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Bitcoin flash crash wipes $1B in ‘speculative excess’ from markets

Billions of dollars in leverage was wiped from the crypto market as Bitcoin plunged 14% in a few hours after briefly notching a new all-time high.

Cryptoqueen’s brother is freed after 3 years jail over OneCoin scheme: Report

After spending 34 months in prison, Konstantin Ignatov walked free after cooperating with prosecutors and agreeing to hand over $118,000 in ill-gotten gains.

Millions in BTC, XMR possibly stolen after reports of darknet market ‘exit scam’

Incognito Market, a darknet marketplace for narcotics trading, has reportedly exit-scammed its users of their BTC and XMR.

Bitcoin analysts say BTC price correction is just ‘healthy consolidation’

Traders say Bitcoin’s sell-off was needed, and dips are likely to be viewed as buying opportunities.

SEC claims Binance.US ‘unwilling’ to give info, requests court intervenes

Binance.US isn’t answering important questions, the SEC claims, but the crypto exchange says further requests exceeded the regulator’s bounds.

Astar Network launches Astar zxEVM on Polygon AggLayer

The new zero-knowledge layer-2 chain is the first to be integrated into AggLayer.

Lotte subsidiary partners with Aptos to build Web3 hub

The partnership is aimed at creating a Web3 hub for Lotte, a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation that oversees roughly 90 business units.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs set trading volume record amid BTC price high

U.S.-based Bitcoin ETFs saw $10 billion in trading volume on March 5, beating last week's $7.7 billion record.

OrdiZK bridge vanishes in alleged $1.4M rug pull: CertiK

The team allegedly sold hundreds of millions of tokens into the market and then disappeared from social media.

Osprey ready to sunset its OTC Bitcoin trust by sale, merger or liquidation

Once the tiny competitor to Grayscale’s GBTC, Osprey is trading at a discount and ready to take extreme measures for recovery.

Pro Bitcoin traders are cautiously bullish despite BTC’s 14% correction

Bitcoin surprised investors with a sharp sell-off today, but derivatives metrics are still neutral-to-bearish despite the 14% intraday correction.

3 reasons why Ethereum (ETH) price could hit $4K in the short-term

Despite Bitcoin’s sell-off at $69,000, ETH continues to show strength, and bulls appear to be targeting the $4,000 level.

Fetch.ai announces GPU rewards for tokenholders after $100M infrastructure investment

The incentive program will be available to FET stakers starting March 7.

Facebook, Instagram go down on Super Tuesday, take Meta stock price with them

The price for Meta had just hit an all-time record when its biggest social media was hit with a major outage.

Institutional investors execute AVAX loan

The crypto lending market has largely stagnated since the collapse of FTX.

Coachella and OpenSea launch NFTs with music festival utility and keepsakes

Coachella, one of the world’s largest music festivals, revealed a new partnership with OpenSea that will turn NFTs into real-life VIP experiences, exclusive merchandise and digital collectibles.

Bitcoin reaches new US dollar high: From top to bottom and back in 846 days

BTC briefly crossed its 2021 U.S. dollar all-time-high to reach $69,000.

Memecoins rally as Bitcoin recovers to all-time high

The BTC price has returned to levels last seen in November 2021.

BTC price corrects 7% after Bitcoin sets first-ever pre-halving all-time high

Bitcoin is making history — but this is not stopping a post-high BTC price comedown.

Stacks expands with Blockdaemon, Near Foundation amid Bitcoin surge

Stacks’ announcement comes hours after BTC’s market cap reached a new all-time high.

Bitcoin price briefly hits new all-time high with support from BTC ETFs

Bitcoin has surpassed its old all-time high of $69,000 with help from Wall Street’s pump into the new U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin price hits a new all-time high

Bitcoin price hits a new all-time high above $69,200, and analysts believe BTC's rally has a way to go.

Hytopia’s revenge on Minecraft, ‘janky’ Otherside demo: Web3 Gamer

NFT Worlds co-founder says Hytopia is on-chain Minecraft rival, Yuga Lab’s Otherside demo “underwhelming,” Battle Derby review: Web3 Gamer.

US Supreme Court case could change crypto industry regulation

Two court cases before the U.S. Supreme Court could impact the blockchain industry, taking power away from agencies like the SEC.

What the Bitcoin halving means for the network’s energy consumption concerns

A closer look at the upcoming halving’s potential to usher in more sustainable mining practices.

Binance and Coinbase crashes caused by algorithmic trading firms — dYdX exec

The increased retail interest, paired with growing workloads from algorithmic trading firms, was the main reason behind the recent exchange outages, according to the dYdX chief strategy officer.

Can voters spot AI deepfakes ahead of the 2024 presidential elections?

Super Tuesday has arrived in the U.S. as it approaches the 2024 presidential election, and the ability to spot AI-generated deepfakes will be crucial for voters trying to stay accurate and up to date.

Terra founder Do Kwon wins appeal against US extradition

The latest overruling by the Appellate Court of Montenegro marks another event in the long history of Kwon’s extradition process after his arrest in March 2023.

Bitcoin market cap reaches a new high, briefly surpassing silver

Bitcoin briefly became the eighth-largest asset in the world after temporarily surpassing the market cap of silver.

Metaverse experiences with major brands, artists and DJs drive The Sandbox’s resurgence

Big brands like Gucci, Adidas and Lacoste continue to explore and create virtual experiences in The Sandbox’s metaverse throughout the bear market.

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