Day: March 18, 2025

Was the launch a dud, or is more to come?

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Solana futures (SOL) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) went live on March 17, with a trading volume of $12.1 million on day 1, which fell short compared to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereumโ€™s (ETH) CME futures debut. CME Crypto futures comparison by Vetle Lunde. Source: X.com Vetle Lunde, Head of Research at K33Research, compared the difference between Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) CME futures trading performances on their launch day, and it is clear that SOLโ€™s CME futures volume and open interest came in far below its competitors.โ€ฆ

OKX Suspends Decentralized Exchange Operations After Consulting With Regulators To Combat Financial Crime

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The crypto exchange OKX has decided to โ€œtemporarily suspendโ€ its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator after consulting with regulators. Traders use data from DEX aggregators to find the best-priced trades across various decentralized exchanges. OKXโ€™s aggregator has recently come under scrutiny. Last month, hackers stole a staggering $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and Lido Staked Ether (stETH) from the crypto exchange Bybit. Pseudonymous on-chain investigator ZachXBT linked the exploit to the Lazarus Group, an infamous North Korean cybercriminal outfit. Earlier this month, Ben Zhao, Bybitโ€™s chief executive, said $100 million worthโ€ฆ

BNB Price Finds Footing After Clearing $605 Resistance Toward Higher Targets

BNB has once again demonstrated its resilience and strength by breaking through the crucial $605 resistance level. This milestone, achieved after weeks of testing and consolidation, has sparked renewed interest among traders and investors. Following the breakout, BNB has entered a phase of price stabilization, comfortably holding above the $605 mark and transforming it into a robust support zone. This consolidation phase is a classic sign of a healthy market, as it allows the asset to catch its breath after a significant upward move. It also suggests that the breakoutโ€ฆ

Metaplanet buys the dip with 150-BTC purchase

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Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, has purchased an additional 150 Bitcoin (BTC), bringing it one step closer to its plan of acquiring 21,000 BTC by 2026. The March 18 purchase cost an aggregate 1.88 billion yen ($12.6 million) or $83,671 per Bitcoin. The purchase brings Metaplanetโ€™s total holdings to 3,200 BTC worth $261.8 million at this time of writing. Despite this latest buy, Metaplanetโ€™s stock price has fallen 0.5% on the day. On March 5, the companyโ€™s stock price jumped 19% after it announced its latest Bitcoin buy ofโ€ฆ

Gold Hits Historic $3,038: Geopolitical Heat, Trump Policies Ignite Rally

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, gold soared to an unprecedented zenith, breaching the $3,038-per-ounce threshold in spot tradingโ€”a historic pinnacle fueled by simmering global anxieties. Analysts attribute this rally to a confluence of destabilizing forces: escalating friction between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran; strained U.S.-Iran diplomacy; recurrent Houthi maritime disruptions; and the reverberations of President Donald [โ€ฆ] Source CryptoX Portal

How Elastos uses Bitcoinโ€™s security to power DeFi

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The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to evolve, and Bitcoin-centric solutions are gaining momentum. BTCFi is an emerging sector that transforms Bitcoin (BTC) from a passive store of value into an actively utilized asset in DeFi.  A new report by Cointelegraph Research and Elastos delves into how Bitcoinโ€™s security helps to create trustless, scalable financial ecosystems. Bitcoinโ€™s expanding role in DeFi DeFi has traditionally been dominated by Ethereum, which accounts for over 50% of the sectorโ€™s total $175 billion total value locked (TVL). However, Bitcoinโ€™s strong security and liquidity makeโ€ฆ

Analyst Reveals Next Major Support

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Swyftx acquires New Zealandโ€™s Easy Crypto, citing Trump tailwind

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Australian crypto broker Swyftx is set to acquire New Zealand crypto exchange Easy Crypto, with one of the CEOs nodding at positive crypto policy changes in the United States.  Swyftx CEO Jason Titman said in a March 19 statement that they see โ€œTrumpโ€™s policy messaging around crypto as a tailwindโ€ for this deal.  He told Cointelegraph that Swyftxโ€™s deal with Easy Crypto was underway before Trump was elected, but now we are on โ€œthe cusp of sensible regulation in the USโ€ that will bring liquidity and put pressure on otherโ€ฆ

Crypto Market Maker Keyrock Launches U.S. Entity as Regulatory Climate Set to Improve

Cryptocurrency market maker Keyrock is launching a new entity in the U.S. and opening an office in New York, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. Robert Valdes-Rodriguez, Keyrockโ€™s chief commercial officer, will lead the development of the New York business, the company said. Valdes-Rodriguez has more than 25 years of experience in senior management roles at traditional finance institutions including ABN AMRO, Scotiabank and Credit Agricole. Improving regulatory clarity in the U.S. under President Donald Trumpโ€™s new administration is expected to lead to a boom in digitalโ€ฆ

Bitcoin Bull Run Hitting Pause? Cryptoquant CEO Warns of 6โ€“12 Months of Bearish Action

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With bitcoin lingering below the $83,000 mark and the crypto market hovering at a $2.7 trillion valuationโ€”a slight 1.13% dip from recent highsโ€”traders and enthusiasts are buzzing: Is the BTC bull run hitting pause? Onchain Indicators Flash Bearish as New Capital Dries Up in Crypto Markets Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju stirred the conversation on [โ€ฆ] Original