Month: March 2025

Budget-neutral strategies for US to acquire BTC

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US President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve called for a budget-neutral strategy to acquire more coins, which includes adding more BTC through asset forfeitures and possibly converting other reserve assets to the cryptocurrency. The US government maintains strategic reserves covering a range of assets and commodities, including gold, petroleum, natural gas, foreign currency, medicine, land, critical rare-earth minerals and even cheese. The most liquid of these strategic reserve assets are petroleum, gold and foreign currency. According to the US Department of Energy, the US Strategic…

XRP News: XRPTurbo Hits Major Milestone: Presale Soft Cap Achieved, Launches Real-Time XRT Allocation Dashboard

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. In an exciting development for XRP enthusiasts and crypto investors, XRPTurbo ($XRT), the new AI Agent Launchpad on the XRP Ledger, has officially reached its presale soft cap, raising over 50,000 XRP in just seven days. This rapid achievement underscores the growing excitement and investor confidence […] Source CryptoX Portal

9 Years Later: Cryptocurrency Wallets Tied to 2016 Dark Web Market Nucleus Stir to Life

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Dormant cryptocurrency wallets associated with Nucleus Marketplace, a dark web market inactive since 2016, unexpectedly showed transaction activity on March 7, 2025, reigniting speculation about the fate of 5,000 bitcoin (BTC) tied to the platform, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Linked to Defunct Dark Web Market Nucleus Reactivate […] Source

Crypto execs weigh in on what to expect at White House summit

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With many crypto industry leaders and US government officials expected to gather at the White House in a matter of minutes, some are speculating that the event will explore regulatory clarity. On March 7, US President Donald Trump is expected to address an audience of crypto company CEOs and founders to discuss regulatory policies, stablecoins and a proposed plan to establish a strategic crypto reserve in government. A senior White House official said prior to the event that the summit would not focus on taxes but rather “rolling back” policies…

Ripple co-founder Larsen’s $150M XRP theft linked to LastPass breach

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The January 2024 theft of 283 million XRP (XRP) from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s personal accounts has been linked to a password manager breach, according to a forfeiture complaint filed by US law enforcement revealed by crypto investigator ZachXBT. The investigator shared a screenshot of the forfeiture complaint in his Telegram channel on March 7, claiming the theft “was the result of storing private keys in LastPass (password manager which was hacked in 2022). Up to this point, Chris Larsen had not publicly disclosed the cause of the theft.” Related:…

Trump-linked WLFI triples Ether holdings, Solana sees $485M outflows: Finance Redefined

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The blockchain platform linked to United States President Donald Trump took the crypto market downturn as an investment opportunity, tripling its Ether holdings in a week ahead of the White House’s first Crypto Summit on March 7. Meanwhile, Solana was hit by nearly half a billion dollars worth of outflows in February as cryptocurrency investors sought safer investments following a wave of memecoin scams and rug pulls. Trump’s WLFI tripled Ether holdings in a week amid market downturn The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform linked to US President Donald Trump significantly…

David Sacks downplays Trump’s altcoin mention after Bitcoin reserve EO

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White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks addressed speculation on possibly including altcoins in a crypto reserve. Last weekend, President Donald Trump spoke about (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) as part of a U.S. crypto strategic reserve. The tokens and other digital assets surged to double-digit gains as billions flowed into cryptocurrencies. Debates broke out after Trump’s announcement, as many scrutinized the decentralization and value proposition of these altcoins.  For most, a reserve exclusively denominated in Bitcoin (BTC) is the best route. Some surmised that Ethereum (ETH) should…

US Bitcoin reserve ups volatility, futures recoil

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Bitcoin’s volatility reached new highs and futures prices recoiled after US President Donald Trump’s order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States drew ambivalent reactions from traders, market data shows.  Experts said the market’s response indicates disappointment among traders who hoped for a more aggressive plan to buy Bitcoin (BTC) with federal funds and uncertainty about the longer-term impacts of Trump’s announcement.  “The executive order did not meet market expectations because it failed to announce any new purchases, which many had hoped for,” said Theodore Agranat, Gunzilla…

Litecoin Price Upsurge Cools Off – What’s Next After The $97.8 Drop?

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Litecoin’s bullish momentum has cooled off, with the price sliding back to $97.8 after struggling to sustain its recent uptrend. The pullback comes amid increasing selling pressure, raising concerns about whether this is a temporary correction or the start of a deeper decline. While LTC previously showed strength, the inability to maintain higher levels suggests that market sentiment is shifting, leaving traders questioning the coin’s next move. As the price approaches key support levels, traders are closely monitoring market signals to determine the next move. Will buyers step in to…