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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

Bitcoin to Hit $76,000 if Strait of Hormuz Flows Normalize: Wintermute

Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 as easing geopolitical tensions reduced pressure on risk assets. Ethereum led institutional inflows, while gold posted its sharpest decline in decades. Crypto Rallies as Bitcoin Surges Past $70K While Gold Sees Historic Decline Crypto markets staged a sharp recovery at the start of the week, with bitcoin reclaiming the $70,000 […]

Sen. Warren Questions MrBeast on Step Acquisition Amid Teen Crypto Concerns

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Beast Industries after it acquired teen banking app Step. Her letter focuses on Step’s past crypto offerings for minors, its marketing tactics, and user protection concerns tied to partner bank Evolve. Step Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny Over Teen Crypto Access Sen. Elizabeth Warren is turning up the pressure […]

Early Uber Investor Jason Calacanis Predicts 200x TAO Rally

Jason Calacanis is making a much bigger bet on decentralized AI than a casual market call. In an episode of This Week In Startups, the veteran angel investor appears to frame Bittensor’s TAO token as the kind of asymmetric opportunity that venture investors spend years hunting for, and one that, in his view, could still […]

CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force With Crypto Focus at Center of Broader Regulatory Effort

CFTC moves to shape oversight of crypto, AI, and prediction markets with a new task force aimed at defining rules for fast-evolving derivatives, signaling a more structured U.S. approach to financial innovation and compliance. CFTC Targets Emerging Tech Oversight Framework Regulatory priorities for emerging financial technologies advanced as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced […]

Stablecoins Capture 83% of USD Crypto Spot Trading Volume as Fiat Pairs Fade, Kaiko Finds

Stablecoins now dominate crypto spot markets, accounting for 83.03% of all USD-denominated trading volume as of late-March 2026, according to Kaiko data. Stablecoins Cement Role as Primary Settlement Layer in Crypto The latest figures from Kaiko show fiat USD pairs slipping into a minority role, holding just 16.97% of total spot volume on centralized exchanges. […]

Report: OpenAI Nears $10B Funding Boost at $730B Valuation

OpenAI is closing in on another $10 billion raise, pushing its already massive funding round into historic territory as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure keeps climbing. OpenAI Funding Push Extends Runway Ahead of Potential IPO Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that OpenAI is nearing a deal for roughly $10 billion in additional primary equity, with […]

Shipping Firms Quietly Pay Iran Millions to Navigate Hormuz Corridor

Sources claim Iran is quietly charging select vessels up to $2 million for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, turning a wartime chokepoint into a pay-to-play corridor. $2 Million Toll? Sources Say Iran Is Quietly Monetizing Strait of Hormuz Access Iran has ostensibly begun extracting transit fees from some commercial ships moving through the […]

Robinhood approves $1.5B buyback as stock nears 55% drop since October high

<p>Robinhood approved a new $1.5 billion buyback as HOOD remains under pressure after Bitcoin slid from its October 2025 peak above $126,000.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/robinhood-share-buyback-strategy/">Robinhood approves $1.5B buyback as stock nears 55% drop since October high</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

OpenAI to shut down Sora app months after launch as focus shifts to agents

<p>OpenAI plans to shut down Sora video app and API as it pivots toward AI agents and core models amid rising compute demands.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/openai-sora-app-shutdown/">OpenAI to shut down Sora app months after launch as focus shifts to agents</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

Bitcoin MagazineU.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 SpeakerU.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. A Republican senator from Wyoming, Lummis currently serves as Chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets — a role she was appointed to in January 2025 to lead the Banking Committee&#8217;s efforts on digital asset legislation. She has publicly held Bitcoin since 2013 and has spent her Senate tenure focused on establ

Irish CAB Cracks 500 BTC Wallet: First Breakthrough in $378 Million Bitcoin Seizure

Seven years after a routine patrol led to the largest crypto-forfeiture in Irish history, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has finally cracked the code on a multimillion-dollar bitcoin fortune once thought lost to a German incinerator. From Fishing Rods to Riches: Ireland Recovers $32M in ‘Lost’ Bitcoin from 2019 Case On Tuesday, The Irish Times [&#8230;]

Bitcoin faces a new threat after US PMI reignites stagflation fears

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 Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer, which is a setup that usually negatively affects risk assets.S&P Global's flash composite PMI slipped to 51.4 in March, from

CFTC Lets US Firms Keep Trading Swaps on Two More UK Platforms After Brexit

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) hasamended its Brexit-related no-action positions to cover two additional UKtrading facilities. The change aims to maintain trading continuity between U.S.participants and UK venues following Britain’s exit from the European Union.Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!Two UK Firms AddedThe CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) said onTuesday that OptAxe Limited and Capitolis UK Limited have bee

Morgan Stanley is Pushing Bitcoin and Crypto, But Says Wall Street Isn’t Chasing FOMO

Bitcoin MagazineMorgan Stanley is Pushing Bitcoin and Crypto, But Says Wall Street Isn’t Chasing FOMOMorgan Stanley is accelerating its bitcoin and crypto strategy, but the bank’s digital asset head says it’s the result of years of preparation, not a sudden rush to catch up.Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit on Tuesday, Amy Oldenburg emphasized that Wall Street’s move into digital assets reflects a long-term effort to modernize financial infrastructure. “We’ve been on a journey around the enti

SEC Chief Reinforces Crypto Framework With Clearer Token Classification Boundaries

U.S. crypto regulation takes a decisive turn as the SEC defines clearer boundaries for digital assets, narrowing its reach and signaling a shift toward structured oversight that could reshape compliance expectations and unlock market activity. SEC Redefines Crypto Oversight Boundaries Improving regulatory clarity for digital assets remained a central theme as Securities and Exchange Commission [&#8230;]

Crypto.com Launches IRAs: Defining a New Standard for Digital Native Retirement Accounts

This content is provided by a sponsor. Crypto.com, a leader in the global digital asset ecosystem, has launched Crypto.com IRAs — a pioneering retirement investment account platform. Crypto.com IRAs are designed to integrate digital assets, equities, and tax-advantaged growth into an integrated platform. Crypto.com IRAs are the next era in retirement planning, providing the first [&#8230;]

Bitcoin Slips Below $69K as Conflicting US-Iran Reports Trigger Geopolitical Whiplash

Bitcoin reversed course after an intraday peak of $71,382, dipping below $69,000 as conflicting U.S.–Iran diplomatic messages spooked markets. Mixed Signals Trigger Mid-Morning Slide Bitcoin reversed course Tuesday, briefly dipping below the $69,000 mark as geopolitical whiplash from conflicting U.S.-Iran talks rattled risk assets. After hitting an intraday peak of $71,382, the leading cryptocurrency struggled [&#8230;]

How Bitcoin evolved from ‘safe haven’ to become the market’s real-time geopolitical risk indicator

Bitcoin is starting to trade like the market’s real-time geopolitical switchAfter 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 longer reacting only to macro in the conventional sense. It is increasingly reacting to single geopo

Banks Took $434 Billion From Americans Last Year — Is it Time for Bitcoin?

Bitcoin MagazineBanks Took $434 Billion From Americans Last Year — Is it Time for Bitcoin?Banks extracted hundreds of billions from American savers last year — and the scale of it shows a deep structural issue in America’s financial system. Bitcoin might help.In 2025, U.S. banks generated roughly $434 billion in net interest income, or about $1,670 per adult, according to research from River.&nbsp;&nbsp;The mechanism is straightforward: banks take customer deposits, lend or invest those funds at