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The asset manager says innovation can proceed under current SEC rules as the Clarity Act faces debate in Congress.

Futures market activity continues to drive Bitcoin price, while insufficient buy-side spot demand shortens the length of bullish breakouts and pins BTC in a $10,000 range. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action has been pinned between $60,000 and $70,000 over the past two months as leverage-dominant trading, weak spot market demand, and consistent losses from short-term holders have prevented rallies from sustaining their momentum.  Combined, these market events create the current fragile setup, where Bitcoin price stability depends more on futures positioning than fresh capital inflows and this explains why BTC price remains volatile within its current range. According to Wintermute, the perpetual futures market activity continues to outweigh spot participation across the major exchanges. The perp-to-spot volume ratio has climbed to 15 times (15X), pointing to a price control largely by leveraged positioning. The funding rates oscillate between positive and negative without holding a trend, showing a lack of direction...

The company announced certain listings and delistings for popular altcoins.

XRP Holders Pull Coins Off Exchanges: Supply Shock Signal The post XRP Crypto Holders Pull Coins Off Exchanges, On-Chain Data Signals Supply Shock appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Tether-backed USAT stablecoin built for the U.S. market is expanding to Ethereum layer-2 network Celo with help from Google Cloud.

Bitcoin rose back above $68,000 on March 31 after markets began to bet on a resolution to the Iran-US-Israel War and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to end the war under certain conditions. Data from CryptoSlate showed the broader crypto market added about $40 billion in value after the remarks. Bitcoin climbed […] The post Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index sinks below 100 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin has had a rough weekend, erasing all gains from its previous rally, but the bottom could be in, according to analysts.

Google’s new research potentially puts the entire bitcoin supply – and the very foundation of digital trust – at risk, explains Pruden.

Claude Code exposed: Anthropic is scrambling to contain the leak, but the AI coding agent is spreading far and wide and being picked apart.

Oil markets erased over $1 trillion from their market cap in minutes after the news went viral.

BTC USD price is trading just above $67,000, and on the verge of confirming six consecutive red monthly closes, a streak matched only once. The post BTC USD Price Prediction: 6 Months Red Streak Almost Confirmed – First 7th Red Month Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP trades at $1.34, up 3.67–5% in 24 hours, as traders debate whether Ripple outperforms Nvidia. Key levels: $1.27 support, $1.51 resistance, $1.76–$1.80 bull target. The post XRP Price Prediction: Is Ripple a Better Investment Than Nvidia Now? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Standard Chartered says stablecoin velocity has doubled in two years, driven by USDC's new use cases in TradFi and AI payments.

Analysts expect Bitcoin’s price consolidation to tilt toward $60,000, but technical charts favor a liquidation rally toward $82,000. Bitcoin’s (BTC) consolidation extended into a fifth week since making a major low at $60,000 on Feb. 6, but the daily chart shows the range tightening as the price swings between its daily highs and lows narrow.  Some analysts may view the pattern of higher lows and lower highs as proof of a pending breakout, especially when considering positive developments like the resumption of buying from institutional investors, Morgan Stanley’s announcement of its soon-to-launch spot BTC ETF and a wave of hefty purchases by Strategy, but Bitcoin’s market structure is still in favor of the bears.  In a Monday Telegram post, independent market analyst filbfilb described the market read as “still bearish overall on outlook, but the 50 DMA and diagonal resistance are nicely placed to prove that wrong should it be the case.”   Read more

Looking to streamline collateral management, the platform has enabled borrowing and lending against liquid, staked and locked assets within a single custody account. Digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo has launched a financing platform that lets institutional clients borrow and lend against a range of digital assets, including liquid tokens, staked positions and locked holdings, within a single account. The company said the system consolidates borrowing, lending and collateral management into one workflow, replacing processes that have typically required multiple counterparties and manual asset transfers. By introducing portfolio-based lending, BitGo hopes to give clients access to credit against a mix of assets held in custody rather than posting collateral on a per-loan basis. Read more

Haverhill City Council, following other jurisdictions, is set to consider an ordinance banning crypto ATMs viewed as enabling financial fraud and money laundering. The city council of Haverhill, Massachusetts is set to consider a ban on cryptocurrency ATMs following a proposal for an ordinance introduced on March 17.  According to Haverhill City Council’s agenda, the government body is scheduled to review a crypto ATM ordinance introduced by Mayor Melinda E. Barrett. The proposal would amend the city code to prohibit cryptocurrency ATMs, an ordinance which received a unanimous 11 votes in the council’s March 17 meeting. The ordinance cited potential risks to Haverhill residents due to “financial fraud, money laundering and lack of recourse” for ATM users. The city said the absence of state and federal regulations necessitated local authorities stepping in. If passed, all crypto kiosks and ATMs would need to be removed from the city within 60 days or face a $300 a day fine. Read more

Senate Banking is targeting the second half of April for a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with Easter recess running through Apr. 13. Senator Cynthia Lummis publicly confirmed the timetable, and Senator Bernie Moreno put the deadline plainly: missing the Senate floor by May could push serious digital asset legislation beyond the […] The post CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country is prepared to end the conflict if it receives security guarantees.

GalaxyOne adds Solana staking with variable rewards and zero-fee incentives, extending institutional validator infrastructure to retail users. Galaxy Digital has introduced a Solana staking feature on its GalaxyOne retail platform, furthering its push into consumer crypto services amid intensifying competition among all-in-one trading apps. In a Tuesday announcement, Galaxy said GalaxyOne users can now stake Solana (SOL) directly through the app, earning up to 6.5% in variable annual rewards. The yield is not fixed and depends on network conditions, validator performance and overall staking participation, meaning actual returns may fluctuate over time. The rollout reflects a broader industry shift toward integrating yield-generating products into retail platforms, allowing users to earn passive income on idle crypto holdings rather than simply holding or trading them. Read more

A sharp drop in Ether’s realized volatility could result in significant ETH price moves if history repeats, making $2,000 a key support level to keep an eye on. Ether (ETH) price is down 6% over the last seven days to trade at $2,040 on Tuesday. Declining price volatility is also suggesting that a deeper correction could be in store. Key takeaways Ether’s realized volatility on Binance has dropped sharply to its lowest level since mid-January. Read more