Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Deepen Losses as Weekly Selling Peaks The week did not end quietly. Instead, it closed with conviction, and not the kind bulls would have hoped for. Bitcoin ETFs recorded a steep $225.48 million in net outflows, marking one of the largest single-day withdrawals of the week. The selling was concentrated, but decisive.
Court Halts Trump Administration’s Ban on Anthropic’s Claude AI for Federal Agencies U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin issued the preliminary injunction on March 26, finding that the government’s actions against Anthropic likely violated the First Amendment, denied the company due process, and exceeded statutory authority under the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling is stayed
Morgan Stanley Undercuts Blackrock With Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Filing A shift in bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pricing is emerging after Morgan Stanley filed Amendment No. 3 to its S-1 registration on March 27, outlining a proposed low-fee structure for a spot bitcoin product. The filing signals a potential inflection point for cost dynamics and competition
Binance Drives Global Crypto Payments as More Than 21M Merchants Join Digital payment adoption is accelerating across global commerce as crypto-based systems expand their reach. Binance CEO Richard Teng posted on X this week that more than 21 million merchants now accept Binance payments, signaling increased real-world usage. The executive wrote: “21M+ merchants already accept
Is Bitcoin About to Drop Again? BTC Tests Critical $65.5K Support Level Price action on bitcoin‘s daily chart reflected a continuation of a broader downtrend that followed a lower high near the $76,000 region. The current zone around $66,000 to $67,000 has emerged as tentative support, but the inability to reclaim higher levels underscores persistent
WEEK IN REVIEW VIX Jumps to 27 as $1 Trillion Leaves US Stock Markets on Iran Oil Shock U.S. markets sold off sharply on Thursday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions sent oil prices higher and pushed investors away from equities, crypto, and even gold… read more Editor’s comment: The “buy the dip” mantra that has worked
Top 100 Holders Control 80% of DeFi Governance Tokens, ECB Study Finds The working paper, ECB Working Paper No. 3208, examined governance data from four protocols, Aave, MakerDAO (now rebranded as Sky), Ampleforth, and Uniswap, across two snapshots in time: November 2022 and May 2023. The protocols were selected for their size and representation of
Judge Rules Nvidia Investor Fraud Lawsuit Can Proceed as Class Action U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. of the Northern District of California certified the class in In re Nvidia Corporation Securities Litigation (Case No. 4:18-cv-07669-HSG), clearing the case to move forward as a collective action on behalf of investors who bought or acquired
Lawmaker Presses Fed Over Crypto Account Approval Heightened scrutiny over access to U.S. payment infrastructure is intensifying as policymakers examine crypto integration. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter on March 26, to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and CEO Jeff Schmid seeking details on
Institutional Capital Accelerates Crypto Integration as Allocations and Product Access Rapidly Expand Institutional capital rotation into crypto markets is accelerating, with Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley signaling a transition from anticipation to active deployment. He framed the shift as a near-term inflection point driven by sustained inflows and expanding participation from large allocators. The executive expressed