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- If you've got $2,000 to invest in crypto, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) are both likely to have popped up on your radar. Both are vibrant crypto ecosystems with solid long-term potential that host a mix of decentralized applications and are supported by strong developer communities. Depending on your investment strategy, both could warrant inclusion in your crypto portfolio. Ethereum is more established and dominates the decentralized finance industry. Solana is faster, which could make it attractive as more financial transactions move on-chain. Ethereum: Decentralized finance dominance continues Ethereum has declined about 60% since it reached almost $5,000 last August. It traded between $1,800 and $2,400 for...

- Bitcoin faces major stress test as $14B expiry looms Key takeaways Bitcoin (BTC) traders are heading into a pivotal moment. On March 27, crypto exchange Deribit will settle $14.16 billion worth of Bitcoin options, representing nearly 40% of total open interest on the platform. That’s a massive chunk of the market resetting at once, and it’s happening fast. Options are contracts that allow traders to bet on whether Bitcoin will rise (calls) or fall (puts). When such a large volume expires, it often triggers repositioning, hedging, and price adjustments across the market. Controlled expiry, not chaos Despite the massive size, this expiry may not trigger extreme volatility. Deribit's Chief Commercial Officer Jean-David Péquignot...

- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has often been touted as a "digital gold" and safe-haven type of investment that you can hang on to amid uncertainty in the markets. But that hasn't been the case this year. With multiple wars going on and concerns about inflation growing, investors haven't exactly been loading up on Bitcoin. Instead, the leading cryptocurrency has fallen by close to 20% thus far. It's not proving to be much of a safe-haven asset these days. And there are potential headwinds that could result in the leading cryptocurrency dropping even further in value this year. Why Bitcoin might not rally anytime soon Bitcoin is down around 44% from the highs it reached last year, but that doesn't mean that it may end up bouncing back soon...

- Regulatory Backlash: $110B in Outflows Forces South Korea to Rethink Crypto Tax South Korea’s political deadlock over virtual asset taxation has broken under the weight of market reality. Lawmakers from both major parties have agreed to delay the planned 20% Crypto Tax on gains until 2027 following data revealing $110 billion in annual capital flight. This bipartisan reversal is a strategic pivot driven by a retail exodus that has drained liquidity from domestic exchanges in favor of offshore derivatives platforms. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) confirmed that outflows accelerated in the second half of 2025, with $60 billion leaving the country in just six months. Traders are not just cashing out; they are moving capital...

- Bitcoin (BTC-USD) hovered around $71,000 on Wednesday after Bernstein analysts noted that the token may finally have reached a low point more than five months after tumbling from its all-time highs. "Bitcoin looks bottomed," Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani wrote in a note this week. The firm reaffirmed its $150,000 price target for the end of 2026. The token, which has outperformed gold and equities during the Middle East conflict, was trading below $70,000 on Tuesday. Overall, bitcoin has been trading in a range between $65,000 and $75,000 over the past three weeks. "We believe Bitcoin has found its trough and is now heading higher," Chhugani said. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds' outflows seen at the start of the year have...

- Cipher Digital, a publicly traded developer and operator of industrial-scale data centers for high-performance computing workloads, announced Wednesday that it has signed a 15-year lease for its third data center campus, furthering its recent pivot from Bitcoin miner to powering the growing demand for AI power and other computing needs. The company will develop and deliver a new HPC data center at one of its existing sites under the agreement, according to a press release. Investors appear to like the news, with Cipher’s stock (CIFR) rising more than 8% since the opening bell Wednesday to recently trade at $16.14 per share. "This agreement for our third large AI campus reinforces Cipher's position as a trusted partner to develop...

- Veteran investor slams Michael Saylor over Bitcoin centralization push Few figures are as closely tied to Bitcoin (BTC) as Michael Saylor. The longtime tech entrepreneur transformed his company, MicroStrategy, from a low-profile enterprise software firm into the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. What began in 2020 as a hedge against inflation quickly evolved into a full-scale strategy, issuing debt, raising equity, and converting billions into Bitcoin. The company rebranded itself to Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) to show its seriousness for a Bitcoin-centric identity. Today, the firm holds 762,099 BTC, turning its stock into a proxy for Bitcoin exposure and making Saylor one of crypto’s most visible advocates. But the saga has...

- BlackRock Says Crypto Business To Generate $500 Million In Annual Revenue BlackRock (NYSE: $BLK) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Larry Fink says the asset manager’s cryptocurrency business could generate $500 million U.S. in annual recurring revenue. In his 2026 letter to shareholders, Fink writes that crypto is poised to become a major revenue engine for the world’s largest asset manager. Within the next five years, BlackRock’s crypto business is projected to generate half a billion dollars a year, wrote the CEO. BlackRock, which has total assets under management (AUM) of $14 trillion U.S., now manages close to $150 billion U.S. in crypto-linked products. Much of that money comes from BlackRock’s popular spot Bitcoin ETF...

- CFTC Chief Launches Innovation Task Force to Reshape Crypto Oversight Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig officially launched the agency’s Innovation Task Force on Tuesday, appointing senior adviser Michael Passalacqua to lead a mandate focused on artificial intelligence, prediction markets, and digital asset derivatives like crypto. The initiative formalizes the regulator’s pivot toward “future-proofing” its oversight capabilities, signaling to market participants that the CFTC is moving beyond a purely reactive enforcement stance to establish a coherent structural framework for emerging asset classes. The formation of the task force addresses a persistent regulatory gap that has left institutional...

- Euphoria over? Why Bitcoin is seen to take a ‘choppier path higher’ to $150,000 price Bitcoin’s price is showing signs of recovery, but market watchers say to brace for a bumpy ride. The top cryptocurrency’s outperformance compared to other assets like gold has emboldened analysts to forecast that the price will more than double to $150,000 by the end of the year. Yet, that growth will need more than just sentiment, according to Max Kahn, CEO of Digital Wealth Partners. “For Bitcoin to more than double in value by year’s end, we’ll need to see an acceleration in new capital entering the market,” he said. That means Bitcoin’s price will follow a “choppier path higher where price appreciation follows actual capital formation...

- The next Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) halving, scheduled for April 2028, presents a significant opportunity for investors to position themselves for the next crypto bull market. Historically, Bitcoin's four-year cycle suggests that 2027 could be an ideal time to buy cryptocurrencies at discounted prices. Alongside Bitcoin, here are three cryptocurrencies to consider before the next Bitcoin halving. Ethereum Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is a leading Layer 1 blockchain network and is highly regarded for its role in blockchain technology, including decentralized finance (DeFi) and artificial intelligence (AI). Despite its fluctuations, Ethereum has historically moved in sync with Bitcoin. Buying Ethereum before Bitcoin's potential rally could be a...

- Key Takeaways Bhutan has been quietly selling Bitcoin again—and doing it in a way most traders wouldn’t even notice. Throughout March 2026, the country has offloaded tens of millions worth of BTC through a series of controlled, low-impact transfers. No panic selling, no market shock—just steady, deliberate moves. Behind it all is Druk Holding and Investments, Bhutan’s state-owned fund, which has been managing one of the more unusual sovereign Bitcoin treasuries in the world. Bhutan’s Bitcoin Sales Are Picking Up What used to be small, periodic transfers has turned into something more noticeable this month. On-chain data flagged by firms like Arkham shows a clear uptick in activity. Early in March, Bhutan moved 175 BTC (about...

- When Will Bitcoin Recover From the Crash? Here's What History Says Since reaching an all-time high of over $126,000 in October 2025, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 45% as of March 22. This kind of volatility is par for the course with cryptocurrencies, but that doesn't make it any easier to manage. Bitcoin has recovered from every crypto crash so far, and based on its past patterns, we can estimate when it may recover. Bitcoin has experienced four major crashes that lasted over a year. Here's a quick summary of each one and how long it took for Bitcoin to surpass its previous high. Bitcoin also went through two much shorter crashes, dropping about 60% in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and losing about 55% in mid-2021. It...

- Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in nearly $2.5 billion over the past month, erasing almost all year-to-date outflows and displaying what Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas calls "incredible fortitude" amid Bitcoin's 40% price drawdown. The March streak has been underscored by nine days of inflows exceeding $150 million, including a $458.19 million day on March 2 and back-to-back $200 million days on March 16 and 17. Weekly flows remained strong, with $787.31 million in the last week of February, followed by $568.45 million and $767.33 million, $95.18, and $167.23 million in nearly four weeks of March, bringing the past month’s total inflows to approximately $2.5 billion. The sustained inflows defy Bitcoin's price weakness—the...

- Bitcoin Is Down 19% in 2026 and These 3 ETFs Give You Every Way to Play It Bitcoin is sitting near $71,000 after a rough start to 2026, down roughly 19% year to date. For investors who want exposure to that price action without holding crypto directly, three ETFs dominate the conversation: a spot fund, a futures fund, and a leveraged futures fund. They all track Bitcoin in some form, but the differences between them are large enough to change how your portfolio behaves. The Case for Spot Exposure: Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITB) launched in January 2024 and holds actual Bitcoin, not derivatives. That structural difference is the core of its investment case. When you buy BITB, the fund custodies real Bitcoin...

- Why these three ‘narrative barriers’ pose clear risks to the Strategy Bitcoin scheme, says analyst Strategy might be on track to overtake BlackRock as the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. But Michael Saylor’s firm still faces three “narrative barriers” that could slow it down. One is concentration risk, said James Seyffart, a fund expert at Bloomberg Intelligence. If an institutional investor who knows nothing about the Bitcoin space sees that a majority of the token’s supply is owned by a single company, “I’m going to be a little bit skeptical,” Seyffart said on the Bitcoin History podcast on March 24. The other two include qualms about quantum computing and concerns about portfolio diversification. “These are all...

- Bitcoin price holds steady as investors flee gold. Have safe-haven roles finally reversed? The tables have turned, and lately, Bitcoin has behaved as the world’s safe-haven asset. Critics have spent years attacking Bitcoin for failing to serve as a store of value amid myriad geopolitical crises. During the latest military conflict in the Middle East, investment data paint a much different picture: Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are holding up while gold spot ETFs are experiencing significant outflows. “Since the Iran strike, Bitcoin, surprisingly, has looked like a good safe haven. and gold hasn’t,” Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, told DL News. In the last week, around $3.8 billion has exited the top...

- Bitcoin Depot CEO Departs Amid Broader Crypto ATM Crackdown Bitcoin Depot has replaced its CEO less than three months after a planned handoff, turning to former MoneyGram chief Alex Holmes as pressure builds on its crypto ATM business. Scott Buchanan has resigned as CEO and as a director, according to an SEC filing. Buchanan had held various senior leadership roles at Bitcoin Depot since 2019. His resignation was not due to any “disagreement” with the company over its operations, policies, or practices, the filing indicates. Its founder, Brandon Mintz, likewise stepped down as executive chairman but will remain on the reduced six-member board and is expected to continue advising the CEO. Holmes, a Bitcoin Depot director since...

- Analyst flags quiet shift as Bitcoin and gold reverse roles Key Points: While gold has been hailed as a store of value for decades, Bitcoin (BTC) believers argue that the cryptocurrency is a similar asset, often dubbing it "gold 2.0." Similar to gold, Bitcoin is scarce and has a limited supply of 21 million coins. Bitcoiners argue it offers a hedge against inflation and dollar debasement just like gold. But traditionalists have dismissed Bitcoin's "gold 2.0" narrative, and they couldn't be dismissed because while Bitcoin fell more than 25% from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28 this year, gold rose more than 20% during the same period. But the trend reversed after the war between the U.S.-Israel and Iran began on Feb. 28. Since then, gold's...

- Morgan Stanley Challenges the Idea that Wall Street is Late to Crypto Key Points: Major financial institutions are not suddenly jumping into the cryptocurrency market out of a fear of missing out. According to Amy Oldenburg, the head of digital asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, Wall Street has actually spent years preparing for this exact shift. Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on Tuesday, Oldenburg pushed back against the popular narrative that traditional finance is rushing blindly into digital assets. “TradFi is getting FOMO and is now getting involved … it really isn’t accurate,” Oldenburg said during the panel. Moving Past Indirect Exposure Historically, large U.S. banks took a very cautious approach to...