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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

Refusing new IRS crypto tax forms could cost you your exchange account

Log in to Coinbase next tax season, and your tax documents might no longer arrive by mail.Under a new IRS proposal, crypto exchanges could be required to file Form 1099-DA electronically. This form reports digital asset trades, and could refuse to do business with customers who decline to provide it.The comment period closes May 5, and if finalized, the rule would shift crypto tax reporting from the mailbox to the platform.This is not a tax cut or a rollback of reporting requirements. Brokers st

Binance Pushes Back on Senate Inquiry, Calls Allegations ‘False and Defamatory’ in Formal Response

Binance pushes back against U.S. scrutiny, outlining a sweeping compliance system, thousands of law-enforcement collaborations, and aggressive monitoring tools as it challenges allegations that the world’s largest crypto exchange failed to police illicit activity. Binance Counters Congressional Concerns, Says Investigations Triggered Account Removals and Risk Controls Crypto exchange Binance issued a formal response to a […]

Liquid crypto funds have a DeFi problem nobody talks about

The following is a guest post and guest post from Thomas Pratter, Founder and CEO at Renesis.Liquid crypto funds are having a moment. The number of actively managed vehicles keeps growing, DeFi strategies are gaining legitimacy, and regulatory clarity is slowly catching up. Institutional allocators are paying closer attention than ever.But behind the optimism sits a less glamorous truth: most fund managers are still running their operations on duct tape.The Spreadsheet ProblemAsk any emerging fu

The World’s Largest Asset Managers Hold MSTR: Strategy Highlights Massive Institutional Bitcoin Exposure

Massive institutional exposure to Strategy stock underscores Wall Street’s deepening link to bitcoin as trillion-dollar asset managers quietly accumulate shares tied to the largest corporate bitcoin treasury. Vanguard, Blackrock, and Global Funds Accumulate Shares as World’s Largest Asset Managers Hold MSTR Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, shared on social media platform […]

$875B in property debt is due soon — and regional banks may be the weak link Bitcoin is watching

A large volume of US commercial real estate (CRE) debt is rolling into a very different market from the one that produced it.The Mortgage Bankers Association says $875 billion of commercial and multifamily mortgages are scheduled to mature in 2026, equal to 17% of the roughly $5 trillion of outstanding balances it tracks.While that's below the $957 billion that was due in 2025, it's still a massive refinancing event landing in a world where borrowing costs are far higher than they were when many

Vancouver City Staff Rejects Bitcoin Treasury Idea Ahead of March 10 Council Vote

Vancouver city staff have recommended that council halt work on a motion exploring a municipal bitcoin reserve, concluding the cryptocurrency is not an allowable investment under the Vancouver Charter. Vancouver Council to Decide Fate of Bitcoin Reserve Proposal A March 2, 2026, report from Vancouver’s Finance and Supply Chain Management department determined that bitcoin cannot […]

Stablecoin Market Tops $313 Billion as Sky’s USDS Leads Weekly Gains

The stablecoin economy is once again scaling new heights, pushing past the $313 billion mark this weekend. Metrics from defillama.com show that Sky’s USDS posted the biggest percentage jump among the top ten fiat-pegged coins, climbing 8.5% over the last seven days. Stablecoin Sector Climbs Beyond $313 Billion Amid Steady Inflows The fiat-pegged token economy—largely […]

$19B could “vanish” from Bitcoin ETFs without a single Bitcoin being sold

Headlines about Bitcoin ETF outflows often mix two things: Bitcoin's price move and actual share redemptions.If BTC drops, ETF AUM drops in dollars even if nobody sells a single share. That mark-to-market drop gets read as money leaving, and it can look like an institutional exit when the wrapper's Bitcoin holdings and shares outstanding barely move.To understand whether investors are actually leaving, you have to separate the USD thermometer from the BTC and share-count thermometer.Related Read

Legal Storm Hits Kalshi as Traders Claim ‘Death Carveout’ Erased Their Winning Bets

Traders are suing prediction market Kalshi after a controversial contract tied to Iran’s supreme leader sparked a payout dispute, igniting legal questions about how geopolitical event markets resolve outcomes and interpret rules. Traders Sue Kalshi, Claim Prediction Market Platform Uses ‘Death Carveout’ to Escape Massive Payouts Traders are challenging a prediction market platform after alleging […]

Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke sends $157M in ETH to Kraken after months of wallet silence

<p>Large ETH transfers by prominent figures like Wilcke can influence market sentiment, potentially impacting Ethereum's price volatility.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/ethereum-founder-jeffrey-wilcke-transaction-seven-months/">Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke sends $157M in ETH to Kraken after months of wallet silence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Solana Surpasses Ethereum in RWA Holders for the First Time

Key Takeaways:Solana has become the first blockchain, in terms of the number of wallets holding tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).This trend can be explained as the accelerated rate at which individuals are getting into tokenization in Solana.Still, Ethereum remains the most popular in terms of its RWA value, remaining the platform to resort to when it comes to institutional products.The blockchain tokenization battle has reachea fairly large milestone with Solana. The network surpasses Ethereu

Trump Says ‘No Deal’ Without Iran Surrender as Oil Prices Jump and War Expands

President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as U.S. and Israeli forces intensified their military campaign, framing the escalating conflict as both a geopolitical turning point and a costly economic shock reverberating through global energy and financial markets. Iran War Enters Week Two as Trump Issues Surrender Demand and Energy Markets Spike The joint operation, [&#8230;]

Binance Introduces OPN on Launch pool: 72nd Project

Key Takeaways:Binance announces Opinion (OPN) as the 72nd Launchpool project, and farming lives between March 3 to March 5, 2026.Users have the possibility to lock BNB, USDC, U and USD1 to get OPN airdrops within 48 hours.Spot trading will start March 5, 13:00 UTC, and six trading pairs will be involved along with Seed Tag.Binance has recently declared the introduction of the newest token in its Launchpool program Opinion (OPN) that will introduce one of the most anticipated tokens debuts of the

Binance Unleashes 7 AI Agent Skills, Turning Bots into Full-Stack Crypto Traders

Key Takeaways:Binance recently introduced real-time based 7 AI Agent Skills, analyzing and allowing live tradingBinance Spot and Binance Wallet currently can be accessed by AI agents via a single interfaceThis tool set combines with smart cash flow signal, contract audit and automatic trading in the same processBinance is moving deeper into AI-driven crypto infrastructure. The exchange, together with Binance Wallet, has introduced its first batch of AI Agent Skills, giving AI systems direct acce

Forget CPI and ETFs — oil prices may now be the biggest signal for Bitcoin

When crude starts leading the headlines, crypto people tend to ask the wrong questions, like what it is that oil actually does to Bitcoin.While it's the simplest and easiest way to explain what you don't know, it's a pretty bad question. A better one is what oil actually does to the cost of money, because Bitcoin is now trading like a live chart of liquidity expectations.Oil is one of the fastest ways to force that repricing, especially when the move comes from geopolitics and shipping risks rat

White House Publishes Trump’s New Strategy Against Cybercrimes

Key Takeaways:An executive order that was signed by Donald Trump instructed U.S. agencies to step up efforts to counter network-based frauds and crypto scams in every corner of the world.The federal officials will detect and destroy transnational criminal groups that run scam centers and ransomware efforts.In 2024, the total cyber-enabled fraud losses reported by Americans were $12.5 billion, and many of these cases are being made up of cryptocurrency transactions.The government of the United St

Ripple Celebrates UK FCA Approval as Tower Bridge Lifts for Crypto Milestone Event

Key Takeaways:Ripple has received EMI license and cryptoasset registration from the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).Ripple owns an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in the European Union, extending its legal base in this area.According to Ripple’s leaders, these approvals indicate that the crypto field is moving to regulated and institutional level standard infrastructure period.Ripple struck a milestone when new regulatory approvals in the UK and Europe were granted

Derivatives Activity Boils as Bitcoin Options Traders Favor Calls Over Puts

Bitcoin traded at $67,802 as of 10 a.m. EST on March 7, 2026, while derivatives markets flashed a mix of cautious positioning and long-term optimism. Futures open interest remains elevated and options traders continue clustering bets around major expirations, suggesting the next decisive move may hinge on upcoming settlement windows. Derivatives Data Shows Traders Betting [&#8230;]

AI Agents Enter Crypto Markets With Support From Exchanges, Wallets, Data Firms and More

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are quietly becoming the newest traders, analysts, and operators in crypto—and dozens of exchanges, data firms, and infrastructure projects are rushing to give them the tools to run wild. Crypto Industry Races to Equip AI Agents With Trading and Wallet Tools The rapid rise of autonomous AI agents has fueled a [&#8230;]