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Polkadot, Near, and Jupiter jumped as Bitcoin stabilized, but experts warn the move is a positioning rebound, not a trend shift.
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Polkadot, Near, and Jupiter jumped as Bitcoin stabilized, but experts warn the move is a positioning rebound, not a trend shift.
PeckShield reported that February hacking losses fell 98.2% year-over-year to $26.5 million across 15 incidents.
Crypto ETPs saw $1 billion in inflows last week, led by $787 million into US spot Bitcoin ETFs, ending a five-week outflow streak of nearly $4 billion
Crypto funds have reversed course, with $1 billion in inflows ending a five-week outflow streak amid a bitcoin-led recovery, per CoinShares.
Sony Bank and JPYC will study real-time transfers enabling customers to buy the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC directly from their bank accounts.
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Bitcoin has continued to trade defensively near the mid-$60,000s as traders balance rising Iran-related war risk and interest-rate pressures.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Shanghai partners will study a blockchain cross-border platform linking cargo trade data, e-bills of lading and finance under Project Ensemble.
Bitcoin rebounded to $66,500 after weekend strikes on Iran triggered $300 million in liquidations. Oil jumped, equities slid and select DeFi tokens outperformed.
Oil and gold pulled back after surging on the breakout of hostilities in Iran, while equities and crypto stocks face pressure.
Bitcoin avoided an Iran sell-off to start March, but traders still expected BTC price support to give way in bearish market conditions.
Minister of Finance Koo Yun-cheol stated that the government will urgently review how public institutions manage seized cryptocurrencies.