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  • Bitcoin mining profit plummets to $500 per BTC as costs surge past $70k as Wall St funds miners’ AI escape hatch
    CryptoSlate - 10:11 Mar 06, 2026
    Wall Street is pouring billions into public Bitcoin mining companies, but the investment thesis has little to do with the emerging industry's future. Instead, the financial institutions are treating these crypto firms as critical power-and-permitting infrastructure, a scarce asset in an artificial intelligence boom that is increasingly constrained not by a lack of advanced semiconductors, […] The post Bitcoin mining profit plummets to $500 per BTC as costs surge past $70k as Wall St funds miners’ AI escape hatch appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin fails again at $71,500 as weakening momentum raises risk of a deeper pullback
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 Mar 05, 2026
    Bitcoin has again failed to hold $71,500, reinforcing the level as a long-term ceiling while global markets shift into a risk-off environment driven by rising oil prices and higher bond yields. The latest rejection came after Bitcoin briefly rose past $73,000, then lost momentum and fell back below $71,500. The move extends a pattern that […] The post Bitcoin fails again at $71,500 as weakening momentum raises risk of a deeper pullback appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Israel’s Iran war will soon cost the equivalent of 41,300 Bitcoin every week
    CryptoSlate - 17:05 Mar 05, 2026
    Israel’s Finance Ministry has put a weekly price tag on the country’s widening war with Iran, estimating that the economy could take a hit of more than 9 billion shekels (equivalent to $2.93 billion) a week if emergency limits on activity remain in place. The estimate links the economic toll to the Home Front Command’s […] The post Israel’s Iran war will soon cost the equivalent of 41,300 Bitcoin every week appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Ripple quietly appears inside Wall Street’s stock-clearing system as it expands XRP payments platform
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Mar 05, 2026
    Ripple is sharpening its argument that it can help institutions move value across traditional rails, stablecoins, and blockchain networks. On March 2, DTCC’s National Securities Clearing Corporation updated its MPID directory to add Ripple-owned “Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC” for its first trade. The entry appears under the OTC column. A day later, Ripple […] The post Ripple quietly appears inside Wall Street’s stock-clearing system as it expands XRP payments platform appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin investors may not need altcoins to diversify if tokenized stocks move on-chain
    CryptoSlate - 13:45 Mar 05, 2026
    Crypto promised diversification beyond Bitcoin. For years, the pitch was simple: spread risk across blockchains, decentralized applications, and layer-1 protocols. In practice, that diversification often collapsed when Bitcoin stumbled. Ethereum, Solana, and other major altcoins routinely fell harder than BTC during drawdowns, leaving portfolios concentrated on the same directional bet, just with different branding. Now, […] The post Bitcoin investors may not need altcoins to diversify if tokenized stocks move on-chain appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto platform aims to let retail investors buy IPO shares at the same price as Wall Street insiders
    CryptoSlate - 12:30 Mar 05, 2026
    Most people only see IPOs after the price resets at the open. Institutional investors and select clients receive allocations at the offering price, while everyone else waits for the exchange to start trading and buys at the market price. The gap between those two prices, the “IPO pop,” can be substantial. Circle's IPO last year […] The post Crypto platform aims to let retail investors buy IPO shares at the same price as Wall Street insiders appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin hit $74k — but losing $70k could send it back toward $60k
    CryptoSlate - 10:30 Mar 05, 2026
    Bitcoin slid to $63,030 after US-Israel strikes on Iran triggered a risk-off cascade across markets. From there, BTC rallied to $74,000 intraday on Mar. 4, a roughly 17% rebound. As of press time, Bitcoin trades at $73,613, up 7.7% in the past 24 hours. The move recaptured much of the selloff, but whether it holds […] The post Bitcoin hit $74k — but losing $70k could send it back toward $60k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Kraken just got rare Federal Reserve access in a move crypto firms have chased for years
    CryptoSlate - 19:25 Mar 04, 2026
    Kraken has cleared a regulatory hurdle that crypto firms have chased for years: direct access to the Federal Reserve’s core payments infrastructure. On March 4, the exchange said its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, has been granted a Federal Reserve master account, allowing it to settle US dollar payments directly over Fed rails instead of routing […] The post Kraken just got rare Federal Reserve access in a move crypto firms have chased for years appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • $BANK Sale Begins on Solana, Targeting Poker Staking Market
    CryptoSlate - 18:10 Mar 04, 2026
    Switzerland-registered FANtium AG launched $BANK on Solana today, with a public sale via Metaplex Spotlight. The token is designed to give holders liquid on-chain exposure to a professionally managed poker bankroll. The sale window runs through March 6, 00:00 UTC, accepts payment in $SOL, and carries no KYC requirement, excluding restricted jurisdictions. How $BANK Works […] The post $BANK Sale Begins on Solana, Targeting Poker Staking Market appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin bears could walk into a brutal short squeeze next as BTC retakes $70k
    CryptoSlate - 17:05 Mar 04, 2026
    Bitcoin rose above $70,000 today for the first time since early February, extending a rebound that is starting to look less like a brief relief rally and more like a market trying to reverse momentum after months of heavy selling. CryptoSlate data showed Bitcoin gaining over 7% on the day, lifting the flagship digital asset […] The post Bitcoin bears could walk into a brutal short squeeze next as BTC retakes $70k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Tether finally lands a Big Four auditor – but the $189B USDT question still isn’t answered
    CryptoSlate - 15:30 Mar 04, 2026
    Tether has landed a Big Four accounting firm’s name on a reserve report tied to its US strategy. On Feb. 27, Deloitte issued an independent accountant’s report on Anchorage Digital Bank’s “USAT Reserve Report,” an attestation covering USAT, a US dollar token issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, National Association, in collaboration with Tether. The development […] The post Tether finally lands a Big Four auditor – but the $189B USDT question still isn’t answered appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin jumps to $72,000 as Asia’s stock market meltdown deepens
    CryptoSlate - 13:50 Mar 04, 2026
    The South Korean stock market (KOSPI) closed near 5,094 after falling 12.06% in a single session today. The index had already fallen 7.24% the prior session, taking the two-day slide to roughly 18.4% on a compounded basis. South Korean equities did not fall alone, but the magnitude set Korea apart in a global risk-off window. […] The post Bitcoin jumps to $72,000 as Asia’s stock market meltdown deepens appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s $85 billion derivatives engine may move onshore as CFTC eyes April approval
    CryptoSlate - 12:45 Mar 04, 2026
    CFTC Chairman Michael Selig wants to bring perpetual futures home, and it could happen as early as next month, according to his latest statement. In January remarks titled “Limitless: Onshoring True Perpetual Derivatives,” he laid out a vision for pulling crypto's most widely used leverage tool into US regulatory territory. Selig framed perps as instruments […] The post Bitcoin’s $85 billion derivatives engine may move onshore as CFTC eyes April approval appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Second top US Bitcoin miner authorizes sale of entire BTC stash as MARA eyes $3.8 billion liquidity option
    CryptoSlate - 11:05 Mar 04, 2026
    MARA Holdings may be poised to test the current BTC treasury meta. Major miners have been accumulating BTC as a strategic treasury rather than treating it as working capital. A shift could have implications that extend well beyond a single company. The company's March 2 filing authorizes balance-sheet sales of its entire 53,822 BTC treasury, […] The post Second top US Bitcoin miner authorizes sale of entire BTC stash as MARA eyes $3.8 billion liquidity option appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • XRP rewrites the playbook for altcoin ETF approvals to surge in late 2026 after a wave of futures listings
    CryptoSlate - 09:36 Mar 04, 2026
    XRP served as the proof of concept in an assembly manual for altcoin ETFs. In a Mar. 2 post, Bitnomial argued that the real crypto-ETF shift isn't the SEC's faster timelines, but that regulated futures on CFTC-designated contract markets have become the practical prerequisite for new crypto ETF listings. XRP has moved from the centerpiece […] The post XRP rewrites the playbook for altcoin ETF approvals to surge in late 2026 after a wave of futures listings appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • White House stablecoin deadline slips as Hoskinson warns CLARITY Act could push US crypto founders offshore
    CryptoSlate - 20:05 Mar 03, 2026
    Washington’s push for a federal crypto rulebook reignited a long-running industry debate over what “regulatory clarity” actually delivers and who it helps. At the center of the debate is H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, a bill that supporters present as a long-awaited replacement for years of regulation by enforcement. The […] The post White House stablecoin deadline slips as Hoskinson warns CLARITY Act could push US crypto founders offshore appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Hyperliquid gold perps front-ran CME after Iran strikes and the Monday gap exposed a new weekend leader
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 Mar 03, 2026
    On Feb. 28, coordinated strikes hit Iranian nuclear facilities while most benchmark commodity markets sat dark. Traditional gold futures on CME's COMEX exchange wouldn't reopen until Sunday evening Central Time, leaving a 48-hour window where macro risk had nowhere obvious to express itself. Except it did: on venues that never close. By the time COMEX […] The post Hyperliquid gold perps front-ran CME after Iran strikes and the Monday gap exposed a new weekend leader appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Uniswap wins again in New York court as judge draws new line on DeFi liability
    CryptoSlate - 16:45 Mar 03, 2026
    A federal judge in New York dismissed fraud claims against Uniswap for the second time this month, and the decision carries implications far beyond the cryptocurrency industry. At stake: whether platforms that provide neutral infrastructure can be held liable when bad actors exploit those tools to commit fraud. Judge Katherine Polk Failla's ruling applies a […] The post Uniswap wins again in New York court as judge draws new line on DeFi liability appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin gets liquidity lifeline as US injects $3 billion into banking system amid oil price spike
    CryptoSlate - 15:00 Mar 03, 2026
    Brent crude oil is trading like a geopolitical asset again, and that is forcing Bitcoin back into a macro test it has not fully resolved. For a third straight session, oil climbed as the widening US-Israel conflict with Iran revived fears of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime chokepoint that handles roughly […] The post Bitcoin gets liquidity lifeline as US injects $3 billion into banking system amid oil price spike appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The US is the only market buying Bitcoin right now while the international ‘smart money’ keeps taking profit
    CryptoSlate - 13:45 Mar 03, 2026
    Bitcoin traded through a familiar sequence after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran: a fast weekend drop, a rebound that started before traditional markets reopened, and then a cleaner weekday repricing once U.S.-linked liquidity came back online. The operation was a major escalation, and cross-market positioning followed the script: energy higher, equity futures lower, and […] The post The US is the only market buying Bitcoin right now while the international ‘smart money’ keeps taking profit appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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