Author: John Smith
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Strategy disclosed its third-largest Bitcoin purchase of the year, adding $200 million worth of the asset to reach approximately 720,750 total holdings. Summary Strategy bought $200M in Bitcoin, raising holdings to about 720,750 BTC. Deloitte verified USAT reserves in the stablecoin’s first attestation. Kazakhstan plans a $350M crypto allocation from national reserves Additionally, Anchorage Digital engaged Deloitte for USAT’s first attestation report linking Big Four accounting with Tether’s regulated U.S. stablecoin efforts, and Kazakhstan’s central bank confirmed plans to allocate up to $350 million from its reserves for cryptocurrency investments. Strategy maintains…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Tokenization reaching Wall Street is a headline. Building compliant, liquid, enforceable on-chain markets is the real test. Without infrastructure, issuance is just digitization. Summary Issuance isn’t innovation: Tokenizing equities is a milestone, but without compliant trading, liquidity, lending, and enforceable rights, digital securities remain cosmetic upgrades. Wall Street’s cadence is breaking: 24/7 markets and instant settlement are reshaping investor expectations, making fixed hours and delayed clearing structurally outdated. Infrastructure decides the outcome: Purpose-built rails embedding compliance, custody,…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As Ethereum and Solana recover, investors rotate capital into DeFi utility projects built on major Layer-1 networks. Summary As crypto markets stabilize, lending protocol Mutuum Finance gains traction, raising $20.7m and growing to 19k investors. Mutuum Finance is building dual lending markets on Ethereum, combining instant liquidity pools with flexible peer-to-peer loans. Its MUTM token is priced at $0.04 as the protocol prepares P2C and P2P lending markets ahead of launch. After a volatile start to the year, the…
The crypto market will likely maintain its volatility this week as the war in Iran continues and the US releases its consumer inflation report on Wednesday. This article looks at some of the top crypto news to watch this week. Pi Network in the spotlight ahead of Pi Day One of the top crypto news this week will be on Pi Network. The network will conclude the current phase of the network upgrade on March 12. This upgrade is part of that transition from v19 to v23 of the Stellar consensus. Pi Network price will also react to the upcoming…
Crypto prices continued the strong downward trend today, March 8, as the war in Iran continued, pushing crude oil prices to $115 ahead of the upcoming US consumer inflation report. Summary Crypto prices continued falling today, with Bitcoin moving to $96,000. Crude oil prices jumped to over $115 on Hyperliquid. The US will publish its inflation report on Wednesday this week. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $67,000 on Sunday from last week’s high of $74,000. An index tracking the top 20 cryptocurrencies dropped by 1.29% in the last 24 hours, while the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 18.…
Polkadot price retreated by 3% today, March 6, even as market participants waited for the first DOT ETF and tokenomics overhaul. Summary 21Shares will launch the first spot DOT ETF today. The fund will be seeded with $11 million. History suggests that the fund may struggle to attract inflows. Polkadot (DOT) token dropped to $1.4753, down substantially from this month’s high of $1.745. This retreat happened ahead of the launch of the 21Shares DOT ETF today. Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas noted that the fund has been seeded with $11 million in assets. This is a substantial amount considering that the three…
Solana price is nearing the key $90 resistance level as the MACD histogram turns positive, hinting that short-term momentum may be shifting in favor of buyers. Summary Solana trades around $84.53 while approaching a key resistance level near $90 The MACD histogram has turned positive, signaling improving short-term momentum. A breakout could push the price toward $95–$100, while rejection may send it back to support near $85 or $78. Solana (SOL) was trading around $84.53 at the time of writing, down about 6.5% in the past 24 hours. The crypto market has cooled after a brief rebound, but Solana is…
Implied volatility cools, skew normalizes, and options flows turn more balanced even as majors trade lower across the board. Summary Implied volatility has dropped sharply from early February highs, signaling reduced tail-risk pricing in BTC options. Skew has compressed from 20% to around 10%, reflecting fading demand for panic hedges and more two-sided positioning. Roughly 54.4% of flows are now bullish versus just 21.3% shorting the move, suggesting a shift from fear to calculated risk-taking. After Bitcoin’s (BTC) brief push to around $74,000, the market has given back ground, with BTC retreating toward the high-$60,000s and broader majors following it…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Institutional accumulation of Ethereum signals rising confidence and renewed momentum for DeFi expansion. Summary Institutional Ethereum inflows are boosting new DeFi protocols like Mutuum Finance, which has raised over $20.7m from 19k holders. Mutuum Finance builds non-custodial crypto lending on Ethereum, using mtTokens and debt tokens to manage liquidity and loans. Mutuum Finance expands DeFi lending with over-collateralized loans, letting users borrow against assets without selling them. The top crypto market is currently witnessing a concentration of capital as…
Binance has rejected allegations that its platform allowed transactions linked to entities in Iran. Summary Binance issued a formal response to a U.S. Senate inquiry denying claims that it allowed transactions linked to Iran. The exchange said media reports cited in the inquiry contain false and unsupported allegations about its compliance program. Binance pointed to investigations that led to the removal of certain entities and its expanded compliance measures. The exchange issued a response on March 6 to a letter sent by Richard Blumenthal regarding sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering controls. The inquiry referenced several recent media reports. Binance said…