Bitcoin rose sharply on March 23 after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington had held constructive talks with Iran and would pause planned military strikes for five days. Summary Bitcoin rebounded from below $68,500 and briefly touched $71,500 after Trump announced a strike delay. Trump said US-Iran talks were productive and paused planned military action
Mt. Gox, the defunct crypto exchange that collapsed in 2014, moved around $500 worth of Bitcoin from wallets it still controls today, its first Bitcoin transfer in four months, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. MT GOX JUST MOVED… $500 Mt. Gox has moved a total of $500 of BTC today, their first move in
On-chain investigator ZachXBT has reported a coordinated group of social media accounts that used war-related and political posts on X to direct users toward crypto scams. Summary ZachXBT traced more than 10 X accounts using war panic posts to attract users into crypto scams. The network bought follower-rich accounts, reposted fear-driven content, then promoted fake
Strive has expanded its Bitcoin position by 317 coins, taking total holdings to about 13,628 BTC and entering the top 10 corporate holders, said CEO Matt Cole in a statement. Strive has acquired 317 BTC for $23 million at an average cost of ~$72,555 per bitcoin. As of 3/18/2026 we hodl 13,627.9 $BTC.$ASST $SATA pic.twitter.com/oiSJ9FTeeC
Ripple’s CTO emeritus David Schwartz recently engaged in an interesting exchange on X, responding to a post about XRP with a meme and supporting comments. Summary David Schwartz responded to Solana with a meme, fueling the ongoing XRP-Solana rivalry. XRP’s integration on Solana through wrapped tokens highlights growing blockchain collaboration. XRP Ledger sees increased activity,
A crypto trader has taken long positions on 33 digital assets but has chosen to short only TRUMP, the meme coin backed by President Donald Trump that has dropped 95% from its peak, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. This guy is long almost the entire market (33 tokens), except for $TRUMP, which he is
Nearly half of institutional investors say they are now placing greater emphasis on risk management, liquidity, and position sizing. According to a survey of 351 institutional investors published by EY-Parthenon and Coinbase on March 18, three out of four institutional investors believe that crypto prices will go up over the next 12 months. The
Bitcoin and most altcoins experienced a decline in value following recent geopolitical developments, with Bitcoin facing rejection at $71,000. Summary Bitcoin and altcoins see sharp declines, while SIREN surges 90% in 24 hours. Ethereum, XRP, and Solana follow Bitcoin’s downward trend, losing significant value. The crypto market cap drops $200B as macroeconomic factors weigh heavily
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager with more than €2.3 trillion in client funds, has launched the Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund, SAFO, a tokenized fund aimed at treasury and collateral management for corporates and financial institutions. The product is structured as a sub-fund of SPIKO SICAV under French law and is designed as a cash
With blockchain becoming harder to crack, attackers are increasingly targeting the people using it rather than the code underneath. The FBI has notified users on the Tron network about a fake token impersonating the agency. A post published on X by its New York field office on March 19 warned of a phishing campaign