Category: Bitcoin News

DeFi Can Rival TradFi Through Architectural Superiority, Not Risky Collateral – Interview Bitcoin News

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The Sovereignty Tax In the current market landscape, trading on a centralized platform feels like driving on a paved highway, while decentralized trading can often feel like navigating a series of disconnected toll roads. Centralized exchanges ( CEXs) benefit from unified order books, where all global buy and sell interest is concentrated in one engine. This density allows for razor-thin spreads and minimal slippage. In contrast, decentralized exchange ( DEX) users often pay what can be described as a “sovereignty tax.” The rise of Layer 2 ( L2) scaling solutions—while…

Industry Expert Warns Against Further CLARITY Act Delays – Featured Bitcoin News

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The ‘Passive vs. Active’ Yield Pivot Representatives from the digital asset industry met with the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Monday, March 23, for a closed-door review of an agreement between the White House and a bipartisan Senate duo—Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)—regarding stablecoin rewards. The deal aims to unblock the CLARITY Act after months of legislative paralysis. The primary friction point centered on the bill’s language regarding stablecoin interest. Traditional banking lobbyists have opposed provisions that would allow stablecoin issuers to offer high-yield products, fearing a massive…

Wintermute – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Crypto Rallies as Bitcoin Surges Past $70K While Gold Sees Historic Decline Crypto markets staged a sharp recovery at the start of the week, with bitcoin reclaiming the $70,000 level as easing geopolitical tensions lifted risk sentiment. The move followed a temporary pause in U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, which helped cool oil prices and reduce inflation fears. Wintermute’s latest market outlook noted that bitcoin rose from the low $68,000 range to trade above $70,000, briefly approaching $71,000. The rebound came after a volatile week in which the asset…

Sen. Warren Questions MrBeast on Step Acquisition Amid Teen Crypto Concerns – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Step Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny Over Teen Crypto Access Sen. Elizabeth Warren is turning up the pressure on Beast Industries after it acquired Step, a fintech app built for teenagers that once allowed minors to trade crypto with parental approval. In a letter dated March 23, Warren asked Beast Industries founder Jimmy Donaldson, widely known as MrBeast, and CEO Jeff Housenbold to explain what comes next for Step and whether crypto or NFT investing could return to the platform. She requested a response by April 3. Warren said any move…

Early Uber Investor Jason Calacanis Predicts 200x TAO Rally – Altcoins Bitcoin News

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Calacanis’s TAO Comments Land as Bittensor Gains a More Explicit Venture-Style Bull Case In the segment posted by TWiSTartups, Calacanis argues that TAO may have the kind of upside that could produce a 200x (from a $2.5 billion market cap), effectively labeling Bittensor as a long-duration, high-conviction AI infrastructure bet rather than a simple crypto trade. Calcanis is widely known as an early Uber backer and longtime startup investor, and has increasingly attached his name to the Bittensor narrative. A Stillcore Capital fund overview from late 2025 lists Calacanis as…

CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force With Crypto Focus at Center of Broader Regulatory Effort – Regulation Bitcoin News

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CFTC Targets Emerging Tech Oversight Framework Regulatory priorities for emerging financial technologies advanced as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on March 24 that Chairman Michael S. Selig has formed the Innovation Task Force. The effort focuses on oversight of novel products developing in U.S. derivatives markets. Operational design of the task force centers on building regulatory conditions for emerging technologies while coordinating policy input across advisory and federal channels. The agency stated: “The Innovation Task Force, in partnership with the Innovation Advisory Committee, will work with the Commission…

Stablecoins Capture 83% of USD Crypto Spot Trading Volume as Fiat Pairs Fade, Kaiko Finds – Bitcoin News

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Stablecoins Cement Role as Primary Settlement Layer in Crypto The latest figures from Kaiko show fiat USD pairs slipping into a minority role, holding just 16.97% of total spot volume on centralized exchanges. It’s a sharp contrast to earlier cycles when bank-linked rails still carried meaningful weight. Back in 2021, stablecoins represented 77.75% of USD spot trading, while fiat pairs accounted for 22.25%. Since then, the balance has steadily tilted, with stablecoins crossing the 80% threshold during the 2024–2025 stretch and refusing to look back. Kaiko’s data frames the shift…

OpenAI Nears $10B Funding Boost at $730B Valuation – Bitcoin News

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OpenAI Funding Push Extends Runway Ahead of Potential IPO Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that OpenAI is nearing a deal for roughly $10 billion in additional primary equity, with investors including MGX, Coatue Management, Thrive Capital, and possibly Altimeter Capital. The tranche is priced at the same $730 billion pre-money valuation set during the company’s February funding round, signaling that investors are still willing to write enormous checks without asking for a discount. If finalized by the end of March, total proceeds from the broader raise would land near $120 billion,…

Shipping Firms Quietly Pay Iran Millions to Navigate Hormuz Corridor – Bitcoin News

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$2 Million Toll? Sources Say Iran Is Quietly Monetizing Strait of Hormuz Access Iran has ostensibly begun extracting transit fees from some commercial ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the matter cited in a recent Bloomberg report, as the Middle East conflict enters its fourth week. The payments, reportedly reaching as high as $2 million per voyage, are being handled on an ad hoc basis and arranged quietly, with no clear standardized system in place. The news follows reports from last week that Iran…

First Breakthrough in $378 Million Bitcoin Seizure – Bitcoin News

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From Fishing Rods to Riches: Ireland Recovers $32M in ‘Lost’ Bitcoin from 2019 Case On Tuesday, The Irish Times reported that Irish investigators achieved a massive technical breakthrough by gaining access to a dormant wallet containing 500 BTC, valued at roughly $32 million (€30 million). This single victory marks the first successful entry into a hoard of 6,000 bitcoin seized from former beekeeper turned cannabis mogul Clifton Collins back in 2019. For years, the CAB sat on a digital goldmine they simply couldn’t touch. Collins, showing a penchant for old-school…