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Gold is also being impacted by rising anticipation that the US Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates this year, while Fed chair Jerome Powell said inflation would rise. Gold tumbled another 3.5% to $4,488 per ounce on Friday, marking an 11% fall for the week and the largest weekly loss the precious metal has seen since 1983 as geopolitical instability and uncertainty in the Middle East continue to weigh on the markets. Gold has fallen more than 15% since Feb. 28, when the US and Israel first attacked Iran, erasing part of the rally that pushed its price up to the $5,500 mark in late January and casting doubt on its safe haven status. TradingView confirmed that March 16-20 was gold’s worst-performing week since 1983. The 11% weekly fall was slightly larger than the last week of January, when gold shot up to about $5,320 before diving to $4,650, a drop that saw more than $2 trillion shaved off the precious metal’s market cap in days. Read more

XRP price analysis reveals critical support at $1.27 as AI agents narrative grows. Meanwhile, Bitcoin Hyper raises over $32M bringing SVM to Bitcoin L2. The post XRP Price Prediction: On-Chain Data Is Signaling XRP May Be Near a Bottom — Is Breakout Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

From presale traction to market debut As recently as March 13, G Coin was still being framed as a token entering the market with measurable traction already in place. Reports citing Playnance’s public tracker said the token had more than 200,000 holders and an estimated market capitalization of about $38 million ahead of its March […] The post Playnance’s G Coin turns launch week into a real-time growth test appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Unlike Bitwise, Grayscale doesn’t plan to incorporate staking for its Hyperliquid ETF but hasn’t ruled out integrating it in the future. Crypto asset manager Grayscale has filed for a spot Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund, joining Bitwise and 21Shares in seeking to offer a product tied to the Hyperliquid perpetual futures protocol and blockchain. The Grayscale HYPE ETF would track the price movement of the Hyperliquid (HYPE) token and trade under the ticker GHYP on the Nasdaq if approved, according to Grayscale’s S-1 registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Grayscale listed Coinbase as the custodian but didn’t disclose a management fee for the proposed Hyperliquid product. Read more

Some weaker participants are exiting the Bitcoin market while the more inert mass of holders remains passive, Adler Jr. observed in his latest analysis.

The deal reportedly focuses on stablecoin yield and interest-bearing stable tokens, a major pain point for the banking industry. Rumors are circulating that a tentative deal has been struck between the White House and US lawmakers on stablecoin yield, potentially moving the CLARITY crypto market structure bill forward. Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks, both members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, have reached an “agreement in principle,” according to a Friday Politico report. “I think what it will do is to allow us to protect innovation, but also gives us the opportunity to prevent widespread deposit flight,” Alsobrooks said, adding that the deal prohibits stablecoin yield on “passive balances.” Read more

Britain’s bond scare is reopening a question Bitcoin was built for – moments when trust in sovereign debt and monetary management starts to crack. Britain’s fiscal squeeze turned sharper after official borrowing data showed February public sector net borrowing hit £14.3 billion, up £2.2 billion from a year earlier and the second-highest February reading since […] The post Britain’s bond panic is currently making the case for Bitcoin many people seem to have forgetten appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin searches for equilibrium at $70,000 while rising crude oil prices and tanking stock markets have investors worried over the future of inflation in the US. Bitcoin’s (BTC) swift rejection from its $76,000 range high on Tuesday, and the subsequent sell-off below $70,000, raised concerns among traders that the bottom is not in for BTC. Chartered market technician Aksel Kibar suggested that a bearish wedge pattern similar to the one seen from December 2025 to early January 2026 may be forming again.  Kibar said,  Read more

Bitcoin's volatility has subsided over the last month, but traders are still paying a premium for downside protection, VanEck said.

Prosecutors say automated plays of AI-generated songs fraudulently diverted royalties from human artists—to the tune of $8 million.

A massive 2,281 BTC short position on Binance signals potential downside. We analyze the $72k support level and the rising interest in Bitcoin Layer 2 presales. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: A Whale Just Flipped Short on Bitcoin With a $169 Million Bet — Is a Deeper Correction Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

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Ghostblade is one of six malware tools in the "DarkSword" suite of malicious software designed to steal crypto private keys and user data. Google Threat Intelligence has identified a new form of crypto-stealing malware called “Ghostblade” that affects Apple iOS devices and is part of the “DarkSword” suite of browser-based malware tools designed to steal private keys and other sensitive information. Ghostblade is written in JavaScript and designed for rapid data theft. The crypto-stealing malware activates, grabs sensitive data from the compromised device, and relays it to malicious servers, according to Google Threat Intelligence. The Ghostblade malware does not run 24/7 on the compromised device, does not require extra plug-ins to function, and stops functioning after extracting data, making it more difficult to detect, the threat researchers said. Read more

A mailer from Think Big PAC told voters that the Democratic U.S. House candidate once got $100,000 in support from the former head of failed global exchange FTX.

Nearly three-quarters of institutional investors plan to increase their digital asset allocations this year, with Bitcoin, Ether, stablecoins and tokenized assets seeing the most interest. Institutional demand for crypto is holding up despite ongoing turbulence, with new data showing large investors are preparing to increase allocations even after the market’s sharp sell-off since October. At the same time, stablecoins are gaining traction across both retail and institutional channels. Japan is moving ahead with regulated USDC (USDC) lending products, while new models tied to real-world assets are beginning to take shape. Elsewhere, crypto companies continue to tap traditional capital markets, with Abra pursuing a public listing via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. Read more

Ledger names John Andrews as chief financial officer and opens a New York office to expand its US operations and institutional business. Crypto hardware provider Ledger has appointed former Circle executive John Andrews as chief financial officer and opened a New York office as part of its US expansion. Andrews previously led capital markets and investor relations at Circle. According to Friday’s announcement, the New York office is part of a multi-million-dollar investment in Ledger’s US operations and will create dozens of roles across enterprise and marketing teams. It will serve as a hub for the company’s institutional business, including its Ledger Enterprise platform, which provides custody and governance tools for digital assets. The expansion comes as the company says demand is growing from banks, asset managers, custodians and stablecoin issuers seeking secure digital asset infrastructure. Read more

One of the major sticking points on the crypto market structure bill may be resolved, at least enough to move toward a Senate hearing to advance the bill.

Bitcoin is testing a historic floor zone tied to previous parabolic rallies.

Your gas bill just became a Bitcoin story Fresh March data tied one household pressure point to one market trade. The preliminary survey from the University of Michigan put consumer sentiment at 55.5, the lowest reading of 2026, and said gasoline prices had exerted the most immediate impact felt by consumers. The same release showed […] The post Why rising mortgage rates and gas prices are suddenly impacting Bitcoin holders directly appeared first on CryptoSlate.

OpenAI will consolidate its fragmented desktop products into a single superapp, a report claims, as rival Anthropic gains momentum.