Crypto news

Once again, crypto has proven that it’s not just about digital fortunes-it’s about survival in the real world, or at least that’s what @sillytuna seems to have learned the hard way. After reporting an attack and subsequent coercion, this unfortunate soul claims he was forced to move nearly $24 million in crypto, leaving a trail that’s now sparking alarm in the crypto community. Apparently, the lesson here is that being a whale in crypto can get you harpooned in real life.

Aaron Day, a fine fellow at the Brownstone Institute and a veritable critic of the crypto scene, is waving his arms about, claiming that the GENIUS Act is merely the velvet glove over the iron fist of increased government surveillance. How charming!

On the third day of March, as the world slumbered in its digital reverie, Buterin took to the social network X, a platform where thoughts are as fleeting as the wind. There, he penned a missive, a lamentation wrapped in the guise of an essay, bemoaning the state of his creation. “Ethereum,” he wrote, “stands idly by as the world writhes under the boot of surveillance, war, and corporate tyranny. Where is our hand in the struggle for freedom, for privacy, for the very soul of humanity?”

Backpack, already a name whispered with a mixture of admiration and skepticism for its management of fee-free FTX creditor claims and its acquisition of FTX EU’s assets (a move that has restored licensed trading in Europe, though whether this is a triumph or a mere stopping of the bleeding remains to be seen), now ventures further into uncharted waters.

Sharp price swings across crypto derivatives markets triggered a wave of forced liquidations during the past 24 hours. Data from the derivatives tracker Coinglass shows that 115,781 traders lost positions as volatility ravaged major assets. As per market insights, total exchange liquidations reached a jaw-dropping $374.23 million. Bitcoin and Ether, ever the overachievers, account for most of the carnage.

It seems the crypto world has decided it’s time to get its act together, at least for today. Crypto-related stocks opened the Wednesday U.S. session with significant gains, as Bitcoin made its grand return above $72,000 for the first time in nearly a month. Bravo, Bitcoin! Bravo!

I noticed a post by a prominent XRP community member, ‘BankXRP,’ stating that Hidden Road – now known as Ripple Prime – is expected to be listed in the NSCC directory starting March 2, 2026. I’m tracking this development as part of my research.

Cryptocurrency markets bounced back on Wednesday, reversing recent losses and overcoming earlier weakness seen in other investments.

In these carefully crafted, blank-slate scenarios, 48.3% of responses couldn’t resist Bitcoin as the preferred monetary instrument-oh, the humanity! Not a single soul, not even a machine, chose fiat as their champion. The rest of the experiment was equally unforgiving to traditional currency, with a whopping 91% of the AI models casting their lot with Bitcoin. Fiat was, predictably, not even in the running.

The current rally is powered by none other than the cacophony of activity in derivatives markets, where an unexpected wave of bearish bets were unceremoniously liquidated. Yes, you heard that right-traders who placed their bets on Bitcoin’s demise are now scrambling to buy back, desperately trying to escape the wreckage of their own making.