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Prediction markets are being dominated by automated AI agents and high-frequency trading bots, which extracted around $40 million from market inefficiencies within a single month. These digital traders look for news of global unrest and respond in milliseconds, often moving the price of a contract before the rest of us can even think about the headline. This new world of professionalized, machine-based speculation has turned what was once a niche hobby for crypto enthusiasts into a high-stakes financial arena. Blockchain analytics company TRM Labs reported that prediction markets have seen substantial growth, fueled by greater accessibility, regulatory progress, and integration with mainstream platforms like Google Finance. The firm noted that these markets are increasingly serving as real-time indicators for geopolitical and macroeconomic events, gaining attention from major media outlets. War And Elections Drive Unprecedented Volume The primary catalyst for this massive acti...

Republican Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bill Cassidy on Monday unveiled the Mined in America Act, a proposal designed to bolster domestic crypto mining while formalizing the federal government’s growing interest in Bitcoin (BTC).  The bill would create a voluntary certification program to encourage US-based development of crypto mining operations and related infrastructure, require certified sites to move away from mining equipment tied to foreign adversaries, and codify President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. New Plan To Grow US Crypto Mining Under the measure, the Department of Commerce would stand up a voluntary “Mined in America” certification for cryptocurrency mining facilities and mining pools.  Facilities that seek the label would have to phase out mining hardware manufactured by companies linked to foreign adversaries, a provision aimed at reducing reliance on potentially insecure supply chains. Rather than requesting ne...

The XRP conversation has always been based on future potential, regulatory clarity, and institutional adoption that always seemed just out of reach. Now, one crypto commentator believes those pieces are no longer forming in isolation but are now coming together in real time. According to crypto pundit X Finance Bull, a recent development involving global banking infrastructure shows the moment has finally come for XRP and the entire XRP Ledger ecosystem. The Moment Has Finally Come Crypto commentator X Finance Bull recently took to the social media platform X to highlight a growing overlap between major global banking institutions participating in SWIFT’s new blockchain initiative and their existing relationships with Ripple. SWIFT recently announced plans to build a blockchain-based shared ledger capable of processing real-time, 24/7 cross-border payments. However, what caught the analyst’s attention was not just the technology into a 24/7 blockchain but the names behind it. ...

Bitcoin price struggles over the last week were also in its ETF market, as the Bitcoin spot ETFs posted their first net outflows in a month. Before this trading session, these investment funds had experienced a 4-week bullish streak, resulting in a combined net inflow of $2.21 billion. Bitcoin ETFs See Red Again, While Potential New Member Awaits  According to data from SoSoValue , the combined trading activity across the 12 Bitcoin Spot ETFs resulted in a negative inflow of $296.18 million over the past week. This development represents the seventh weekly outflow of 2026, and the fifteenth since the crypto bear market commenced in October 2025. A daily analysis shows the net withdrawal performance is highly linked to consecutive outflows on Thursday and Friday, combinedly valued at over $396 million. For context, the $225.48 million outflow registered on Friday represents the market’s largest net outflow since March 3rd.  Looking at individual fund performance, BlackRock I...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse laid out a sweeping vision for the company’s future during a Fox Business interview at a conference in Miami, touching on acquisition performance, the role of XRP as a ‘North Star’ within the company, the opportunity for stablecoins, and the regulatory path forward for the crypto industry in the United States. XRP Utility Is Ripple’s ‘North Star’ Garlinghouse made it clear that XRP is the guiding principle behind its strategic moves. According to the Ripple CEO, improving the real-world use cases of XRP, trust, and utility are now the main factors as to how the company approaches product development and expansion. “That is our North Star of how we think about it all,” he said. This utility outlook of XRP has been central to Ripple’s acquisitions, which, according to Garlinghouse, are all already exceeding expectations. Garlinghouse mentioned that both of Ripple’s major acquisitions from last year have surpassed the company’s internal projections. Ripp...

Over the past two months, the Bitcoin (BTC) price has tried in vain to reclaim an $80,000 valuation, with prices in this period peaking at approximately $76,000. Interestingly, a market analyst has recently explained that this is due to a significant price level acting as resistance. Adjusted Realized Price Poses Resistance To Recovery Attempts  In an X post on March 28, On-chain analyst Darkfost highlighted the underlying dynamics behind Bitcoin’s recent troubles. This analysis is based on readings from the BTC Realized Price Excluding >7Y Supply, a metric that reflects the cost basis of circulating supply,  but with the exclusion of those aged seven years or older, aimed at filtering out diamond hands (that is, both lost and unmoving BTC).   BTC is still unable to move back above the realized price that excludes inactive supply. This chart presents a cost basis that excludes supply aged more than 7 years in order to better reflect the supply that is actually ...

Canada’s federal government introduced legislation Thursday that would bar political parties and third-party election groups from accepting crypto , money orders, and prepaid cards as political donations. The bill, called the Strong and Free Elections Act , targets payment methods that officials say are difficult to trace and could be used by foreign actors to funnel money into Canadian politics without detection. Steven MacKinnon, the government’s House leader, said the measures are designed to keep elections “free, fair and secure.” The penalties under the proposed law are significant. Anyone caught violating the rules could be forced to return or destroy the funds — or hand them over to the chief electoral officer. On top of that, individuals could face fines of up to $25,000, while corporations could be hit with penalties as high as $100,000. In both cases, violators would also owe up to twice the original amount contributed. Today, we are taking concrete steps to better pro...

In the latest development, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it has completed a fresh $600 million direct cash investment in Polymarket. This move aligns with the firm’s earlier commitment to invest up to $2 billion in one of the world’s largest prediction market platforms. ICE Investment In Prediction Markets Rises To $1.6 Billion On Friday, March 27th, NYSE’s parent company, Intercontinental Exchange, revealed that it has completed a new $600 million direct cash investment in crypto prediction market platform Polymarket. This cash investment comes as the firm’s participation in an equity capital fundraising round by the prediction market platform. According to the announcement, ICE also expects to complete the acquisition of up to $40 million of Polymarket securities from certain existing holders. As mentioned earlier, this equity injection ties into the $2 billion investment arrangement that the Intercontin...

The Bitcoin market is often analyzed through price charts and macro trends, but a growing approach that focuses on something deeper is taking the spotlight. This approach is designed to track whether alignment between miners, investors, traders, and institutions is holding together or beginning to break down. How Game Theory Applies To Bitcoin’s Market Structure The Bitcoin Game Theory framework offers a different lens on market structure, one that focuses on price and on participants that are acting in alignment or drifting apart. Its core purpose is to track coordination across the network and identify when that balance begins to break down. According to a Delphi Digital post on X, in May 2022, the framework detected early signs of coordination fracturing and signaled a move to cash at $33,988. In the following months, BTC declined by an additional 54%. Meanwhile, a similar pattern emerged in October 2025, with the model exiting at $115,321, preceding a 45.5% drawdown. In both...

Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 financial advisors manage $6.2 trillion in client assets. That number has been sitting in the background of a major filing — and it explains a lot about why the bank set its proposed Bitcoin ETF fee where it did. A Fee Built For Advisors, Not Just Investors The bank filed an updated S-1 registration statement with the SEC on Friday, setting the fee for its proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust at 0.14%. If approved, that would make it the lowest fee of any spot Bitcoin ETF currently trading in the US market. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the fee was set with advisors in mind — at that price point, no one on the firm’s sales floor would feel awkward recommending the product to clients. That is a practical calculation. Advisors who push high-fee products into client portfolios face questions. At 0.14%, those questions go away. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust charges 0.25%. The Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust sits at 0.15%. Morgan Stanley is go...

Shiba Inu is facing renewed selling pressure as SHIB’s exchange netflows indicate that more holders are moving their coins to exchanges. This comes as the U.S.-Iran war continues to spark bearish sentiment for the foremost meme coin and the broader crypto market.  Shiba Inu’s Exchange Netflows Turn Positive As SHIB Faces Sell-off CryptoQuant data shows that Shiba Inu’s exchange netflows have turned positive, with a difference of around 39 billion SHIB. This indicates that the meme coin is facing increased selling pressure, as exchange inflows are currently well ahead of outflows. This development also coincides with the SHIB price decline, with the meme coin down 5% in the last week.  Santiment data also shows the massive gap between Shiba Inu’s exchange inflows and outflows, further confirming the sell pressure that the meme coin is currently facing. As of March 28, Shiba Inu’s exchange inflow is 69.2 billion, while the outflow is 30.74 billion. Another negative is th...

Bitcoin failed to hold $70,000. The selling pressure that followed was swift, and the support being tested now is not comfortable. And in that exact moment of weakness, one of the oldest narratives in macro investing has quietly re-entered the conversation. A report from top analyst Darkfost has identified a developing divergence between gold and Bitcoin that markets are beginning to price. Gold, after an exceptional run that made it one of the strongest performing assets of the past year, has entered a clear correction — breaking below its 180-day moving average in a decline driven partly by margin calls and forced liquidations rather than any fundamental reassessment. The smart money that was long gold is not exiting by choice. It is being forced out. On the other side of that trade, Bitcoin is consolidating. The price is under pressure, the $70,000 level has not held, and BTC remains below its own 180-day moving average — currently estimated at $89,700 — by a significant margin. ...

The broader crypto space has continued to believe that Bitcoin (BTC) is in a bear market. This narrative is fueled by its recent price crash to $60,000 in February this year, reflecting a 45% decline from its all-time high above $126,000 in October 2025. However, technical analyst Crypto Patel boldly debunks this narrative. He has stated that the bear market “is not coming,” suggesting that the current market drop might be a temporary dip or “liquidity grab,” before a sharp reversal to the upside.  Why The Bitcoin Bear Market Is Not Coming Crypto Patel stated on X that the Bitcoin bear market is not coming because everyone appears to be waiting for it to happen while relying on the four-year cycle theory . The analyst explained his unique thesis by outlining a key price level on his accompanying price chart that could signal a shift in Bitcoin’s trajectory. Crypto Patel noted that if Bitcoin can close a week above $76,000, it would suggest the current market decline was noth...

Bitcoin is testing $67,000. Days of attempting to push above $71,000 have produced nothing conclusive. And yet, beneath the price action, the miners are sending a signal that has historically mattered more than the short-term chart. An XWIN Research Japan report tracking miner behavior has identified a sharp decline in selling pressure from the mining cohort — the clearest on-chain supply signal of recent weeks. Miners, who represent the market’s most consistent and structurally significant source of fresh Bitcoin supply, have largely stopped selling. That kind of withdrawal from the sell side does not happen by choice. It happens when forced selling has run its course — when the weakest hands have already capitulated, and what remains is a mining industry that has either hedged, held, or shut down unprofitable operations entirely. Historically, that condition has a name: late-stage capitulation. And late-stage capitulation has a tendency to precede bottom formation. The report is...

A recent survey by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon shows that institutional investors are more allocated to Solana over XRP and Dogecoin. This contrasts with the current trend in spot crypto ETFs, where XRP ETFs boast more net assets than SOL and DOGE ETFs .  Institutions Are More Invested In Solana Than XRP And Dogecoin The survey shows that more institutions are investing in Solana than XRP and Dogecoin. 36% of these participants had allocations to SOL as of January 2026, while 38% plan to add to their allocations. Meanwhile, 18% allocated to XRP as of January, while 25% plans to add the token to their allocations this year.  Dogecoin is far behind Solana and XRP , with 2% of these institutions investing in DOGE as of January 2026, while 2% plan to add the meme coin to their allocations. It is worth noting that SOL is only behind Bitcoin and Ethereum and is well ahead of Chainlink, Binance Coin, Cardano, Tron, and Bitcoin Cash.  This survey contrasts with the current t...

Morgan Stanley is inching closer to launching the first spot Bitcoin ETF issued by a major US bank, a move that underscores just how far the cryptocurrency has traveled from its wild early days. The bank recently received an official NYSE listing notice for its fund, MSBT — a step that analysts say typically signals a debut is near. Wall Street’s Deepening Embrace That development arrives alongside fresh data from Charles Schwab showing Bitcoin’s price swings have dropped sharply over the past four years. According to the firm’s analysis, Bitcoin’s historical volatility hit 42% in 2025 — roughly half what it recorded in 2021. For context, Tesla’s historical volatility came in at 63% that same year. Nvidia’s was 50%. Both exceeded Bitcoin’s. Measures of daily price movement told a similar story, with Bitcoin tracking closer to major equities than the volatile fringe asset it once resembled. Schwab concluded the shift reflects Bitcoin’s deeper integration into mainstream finan...

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum accumulation continues to accelerate amongst major crypto treasury companies, with Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) adding a new tranche to its substantial ETH holdings . According to the latest reports, Bitmine recently acquired more than 65,000 ETH, doubling down on its crypto strategy even as geopolitical tensions and weak investor sentiment weigh on the broader crypto market.  Bitmine Ethereum Holdings Hit 4.66 Million ETH In a March 23 press release, Bitmine announced that its Ethereum holdings have risen to exactly 4,660,903 ETH following its latest purchase. The digital asset treasury acquired an additional 65,341 ETH, valued at above $138 million, in the past week. Notably, Bitmine has been on a major accumulation spree throughout March , consistently buying large amounts of ETH worth millions of dollars. This latest purchase marks its third consecutive weekly buy this month.  Between late February and early March, the company bough...

The world’s largest asset manager has yet to file for a spot XRP exchange-traded fund, but a growing body of evidence suggests the distance between BlackRock and that step is narrowing.  Discussion regarding whether BlackRock is preparing to move into XRP has picked up again, but the real reason is not coming from filings or official announcements. It is coming from recent comments on how the investment firm is talking about the next phase of crypto ETFs and the criteria it is watching closely. BlackRock’s ETF Strategy BlackRock was among the earliest major institutions to push into crypto-based spot ETFs, setting the pace with the launch of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). IBIT quickly became the most traded spot Bitcoin ETP, with assets surpassing $100 billion by early 2026.  The firm has since expanded that strategy beyond Bitcoin. Its spot Ethereum ETF followed, and more recently, the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) began trading on Nasdaq on March 12, 2026...

XRP’s price is bullish once again, holding strong above the $1.40 level following a recovery across the broader cryptocurrency market. This bullish performance of the price is turning up on several key metrics, such as Realized Volatility, which has recently fallen to one of its lowest levels yet. Volatility In XRP Plunges To Its Lowest Point After a brief rebound on Wednesday, market conditions around XRP seem to have entered an unusually calm phase as the price displays signs of stability. The Realized Volatility on Binance has been steadily dropping and has recently reached its lowest level of 2026. While on-chain data is flashing at reduced volatility, Xaif Crypto, a technical analyst and investor, has declared the trend a calm before the storm rather than a bearish signal. With both buyers and sellers exhibiting less aggressive positioning, the decrease in price swings points to a period of less uncertainty. Looking at the chart on the 30-Day time frame, the realized volati...

Swan Bitcoin has asked a US court for permission to subpoena Cantor Fitzgerald and its former CEO— now US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — in a widening dispute that implicates crypto heavyweight Tether and alleges coordinated misconduct surrounding a joint mining venture. Swan Bitcoin Alleges Conspiracy  The Bitcoin firm says it filed an ex parte application this week in the Southern District of New York to seek discovery that it intends to use in foreign proceedings against Tether-appointed directors of its joint venture, 2040 Energy.  Swan CEO Cory Klippsten identified the targets of those foreign actions as Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, controlling shareholder Giancarlo Devasini, and Bitfinex CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde. In its filing, Swan describes a series of events in mid-2024, when it says a group of the firm’s employees led by then‑CIO Raphael Zagury conspired with Tether personnel — including Tether’s now‑CIO Zachary Lyons — to undermine the joint venture from ...

A 73-bitcoin stash sitting untouched in a separate crypto wallet may be what eventually brings a Russian crypto broker to justice. That dormant pile of digital cash, flagged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, sits at the edge of a much larger money trail — one that reportedly spans three ransomware payments, multiple networks, and at least one undercover Telegram conversation. Sting Operation Cracked The Case Open ZachXBT, an anonymous on-chain investigator with a long record of tracing illicit crypto flows, identified Russian OTC broker Aleksandr Khinkis as the central figure in the alleged scheme. According to reports, investigators posed as potential clients and contacted Khinkis directly through Telegram. He allegedly handed over an exchange deposit address — a move that gave investigators the thread they needed to pull. 1/ Meet Aleksandr (Aleks) Khinkis, a Russian OTC broker who has allegedly helped a ransomware group launder $4.7M+ via a single crypto exchange account si...