White House crypto czar David Sacks transfers to presidential advisory committee role
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White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks is changing titles and joining the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology as co-chair, he announced Thursday. Sacks, who was named U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto and AI czar before Trump retook office last January, has overseen the White House’s early work on crypto initiatives, […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) sales by MARA Holdings (MARA) fuels rise in stock price
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MARA Holdings (MARA) sold 15,133 bitcoin for approximately $1.1 billion between March 4 and March 25 to fund a major balance sheet overhaul. The company is using the proceeds to repurchase roughly $1.0 billion of its 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 and 2031 at a discount. In total, MARA will buy back $367.5 million […]

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Market structure bill compromise draws wide-ranging reaction from fractured crypto crowd
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Coinbase is walking a tightrope in the negotiation over the Clarity Act, telling the staffs of U.S. senators that the company is not happy with where the lawmakers landed in their latest compromise, according to people familiar with the situation, but it hasn’t openly declared its opposition. The proposed agreement was shown to stakeholders in […]

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Monument Bank to tokenize 250 million pounds of retail deposits in UK first
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Monument Bank said it plans to tokenise up to 250 million pounds ($335 million) of retail customer deposits on the Midnight network in what it described as the first such move by a U.K.-regulated bank on a public blockchain. The London-based challenger bank said the deposits will remain interest-bearing, fully backed by Monument and redeemable […]

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Robinhood (HOOD) lifts buyback program to $1.5 billion
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Robinhood’s (HOOD) board has approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, according to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It adds more than $1.1 billion to existing buyback capacity. The company said it expects to carry out the plan over about three years starting in the first quarter of 2026, […]

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What institutions now want from crypto
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Institutional investors aren’t just betting on ‘number go up’ strategy for crypto anymore, they are shifting to hunting for steady sources of income. Many institutions already hold bitcoin BTC$70,921.87 and ether (ETH) on their balance sheets. While they are holding these assets for the long-term price appreciation, investors are increasingly seeking to put them to […]

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Stablecoin yield in crypto Clarity Act won’t allow rewards on balances, latest text says
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Crypto industry insiders got their first look at the revised market structure bill in the Senate, and the opening impression was that the language on allowable stablecoin yield was overly narrow and unclear, according to a person familiar with the current draft. The new language, which was announced Friday by Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom […]

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MSTR acquired 1,031 bitcoin last week at average price of $74,326 each.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) continued to add to bitcoin holdings last week, but at a vastly reduced pace from recent previous acquisitions. The leading bitcoin treasury company last week added 1,031 bitcoin for a total cost of $76.6 million, or $74,326 per coin. Strategy’s total holdings now stand at 762,099 BTC, acquired for approximately $57.69 […]

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If one trader can force the outcome of a prediction market, it shouldn’t be tradable
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As platforms such as Polymarket gain mainstream visibility during U.S. election cycles and major geopolitical events, their prices are increasingly cited as real-time signals of truth. The pitch is seductive: let people put money behind beliefs, and the market will converge on reality faster than polls or pundits. But that promise collapses when a contract […]

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Ripple linked token falls 3% as bitcoin weakness caps recovery
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XRP slipped lower after another failed recovery attempt, with high-volume selling pushing the token back toward key support near $1.40. News Background XRP remains stuck in a broader corrective phase that has persisted since its mid-2025 peak, with rallies consistently failing to build follow-through. The latest pullback comes after a brief mid-March rebound stalled below […]

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Bitcoin options signal extreme fear as downside protection premium hits new all-time high, says VanEck
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Bitcoin traders are paying record prices for downside protection, according to VanEck’s mid-March 2026 Bitcoin ChainCheck, a sign that investors remain defensive even as spot prices begin to stabilize. In the report, senior VanEck analysts said bitcoin’s 30-day average price fell 19% from the prior period, while realized volatility dropped from about 80 to just […]

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SBF angles for presidential pardon with tweets praising Donald Trump
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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, has renewed public praise of U.S. President Donald Trump, adding to speculation that he hopes to secure a pardon. In a recent post on X, written through a proxy using prison-approved communications, Bankman-Fried backed Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Iran. […]

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