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Trading the Iran War, Crypto Still Outperforming, and Hype is Dominating Mar 24, 2026

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Crypto majors are slightly green after yesterday’s major bounce; BTC +1% at $71k; ETH even at $2,160; SOL +2% at $92. APT (+11%), TAO (+10%), and ZRO (+9%) led top movers. Oil held steady at $90; Gold also flat at $4,410. Nasdaq partnered with institutional crypto infra firm Talos to connect crypto trading and risk tools with its Calypso platform, the same system banks and funds use to manage collateral and surveillance across stocks and bonds. Former Kalshi employees are raising $35M for a new prediction market venture fund, backed by both the Kalshi and Polymarket CEOs. ParaFi Capital raised $125M for a new venture fund focused on stablecoins, tokenization, and institutional on-chain finance.

Slight Bounce for Crypto Majors, BTC at $71K, Saylor Gains Access to $44B to Buy More Bitcoin Mar 24, 2026

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Iran Strikes Postponed: BTC Rips, Pred Market Sports Betting Ban, Polymarket Major Announcement  Mar 23, 2026

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Crypto majors are green and ripping on news that the US will postpone strikes on Iran for 5 days; BTC +3% at $70.7k; ETH +4% at $2,150; SOL +3% at $90. DEXE (+18%), NIGHT (+13%), and DASH (+9%) led top movers. Oil fell 8% to $90/barrel after briefly spiking over $100 on Sunday; Gold -2% to $4,400. Congress will introduce a bipartisan bill to ban sports betting on prediction markets, per the WSJ. Ledger hired former Circle executive John Andrews as CFO and opened a New York office. Coinbase rolled out stock perpetual futures for international users, offering USDC-settled leveraged exposure to Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon at up to 10x on single stocks and 20x on ETF products.

Crypto See’s a Rebound as Oil Prices Fall, Myriad Announce "Milestone" Seed Round, BTC Above $70K Mar 20, 2026

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Crypto majors are mixed but reversing after a Thursday selloff; BTC +1% at $70.7k; ETH -1% at $2,150; SOL -1% at $89.4. KITE (+18%), TAO (+13%), and FET (+6%) led top movers. Oil fell 2% to $94.80 and Gold fell another 0.5% to $4,670. Gemini shares rose ~7% after hours to $6.45 after news the exchange cut 30% of its workforce and will focus on prediction markets. BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) hit $254M in AUM just one week after its March 12 Nasdaq debut.

Crypto Tumbles as Iran Conflict Escalates & Inflation Concerns, BTC back under $70K Mar 19, 2026

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Crypto majors are very red ahead amidst the war escalation and inflation concerns; BTC -5% at $70.2k; ETH -6% at $2,170; SOL -4% at $90. KAS (+11%), RIVER (+7%), and MORPHO (+7%) led top movers. Oil spiked to $98 after multiple energy infrastructure targets hit; GOLD -6% at $4,696. PPI came in at 3.4% and above expectations. The SEC approved Nasdaq’s rule change allowing tokenized securities to trade on the exchange through the DTC pilot program, with the change taking effect for the duration of that pilot. Algorand Foundation cut 25% of staff amid crypto-market weakness and broader macro uncertainty, while saying it remains focused on network growth. Tempo Network mainnet launched as a payments-focused layer-1 backed by Stripe and Paradigm, with a new Machine Payments Protocol built for AI agents to transact beyond the limits of existing payment rails. Citi downgraded Gemini from Neutral to Sell, saying profitability is still years away; it cut the stock price target from $13 to $5.50, and GEMI fell more than 16% on the day.

Fed Rate Decision Today, Vanity Fair Piece Drama, Aster Announces Aster Chain Mar 18, 2026

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Crypto majors are slightly red ahead of today’s FOMC; BTC -0.3% at $73.8k; ETH -1% at $2,306; SOL even at $94. KAS (+11%), RIVER (+7%), and MORPHO (+7%) led top movers. Oil is down slightly at $95; GOLD -1% at $4,900. Mastercard agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, the deal Coinbase walked away from last year. Citigroup slashed its 12-month Bitcoin target to $112K and Ethereum to $3,175, citing a narrowing window for the Clarity Act and weaker-than-expected ETF inflow assumptions. PayPal expanded PYUSD to 70 markets as the stablecoin’s market cap crossed $4 billion for the first time. XRP flipped BNB to reclaim the #4 spot by market cap as Ripple announced a VASP license application in Brazil. A poorly timed crypto feature from Vanity Fair raised questions about the mainstream crypto image.

Bitcoin outperforms, HYPE Soars, SEA Airdrop Delay Mar 17, 2026

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Crypto majors are slightly green but falling from local highs; BTC +0.3% at $73.9k; ETH +2% at $2,320; SOL even at $94. ZEC (+17%), FET (+12%), KAS (+7%) and SKY (+6%) led top movers. HYPE passed $40 yesterday for the first time since November, now at $41. Oil is at $96 but rebounding aftr another tanker struck in the Strait of Hormuz; GOLD flat at $5,000. BlockFills filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware after a court froze its Bitcoin tied to a creditor dispute. Abra Financial Holdings is going public via SPAC at a $750M valuation, listing on Nasdaq as ABRX; Abra pitches itself as the first publicly traded SEC-registered digital asset RIA with a target of $10B+ AUM by 2027.

Strategy’s Huge $1.58B Buy Pushes BTC to 75K, HYPE Breaks $40, Kalshi $1B March Madness Bracket Mar 17, 2026

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Crypto is Green, ETH Leading at $2,300 & BTC at $73,800, Are We Back? Mar 16, 2026

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Crypto majors are very green and once again outperforming other markets; BTC +3% at $73.7k; ETH +7% at $2,275; SOL +6% at $94. PEPE (+17%), FET (+13%), DOT (+12%) and TAO (+9%) led top movers. Oil is at $96 but falling after briefly passing $100 over the weekend; GOLD flat at $5,010. The ETH Foundation stressed decentralization and self-sovereignty in its latest 38-page document. Kraken's SPAC is looking for a crypto-native acquisition target worth up to $10B, eyeing stablecoins, DeFi, and payments. Mizuho raised its price target for Circle as USDC surpassed USDT in adjusted transaction volume, the first time Circle’s stablecoin has led Tether. The crypto lobby has already spent $271 million on the 2026 midterms and is planning more attack ads targeting lawmakers who opposed industry-friendly legislation. Hyperliquid was featured by the Wall Street Journal, covering how traders are flocking their for 24/7 markets.

The $50M AAVE Swap Disaster, BTC Back to $72K, Myriad Season 3 Launch Special AMA Mar 13, 2026

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Crypto majors are very green and once again outperforming other markets; BTC +3% at $72.4k; ETH +3% at $2,120; SOL +4% at $90. TRUMP (+50%), RIVER (+18%), NIGHT (+16%) and FET (+15%) led top movers. Oil is steady at $93; GOLD -2% at $5,095. Vitalik Buterin described Ethereum's primary role as a public bulletin board for secure technology, changing the narrative to infrastructure for privacy and verifiability rather than a financial network. Ethereum is seeing a rise in address poisoning scams following the Fusaka upgrade, which reduced gas fees enough to make low-cost attack transactions viable at scale. JPMorgan Chase was sued for negligence in an alleged $328M crypto Ponzi scheme. BitMine, Ark Invest, and Kraken backed Eightco in a $125M funding round. The Dubai crypto conference Token2049 was cancelled for 2026.

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