Bhutan offloads an additional $72.3M Bitcoin amid market downturn
After the Kingdom of Bhutan’s BTC reserve peaked in October 2024, when it held more than 13,000 coins, it has been pared to just 4,400 Bitcoin.
Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills and Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted in Foiled Madrid Kidnapping
Bitcoin Magazine Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills and Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted in Foiled Madrid Kidnapping A Canadian crypto entrepreneur survived a kidnapping attempt Monday night on one of Madrid’s busiest nightlife streets, after witnesses alerted police and helped foil the attack. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. near the intersection of Calle […]
Solana Price Nears $94 Breakout as Volume and Activity Surge
Solana traded near $93 during Monday’s session while moving closer to the $94 resistance level that has defined the upper boundary of its recovery since February. The session high reached $94.35, marking the first time the asset revisited this level since the sharp breakdown recorded in November 2025. Consequently, traders now focus on whether the […]
Bitcoin tests fresh decoupling trade as tech correlation drops to 2018 lows
BTC price is vastly outperforming the tech-heavy Nasdaq index amid the US–Iran war, but its risks of crashing toward $51,000 persist.
Crypto Long & Short: When price stops working, yield starts mattering
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ruchir Gupta writes on how we’re moving toward a true fixed-income market for crypto-native yield. Then, Clara García Prieto on bitcoin becoming mainstream collateral, but most are not prepared for its risks.
Bitcoin No Longer a High-Beta Play – But Still Not a Safe Haven, QCP Warns
Bitcoin was trading below $72,000 on Wednesday after failing to hold within its post-shock range but showing limited ability to build momentum beyond its recent high. According to a market update by QCP Capital, the cryptocurrency is no longer trading like a pure high-beta risk asset, but it is not yet attracting consistent safe-haven flows […]
Kraken Pauses IPO Due to Market Uncertainty: Report
Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Pauses IPO Due to Market Uncertainty: Report Crypto exchange Kraken has suspended its plans for an initial public offering, sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. The company’s parent, Payward, had filed a confidential draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in November 2025. The filing valued Kraken […]
Boltz Exchange Launches Atomic USDT Swaps for Lightning Network Users
Bitcoin Magazine Boltz Exchange Launches Atomic USDT Swaps for Lightning Network Users Boltz Exchange launched USDT Swaps on March 18, 2026, introducing atomic, non-custodial swaps between sats on the Lightning Network and USDT on Arbitrum-based networks via USDT0. The integration relies on USDT0, an omnichain version of Tether built on LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) […]
SEC makes huge U-turn, declares crypto tokens are ‘digital commodities’ after years of legal battles
The SEC just made its biggest crypto classification move in years, placing major tokens such as Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, Dogecoin, Avalanche, XRP, and Chainlink into a “digital commodities” bucket while saying some token sales can stop being treated as securities-law cases once the issuer’s core promises are fulfilled. Paired with a new SEC-CFTC coordination framework, […]
Bitcoin Everlight: 4 Steps to Activate Shards and Stack Sats
Bitcoin is the most famous digital asset in the world. Most people think the only way to own it is by buying it or mining it with loud machines. A new platform called Bitcoin Everlight is changing that. It has built a simple way for anyone to help the Bitcoin network and earn real BTC […]
The Protocol: Ethereum community debates foundation’s new mandate document
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Former Binance CEO CZ waves off accusations on Iran, terror ties
The founder of the world’s largest exchange distanced himself from reports about Binance activity that reports had recently suggested aided terrorism.