing to use a public ledger for tokenized cash, […] The post Ripple pushes a more private blockchain to banks and adds AI code checks as fears grow it could leave XRP price behind appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Where is Bitcoin price headed this week? BTC falls to $65,000 but starts the week in recovery mode
    CryptoSlate - 13:10 Mar 30, 2026
    Bitcoin reclaims $67k after a weekend spent below support, while $68k sets the first test for the new week Bitcoin price opened the new week with a modest structural improvement after spending most of the weekend below one of its most closely watched channel boundaries. The reclaim of $66,900 shifts the immediate condition from clean […] The post Where is Bitcoin price headed this week? BTC falls to $65,000 but starts the week in recovery mode appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin faces impending $45,000 sell-off catalyst as Powell, jobs report threaten fresh macro pressure
    CryptoSlate - 12:05 Mar 30, 2026
    Bitcoin price is entering a pivotal week with several on-chain models pushing the market’s floor lower just as investors brace for fresh signals from the Federal Reserve and the US labor market. The shift has sharpened a debate that is no longer centered only on how low the flagship digital asset could fall, but on […] The post Bitcoin faces impending $45,000 sell-off catalyst as Powell, jobs report threaten fresh macro pressure appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Latest data shows retail Bitcoin wallets can no longer control short-term BTC price moves
    CryptoSlate - 09:58 Mar 30, 2026
    Bitcoin’s Price Is Being Set Further Away From Bitcoin Holders Bitcoin spent the end of March in a range that looked calm on the surface and unusually crowded underneath. By Monday, Bitcoin's price was trading around $67,000 after a week that had already pulled in one of the year’s largest derivatives events and another round […] The post Latest data shows retail Bitcoin wallets can no longer control short-term BTC price moves appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Congress proposes removal of widely used Bitcoin tax loophole and giving it to regulated stablecoins
    CryptoSlate - 20:20 Mar 29, 2026
    Congress has introduced the Digital Asset PARITY Act, a bipartisan discussion draft introduced by Reps. Steven Horsford and Max Miller, who would rewrite Section 1091 to cover “specified assets.” The category explicitly includes actively traded digital assets and their derivatives, and carves out a narrow class of regulated payment stablecoins from routine gain-or-loss recognition. The […] The post Congress proposes removal of widely used Bitcoin tax loophole and giving it to regulated stablecoins appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin drops as Rubio privately signals Iran war may last weeks, locking in high oil prices
    CryptoSlate - 17:20 Mar 29, 2026
    Marco Rubio sat down with G7 foreign ministers and told them privately that the war with Iran could continue another two to four weeks, handing Washington's closest allies and the market a countdown. Reports noted that Rubio publicly said the operation should conclude in “weeks, not months,” and the gap between those two framings captures […] The post Bitcoin drops as Rubio privately signals Iran war may last weeks, locking in high oil prices appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • As Bitcoin weakens even ‘safe’ investments like the 2-year Treasury are starting to crack
    CryptoSlate - 13:28 Mar 29, 2026
    Even the safest corners of the market can start to look uneasy when oil jumps, war drags on, and investors begin to wonder whether inflation is heading back in the wrong direction. That was the message we got from Tuesday’s sale of 2-year US Treasuries. These are short-term government bonds, and they're widely watched because […] The post As Bitcoin weakens even ‘safe’ investments like the 2-year Treasury are starting to crack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • The next Bitcoin shock could be where Wall Street finally loses faith and starts selling
    CryptoSlate - 10:26 Mar 29, 2026
    Bitcoin's price dropped below $67,000 this weekend, after a brutal slide that left it more than 40% below its October 2025 peak. In February, BTC had fallen about 47% from its high near $126,000. In an earlier version of this market, that kind of drop would cause all kinds of ugly reactions that would spread […] The post The next Bitcoin shock could be where Wall Street finally loses faith and starts selling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • The crypto winners from AI may not be AI coins at all as agents start spending autonomously
    CryptoSlate - 20:10 Mar 28, 2026
    AI agents are moving beyond chatbot duty and into a bigger role across the internet. As software starts researching, buying, coordinating, and completing tasks with limited supervision, a new question arises: how does a non-human user pay, prove who it is, and operate within clear rules? That question opens an unexpected lane for crypto, especially […] The post The crypto winners from AI may not be AI coins at all as agents start spending autonomously appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Crypto is winning the race to own oil trading after hours as Wintermute launches 24/7 trading
    CryptoSlate - 16:05 Mar 28, 2026
    For decades, the oil market moved on a very familiar and very predictable schedule. The biggest signals came from legacy futures venues; traders knew where the deepest pools of liquidity were and when they'd come alive. But, like almost everything else, oil too hasn't been immune to the modern market's hunger. Its rhythm has started […] The post Crypto is winning the race to own oil trading after hours as Wintermute launches 24/7 trading appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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