Month: March 2026

Kraken rolls out xChange engine to power tokenized stock markets

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Krakenโ€™s tokenized equities platform xStocks has launched xChange, an onchain trading engine designed to facilitate trading of tokenized stocks across the Ethereum and Solana networks. According to the company, the system supports trading of more than 70 tokenized equities backed 1:1 by underlying shares held in custody, with prices intended to track the corresponding public market stocks. The launch adds new trading infrastructure for tokenized equities, part of the broader tokenized real-world asset market that aims to bring traditional financial instruments such as stocks onto blockchain-based trading systems. Kraken launched…

Tetherโ€™s $7.5M bet on Bitcoin payments using USDT

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As majors sell off, Tether quietly doubles down on turning Bitcoin into a $-settlement backbone via Lightning-native USDT rails. Summary Tether co-leads a $7.5M round in Utexo to enable native USDT settlement on Bitcoin and Lightning.โ€‹ Utexo promises fixed, pre-confirmable fees, atomic settlement and stronger privacy anchored to Bitcoinโ€™s security.โ€‹ Move comes as BTC trades near $68,600 and majors slide 3โ€“5%, underscoring demand for resilient $ liquidity. Tether has taken a calculated step to bind USDT more tightly to Bitcoinโ€™s base layer, co-leading a $7.5M financing round for Utexo, a…

BITCOIN: Itโ€™s About to Get Very Violent! (get ready) – BTC Price Prediction Today

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Binance Slams US Senate Probe over Iran as Based on Defamatory Reports

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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has officially responded to a February inquiry launched by a group of 11 US senators, largely denying facilitating transactions to Iranian entities and the narrative around employeesโ€™ terminations. In a Friday letter to US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ron Johnson of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Binance said that an inquiry launched in February into the exchangeโ€™s activities was based on reports that were โ€œdemonstrably false, unsupported by credible evidence, and defamatory in several material respects.โ€ย  The exchange referred to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, New…

Chainlink Tests Key Resistance While Monthly Compression Hints At Explosion

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Chainlink (LINK) is approaching a critical technical moment as price pushes back toward a key resistance zone while the broader chart structure signals growing pressure beneath the surface. After months of tight consolidation and repeated rejections near the same level, the market is now watching closely for a decisive breakout. $9.55โ€“$9.60 Resistance Zone Remains the Key Barrier Chainlink has once again pushed back into the critical resistance zone between $9.55 and $9.60, a range that has historically acted as a significant ceiling for the asset. According to crypto analyst Cipher…

Kraken Fed Access, MARA Bitcoin Strategy, NYSE Tokenization Push

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The digital asset sector took another step toward integration with traditional finance this week when Kraken secured direct access to the US Federal Reserveโ€™s payment rails โ€” a milestone that could reshape how crypto companies move dollars. Direct access to the Fedโ€™s payment infrastructure could give the crypto exchange greater control over dollar flows while reducing reliance on banking partners, a longstanding challenge for the industry. It also signals that crypto infrastructure is continuing to mature and integrate with the traditional banking system despite broader industry headwinds and a months-long…

IRAN STRIKES DUMP BITCOIN: Why the “Smart Money” is Buying Now ๐Ÿ“ˆ

โ–ถ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com โ–ถ CEX Website: cex.io Geopolitical fear is gripping the markets. News of military strikes in Iran sent crypto plunging overnightโ€”but while retail investors panicked and sold the bottom, the “Smart Money” was aggressively buying the dip. In today’s urgent market update, Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway explains why he used the overnight fear dump to load up on Bitcoin and major altcoins. Gareth breaks down the crucial difference between a “Gambler’s Mindset” and a “Verified Trader’s Mindset.” He reveals why global instability actually reinforces Bitcoin’s status…

Bitcoin options show market panic is fading as BTC pulls back from highs

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Implied volatility cools, skew normalizes, and options flows turn more balanced even as majors trade lower across the board. Summary Implied volatility has dropped sharply from early February highs, signaling reduced tail-risk pricing in BTC options. Skew has compressed from 20% to around 10%, reflecting fading demand for panic hedges and more two-sided positioning. Roughly 54.4% of flows are now bullish versus just 21.3% shorting the move, suggesting a shift from fear to calculated risk-taking. After Bitcoinโ€™s (BTC) brief push to around $74,000, the market has given back ground, with…

Bitcoin Liquidation Map Predicts The Next Targets To Watch Out For

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Bitcoinโ€™s derivatives market is showing where the next major price reactions could occur. A liquidation map tracking leverage positions on the Binance BTC/USDT perpetual market highlights clusters of highly leveraged trades positioned above the current market price. This arrangement provides clues about how the next Bitcoin price move could unfold, how much short traders can be liquidated in the next sweep, and what could probably happen after. Massive Short Liquidation Wall Sits Around $71,800 Bitcoin has spent the past 24 to 48 hours trading above $70,000, offering an early glimpse…