Category: Bitcoin News

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…

SEC Chief Reinforces Crypto Framework With Clearer Token Classification Boundaries – Regulation Bitcoin News

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SEC Redefines Crypto Oversight Boundaries Improving regulatory clarity for digital assets remained a central theme as Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins reinforced the agency’s evolving approach during remarks at the Digital Asset Summit on March 24 in New York. The framework he discussed focuses on defining when tokens fall within federal securities laws through a refined interpretation of the Howey test developed jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Industry participants have long struggled to determine when crypto assets fall within securities laws, a challenge the…

Defining a New Standard for Digital Native Retirement Accounts – Branded Spotlight Bitcoin News

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Crypto.com, a leader in the global digital asset ecosystem, has launched Crypto.com IRAs — a pioneering retirement investment account platform. Crypto.com IRAs are designed to integrate digital assets, equities, and tax-advantaged growth into an integrated platform. Crypto.com IRAs are the next era in retirement planning, providing the first crypto-native solution for Crypto.com App users to manage a diversified portfolio of digital assets, stocks, and ETFs within a tax-advantaged structure. Supporting both Roth and traditional IRA structures, the platform is engineered to offer users maximum flexibility and capital efficiency. Launch highlights…

Bitcoin Slips Below $69K as Conflicting US-Iran Reports Trigger Geopolitical Whiplash – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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Mixed Signals Trigger Mid-Morning Slide Bitcoin reversed course Tuesday, briefly dipping below the $69,000 mark as geopolitical whiplash from conflicting U.S.-Iran talks rattled risk assets. After hitting an intraday peak of $71,382, the leading cryptocurrency struggled to sustain its upward momentum, though it initially managed to defend the $71,000 threshold. The primary catalyst for the mid-morning shift was a stark divergence in diplomatic narratives. While President Donald Trump claimed “major points of agreement” in ongoing talks, Tehran countered by dismissing the reports as psychological warfare. By 9 a.m. EST, bitcoin…

Tether Engages Big Four for First Full Audit – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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New Transparency Push for Tether With Major Financial Audit Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has announced plans to undergo its first full independent financial audit by a Big Four accounting firm. The move marks a major step for a company that has long faced scrutiny over its reserves and transparency. According to the announcement, the audit will cover Tether’s full financial statements. This includes its mix of digital assets, traditional reserves, and tokenized liabilities. With USDT’s market value now above $184 billion and more than 550 million…