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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

US Dollar Climbs to Multi-Month Highs as Iran Conflict and Oil Spike Rattle Markets

The U.S. dollar is flexing its muscles in early March as geopolitical tensions and rising energy prices have been sending investors scrambling for what some believe is the world’s most liquid safe haven. Dollar Index Nears 100 as War Risk, Oil Prices, and Fed Policy Collide The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback […]

XRP’s Billions in Dormant Liquidity Highlight Untapped Payment Potential Across XRPL

XRP is gaining renewed bullish momentum as growing attention around XRP Ledger utility and the RLUSD stablecoin fuels optimism that the network could potentially evolve into a powerful engine for everyday global payments. XRP and RLUSD May Drive Next Phase of Blockchain Payments as XRPL Focuses on Utility Momentum around real-world blockchain payments is strengthening, […]

Mojtaba Khamenei Appointed Iran’s Supreme Leader, State Media Reports

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, according to state media reports on Sunday. In a significant development amid the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, Iranian state media announced that the clerical Assembly of […]

‘The Second Century Begins’: Saylor’s Declaration Ignites Huge Bitcoin Buying Anticipation

Strategy’s massive bitcoin accumulation is back in focus after Michael Saylor shared a chart highlighting continued corporate buying, reinforcing the firm’s position as the largest public-company holder and sparking speculation that another acquisition cycle may be underway. Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Chart Signals Ongoing Corporate Treasury Accumulation Institutional attention around corporate bitcoin accumulation resurfaced after Strategy’s […]

Startup Starcloud Plans First Bitcoin Mining Satellite in Low-Earth Orbit

A Washington startup says the next frontier for computing—and possibly bitcoin mining—may orbit hundreds of miles above Earth. Bitcoin Mining Heads to Space as Starcloud Prepares Starcloud-2 Satellite Launch According to a report by PCMag, Redmond-based space technology and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company Starcloud is advancing plans to place data centers in low-Earth orbit, […]

New model proves miners need Bitcoin above $74k to break even on power – but other costs push it over 6 figures

Riot case study shows US Bitcoin miners can clear power costs long before they clear full profitBitcoin mining costs are often reduced to a single number: the “cost to mine one BTC.” In reality, that figure depends on what layer of the business you measure.Electricity determines whether machines should run today, operating expenses determine whether a mining fleet supports the broader company, and accounting costs determine whether the business ultimately reports profit.To examine those layers m

AI’s Wild Weekend: OpenAI Shakeup, Pentagon Clash, and Robots That Refuse to Die

Artificial intelligence (AI) produced a whirlwind of developments over the weekend, delivering executive resignations, Pentagon disputes, robotics breakthroughs, enterprise model launches, and new security tools that collectively show the industry accelerating on nearly every front. Defense Deals, Resignations, and Pentagon Friction One of the most striking developments arrived on March 7 when Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI’s […]

Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint

When seabed disturbances off Côte d'Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned an IODA severity score above 11,000.For Bitcoin, the global effect was negligible. The affected region hosted roughly five nodes, about 0.03% of the network, and the impact fell within normal fluctuations at -2.5%.No price movement followed. No consensus disruption materialized.A new Cambridge study, covering 11 years of Bitcoin network data and 68 verified cable fault eve

Ethereum Teeters Below $2,000 as Technical Signals Flash Mounting Pressure

Ethereum traded around $1,939 on March 8, 2026, hovering near short-term support as technical indicators across multiple timeframes suggested a market lacking strong upward momentum. In short, liquidity is healthy, participation exists, and yet the chart continues to behave like a trader who showed up to the party but refuses to dance. Ethereum Chart Outlook […]

West Texas Crude Hits $115 on Hyperliquid Amid Middle East War Tensions

Oil prices jumped to $115 a barrel over the weekend on the decentralized exchange ( DEX) platform Hyperliquid as Middle East conflict and sudden production cuts from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates rattled energy markets. Oil Markets React to Iran Conflict as Weekend Trading Pushes Prices Higher The spike unfolded while traditional commodity exchanges […]

SEC pressure on crypto giants fades as Trump-linked project draws $75M from Justin Sun

On Mar. 5, Justin Sun reached a $10 million settlement with the SEC to resolve a civil fraud case that alleged he generated $31 million through wash-trading-style transactions and undisclosed celebrity promotions.The settlement, which requires court approval and includes no admission of wrongdoing, moves the case toward dismissal.The same day, US banking regulators announced that banks won't face additional capital charges for tokenized securities compared to traditional ones. This technology-ne

BYDFi Review 2026: Is It a Legal and Reputable Exchange?

BYDFi is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange that lets you buy, sell, and trade over 1,000 digital assets. The top features of BYDFi are spot trading, perpetual futures trading with up to 200x leverage, copy trading, demo trading, trading bots, a large list of altcoins, and a mobile trading app with TradingView charts.In this BYDFi review, we will explain what BYDFi is, who owns the exchange, supported countries, legal status in the USA, fees, features, trading tools, and how you can create an

Bitcoin Charts Signal Stalemate as $68K Caps Upside

Bitcoin traded around $66,922 to $67,259 per unit on March 8, 2026, holding inside a $66,636 to $68,109 intraday range as traders assess whether the recent decline from the $73,000–$74,000 region has stabilized. With a market cap around $1.34 trillion and roughly $29.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume, the technical picture across the 1-day, 4-hour […]

161,000 US jobs just disappeared after a revision as Bitcoin navigates increasingly messy macro data

US markets move in seconds when the jobs report hits. February payrolls fell by 92,000 jobs, the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, and prior months were revised down by 69,000.Together, that's 161,000 fewer jobs than the numbers showed at the start of the year.But the number traders react to first often isn't the one that lasts, because even bigger revisions can arrive months later.The Bureau of Labor Statistics has already marked down US job growth by 862,000 for the year through March 2025, rais

Latam Insights: Paraguay to Mine Bitcoin With Seized Hardware, Colombia Prepares Crypto Regulation

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Paraguay seeks to implement seized hardware to mine bitcoin, Colombia prepares to regulate the crypto industry, and Uala raises $195 million to expand throughout Latin America. Paraguay to Leverage Seized ASICs to Mine […]

Bitcoin funding rates just flashed one of the bleakest signals in months before one macro number changed everything

Bitcoin's derivatives market gave us the best explanation of this week's macro stress.Funding rates turned sharply negative, open interest stayed elevated, and then the US jobs report landed. Put together, that showed a market leaning hard into downside hedges just as a real macro catalyst arrived.That sequence is worth understanding because it explains how macro volatility shows up in crypto.It usually appears first in perpetual futures, where traders hedge fastest and use the most leverage.Fun

Brazil’s Pix Payment Network Launches in Argentina, Bank Mulls Larger Expansion

Banco do Brasil, a Brazilian state-controlled bank, launched a new feature allowing Brazilian customers to leverage the Pix payments system in Argentina. The institution is considering expanding this functionality to more countries to reach large Brazilian communities. Brazil’s Pix Payments Expand to Argentina Through Banco do Brasil Pix, the Brazilian signature rapid payments network, is […]

Nexo Expands to Argentina to Redefine Digital Dollar Savings

Digital asset platform Nexo officially launches in Argentina following its acquisition of Buenbit to offer high-yield savings and crypto-backed credit. Global digital asset wealth platform Nexo established its regional hub in Buenos Aires on March 5, 2026. The expansion introduces a digital dollar savings alternative allowing local users to earn up to 13% annual interest […]

A Week of Digital Darkness: Iran Passes the 168 Hour Mark With No Internet Access

According to Netblocks, an internet observatory, the regime disrupted 99% of the country’s connectivity to the internet just hours after the first strikes hit Iran. These measures, which have been implemented by the Iranian regime before, impact the economic activities and communication capabilities of civilians. Iran Registers Over 168 Hours With a Near-Total Internet Blackout […]