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The government contractor's son accused of stealing cryptocurrency assets seized by the U.S. government has been apprehended in the Caribbean through the collaboration of the FBI and the French authorities. ZachXBT first caught on to John Daghita's alleged crime after he bragged and showed off his stolen wealth in a Telegram group chat.

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21Shares will launch TDOT, the first ETF tied to Polkadot in the U.S.

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The SEC has dismissed its charges brought in 2023 against Tron founder Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation, and BitTorrent Foundation.

 

Bitcoin is consolidating near a crucial support band, with $77,000 emerging as the key level to watch. A breakout above it could signal bullish momentum and a trend reversal, while failure to hold may keep Bitcoin in a corrective phase or push it lower.

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Transaction volume for Solana stablecoins hit a record high of $650 billion.

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Sentora launches an RLUSD vault on Morpho, opening institutional lending markets for the Ripple stablecoin.

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Rainberry, a company affiliated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine. Charges against Sun will be dismissed.

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Crypto markets spent the week chasing green, but Ether's rally toward $2,500 might hit significant setbacks. Cointelegraph explains why.

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TL;DR: Solana reached a weekly high of $93.20 before stabilizing in the $89 range. Critical support sits at $85.55, a level that remains intact following the recent rally. Analysts point to $120 as the primary resistance to confirm a structural recovery. Solana's recent movements have the crypto market on the edge of its seat.

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XRP has seen an increased liquidity crunch on Binance, setting up for a potential price shift.

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Bitcoin's policy outlook brightens as the White House formally nominates Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating a former governor who has praised bitcoin as a meaningful financial signal and transformative software innovation. White House Formally Nominates Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman The White House on March 4 submitted nominations to the U.S.

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TL;DR: Vlightup Inc. launched XRPL-based trade-finance rails using decentralized escrow for letters of credit, aiming to settle once conditions are met, without formal Ripple partnership. XRP ETF data cited showed XRP near $1.45, AUM near $1.1B, and 800M XRP locked, with about $52M daily volume and Bitwise leading inflows.

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The macro environment for all digital assets has remained shaky in recent weeks. Despite this backdrop, the developer team behind XRP has made some notable improvements worth considering.

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The short seller firm said that Ethereum's native token is "impaired," leaving treasury firm BitMine holding the bag while co-founder Vitalik buterin is selling.

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After a strong bounce on Wednesday, Dogecoin is leading the top 100 tokens in losses on Thursday as Bitcoin falls.

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"Bitcoin is still inside a bear market, despite the recent price rally," Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, said.

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Bitcoin (BTC) has just flashed a ‘Death Cross,' a technical signal that has historically preceded major market bottoms. Market analyst CrypFlow, who identified the chart pattern, notes that the current setup is unfolding almost identically to the 2022 bear market cycle.

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Crypto analyst Cyril has predicted that altcoin season could be on the horizon as Bitcoin dominance cools off. Crypto analyst Mark also flagged that the business cycle remains in an expansion stage, which could be bullish for altcoins.

 

Despite XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) declining about 10% over the past month, developments in the broader Ripple ecosystem suggest the XRP Ledger (XRPL) could play an important role in the future of institutional on-chain finance. XRPL Building A Foundation For Institutional Finance Robinson Burkey, co-founder of the Wormhole Foundation, said the XRP Ledger has created a strong foundation by attracting developers and building decentralized finance tools.

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Bitcoin surged above $70,000 this week as markets reacted to escalating conflict between the United States and Iran. However, Peter Schiff renewed his criticism of Bitcoin, arguing the rally could mislead investors during wartime volatility.

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Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and one of the most consequential figures in American crypto regulation, has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 — bringing the voice of Washington's most Bitcoin-forward regulatory agency to the world's largest Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. Confirmed by the U.S.

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Public miners are trimming Bitcoin reserves as tightening margins, debt pressure and a post-crash reset force the industry to rethink its once-popular hold strategy.

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On Thursday, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: CORZ) announced that it had secured up to $1 billion from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to accelerate the shift of its Bitcoin mining facilities (all 10 sites) into AI data centers. Per terms of the agreement, Core Scientific will receive an initial $500 million, 364-day loan.

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Western Union just made a move that grabbed the crypto market's attention and fueled bullish Solana price predictions.The global payments giant is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, the U.S. Dollar Payment Token, built on the Solana blockchain.

 

Data shows the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has remained inside the extreme fear zone despite the asset's recovery back above $72,000.