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  • Bitcoin ETF custody concentrates power in one place, and now a single operational failure causes dangerous ripples
    CryptoSlate - 14:05 Mar 02, 2026
    When markets are closed and Bitcoin is moving, the custody agreement decides who can act. A spot Bitcoin ETF fixed an awkward problem for finance. Bitcoin used to arrive as software, keys, and operational responsibility. The ETF repackaged it as a ticker that sits next to every other ticker. That convenience came with a structural […] The post Bitcoin ETF custody concentrates power in one place, and now a single operational failure causes dangerous ripples appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • M2 money supply is surging again – so why isn’t this bullish for Bitcoin anymore?
    CryptoSlate - 12:04 Mar 02, 2026
    U.S. M2 hit a record $22.4T in January, why Bitcoin hasn’t followed, and what could change next U.S. broad money supply (M2) reached a record $22.442 trillion in January 2026. That put M2 up $922.4 billion (+4.29%) from January 2025, setting a new high for a metric that often anchors “liquidity up, risk up” narratives. […] The post M2 money supply is surging again – so why isn’t this bullish for Bitcoin anymore? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Europe buys the dip as US funds keep bleeding – who is buying Bitcoin right now?
    CryptoSlate - 10:32 Mar 02, 2026
    Five straight weeks of net redemptions from crypto investment products are enough to raise the alarm, as they point to a choice that keeps getting made, with the same logic, on the same cadence, by the same kinds of committees. CoinShares' Feb. 23 weekly report showed digital asset investment products saw $288 million in outflows […] The post Europe buys the dip as US funds keep bleeding – who is buying Bitcoin right now? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price rebound comes under threat from UN Security Council alarm and Hormuz oil scare
    CryptoSlate - 20:55 Mar 01, 2026
    Bitcoin held near $66,000 on Sunday, March 1, after a weekend geopolitical shock tied to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, setting up Monday’s U.S. reopen as the first major liquidity and spot ETF flow test of the rebound. The diplomatic alarm bell rang alongside the price rebound. At an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, […] The post Bitcoin price rebound comes under threat from UN Security Council alarm and Hormuz oil scare appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto investment cons now run like call centers and the DOJ $580M haul shows where the money pools
    CryptoSlate - 19:25 Mar 01, 2026
    For years, the wrong-number text arrived like clockwork. A friendly mistake, then apologies, small talk, and gradual friendship. Eventually, the investment tip was a “sure thing” on a slick platform showing returns that seemed too good to ignore. Americans watched account balances climb on fabricated dashboards, only to discover the withdrawal button led nowhere. Life […] The post Crypto investment cons now run like call centers and the DOJ $580M haul shows where the money pools appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s 15% difficulty spike allows one on-chain metric to flip miners from sellers to hoarders in days
    CryptoSlate - 17:30 Mar 01, 2026
    Bitcoin difficulty just reset about 15% higher to roughly 144.40T. While this is neither the first nor the last, it is the largest since around 2021. The timing is important because the protocol tightened miner economics while Bitcoin has been chopping around the mid-$60,000s with repeated tests near $65,000. When blocks arrive faster than the […] The post Bitcoin’s 15% difficulty spike allows one on-chain metric to flip miners from sellers to hoarders in days appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin developer hides a 66KB image in a transaction to expose a governance blind spot vulnerable to spam
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 Mar 01, 2026
    A Bitcoin developer embedded a 66-kilobyte image inside a single transaction without using OP_RETURN or Taproot. The transaction followed consensus rules. Anyone can verify the bytes using standard node software. Martin Habovštiak didn't do this to make art, but to prove that closing one data doorway doesn't remove the capability, it just changes where bytes […] The post Bitcoin developer hides a 66KB image in a transaction to expose a governance blind spot vulnerable to spam appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • After Bitcoin ETFs drained $3.8 billion in five weeks it suddenly flipped positive, changing who controls the next move
    CryptoSlate - 14:08 Mar 01, 2026
    For the better part of the last two years, spot Bitcoin ETFs were treated like a one-way door. They took Bitcoin out of keys and operational hassle and turned it into a ticker that fit inside every normal portfolio. Money came in, shares got created, and Bitcoin had a steady, legitimate source of demand. Across […] The post After Bitcoin ETFs drained $3.8 billion in five weeks it suddenly flipped positive, changing who controls the next move appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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    CryptoSlate - 13:03 Mar 01, 2026
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  • Bitcoin recovers instantly after Iran war crashes price but one Monday number could flip the next move
    CryptoSlate - 19:35 Feb 28, 2026
    Bitcoin defends $64K after U.S., Israel strikes on Iran as ETF flows return to center stage Bitcoin traded through a weekend macro shock after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran sparked regional retaliation. The largest price swings occurred during low-liquidity hours, leaving spot BTC back near the mid-$64,000 area. The move reinforced a pattern that […] The post Bitcoin recovers instantly after Iran war crashes price but one Monday number could flip the next move appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s self custody culture created an inheritance time bomb, and 2026 may be when it starts detonating
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 Feb 28, 2026
    Bitcoin is turning into multi-generational wealth, and a large share of holders still run it with a single point of failure. One accident, illness, or a stretch of incapacity can be the difference between inheriting generational wealth and losing everything. That's the inheritance crisis the market will have to face. A recent report from the […] The post Bitcoin’s self custody culture created an inheritance time bomb, and 2026 may be when it starts detonating appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin just dumped 7% after Trump hit Iran, and the real reason has nothing to do with crypto
    CryptoSlate - 16:05 Feb 28, 2026
    President Donald Trump has pulled the United States into military action against Iran, and the first consequence for crypto markets was another wave of selling rather than a rush into Bitcoin as a haven. According to CryptoSlate’s data, BTC price dumped around 7%, erasing some of its weeklong gains to trade as low as $63,000 […] The post Bitcoin just dumped 7% after Trump hit Iran, and the real reason has nothing to do with crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Why Bitcoin traders have to price tariffs like surprise rate hikes while waiting on social media posts for the next $175B trigger
    CryptoSlate - 14:50 Feb 28, 2026
    The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs under IEEPA on Feb. 20, and markets immediately inherited a large cash flow question. The amount at stake was more than $175 billion in tariff collections that could be subject to refunds, with the Court offering no step-by-step plan for how refunds should be […] The post Why Bitcoin traders have to price tariffs like surprise rate hikes while waiting on social media posts for the next $175B trigger appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price projected to bottom at $35,000 in December by model that timed the last two market tops
    CryptoSlate - 11:35 Feb 28, 2026
    Since it's pretty clear we've now seen this cycle's bull market high, I've created an updated halving-cycle model built on four Bitcoin cycles. The model projects a cycle low near $35,000 in December 2026 after a 72.5% drawdown from a $126,219 cycle high. Inside the halving-cycle framework My last model correctly marked both the 2021 […] The post Bitcoin price projected to bottom at $35,000 in December by model that timed the last two market tops appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • XRP Ledger nearly shipped a feature that could drain accounts without owners signing
    CryptoSlate - 09:25 Feb 28, 2026
    A security flaw in a proposed XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade could have enabled unauthorized transactions, but researchers flagged the issue before it could reach the blockchain’s main network. The XRPL Foundation said Feb. 26 that the vulnerability was found in the proposed “Batch” amendment, a feature intended to let users bundle multiple actions into a […] The post XRP Ledger nearly shipped a feature that could drain accounts without owners signing appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • SBI Holdings is dangling XRP to sell a plain three year bond, but the numbers show how small
    CryptoSlate - 20:15 Feb 27, 2026
    Japan's SBI Holdings will issue a ¥10 billion retail bond on March 24, but the story is the XRP perk dangled in front of buyers, conditional on opening an account at SBI VC Trade and completing receipt procedures by noon on May 11. Pricing drops on March 10, subscription runs from March 11-23, and secondary […] The post SBI Holdings is dangling XRP to sell a plain three year bond, but the numbers show how small appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Google Cloud and MoneyGram just signed on to run launch Midnight nodes for new privacy network banks want
    CryptoSlate - 17:20 Feb 27, 2026
    Google Cloud, MoneyGram, Vodafone's Pairpoint, and eToro will run launch-phase nodes on Midnight, a zero-knowledge privacy network targeting a mainnet launch at the end of March 2026. The pitch isn't anonymity, but selective disclosure. It's the ability to prove compliance or settlement eligibility without broadcasting raw customer data onto a public ledger. Midnight describes these […] The post Google Cloud and MoneyGram just signed on to run launch Midnight nodes for new privacy network banks want appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin drops 3% as inflation hots up again, and a quiet services spike just changed the rate cut story
    CryptoSlate - 16:10 Feb 27, 2026
    Bitcoin drops 3% as PPI beats forecasts, and a tiny detail could skew the next macro trade Bitcoin traded lower after January producer inflation came in above consensus. That sets up a longer stretch in which rate expectations may steer crypto pricing ahead of the next producer price index (PPI) print on March 18. January […] The post Bitcoin drops 3% as inflation hots up again, and a quiet services spike just changed the rate cut story appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin sees $1B ETF inflows after brutal outflow streak, setting up the clearest path to $90,000
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Feb 27, 2026
    Bitcoin has rebounded from an early-February slide that briefly pushed it to $60,000 and produced its most oversold signal on record, easing some of the pressure that has weighed on crypto markets. According to CryptoSlate's data, the flagship digital asset has steadied in recent days and briefly approached the $70,000 mark before settling around $67,300 […] The post Bitcoin sees $1B ETF inflows after brutal outflow streak, setting up the clearest path to $90,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin price rally is riding record $1.2 trillion margin debt, and the unwind could be here already
    CryptoSlate - 13:30 Feb 27, 2026
    Bitcoin’s rally is riding record $1.279 trillion margin debt, and the unwind could arrive without warning Bitcoin’s next phase is being shaped by a record build in U.S. market leverage, recession-leaning survey data and an expanding Treasury buyback program that is aimed at bond-market plumbing rather than monetary easing. Those inputs show up across FINRA’s […] The post Bitcoin price rally is riding record $1.2 trillion margin debt, and the unwind could be here already appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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