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Polymarket Traders Profit $1M on US-Iran Strike Bets, Stir Insider Concerns

Six Polymarket traders earned roughly $1 million after accurately betting the United States would strike Iran before the end of February. The six wallets were created in February and concentrated almost all activity on contracts predicting the timing of a potential US attack. In several cases, shares were purchased only

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Bitcoin Recovers to $68,200 After Iran Supreme Leader Reported Killed

Bitcoin recovered from a dip following US‑Israeli air strikes on Iran and reports of the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader. Prices reached $68,200 in early Sunday trading on Coinbase, according to TradingView, up from a low of $63,000 on Saturday. The asset has now recovered all

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Tether Freezes $4.2B in USDT Linked to Crime Over Three Years

Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen roughly $4.2 billion in USDt tied to suspected criminal activity over the past three years. Most of those funds were restricted since 2023 as regulators and law enforcement stepped up scrutiny of crypto-related fraud and sanctions evasion. USDt is the largest stablecoin, with more

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Vitalik: Ethereum smart accounts coming in Hegota fork

Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum's account abstraction, or smart accounts, will be shipped with the Hegota upgrade within a year. He noted the idea has been discussed since early 2016 and that EIP-8141 is an omnibus that wraps up and solves every remaining problem; it is slated for deployment

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Arbitrum Price Under Pressure: 60 Million ARB Whale Sale Sparks ATL Fear

Arbitrum's native token continues to weaken, extending a decline that has brought it close to its all-time low. ARB has struggled to join broader market recoveries, with limited investor support and only occasional short-lived rebounds. The Chaikin Money Flow has fallen below zero, reflecting net capital outflows and

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Cardano Holds Above Bear Market Floor as Sell Pressure Rises

Cardano is trading above the $0.256 bear market support floor, changing hands around $0.264 and confined to a narrowing range between $0.295 resistance and $0.256 support. Momentum has weakened over several days, and repeated attempts to move higher have stalled. Short-term indicators lean bearish. The Money

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Ethereum Holder Retention Rebounds From a 4.5-Year Low

Ethereum holder retention has begun to recover after falling to a 4.5-year low, even as the network’s growth weakened and price action remained broadly sideways. The exit of new participants weighed on sentiment, while some longer-term metrics show early signs of improvement. Daily new addresses plunged nearly 36%

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Iran uses $7.8 billion crypto shadow economy to bypass sanctions

Fresh U.S. and Israeli strikes have drawn attention to a financial network Tehran has built alongside its battered banking system: bitcoin mining and a fast-growing stablecoin economy. Iran legalized crypto mining in 2019, allowing licensed operators to use subsidized electricity in return for selling mined bitcoin to the central

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Bitcoin Bottom Signal Fires But This Time Investor Risk Appetite Is Absent

A Bitcoin bottom signal that preceded a 130% rally in 2024 has appeared again this week, suggesting the price may be nearing another bullish inflection point. At the same time, liquidity, exchange-traded fund flows and macroeconomic conditions differ from two years ago, so the path forward may not mirror the

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Clarity Act could spark stalled crypto markets, JPMorgan says

Crypto markets have lacked conviction, with bitcoin stuck around mid-$60,000, ether trading near $2,000 and volumes across major exchanges thinning. Traders have struggled to find a catalyst strong enough to lift prices, and JPMorgan has identified one: market-structure legislation in the U.S. called the Clarity Act.

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Consolidation Likely in Crypto Treasury Market, BTCS Executive Says

The crypto treasury market is poised for consolidation this year as companies with operating businesses move to merge with or acquire firms trading below net asset value, Wojciech Kaszycki, chief strategy officer of BTCS, said. Kaszycki noted that operating businesses — such as providing validator services or offering public and private

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Proposal to hard-fork Bitcoin to recover $5 billion in Mt. Gox funds fails

Mark Karpelès, using his GitHub handle MagicalTux, submitted a pull request to Bitcoin Core proposing a hard fork that would redirect 79,956 BTC — roughly $5 billion — that have sat untouched since 2011 to an address controlled by the MtGox trustee. The change was under 60 lines of code: a

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Buying Bitcoin? Hold BTC for at Least Three Years to Avoid Losses

Data shared by André Dragosch, head of research at Bitwise Europe, shows that holding Bitcoin for at least three years has historically cut the chance of losses to just 0.70%. The risk falls further with longer windows — 0.2% over five years and 0% over ten. Shorter holding periods

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XRP Price Analysis: What To Expect In March 2026?

XRP has remained under pressure since the beginning of 2026, extending a steady downtrend that started in early January. The altcoin has repeatedly failed to reclaim major resistance levels as weak macro sentiment and geopolitical tensions have limited upside across the broader crypto market. Despite the decline, several historical and

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Crypto community fears Iran could choke oil supply, but risk may be overstated

As tensions flared between Iran, Israel and the U.S., Israel and the U.S. launched early Saturday airstrikes on Iran and Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at Israel and U.S. bases, raising fears of a broader conflict. With traditional markets closed over the weekend, crypto accounts on

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US-Israel Strikes Trigger $6.5M Wipeout on Polymarket

US and Israeli strikes on Iran produced large swings on the decentralized prediction market Polymarket, leaving one trader with a $6.4–$6.5 million loss and others with six‑figure gains. Blockchain analysis shows an account using the pseudonym anoin123 had systematically placed massive wagers that President Donald Trump

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Morgan Stanley Targets Direct Crypto Custody With Trust Bank Application

Morgan Stanley has filed for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that would allow it to offer direct cryptocurrency custody to institutional clients. The $9 trillion bank submitted a de novo application on February 18, marking a notable step in Wall Street’

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BTC tries to reclaim $64,000 as funding rates hit three-month low

Bitcoin is attempting to reclaim $64,000 after sliding as low as $63,000 following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, a move that has set up the potential for a short squeeze. Perpetual futures funding rates plunged to -6%, the second-lowest level in three months; the last comparable

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Trump Family-Linked USD1 Stablecoin Adds Live Reserve Tracker

World Liberty Financial rolled out a real-time, on-chain proof-of-reserve system for its $4.7 billion USD1 stablecoin after a recent security breach and a brief de-pegging to about $0.994 that sparked market panic. The move marks a shift from the protocol’s monthly attestation reports toward continuous transparency. The

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What next for bitcoin as Iran attacks U.S. bases in the Gulf

Tehran launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf allies, with explosions reported in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain. Bahrain confirmed an American military base had been attacked, Qatar and the UAE said they intercepted missiles and Bahrain closed its airspace. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news

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Ethereum moves to 'real DeFi' focused on permissionless, walkaway-proof systems

The Ethereum Foundation is narrowing its focus to what it calls “real DeFi,” moving away from financial applications that rely on centralized control or mirror traditional finance. The aim is to prioritize systems users can trust without depending on companies, intermediaries, or founders. Vitalik Buterin framed DeFi as central to

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Why Jane Street Keeps Appearing in Crypto’s Biggest Collapses

Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy estate has sued Jane Street, alleging insider trading tied to the collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA. The complaint says Jane Street used non-public information about Terraform’s liquidity withdrawals to exit positions and profit before the stablecoin lost its dollar peg. Jane Street denies the claims,

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Best crypto faucets 2026: earn small amounts of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more

Crypto faucets are often marketing tools used by websites to drum up support for a new coin or token. Users earn tiny amounts of crypto by completing simple tasks such as solving captchas, filling out surveys, or watching ads. You won’t make a fortune, but faucets can be a

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Ether Whale Orders Shrink as $2B Short Cluster Sits Near $2K

Ether whale activity on a major exchange has slowed since the start of 2026, with roughly 2 million ETH traded in large-sized transactions over the past 45 days. CryptoQuant data shows average ETH whale sell orders on Binance fell to around 1,350 ETH from roughly 2,250 ETH in

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Binance Threatens Legal Action Over WSJ Iran Compliance Report

Binance has threatened legal action and demanded that the Wall Street Journal retract a recent investigation into its sanctions compliance program. CEO Richard Teng confirmed on February 24 that the exchange formally challenged the report and sent a legal letter accusing the paper of defamation and requesting corrections. The letter,