Category: Bitcoin News

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…

Circle Stock Drops 20% as Clarity Act Yield Rules and Tether Audit Shakes Performance – Bitcoin News

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CRCL Faces Double Blow From U.S. Policy Draft and Rival Audit News Circle Internet Financial (NYSE: CRCL) saw its shares tumble roughly 20% intraday on March 24, 2026, sliding from early highs near $125 to lows around $101 in what marked its steepest decline since going public in June 2025. Heavy trading volume accompanied the drop, with more than 30 million shares changing hands as the stock hovered between $102 and $108 by mid-afternoon EDT, depending on the data source. The sell-off wiped out a chunk of the company’s recent…

Stablecoin Rewards Hit a Wall in Senate’s CLARITY Act Draft, Leaving Industry Guessing – Bitcoin News

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CLARITY Act Compromise Limits Stablecoin Earnings, Leaves Gray Areas The revised Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, unveiled to industry participants in a closed-door Capitol Hill session on Monday, allegedly bans passive yield on stablecoin balances while permitting rewards tied to user activity such as trading or payments. That distinction sounds neat on paper, but early reactions suggest the execution may be anything but. According to reporting from Crypto America journalist and host, Eleanor Terrett, sources familiar with the draft said the “proposal would prohibit platforms from offering yield ‘directly or…

RHEA Finance Integrates TRON, Delivering Chain Abstracted Cross-Chain Liquidity – Press release Bitcoin News

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PRESS RELEASE. British Virgin Islands, March 24, 2026 — RHEA Finance, a cross-chain decentralized exchange and lending protocol built on NEAR’s intent-based architecture, today announced its integration with the TRON network. The integration brings chain abstracted liquidity to one of the world’s most active blockchain ecosystems, enabling TRON users to trade, lend, and borrow across multiple chains without requiring users to directly interact with bridges, additional wallets, or awareness of underlying chain mechanics. Powered by NEAR Intents and NEAR Chain Signatures, the integration allows TRON users to express financial intents,…

Professor Jiang’s Bitcoin conspiracy taps into war and empire angst

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Viral “predictive historian” Jiang recasts Bitcoin as a CIA war‑surveillance tool and hinge of U.S. imperial decline, mixing sharp geopolitical reads with conspiratorial leaps. Summary Viral “predictive historian” ties Bitcoin to U.S. imperial decline and a coming monetary reset Jiang claims BTC is a Pentagon/CIA surveillance weapon even as markets treat it as digital gold Critics say his “predictive history” blends accurate war calls with speculative crypto conspiracies Beijing-based teacher Jiang Xueqin, the self-styled “predictive historian” who shot to fame for forecasting Donald Trump’s return to the White House and…

Why Bernstein thinks Bitcoin’s 40% drawdown is just a confidence wobble

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Summary Research firm Bernstein says Bitcoin has likely found a cycle bottom and is reiterated its $150,000 year-end price target, describing the current drawdown as the “weakest bear case” in the asset’s history. BTC is trading around $70,668, roughly 40% below its all-time high, but Bernstein argues the correction reflects a temporary confidence crisis rather than any structural breakdown. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) — which holds approximately 3.6% of Bitcoin’s total supply, worth around $53.5 billion — has continued buying at recent lows, raising $7.3 billion in 2026 alone to expand…

Gate Integrates Polymarket in First for Centralized Exchanges – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Prediction Markets Now Open to Mainstream Traders Via Gate Gate has added Polymarket to its platform, potentially becoming the first centralized crypto exchange to integrate the popular prediction market protocol directly into its app. The feature is now live in public beta and opens a new path for users to trade on real-world outcomes. Through the new Polymarket section in the Gate app, users can take positions on global events in crypto, finance, and sports. Traders buy Yes or No shares based on what they expect will happen. If their…

Bitgo, Susquehanna Crypto Open OTC Gateway to Prediction Markets for Institutions – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Bitgo Enables $100K+ Prediction Market Trades via OTC Desk The partnership, announced Tuesday in New York and shared with Bitcoin.com News, connects Bitgo Prime’s over-the-counter (OTC) desk with liquidity provided by Susquehanna Crypto, creating what the firms describe as an institutional-grade framework for trading event-driven contracts. At its core, the offering allows hedge funds, family offices, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals to use crypto or stablecoin collateral already held within Bitgo’s platform to access prediction market liquidity. That detail matters. Until now, institutions interested in prediction markets often had to route through…

Bitcoin ETFs Open Week With $167 Million Rebound – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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Ether Outflows Continue as Bitcoin ETFs Snap Outflow Streak A new week brought a shift in tone. After several sessions of steady withdrawals, bitcoin ETFs found their footing again, drawing fresh capital and restoring a measure of confidence. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $167.23 million, snapping a three-day outflow streak. The recovery was led decisively by Blackrock’s IBIT, which pulled in $160.81 million, accounting for the bulk of the day’s gains. Fidelity’s FBTC added another $41.70 million, reinforcing the turnaround. Not all funds shared in the optimism.…