Bitcoin has struggled to trade above $90,000 since falling below $95,000 on Feb. 24. The crypto asset has been subjected to severe price fluctuations over the past week, with Bitcoin’s (BTC) realized volatility, reaching its highest level since Q3 2024, according to Glassnode. BTC annualized realized volatility. Source: Glassnode While the market braced for further…
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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, is asking for White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks to back up his claims that he no longer holds any digital assets. In a March 6 letter to Sacks, Sen. Warren suggested US President Donald Trump and “other private individuals” would directly…
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In a March 7 press call ahead of the first White House Crypto Summit, a senior White House official said the US government holds about 200,000 Bitcoin from forfeiture proceedings for its strategic reserve. “We believe we have about 200,000 Bitcoin left, and we’re placing those in the strategic reserve so that we do have…
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A senior White House official has confirmed that US President Donald Trump’s crypto summit on March 7 will not cover taxes but instead focus on rolling back the anti-crypto policies pursued by the former Biden administration. “There’s not going to be anything on taxes. You know, the crypto internet is rife with rumors. […] I…
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Crypto business leaders and US government officials are set to meet at the White House Crypto Summit on March 7, a high-profile event that follows President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve and national digital asset stockpile. The event — the agenda of which is not yet public — will…
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Bitcoin (BTC) stayed close to $90,000 at the March 7 Wall Street open as positive US commentary accompanied the White House Crypto Summit. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin seeks $90,000 reclaim amid risk-asset “fear” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price volatility staying measured at the start of a hectic day…
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Opinion by: Artem Tolkachev, Web3 investor When decentralized finance (DeFi) first emerged, the core idea was simple: financial freedom, transparency and the absence of centralized control. Smart contracts were meant to replace banks, liquidity was to be distributed globally, and users were supposed to have complete control over their funds. It sounded like a dream.…
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Bitcoin is not a company, nor is it a brand. It has no official spokesperson. Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator, remains an enigma, and while prominent figures like Michael Saylor and Jack Dorsey champion the cause, Bitcoin is, at its core, a decentralized movement. But more well-known faces backing Bitcoin may help bring it into…
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently called for bringing Bitcoin (BTC) onshore and said he would discuss the next steps for possibly acquiring more BTC at the White House Crypto Summit on March 7. Bessent appeared in a CNBC interview and criticized the US government’s previous sales of Bitcoin. The treasury secretary told the interviewer:…
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Bitcoin analysts are signaling limited upside potential for the cryptocurrency following disappointment over US President Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plan, which did not involve direct government purchases of Bitcoin, contrary to some expectations. Trump’s executive order, signed on March 7, outlined a plan to create a Bitcoin reserve using cryptocurrency forfeited in government criminal…
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