by Benzinga | March 6, 2026 1:19 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rallied as high as $73,000 amid traffic in the Strait of Hormuz clogging up, but Bloomberg Intelligence commodity strategist Mike McGlone warned oil volatility will spill into stocks and crush crypto, calling Bitcoin a “bear market” asset heading...
by Benzinga | March 6, 2026 12:19 am | Crypto News
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan challenged billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya‘s claim that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is “structurally” flawed, pointing out that, in fact, that applies more to gold. Bitcoin Or Gold: Which One Do Central Banks Prefer?...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 11:40 pm | Crypto News
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is once again drawing attention across the crypto market, but this time the story is less about price swings and more about the sheer amount of capital moving through its network. In February, Solana processed roughly $650 billion in stablecoin...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 11:39 pm | Crypto News
Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has taken a stake in crypto exchange OKX at a $25 billion valuation and will take a board seat, the companies announced Thursday. OKX’s native token OKB spiked roughly 50% on the news, surging from around $78 to $120 before...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 11:37 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has surged 7% since the start of the month as macro analyst Benjamin Cowen warned this mirrors the “bull trap” pattern that preceded massive sell-offs in every prior midterm cycle. The Midterm Bear Market Playbook Bitcoin is trading roughly 15%...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 10:25 pm | Crypto News
Wyoming GOP Senator Cynthia Lummis, a vocal advocate for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), praised Kraken getting access to the Fedwire payment system as a breakthrough for integrating digital assets with traditional finance. Lummis said in a CNBC interview on Wednesday that...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 10:25 pm | Crypto News
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) filed an amended Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF with the SEC on March 4 and provided a $500 million loan facility to Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) with option to extend to $1 billion, signaling aggressive crypto expansion across products and mining...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 7:35 pm | Crypto News
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is gaining momentum despite social sentiment at historically low levels — a setup that often precedes contrarian rallies Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Market Cap 1-Day Trend Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09586 $14.7 billion + 3% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO:...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 7:35 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is outperformed gold for the first time in months, surging 12% since Friday while gold fell 2% as investors poured nearly $700 million into U.S. Bitcoin ETFs in March. The Gold Reversal Until this week, the trend had been the opposite. Gold...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 7:34 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin is holding on to $73,000 amid strong institutional demand as liquidations stand at $472.88 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $155.2 million in net inflows on Wednesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $130 million in net inflows. Cryptocurrency...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 4:25 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) staged a strong relief rally on Wednesday, but the big question on every investor’s mind remains: Is this the bottom for the world’s leading cryptocurrency? Bitcoin Bottom Still Not In? Michael Terpin, CEO of Transform Ventures and author of the...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 2:15 pm | Crypto News
Silicon Valley investor Chamath Palihapitiya is signaling a massive shift in the global financial landscape, claiming that the integration of “X Money” will transform the social platform into a dominant financial system. The End Of Traditional Banking? The commentary...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 12:39 pm | Crypto News
SkyBridge Capital founder and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull Anthony Scaramucci lauded Kraken on Wednesday after the cryptocurrency exchange secured a Federal Reserve master account. Kraken Evolving Into Something ‘Much Bigger,’ Says Scaramucci Scaramucci said on X that...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 11:45 am | Crypto News
New York City, NY, March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — If you’re a crypto casino player, you already know what matters most -fast payouts, secure transactions, real bonuses, and a platform that actually understands digital currency users. That’s...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 10:45 am | Crypto News
Eric Trump, co-founder of the World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI) platform, stepped up his attack on U.S. banking giants on Wednesday, accusing them of “desperately targeting” the cryptocurrency industry. Banks Protecting Their ‘Low-Rate Monopoly,’ Says Trump Trump...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 9:40 am | Crypto News
Dogecoin’s (CRYPTO: DOGE) official X account encouraged businesses on Wednesday to adopt DOGE payments to avoid paying credit card fees amid Elon Musk’s ‘X Money’ payments beta rollout. ‘Just Accept DOGE’ The popular memecoin asked, “If you run a business, just accept...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 8:16 am | Crypto News
Leading cryptocurrencies staged a strong relief rally on Wednesday, while the stock market also closed higher even as the Middle East war entered its fifth day. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +6.21% $72,819.64...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 3:11 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged past $73,000 on Tuesday as $320 million in short positions were liquidated across exchanges, according to CoinGlass data. The squeeze caught late sellers off guard after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 2:21 am | Crypto News
Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong met privately with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, Hours later, Trump took to Truth Social and told banks they “need to make a good deal with the Crypto Industry,” Coindesk reported on...
by Benzinga | March 5, 2026 2:20 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin climbed to $73,000 on Wednesday as strong ETF inflows and improving traditional market sentiment boosted broader crypto momentum. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $73,908.22 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,198.01 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $92.92 XRP...
