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Update March 26, 2:36 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Brickken CEO Edwin Mata.BlackRock’s Ethereum-native tokenized money market fund has more than tripled in value over the past three weeks, nearing the $2 billion mark amid rising demand for safe-haven digital assets.BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) saw an over three-fold increase over the past three weeks, from $615 million to $1.87 billion, according to Token Terminal data shared by Leon Waidmann, head of research at Onchain Foundation, a Web3 intelligence platform.BlackRock BUIDL capital deployed by chain. Source: Token Terminal, Leon Waidmann“BUIDL fund TVL…

On March 11, 2025, Rep. Ro Khanna gave a short but impactful talk at the Bitcoin Policy Institute’s Bitcoin for America summit. “Bitcoin is transformational for so many people around the world,” Rep. Khanna stated at the summit. “That is why the Democratic Party should be embracing it as something that can create financial empowerment for people not just in the United States, but around the world.” This is the type of message he’s been spreading for years now, and he’s urged his fellow Democrats to follow his lead. He’s implored them to not be scared of Bitcoin but to…

Key takeawaysExit liquidity traps occur when new investors unknowingly provide liquidity for insiders to cash out, leaving them with devalued assets.​FOMO drives impulsive trades, often leading to costly mistakes and becoming exit liquidity for early movers.Beware of projects with exaggerated claims, low liquidity, anonymous teams or sudden price surges.Investing in high-market-cap coins, avoiding hype-driven projects and using reputable exchanges reduce the risk.Are you concerned about having bought a cryptocurrency only to later realize that your investment facilitated someone else’s profitable exit? This scenario is called an exit liquidity trap, a deceptive market dynamic where unsuspecting traders provide liquidity for insiders…

In a recent in-depth video analysis, Matt Crosby, the lead analyst at Bitcoin Magazine Pro, explores the data-driven potential of Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy, Nasdaq: MSTR) stock to reach or exceed the $1,000 mark. You can watch the full video here: Will MicroStrategy Realistically Surpass $1,000 – Data Analysis Strategy’s Strategic Bitcoin Accumulation: Over 500,000 BTC Strategy, under the leadership of Michael Saylor, has firmly positioned itself as a Bitcoin-centric company. In less than five years, it has accumulated over 500,000 BTC—accounting for more than 2.5% of Bitcoin’s total supply—turning its stock into a proxy for Bitcoin exposure. Figure 1: The…

Bitcoin (BTC) has hit multiple all-time highs over the last few months. The original cryptocurrency hit a high of $108,786 earlier this year in January. The rally was likely due to President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump’s pro-crypto policies may have led to a spike in market participants.Also Read: Trump Sells 1,000 ‘Gold Card’ Visas Per Day, Each Worth $5 MillionBitcoin’s Price CorrectionSource: Watcher GuruSince its January highs, BTC’s price has struggled to gain momentum. The asset’s price descended to below $79,000 earlier this month. The dip was likely due to macroeconomic headwinds and global trade wars. The US announced tariffs…

Bitcoin (BTC) passed $88,000 after the March 25 Wall Street open as risk assets stayed highly sensitive to US trade tariffs.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBTC price gains anticipate classic April comeback Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD tightly clinging to the daily open.US stocks opened modestly higher, building on a comeback that provided traders some long-awaited cause for optimism.A key ingredient in stemming the risk-asset rout were cues from the US government and President Donald Trump over their planned round of trade tariffs set to begin on April 2. “Risk assets staged one of their strongest sessions of…

Crusoe Energy, a company that captures waste gas from oil to power high-performance compute, is selling its Bitcoin mining business to New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) to focus on artificial intelligence. In a March 25 announcement, Crusoe said it plans to sell its Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation,  including its digital flare mitigation business, to NYDIG, subject to regulatory approvals and other consents. The deal includes Crusoe’s 270 megawatts of power generation technology from more than 425 modular data centers across the United States and Argentina, along with 135 Crusoe employees who will join NYDIG, as no roles will be eliminated as…

Bitcoin was trading at the $6,695 price range on March 26, 2020, and was yet to skyrocket in the charts. The leading cryptocurrency began reeling under pressure due to the worldwide Covid-19 lockdowns. The broader financial markets, including the stock, commodities, and cryptocurrency markets experienced a major downturn during this period. It was the best buying opportunity as leading financial assets slipped south and were available at cheaper prices.Also Read: Shib Finance Set to Revolutionize DeFi: How It’s Changing Crypto LendingSource: CoingeckoIf you had invested $10,000 in Bitcoin five years ago, you would have made massive returns now in 2025.…

Bitcoin and Ethereum are poised to suffer their worst first quarter in years unless they can pull off a huge rally in the next few days.Ether (ETH) has dropped 37.98% so far over the first quarter of 2025, its worst Q1 decline since 2018, when it plunged 46.61%, according to CoinGlass data. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) is down 6.49% so far over the quarter, which is slated to end on March 31 — marking its worst Q1 performance since 2020, when it saw a 10.83% decline. Crypto market unlikely to flash green before end quarterSwyftx lead analyst Pav Hundal told Cointelegraph that…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission will host four more crypto roundtables — focusing on crypto trading, custody, tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi) — after hosting its first crypto roundtable on March 21.The series of roundtables, organized by the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, will kick off with a discussion on tailoring regulation for crypto trading on April 11, the SEC said in a March 25 statement.A roundtable on crypto custody will follow on April 25, with another to discuss tokenization and moving assets onchain on May 12. The fourth roundtable in the series will discuss DeFi on June 6.A series…