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Updated 2h agoWhat's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
Michael Saylor’s Strategy completed its 101st Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 3,015 BTC for $204.1 million. The buy pushes total holdings above 720,000 BTC with an average price of $67,700 per BTC, below the firm’s overall cost basis of $75,985.
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News•Mar 2, 2026
Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Drive Nears Quiet Climax
Hong Kong is set to announce the first batch of stablecoin licences this month, after a licensing process that began with 77 interested parties and narrowed to 36 applicants. The pool has thinned further as mainland Chinese firms withdrew following Beijing’s explicit ban on yuan‑pegged stablecoins, leaving only a handful of likely winners. Winners are expected to issue stablecoins pegged to the US dollar or the Hong Kong dollar, with market entry projected 4‑6 months later. The move reflects Hong Kong’s effort to capture a share of the $311 bn global stablecoin market while navigating tightening Chinese regulations.
By KrASIA
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Bitcoin’s ETF Engine Roars Back: Why Institutional Inflows Are Powering Crypto’s March 2026 Jump:
In early March 2026, spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds attracted over $1 billion of net institutional inflows, pushing Bitcoin toward $68,000. The surge follows a period of macro uncertainty and earlier ETF outflows, marking a clear shift from retail‑driven rallies to portfolio‑level...
By HedgeCo.net – Blogs
News•Mar 1, 2026
Judge Rules Against Binance in Arbitration Bid for Crypto Token Lawsuits
U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter denied Binance’s bid to compel arbitration for class‑action lawsuits alleging unregistered token sales. The ruling holds that Binance failed to adequately notify users of the 2019 arbitration clause and that the class‑action waiver is ambiguous,...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Mar 1, 2026
Crypto Investment Cons Now Run Like Call Centers and the DOJ $580M Haul Shows Where the Money Pools
The Department of Justice’s new crypto‑fraud strike force seized over $580 million in assets within three months, exposing an industrial‑scale fraud ecosystem that operates like a call‑center. These scams use mass texting, scripted trust‑building, fake trading platforms, and layered laundering to...
By CryptoSlate
News•Mar 1, 2026
Bitcoin Losing Trillions in Value Hasn't Stopped Traditional Giants' Interest in Digital Assets Sector
At the iConnections conference in Miami, the sentiment among large allocators toward digital assets has shifted from skepticism to acceptance, with more than 75 crypto funds and roughly 750 manager‑allocator meetings mirroring pre‑crash activity. Nearly 25% of limited partners on...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 1, 2026
NDSS 2025 – MTZK: Testing And Exploring Bugs In Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Compilers
Researchers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology introduced MTZK, a metamorphic testing framework designed to assess the correctness of zero‑knowledge (ZK) compilers. By applying systematically generated input mutations, MTZK automatically checks whether compiled circuits preserve intended semantics. In...
By Security Boulevard
News•Mar 1, 2026
Bitcoin Developer Hides a 66KB Image in a Transaction to Expose a Governance Blind Spot Vulnerable to Spam
Bitcoin developer Martin Habovštiak embedded a 66‑kilobyte image directly into a transaction, avoiding both OP_RETURN and Taproot witness fields. The transaction complies with consensus rules, showing that data can be stored on-chain despite policy filters. The experiment arrives amid heated...
By CryptoSlate
News•Mar 1, 2026
$BANK
$BANK is a Solana‑based SPL token that tokenizes exposure to a professionally managed high‑stakes poker bankroll. A fixed supply of 1 billion tokens will be minted on March 4 2026, with 5 % of the supply released and fully unlocked at the token generation...
By CryptoSlate
News•Mar 1, 2026
SpaceX’s $780 Million Bitcoin Stack Now Down to About $545 Million Ahead of IPO Filing
SpaceX is preparing a confidential IPO filing that could value the company above $1.75 trillion and raise up to $50 billion. The filing will reveal a Bitcoin portfolio of 8,285 BTC held in Coinbase Prime, now worth roughly $545 million after a $235 million drop...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 1, 2026
‘Why You Should Mix Bitcoin and Gold’
The piece advocates pairing Bitcoin with gold through the Bold index, a risk‑weighted, monthly‑rebalanced strategy that exploits their low correlation. Bitcoin is currently deeply oversold while gold enjoys strong bullish momentum, creating a diversification opportunity. Bold is offered as the...
By MoneyWeek – All
News•Mar 1, 2026
Ether, Solana, Xrp Surge up to 10% as Majors Recover Saturday's War-Driven Losses
Crypto markets rebounded sharply on Sunday after a weekend sell‑off triggered by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Bitcoin rose to $66,843, up 5.2% in 24 hours, while Solana surged 10.8% and Ether reclaimed $1,994, nearing the $2,000 mark. The...
By CoinDesk
News•Mar 1, 2026
Ethereum Smart Accounts Are Finally Coming 'Within a Year' — Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin announced that native account abstraction, also called smart accounts, will be delivered with the upcoming Hegata upgrade within a year, powered by the comprehensive EIP‑8141. The proposal solves the remaining technical hurdles for AA, enabling multi‑signature,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 28, 2026
Here's How Bitcoin's Price Rise Could Be Fueled by Job-Stealing AI Software
NYDIG research chief Greg Cipolaro argues that Bitcoin’s trajectory will be shaped more by AI’s macroeconomic impact than by its own technology. He highlights that AI‑driven automation could cut jobs, suppress consumer demand, and trigger central‑bank liquidity responses that may...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
QuickLens Chrome Extension Steals Crypto, Shows ClickFix Attack
A Chrome extension called QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens was removed after a malicious version 5.8 compromised thousands of users. The update introduced a ClickFix attack, stripped security headers, and connected to a command‑and‑control server that delivered malicious JavaScript...
By BleepingComputer
News•Feb 28, 2026
Bitcoin Is Stuck in a Rut but JPMorgan Says New Legislation Could Be the Ultimate Spark
Bitcoin remains range‑bound around $60,000 while crypto volumes thin, leaving the market searching for a catalyst. JPMorgan argues that the pending U.S. Clarity Act could deliver the regulatory certainty needed to revive institutional interest. The bill would split oversight between...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
Crypto Treasury Companies Likely to Consolidate in 2026: Crypto Exec
Crypto treasury firms are poised to consolidate in 2026 as operating‑business players acquire distressed peers trading below net asset value. Companies that run validator services or issue tokenized credit generate cash flow, giving them a buying advantage. The 2025 market...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 28, 2026
Iran Crisis Puts the Regime's $7.8 Billion Crypto Shadow Economy in Spotlight
Fresh U.S. and Israeli strikes have shone a spotlight on Iran’s parallel crypto economy, now estimated at $7.78 billion. Since legalising mining in 2019, Tehran subsidises electricity for licensed operators who sell Bitcoin to the central bank, using it to bypass...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
Dune Analytics Introduces Stablecoin Datasets
Dune Analytics has launched a stablecoin dataset designed for enterprise and institutional users, consolidating transfer records, pricing, and token metadata across EVM‑compatible chains, Solana and soon Tron. The offering includes both free and premium tables that normalize balances, label addresses...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 28, 2026
Bitcoin’s Self Custody Culture Created an Inheritance Time Bomb, and 2026 May Be when It Starts Detonating
Bitcoin’s self‑custody model is now confronting an inheritance crisis as early adopters age, creating a single‑point‑of‑failure that could lock away multigenerational wealth. A Gannett Trust report flags 2026 as the year holders will begin formalizing succession plans to avoid permanent...
By CryptoSlate
News•Feb 28, 2026
Buyouts and Bitcoin: Inside the Messy Boardroom Fight at a Treasury Company that May Span to Others
Empery Digital, a publicly traded bitcoin treasury firm with 3,723 BTC worth about $235 million, is embroiled in a boardroom showdown with activist investor Tice P. Brown, who now holds roughly 10 % of the company and is demanding the resignation of co‑CEO Ryan Lane...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
Stablecoin Yields in Spotlight as US Senators Raise Deposit Flight Alarm
U.S. Senate Banking Committee leaders raised alarms that stablecoin yields could trigger a deposit flight from traditional banks. Lawmakers worry the high‑interest returns on payment‑stablecoins mimic savings accounts but lack regulatory safeguards. The hearing highlighted the tension between stablecoins’ rapid,...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 28, 2026
Why Institutions Still Prefer Ethereum Despite Faster Blockchains
Ethereum remains the dominant hub for stablecoins and DeFi despite newer, faster blockchains. Institutional investors prioritize deep liquidity and capital efficiency over raw transaction‑per‑second metrics, keeping the bulk of crypto‑linked capital on Ethereum. Layer‑2 rollups have mitigated fee spikes while...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 28, 2026
Bitcoin's Five-Month Slide: Why BTC Is Set for Worst Losing Streak Since 2018
Bitcoin is on track for its worst monthly losing streak since 2018, with February marking a fifth consecutive month of decline and a 16% drop to around $66,000. The cryptocurrency is down more than 25% year‑to‑date and its bitcoin‑to‑gold ratio...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
Bitcoin Sets up Potential Short Squeeze as Funding Plunges to -6%
Bitcoin's perpetual funding rate plunged to -6%, the most negative level in three months, reflecting aggressive short positioning as the price briefly slipped to $63,000. Coin‑margined open interest climbed to 687,000 BTC, showing heightened participation despite the dip. Over $500 million...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
Zap Africa Cuts 44% of Workforce in AI-Driven Restructuring
Zap Africa, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup founded in 2023, slashed 44% of its staff in February 2026, reducing headcount from 18 to 10 as part of an AI‑driven efficiency shift. The cuts targeted design, operations, marketing and support roles, while...
By TechCabal
News•Feb 28, 2026
JPMorgan Warns a ‘Parallel Banking System’ Is Emerging—And It Could Put Trillions in Deposits at Risk
JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum warned that interest‑bearing stablecoins are forming a "parallel banking system" that lacks the prudential safeguards of traditional deposits. Treasury estimates up to $6.6 trillion of bank deposits could be exposed if the regulatory loophole remains open. Lawmakers...
By Fast Company
News•Feb 28, 2026
Bitcoin Price Drops to $63K as US, Israel Bomb Iran
Bitcoin fell to around $63,000 as President Donald Trump announced a joint US‑Israel bombing campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities. The announcement triggered over $250 million in crypto liquidations within four hours while traditional markets remained closed, leaving crypto to react on...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 28, 2026
Bitcoin Nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel Launch Strikes on Iran
Bitcoin slipped below $64,000 on Saturday, trading near $63,000 after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. The cryptocurrency dropped about 3% in a matter of hours, marking its lowest level since the early‑February crash. Because crypto markets...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 28, 2026
Mt. Gox's Former CEO Floats Hard Fork to Recover 80K Hacked Bitcoin
Mark Karpelès, former Mt. Gox CEO, has submitted a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal that would hard‑fork the network to move the 79,956 BTC stolen in the 2014 hack to a recovery address. The proposal aims to unlock roughly $5.2 billion for creditors, but it...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 28, 2026
Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023
Tether has frozen $3.5 billion of USDT linked to illicit activity since 2023, bringing the total frozen amount to $4.2 billion since the stablecoin’s launch. The company, which now has over $180 billion of USDT in circulation, can remotely lock tokens at law‑enforcement...
By PYMNTS
News•Feb 28, 2026
Crypto VC Paradigm Expands Into AI, Robotics with $1.5B Fund: WSJ
Crypto venture firm Paradigm is raising a $1.5 billion fund to invest in AI, robotics and other frontier technologies while maintaining its crypto portfolio. The firm, which manages $12.7 billion in assets, previously launched a $2.5 billion crypto fund in 2021 and an...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 27, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office
Morgan Stanley has filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to create a new federally chartered entity, Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association, under a national trust bank charter. The charter would focus on...
By PYMNTS
News•Feb 27, 2026
Coinbase’s Head of Litigation Says States Are 'Gaslighting' On Prediction Markets
Coinbase’s VP of litigation, Ryan VanGrack, says state regulators are mischaracterizing federal law to block the firm’s new prediction‑market offerings launched with Kalshi. The company has filed lawsuits in Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan and Nevada after those states issued cease‑and‑desist letters...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 27, 2026
Traders May Rotate Into Bitcoin if UBS’ Bearish US Stocks View Comes True
UBS downgraded U.S. equities to neutral, warning that high valuations, a weakening dollar and policy uncertainty limit upside for the S&P 500. The downgrade coincided with Bitcoin slipping below $65,500 as the market reacted to stronger-than‑expected U.S. inflation data and a...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 27, 2026
Crypto Biz: A Bitcoin Treasury Shareholder Revolt
Public companies that loaded their balance sheets with Bitcoin are now under fire, as Empery Digital’s largest shareholder is demanding the sale of its 4,081 BTC and the resignation of its CEO. At the same time, stablecoin issuer Circle posted...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 27, 2026
Citi and Morgan Stanley Expand Bitcoin and Crypto Custody, Trading and Tokenization Efforts
Citigroup announced it will launch institutional‑grade Bitcoin custody later this year, integrating crypto into its existing custody, reporting and settlement infrastructure. The service will allow clients to manage Bitcoin alongside securities and cash through a single master account, with transaction...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 27, 2026
SBI Holdings Teams Up with Startale to Introduce Regulated Yen-Pegged Stablecoin
SBI Holdings has signed an MOU with blockchain firm Startale Group to create Japan’s first fully regulated yen‑pegged stablecoin. The token will be issued as a Type 3 Electronic Payment Instrument, backed by assets held in Shinsei Trust & Banking, and...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 27, 2026
Indiana Aims to Advance Crypto Access in Public Retirement Plans Amid Key Federal Regulatory Developments
Indiana’s House Bill 1042, approved by both chambers, requires state‑managed retirement and savings plans to offer self‑directed brokerage accounts with at least one cryptocurrency option, and protects citizens’ ability to use crypto for payments and wallet custody. The measure awaits...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 27, 2026
Bitcoin's Rebound Cancelled as U.S. Stocks Fall, Gold Surges, Amid Mounting Macro Risks
Bitcoin slipped below $66,000 on Friday, erasing most of its mid‑week surge and falling 3% to around $65,600. The decline coincided with a broader risk‑off shift as U.S. equities dropped—Nasdaq down 0.8% and S&P 500 down 0.6%—while gold rose above $5,230...
By CoinDesk
Podcast•Feb 27, 2026•59 min
URGENT: Bitcoin Volatility Warning
In this episode of Discover Crypto, hosts Joe and Drew dissect the looming Bitcoin volatility sparked by escalating Middle East tensions, especially the U.S. embassy evacuation in Israel and Iran's hardline stance on nuclear enrichment. They blend technical analysis—highlighting key...
By The Bitboy Crypto Podcast
News•Feb 27, 2026
Crypto Worth $580 Million Seized From Chinese Transnational Criminal Networks
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of more than $580 million in cryptocurrency tied to Chinese transnational criminal groups. The operation was driven by the DC Scam Center and the Strike Force, a joint law‑enforcement initiative targeting cross‑border crypto...
By The Defiant
News•Feb 27, 2026
Bitcoin Drops 3% as Inflation Hots up Again, and a Quiet Services Spike Just Changed the Rate Cut Story
Bitcoin fell about 3% after January's producer‑price index (PPI) posted a 2.9% year‑over‑year rise, outpacing the 2.6% consensus. The surprise was driven by a services‑inflation spike, with trade‑service margins up 2.5%, while consumer‑price inflation (CPI) cooled to 2.4% YoY. The...
By CryptoSlate
News•Feb 27, 2026
Barclays Evaluates Blockchain-Based Settlement
Barclays is assessing blockchain‑based settlement platforms to integrate stablecoins and tokenized deposits, with a vendor expected to be chosen by April 2026. The move marks a reversal from its earlier cautious stance on crypto toward active blockchain investment. Barclays also...
By The Defiant
News•Feb 27, 2026
MoonPay and M0 Launch PYUSDx Stablecoin Development Framework
MoonPay and M0 have introduced PYUSDx, a development framework that lets developers launch application‑specific stablecoins backed by PayPal’s PYUSD. The platform combines M0’s universal stablecoin engine with MoonPay’s distribution network, offering branded tokens, cross‑chain support, rapid time‑to‑market and transparent reserve...
By The Defiant
News•Feb 27, 2026
This Startup Is Moving Nigeria’s Land Records to the Blockchain
Sytemap, formerly HouseAfrica, is building a blockchain‑based map directory that digitises private developers’ land records across Lagos and other Nigerian states. By geo‑referencing each plot with satellite imagery and recording allocations on an immutable ledger, the startup aims to eliminate...
By TechCabal
Blog•Feb 27, 2026
For L2 Tokens, Will Robinhood Be to Arbitrum What Base Was to Optimism?
Coinbase’s Base departure from the Optimism Superchain erased roughly 94% of Optimism’s daily commission revenue, exposing the fragility of L2 token economics tied to a single partner. While Optimism secured a genuine win with EtherFi’s migration from Scroll, the added...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 27, 2026
SEC V. Morocoin and the ‘Schrödinger’s Asset’ Dilemma – McGuireWoods
The SEC filed a lawsuit against Morocoin Tech Corp., three investment clubs and four crypto‑trading platforms, accusing them of a fraudulent token offering that promised outsized returns and left retail investors empty‑handed. The complaint highlights a novel legal question: whether...
By Securities Docket
News•Feb 27, 2026
South Korean Authorities Accidentally Hand Hackers $4.8M in Crypto
South Korea's National Tax Service mistakenly published a photo containing the mnemonic recovery phrase of a seized cryptocurrency wallet. Hackers used the exposed phrase to transfer approximately $4.8 million worth of digital assets to their own accounts. The blunder underscores a...
By DataBreaches.net
Blog•Feb 27, 2026
RIVER: A Cautionary Tale
River, formerly Satoshi Protocol, launched a chain‑agnostic stablecoin system called satUSD using its Omni‑CDP architecture. The protocol boasts LayerZero cross‑chain messaging, smart vaults, and integrations with major DeFi platforms, with satUSD peaking at $350 million and 50 000 holders. However, token ownership...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 27, 2026
Premium Investor Report #509
The Premium Investor Report #509 highlights Lark Davis’s portfolio moves, a warning on the RIVER token, and a deep dive into Ondas (NASDAQ: ONDS). Davis continues dollar‑cost averaging Bitcoin, Solana and adds positions in AMD, Blackstone, Brookfield and COPX. The...
By Lark Davis