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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

Ripple CEO Highlights XRP’s Solid Performance, Applauds ‘Brilliant’ US Court Ruling

XRP stands out as the only major cryptocurrency with court-backed U.S. regulatory clarity, fueling institutional adoption and outperforming rivals, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said as he pushes for broader crypto legislation to unlock industry growth. Ripple CEO Highlights XRP Strength as Legal Victory Unlocks Institutional Capital Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted XRP’s bullish momentum and […]

Michael Saylor’s ‘Turn of the Century’ Post Sparks Fresh Bitcoin Buy Speculation

Strategy may be signaling another bitcoin accumulation as Michael Saylor posts his closely watched orange dot chart, a move traders increasingly treat as an indicator of an impending balance sheet expansion. Saylor’s Orange Dot Post Fuels Fresh Bitcoin Accumulation Speculation Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared his signature orange dot bitcoin chart on social media […]

Bitcoin Slips 2.4% Sunday, Long Bets Account for Majority of $415M in Liquidations

After clawing its way back above $67,000 on Saturday, bitcoin slipped 2.4% against the greenback on Sunday, gliding just north of the $65,000 mark. Data from crypto derivatives markets show roughly $415 million in positions have been liquidated. Nearly 92,000 Traders Liquidated as Bitcoin Pulls Back On March 1, 2026, bitcoin hovered just above the […]

Bitcoin price rebound comes under threat from UN Security Council alarm and Hormuz oil scare

Bitcoin held near $66,000 on Sunday, March 1, after a weekend geopolitical shock tied to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, setting up Monday’s U.S. reopen as the first major liquidity and spot ETF flow test of the rebound.The diplomatic alarm bell rang alongside the price rebound. At an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, the Secretary-General warned that the escalation risked widening into a broader conflict, while the U.S., Israel, and Iran traded legal and moral accusations, a public sig

Hyperliquid Whale Sees $42M Bitcoin Long Position Partially Liquidated After BTC Pullback

This weekend, market watchers are fixated on a sizable whale on Hyperliquid who opened a $42 million long position on bitcoin using 40x leverage. It’s a high-wire act with no safety net, as a slip below $65,400 would trigger a full liquidation of the bet. Leveraged Bitcoin Bet Under Pressure To kick off March, a […]

Matt Hougan: Bitcoin ETFs could reach a trillion dollars, institutions see market dips as opportunities, and wealth managers are gradually gaining Bitcoin access | The Wolf Of All Streets

Institutions view the current crypto dip as a prime opportunity for long-term investment growth.The post Matt Hougan: Bitcoin ETFs could reach a trillion dollars, institutions see market dips as opportunities, and wealth managers are gradually gaining Bitcoin access | The Wolf Of All Streets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crypto investment cons now run like call centers and the DOJ $580M haul shows where the money pools

For years, the wrong-number text arrived like clockwork. A friendly mistake, then apologies, small talk, and gradual friendship. Eventually, the investment tip was a “sure thing” on a slick platform showing returns that seemed too good to ignore.Americans watched account balances climb on fabricated dashboards, only to discover the withdrawal button led nowhere. Life savings had vanished into a laundering network spanning continents.The DOJ froze or seized over $580 million tied to t

Strait of Hormuz in Focus as Global Crude Flows Face Disruption Threat

U.S. military strikes on Iran have jolted global energy markets, sending oil prices toward seven-month highs and injecting fresh uncertainty into inflation, central bank policy, and U.S. financial markets as traders brace for a volatile week ahead. Oil Prices Predicted to Climb After U.S. Military Action Against Iran President Donald Trump confirmed Feb. 28 that […]

Saylor Lifts STRC Yield to 11.50% as Bitcoin Dips, Double-Digit Returns Locked

Key Takeaways:Michael Saylor has increased SRC dividend’s interest for the term of March 2026 25 basis point to 11.5%.STRC is security generating yield pegged to Bitcoin, helping Strategy in financing to buy more BTC.When Bitcoin price decreases, this increase pumps yield of STRC deeper to the double-digit area.Strategy is reinforcing its income play as Bitcoin faces short-term pressure. The company has raised the payout on STRC, its yield-focused security tied to its Bitcoin treasury model.Read

Startale and SBI Holdings to Launch JPYSC, Japan’s First Trust Bank-Backed Yen Stablecoin

Startale Group and SBI Holdings introduced JPYSC, a trust bank-backed Japanese yen stablecoin targeting a second-quarter 2026 launch under Japan’s regulatory framework. Q2 2026 Launch Planned for Yen-Denominated Stablecoin JPYSC This week, Startale Group and SBI Holdings Inc. unveiled plans for JPYSC, describing it as the first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin issued under Japan’s legal […]

Bitcoin’s 15% difficulty spike allows one on-chain metric to flip miners from sellers to hoarders in days

Bitcoin difficulty just reset about 15% higher to roughly 144.40T.While this is neither the first nor the last, it is the largest since around 2021. The timing is important because the protocol tightened miner economics while Bitcoin has been chopping around the mid-$60,000s with repeated tests near $65,000.Graph showing Bitcoin's mining difficulty from Nov. 27, 2025, to Feb. 25, 2026 (Source: Hashprice Index)When blocks arrive faster than the ten-minute target, the network raises the work requi

Strawmap Unpacked — Vitalik Buterin Breaks Down Ethereum’s Push for Faster UX on Layer 1

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an ambitious, years-long plan to make the Ethereum base layer faster, leaner, and eventually quantum-resistant, starting with shorter slot times and near-instant finality. Ethereum’s 2029 Vision: Fast Slots, Fast Finality and STARK-Friendly Hashes In a detailed post on X, Vitalik Buterin walked through what he called a “very important document,” […]

Bitcoin developer hides a 66KB image in a transaction to expose a governance blind spot vulnerable to spam

A Bitcoin developer embedded a 66-kilobyte image inside a single transaction without using OP_RETURN or Taproot.The transaction followed consensus rules. Anyone can verify the bytes using standard node software. Martin Habovštiak didn't do this to make art, but to prove that closing one data doorway doesn't remove the capability, it just changes where bytes hide.The demonstration lands amid Bitcoin's most contentious governance fight in years. One faction wants stricter filters to keep “sp

Bitcoin Miners Power Back Above 1 Zettahash — But Profits Hover Near Historic Lows

Bitcoin miners are back to business as usual after last month’s Arctic blast iced operations across the U.S., and the network’s hashrate has clawed its way back above the 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) mark. Even so, mining revenue is painfully lean to start March at under $30 per petahash per second (PH/s), and difficulty […]

After Bitcoin ETFs drained $3.8 billion in five weeks it suddenly flipped positive, changing who controls the next move

For the better part of the last two years, spot Bitcoin ETFs were treated like a one-way door. They took Bitcoin out of keys and operational hassle and turned it into a ticker that fit inside every normal portfolio. Money came in, shares got created, and Bitcoin had a steady, legitimate source of demand.Across five straight weeks leading into late February, investors pulled close to $3.8 billion from US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs, the longest weekly outflow run since early 2025. Bitcoin stayed pin

Bitcoin Range Compression Near $70K Signals Imminent Volatility Expansion

Bitcoin traded at $66,424 on March 1, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EST, consolidating inside a defined $63,886 to $68,043 intraday range as the broader structure remained under pressure. While short-term charts show range stabilization, moving averages and momentum metrics continue to lean defensive across time frames. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily chart, bitcoin maintains […]

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25-Year Tax Veteran Answers the Crypto Tax Questions People Ask Too Late

Mahad Mohamed is a senior crypto tax and accounting specialist with over 25 years of experience in public accounting and tax advisory. His background includes work with Big Four firms and government tax authorities, giving him deep insight into regulatory review and enforcement. Mahad Mohamed is the CEO of Block3 Finance, a firm dedicated exclusively [&#8230;]

Starknet Develops ‘strkBTC’ to Bring Shielded Transactions to Bitcoin

Starknet has introduced strkBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin asset that enables users to shield their balances and transaction history using zero-knowledge proofs. Announced on February 26, 2026, strkBTC is a native Starknet asset designed to solve bitcoin’s “transparency problem.” While bitcoin is a global store of value, its public ledger exposes every transaction and balance [&#8230;]