Crypto

Source: Coin Tegraph Coinbase is in advanced talks to buy Deribit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, according to a March 21 report by Bloomberg. Acquiring Deribit — the world’s largest venue for trading Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) options — would bolster Coinbase’s existing derivatives platform, which currently focuses on futures.  Coinbase and Deribit have reportedly…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In an emotionally charged livestream, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson responded to escalating accusations of academic misconduct and broader claims that the project is a scam. The 36-minute stream, directly countered critics while providing a detailed defense of Cardano’s scientific foundation,…

Source: Coin Tegraph The US Treasury Department has dropped cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list, the agency said on March 21.  The removal follows a January ruling by a US appeals court, which said the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) cannot sanction Tornado’s smart contracts because they are not the property…

Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery continues to face selling at higher levels, indicating that the bears have not given up. Trading resource Material Indicators said in a post on X that “Spoofy the Whale” has been suppressing Bitcoin’s price below $87,500. Although the upside is currently restricted, select analysts believe that the downside is…

Source: Coin Tegraph Strategy has announced the pricing of its latest round of perpetual preferred stock, which the company does before announcing more Bitcoin (BTC) acquisitions. According to Strategy, the latest round of preferred stock will be sold at $85 per share, with a 10% coupon, and will bring the company approximately $711 million in…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure President Donald Trump recently addressed the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit in New York City, outlining his ambitious aspirations to establish the United States as an important force in the cryptocurrency sector, with Bitcoin (BTC) at the forefront.  Trump’s Vision For…

Source: Coin Tegraph XRP (XRP) price rallied 16% less than 24 hours after news that Ripple’s legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could end made headlines on March 19. However, XRP has shed half of its gains over the past two days, losing position below an important level at $2.50. XRP…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows the Hot Supply metric has observed a sharp drop for Bitcoin recently. Here’s what this could mean for the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Hot Supply Is Down To Just 2.8% Now According to data from the on-chain analytics firm…

Source: Coin Tegraph The Trump administration appears poised to grow its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve after the White House’s crypto council head suggested budget-neutral ways for acquiring the digital asset.  “There’s been countless ideas” about how the government can acquire more Bitcoin (BTC), Bo Hines, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets,…

Source: Coin Tegraph US President Donald Trump wants to make his country a “Bitcoin superpower,” but the question remains as to who he is competing against.  Speaking at Blockwork’s Digital Asset Summit on March 20 to a crowd of crypto industry executives and observers, he said, “Together we will make America the undisputed Bitcoin superpower…