BTC price stuck under $70,000 as investors play it safe before U.S. inflation report: Crypto Daybook Americas
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC$69,587.38 slipped back below $70,000 as war in the Middle East and U.S. inflation data due later today keep investors cautious. The latest failure to build momentum above $70,000 followed reports that Iran was laying mines along the already disrupted Strait of Hormuz, a major […]

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DeFi lending platform Aave sees $27 million liquidations after wstETH price glitch
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About $27 million was liquidated on the decentralized lending platform Aave over the last 24 hours, in what some market participants say may have been caused by a temporary pricing issue involving the token wstETH. Blockchain data flagged by risk-management firm Chaos Labs shows a spike in liquidations in the past 24 hours. Some observers […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) price climbs to $71,000 as dollar weakens on Trump’s war signals
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Crypto market strength extended into Tuesday, with bitcoin BTC$70,816.15 gaining by 3.9% since midnight UTC to trade at $71,000 while ether (ETH) is back above $2,000, a level it recently had problems surpassing. Crypto was not alone in its ascent. U.S. equities and precious metals also after U.S. President Donald Trump said the war in […]

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Circle (CRCL) shares continued their rally on Monday
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Already on a tear ahead of the war in Iran, Circle (CRCL) might be an unlikely beneficiary of the conflict. The stock rose 10% on Monday, outperforming other crypto-linked equities, with the shares now up by 86% over the past month, though they remain sharply lower since their peak post-IPO frenzy last summer. Japanese bank […]

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U.S. inflation, Polkadot upgrade, Solstice-Kamino announcement: Crypto Week Ahead
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U.S. inflation data is the major catalyst to watch this week, as it could move the needle on market sentiment and Federal Reserve interest-rate expectations. The war in the Middle East and other geopolitical risks have kept commodity markets volatile, with bitcoin BTC$68,153.83 last week failing to remain above the $70,000 mark. The U.S.-Israel conflict […]

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BTC falls sharply along with stocks as oil soars nearly 20%,
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In what’s become a familiar scenario in crypto over the past few months, prices are starting the week on the wrong foot. After little sign over the weekend of any de-escalation in the U.S. war against Iran, the price of oil has exploded higher in Sunday evening U.S. trade. April WTI crude oil futures are […]

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Bitcoin dip may not be over as whales sell into retail buying — a bearish signal
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The smart money allocating to bitcoin bought the panic last week. Then it sold the rally to everyone else. Whales holding between 10 and 10,000 bitcoin accumulated heavily between Feb. 23 and March 3, when bitcoin was trading between $62,900 and $69,600, according to Santiment. That window covered the worst of the Iran war sell-off […]

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Coinbase (COIN) says new U.S. tax-reporting rules for crypto are cluttered, confusing
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Cryptocurrency trading giant Coinbase (COIN) said new U.S. tax reporting requirements are overly onerous for many crypto holders and add unnecessary clutter to the country’s taxation system. While the idea is that taxable activity on crypto should be reported in the same way as with equities, for example, the rules require reporting transactions in stablecoins […]

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BTC slips below $68,000 as dollar posts steepest weekly gain
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Bitcoin BTC$67,990.37 fell to $67,960 by Saturday morning, down 3.4% over the past 24 hours and retreating sharply from the past week’s high. The move fits what has become a recurring script in recent months, with late-week selling dragging prices toward the lower end of the range heading into Saturday. Majors took the harder hit […]

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BTC suffers late-week $110 billion wipeout as Iran trumps positive developments
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Bitcoin briefly pushed toward $74,000 this week, buoyed by a string of bullish developments that have tied the crypto industry ever closer to traditional finance. Some market observers began calling this a bullish rally, with one analyst even saying that the new run ‘has legs.’ Yet the rally didn’t last. By the end of the […]

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Vara tells crypto exchange KuCoin to halt operations in Dubai
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Dubai’s digital assets regulator said cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has been operating without the necessary regulatory approvals and licensing, and must cease and desist from serving clients in the region. “Kucoin does not hold any licence to provide virtual asset services in/from Dubai. Any activities related to Virtual Assets advertised or conducted by this company are […]

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Tron’s Rainberry to pay $10 million to settle SEC, Justin Sun lawsuit
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Tron and founder Justin Sun on Thursday, the SEC said in a court filing. Under the terms of the settlement, Rainberry Inc., one of the companies associated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine and be barred from future violations of securities […]

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