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Crypto markets remain range-bound with U.S. strikes on Iran triggering about $300 million in liquidations. Meanwhile, Iranian crypto outflows surged 700% as oil prices climbed and geopolitical risks intensified. Markets Steady Despite Strait of Hormuz Threat Crypto markets are treading water amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran. Following the weekend U.S. … Read more
On March 1, Chainalysis observed that Iran’s largest crypto exchanges were offline, a report consistent with the complete disruption of the internet connection coming from the regime. TRM Labs found that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes fell by 80% since February 28, when the first strike happened. Iran’s Crypto Industry in Containment Mode After Airstrikes Iran, … Read more
While Wall Street slept through a Saturday night of airstrikes, onchain traders were already repricing the world in real time. Hyperliquid Shows Global Repricing Happens Before Wall Street Wakes Up When U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, legacy markets were closed for the weekend. The New York Stock … Read more
Anchorage Digital Bank and Tether’s U.S.-focused stablecoin venture released their first reserve report this week, showing the stablecoin token USAT fully backed by dollar-denominated assets with a modest surplus cushion as of Jan. 31. Tether’s U.S. Stablecoin USAT Posts Overcollateralized Reserves in First Report Anchorage Digital Bank, a federally chartered national trust bank regulated by … Read more
Ethereum is preparing to overhaul how wallets work, with co-founder Vitalik Buterin saying native “smart accounts” could arrive within a year through the network’s planned Hegota upgrade. Hegota Upgrade May Bring Account Abstraction In a Feb. 28 post on X, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that after more than a decade of research, Ethereum’s long-running … Read more
Bitmine Immersion Technologies said Monday it now holds 4.47 million ether and nearly $9.9 billion in combined crypto, cash, and strategic investments, positioning the Las Vegas-based firm as the world’s largest ethereum treasury company by holdings. The company’s acquisition follows Strategy revealing it snagged 3,015 BTC this past week. Bitmine Acquired 50,928 ETH This Week … Read more
The Head of Product at X, Nikita Bier, stressed that this measure was taken to enable content creators to be transparent with their followers. The potential enforcement measures to be taken against users running undisclosed promotions were not clarified. Crypto Twitter Hurts as X Announces Paid Partnership Disclosure Label X is moving to enhance transparency … Read more
While Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour explained that the company did not list markets tied to the death of any personality because it goes against U.S. regulations, users are preparing legal actions against the company over the market settlement. Kalshi Might Face Legal Action Over Iran’s Regime Change Market Settlement Kalshi, one of the largest regulated … Read more
This weekend, market watchers are fixated on a sizable whale on Hyperliquid who opened a $42 million long position on bitcoin using 40x leverage. It’s a high-wire act with no safety net, as a slip below $65,400 would trigger a full liquidation of the bet. Leveraged Bitcoin Bet Under Pressure To kick off March, a … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an ambitious, years-long plan to make the Ethereum base layer faster, leaner, and eventually quantum-resistant, starting with shorter slot times and near-instant finality. Ethereum’s 2029 Vision: Fast Slots, Fast Finality and STARK-Friendly Hashes In a detailed post on X, Vitalik Buterin walked through what he called a “very important document,” … Read more