Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
The wider crypto market slid about 4% on Wednesday, pulling major tokens back to key support zones and putting renewed pressure on Bitcoin (BTC).Â
By midâafternoon, BTC had retreated roughly 5% and was trading near $71,240, a pullback that has analys...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Crypto prediction platform Polymarket and derivatives exchange Kalshi were closing in on $20 billion valuations when the US Congress decided it had seen enough.
A Bill Targeting Crypto And A Very Long Acronym
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Multiple bills meant to stop federal officials from profiting off digital assets have stalled in Congress â none have made it past the committee stage â even as US President Donald Trump prepares to host top holders of his personal memecoin at his Fl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Ripple Prime is pitching XRP not just as a traded asset, but as working collateral inside institutional market structure. In a March 17 interview with Jake Claver, international CEO Mike Higgins said Rippleâs acquisition of Hidden Road, now rebranded...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Ethereum has reclaimed the $2,300 level, positioning itself at a critical juncture as the market prepares for a decisive move. After weeks of volatility and corrective pressure, ETH is now testing a key zone that could determine the next phase of pri...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Bitcoin is approaching a price level that has, without exception, led to the absolute bottom of every major bear market cycle in its history, and on-chain indicators show the moment of maximum opportunity may be drawing near for Bitcoin traders to ca...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Bitcoin is attempting to push above the $75,000 level as market activity intensifies and bullish momentum begins to build. The recent price action suggests that buyers are testing a key resistance zone, with traders closely watching whether BTC can s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
After surging past key price levels, XRP, one of the leading cryptocurrency assets by market cap, is now entering the market spotlight. A lot of new data is starting to show that this sudden move is not by coincidence, pointing to growing strength un...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
The Solana meme coin season could be getting an early push from Dogwifhat (WIF) as an analyst outlines a potential recovery from prolonged downside pressure. Market technician John Carter has thrown his full weight behind WIF, laying out a technical...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
FTX and its Recovery Trust have set March 31, 2026, as the start date for the fourth distribution to creditors, with approximately $2.2 billion slated to be paid to eligible claimants.Â
FTX Details Payment TimelineÂ
Distributions under the plan began...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Bitcoin is once again at the center of attention as a fresh wave of on-chain activity brings one of the most closely watched trading firms back into focus. Recent data shows that Jane Street has resumed moving Bitcoin, drawing renewed attention at a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Since breaking past the $70,000 price mark during the weekend, Bitcoin has been maintaining an upward trajectory in the past few days. Amid this renewed upside momentum, a subtle but key shift is unfolding in the market structure of Bitcoin, which is...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Crypto pundit Cool Breeze has drawn attention to a Bank of International Settlements (BIS) report that praised XRP holders as being more educated than Bitcoiners. The report also highlighted these XRP holders as being wealthier than the average crypt...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
A recent Vanity Fair piece painted a cartoonish profile of what they called âcryptoâs true believersâ, framing longâtime participants as cultish dieâhards who wonât admit the dream is over.
Crypto: âThe Most Expensive Religion In The Worldâ
Dim lig...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Vitalik Buterin says a new âfast confirmation ruleâ for Ethereum could give users a hard guarantee that a block will not be reverted after a single slot, or roughly 12 seconds, a change that would sharply reduce one of the networkâs biggest practical...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
March 31, 2026, has become a key date for XRP holders, as SBI ARUHI, Japanâs largest mortgage lender under the SBI Group, introduces a new shareholder perk. According to reports, shareholders will be eligible to receive rewards, with XRP as the form...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
UK National Security Panel has deemed donations made with crypto assets as an “unnecessary and unacceptably high risk” and it is asking the government for an immediate ban.
Too High Of A Crypto-Risk
The Joint Committee on the National Se...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Rippleâs chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty says the SECâs latest crypto guidance does more than clarify policy. In his reading, it effectively cements what Ripple has argued for years: XRP is not a security, but a digital commodity.
The comment cam...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
This week has been quite bullish for the Bitcoin price as it has seen a momentous break above $70,000. Although this is bullish, there are still some reservations as to the performance of the digital asset and what it could mean for its future. To th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
PayPal has expanded access to its stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) to 70 markets, allowing users worldwide to send, hold, and receive the token while enabling faster, lower-cost global transactions.
PayPal Expands PYUSD Across 70 Markets
On Tuesday, pa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Mastercard has announced an acquisition of stablecoins infrastructure firm BVNK, which was previously in talks with Coinbase over a $2 billion deal.
Mastercard Will Be Acquiring BVNK For Up To $1.8 Billion
As announced in a press release, Mastercard...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
On-chain data shows the total number of non-empty XRP addresses has set a new all-time high alongside a 5-week high in network activity.
XRP Total Amount Of Holders Is Sitting At A Fresh Record
As pointed out by on-chain analytics firm Santiment in a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Ripple has announced plans to expand operations in Brazil, South America’s largest economy, aiming to improve its digital asset services in the country and obtain a key license from Brazilian regulatory authorities.Â
The company revealed that i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
A crypto analyst has revealed that Bitcoin (BTC) could be entering a cycle that looks very different from the one that led to the sharp 2022 downturn. The analystâs chart review suggests that the current bull market is developing on a stronger founda...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Bitrefill, a Sweden-based crypto e-commerce platform, revealed on Tuesday that it fell victim to a cyberattack on March 1, 2026, carried out by suspected North Korean hackers linked to the notorious Lazarus group.Â
The company released a post-mortem...