Bitcoin’s hash rate is falling as conflict in the Middle East drives up energy prices, adding pressure to the mining sector and the broader market. The decline in hash rate is likely linked to geopolitical tensions due to the war with Iran and soaring oil prices, given that an estimated 8-10% of global bitcoin mining […]
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Tempo, the payments-focused blockchain developed by payments giant Stripe and crypto investment firm Paradigm, launched its mainnet on Wednesday, bringing its stablecoin payments system out of testing and putting it live. The network is designed to process a large number of transactions quickly and at low cost. It aims to make sending money with stablecoins
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RedotPay, a Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments startup, is facing internal tension and executive turnover as it seeks up to $150 million in new funding and works toward a U.S. IPO that could value the company at more than $4 billion. These ambitions are overshadowed by the turnover of leaders. At least five senior hires have
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) Bitcoin BTC$74,191.24 and the broader crypto market are taking a breather ahead of today’s Federal Reserve rate decision, which could confirm that the interest rate environment is increasingly less favorable. The central bank is widely expected to keep the benchmark borrowing cost unchanged in a range
A UK parliamentary committee has urged the government to impose “an immediate moratorium on crypto donations” until Parliament approves statutory guidance from the Electoral Commission. In a report, the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy said crypto poses an avoidable risk to political funding and public trust. The committee said the rules should be ready
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Bitcoin heads into the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting with strong momentum, trading above $74,000 after eight straight daily gains. However, data compiled by Bitcoin lender Two Prime suggests that this strength could mask a recurring pattern, with FOMC meetings having historically acted as short-term bearish catalysts for BTC. In 2025, Bitcoin posted
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Bitcoin BTC$74,057.54 consolidated after Tuesday’s jump to $76,000, alongside a 33% drop in daily trading volume to $36.9 billion. The largest cryptocurrency has added just 0.4% since midnight UTC after rebounding from $73,500 as it looks to establish a new support level ahead of a possible bullish breakout. While analysts predicted a rapid move up
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Early joint guidance from U.S. regulators on applying securities laws to different types of crypto tokens failed to provide enough impetus to grow bitcoin. BTC$74,140.56the largest, over $75,000. Interpretive guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which lacks the weight of a formal rule, has classified crypto tokens
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Cryptocurrency payments and gift card platform Bitrefill has accused North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus of being responsible for a March 1, 2026, cyberattack that compromised part of its infrastructure and cryptocurrency wallets. The attackers gained access to production keys, transferred funds from hot wallets, and exposed 18,500 purchase records containing emails, payment addresses, and IP
XRP (XRP) is trading just above a level heavily targeted by derivatives traders, making it a critical area for near-term price action. The payments-focused cryptocurrency changed hands at around $1.50 at press time, sitting just above a notable concentration of options activity at $1.40 on crypto exchange Deribit. XRP is used by Ripple to facilitate
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