The gap between US and international benchmarks is wider than Mel Brooks’ grin after a successful prank. It’s not just a gap-it’s a Grand Canyon-sized divide, reflecting America’s “we’re good, thanks” energy market versus the rest of the world’s “help, we’re drowning in prices!”
On a fine Thursday, BTQ unveiled the first functional implementation of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP 360) on its Bitcoin Quantum Testnet v0.3.0. Imagine a world where a quantum-resistant transaction format, born from the fertile minds of developers, emerges not as a theory but as a tangible entity within our grasp. Thus, BIP 360 shifts from utopian dream to “usable, testable infrastructure”-a playground for developers, miners, and researchers alike.
The crypto carnival, already wobbly from the Fed’s March tightrope act, was further upended by Iran’s oily theatrics. Bitcoin, ever the drama queen, plummeted to $71,313 (-4.62%), while Ethereum, its tragic sidekick, fell to $2,201 (-5.92%). A cascade of leveraged longs met their Waterloo, with $542 million vaporized in 24 hours-$448 million of which were long positions. The largest liquidation event in weeks, it was a massacre as one-sided as a Nabokov novel’s plot twists.
South Korea’s People Power Party has proposed a bill to scrap taxes on cryptocurrencies, set to take effect in 2027. On March 18, party floor leader Song Eon-seok introduced changes to the Income Tax Act aimed at removing all rules that would tax digital assets. Because who needs a 22% tax when you can have a 22% chance of getting caught?
The short-term chart resembles a dramatic descent, akin to an unfortunate soul tripping down an icy staircase-all too familiar from the last time $BTC took a nosedive off the bear flag’s summit. We are left pondering whether this support level will hold like a faithful friend or if we’ll crash through like an uninvited guest at a wedding.
The grand announcement was made via a riveting post on X (formerly known as Twitter, for those who haven’t been keeping up). In true corporate style, Marszalek artfully crafted the layoffs as a daring leap into the future of AI integration. Because who needs human touch when you can have algorithms and machine learning running the show?
Longtime Bitcoin owner Owen Gunden is said to have sold an additional 650 BTC worth about $46.3 million just 10 hours ago, contributing to a larger distribution pattern that has been developing over the past few months. This most recent deal comes after a previous significant liquidation in which Gunden sold about 11,000 BTC, or about $1.12 billion, making it one of the most prominent whale exits in the current cycle. Clearly, Owen’s got a date with Kraken, and it’s not for a cozy dinner.
Now, who do we point our fingers at? The US Federal Reserve, of course! Those jolly folks are always good for a bit of blame. But wait! There are some ancient OG whales throwing their hefty BTC portions overboard as well. Talk about a mass exodus!
According to Arkham Intelligence (yes, that sounds like a Batman spinoff), Druk Holding has been busier than a bee with a credit card. The latest moves? Just Bhutan being Bhutan, casually offloading Bitcoin like it’s last season’s fashion. Hot tip: maybe check if it’s still in style before you sell, guys.
Cybersecurity experts are raising concerns about a new feature from Coinbase. The company’s merchant recovery tool asks users to enter their sensitive seed phrases directly on the withdrawal page, which is considered a dangerous security practice.
