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  • Bitcoin faces a new threat after US PMI reignites stagflation fears
    CryptoSlate - 21:05 Mar 24, 2026
    US business activity slowed in March, and the new PMI data delivered a warning that markets are starting to price in: growth is losing momentum just as price pressures pick up again. That creates a pretty tough backdrop for Bitcoin to trade in. When the economy cools while inflation stays elevated, traders expect the Federal […] The post Bitcoin faces a new threat after US PMI reignites stagflation fears appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • How Bitcoin evolved from ‘safe haven’ to become the market’s real-time geopolitical risk indicator
    CryptoSlate - 19:35 Mar 24, 2026
    Bitcoin is starting to trade like the market’s real-time geopolitical switch After Bitcoin moved back above $70,000, following President Trump's five-day delay of planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure, the useful question is whether Bitcoin is now functioning as one of the fastest live markets for repricing geopolitical risk. The evidence increasingly supports this interpretation. Bitcoin is no […] The post How Bitcoin evolved from ‘safe haven’ to become the market’s real-time geopolitical risk indicator appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Power struggle hits Bitcoin network over anti-spam proposal with claims of ‘faked’ node support
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 Mar 24, 2026
    A new chart from Jameson Lopp has reopened one of Bitcoin's oldest internal debates: whether visible node counts reflect real support for a rule change. The immediate flashpoint is BIP-110, a draft proposal that would temporarily impose much tighter consensus-level limits on non-monetary data, following Bitcoin Core 30's loosening of the default OP_RETURN policy. Lopp […] The post Power struggle hits Bitcoin network over anti-spam proposal with claims of ‘faked’ node support appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • BlackRock CEO wants to move stocks and ETFs into crypto wallets after $150B success
    CryptoSlate - 16:15 Mar 24, 2026
    BlackRock's 2026 chairman's letter positions the digital wallet as asset management's next major distribution frontier. In the letter, Larry Fink writes that “today, there's very little access to traditional investment products in digital wallets” and that BlackRock plans to “lead the charge” in changing that. Numbers back the statement: BlackRock says it already has nearly […] The post BlackRock CEO wants to move stocks and ETFs into crypto wallets after $150B success appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin eyes bullish move to $75,000 where the real fight for recovery is decided beyond Iran pause
    CryptoSlate - 14:05 Mar 24, 2026
    Bitcoin continued its upward momentum above $71,000 on Tuesday as investors continued to weigh the market impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to pause planned US attacks on Iranian power and energy infrastructure for five days. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the top cryptocurrency was trading at around $71,185 as of press time, rising 4% […] The post Bitcoin eyes bullish move to $75,000 where the real fight for recovery is decided beyond Iran pause appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Crypto wallets to offer a backdoor recovery if buried amendment to state bill passes Senate
    CryptoSlate - 12:20 Mar 24, 2026
    This month, Kentucky lawmakers advanced another bill that critics say could make self-custody impossible for hardware wallet manufacturers to deliver without building a backdoor into their products. It comes after passing a bill last year protecting residents' right to use crypto wallets. The vehicle is HB 380, a consumer-protection measure aimed at cryptocurrency kiosks. Its core […] The post Crypto wallets to offer a backdoor recovery if buried amendment to state bill passes Senate appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Strategy’s expanded $64B Bitcoin buying plan leans on high-yield funding but could push BTC higher
    CryptoSlate - 10:39 Mar 24, 2026
    Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) widened its at-the-market fundraising capacity on March 23, filing new programs for common stock and two preferred securities, bringing the company's total active issuance capacity to over $60 billion. The 8-K filing, which added fresh ATM lines while terminating one older program, signals a reconfiguration of the capital stack behind the firm's […] The post Strategy’s expanded $64B Bitcoin buying plan leans on high-yield funding but could push BTC higher appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Gold is not acting like a safe haven, so what does “digital gold” even mean for Bitcoin?
    CryptoSlate - 19:35 Mar 23, 2026
    Over the last week, both Bitcoin and gold failed the safe-haven test. Bitcoin is still trading more like a risk asset than “digital gold,” while gold has also failed to behave like a clean geopolitical hedge as higher yields and inflation fears overrode the usual flight-to-safety bid. To start the week, Bitcoin rebounded to about […] The post Gold is not acting like a safe haven, so what does “digital gold” even mean for Bitcoin? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Why investors are pulling back from gold and still buying Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 16:53 Mar 23, 2026
    Gold has fallen into bear-market territory after giving up its gains for the year, even as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to attract fresh money, pushing the two assets onto sharply different paths. Spot gold traded near $4,388 an ounce on March 23, according to goldprice.org, down about 22% from its Jan. 29 […] The post Why investors are pulling back from gold and still buying Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Playnance’s G Coin surpasses 1 million holders as launch-week momentum accelerates
    CryptoSlate - 16:45 Mar 23, 2026
    Playnance’s G Coin has moved past the one million holder mark, with the project’s public tracker currently showing 1,155,141 holders. The milestone follows CryptoSlate’s March 18 coverage, which cited 203,732 holders ahead of the token’s broader market debut, and later launch-week reporting that referenced a 623,272-holder tracker reading. Using those figures, G Coin’s holder base […] The post Playnance’s G Coin surpasses 1 million holders as launch-week momentum accelerates appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Market swings by $3 trillion as Bitcoin price explodes upward in 5 minutes
    CryptoSlate - 14:15 Mar 23, 2026
    Bitcoin’s jump back above $70,000 on Monday morning came with unusual clarity. The move started when Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had held “very good and productive conversations” on a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities in the Middle East, and that planned strikes on Iranian power plants […] The post Market swings by $3 trillion as Bitcoin price explodes upward in 5 minutes appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin price jumps above $70,000 as US announces shock pause on Iran strikes
    CryptoSlate - 12:10 Mar 23, 2026
    Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 after President Donald Trump said the United States had held “productive conversations” with Iran and would postpone planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. In a March 23 post on Truth Social, Trump wrote in capital letters: “BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE […] The post Bitcoin price jumps above $70,000 as US announces shock pause on Iran strikes appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin focus flips from oil to bonds as US and Japan 10-year yields spike into a critical week
    CryptoSlate - 11:18 Mar 23, 2026
    Bond markets, not oil alone, may decide Bitcoin’s fate this week The market is still treating oil as the center of the current macro shock. Market conditions after this weekend point somewhere else. Oil is the spark, bond markets are the channel, and Bitcoin is trading inside that channel as the week begins. That is […] The post Bitcoin focus flips from oil to bonds as US and Japan 10-year yields spike into a critical week appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • The SEC just gave crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed
    CryptoSlate - 09:28 Mar 23, 2026
    The crypto industry finally got the clear lines it spent years demanding from Washington. Six days after the SEC and CFTC unveiled their new crypto framework, the policy is now moving into the formal publication process through the Federal Register, giving the market a clearer sense of what this week's regulatory reset actually is and […] The post The SEC just gave crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is gone
    CryptoSlate - 20:25 Mar 22, 2026
    A crypto hack never ends when the wallet is drained. The theft lands first, fast and visible, and then a slower collapse starts to work through the rest of the project. The token keeps sliding, the treasury shrinks with it, hiring plans get cut back, product deadlines move, partners pull away, and the company that […] The post Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is gone appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • White House faces Iran war bill that is worth nearly 3 million Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 17:45 Mar 22, 2026
    The Pentagon has sent the White House a request for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, a figure that would equal nearly 3 million Bitcoin at current market prices. At Bitcoin’s current price of about $68,600, the request converts to 2,915,451 BTC. That framing does not mean the government is financing the […] The post White House faces Iran war bill that is worth nearly 3 million Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Retail was promised fair markets. So why does the house keep winning?
    CryptoSlate - 15:21 Mar 22, 2026
    Crypto opened the doors to retail now Wall Street is feasting on it Retail investors were sold a story about market access that was impossible to argue with: trading would be cheaper, information would be easier to find, public blockchains would pull back the curtain, and the old hierarchy that once defined finance would lose […] The post Retail was promised fair markets. So why does the house keep winning? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Retail
  • Bitcoin price falls below $70k, foreshadowing US market open after threat to “obliterate” all Iranian power plants
    CryptoSlate - 10:25 Mar 22, 2026
    Bitcoin drops after Trump’s Truth Social threat turns ceasefire language into renewed escalation Overnight, Bitcoin dramatically fell 2.8% after President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened within 48 hours. The drop ran from roughly $70,400 to $68,200 before a partial […] The post Bitcoin price falls below $70k, foreshadowing US market open after threat to “obliterate” all Iranian power plants appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Why Bitcoin was made for the stagflation economic conditions set to dominate 2026
    CryptoSlate - 08:30 Mar 22, 2026
    One economic word could well define 2026: stagflation. It is an ugly word that describes a regime where prices keep rising while growth loses force, labor weakens, and policymakers run short of easy options. That combination changes the texture of daily life fast. Households feel it in food, fuel, insurance, rent, transport, utilities, subscriptions, and […] The post Why Bitcoin was made for the stagflation economic conditions set to dominate 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Crypto finally got SEC clarity. Why didn’t the market care?
    CryptoSlate - 22:30 Mar 21, 2026
    The SEC and CFTC just gave crypto its clearest and most straightforward regulatory guidance in years. Most crypto assets will no longer be treated as presumptive securities, and the agencies drew a sharper line between open crypto markets and tokenized versions of traditional financial products. Under normal conditions, that kind of clarity should have been […] The post Crypto finally got SEC clarity. Why didn’t the market care? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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