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 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)                +6.77% $2,123.37 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                         ...

Morgan Stanley is moving forward with its plans to enter the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, submitting an amended registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission as it seeks regulatory approval. On March 4, the Wall Street firm filed an updated Form S-1 for the proposed...

Binance continued to be the spot volume leader in the crypto sector during 2025, according to CryptoQuant’s annual report on exchanges. Binance Saw $7 Trillion In Spot Crypto Trading Volume In 2025 In a new thread on X, on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has shared insights from its 2025 Annual...

The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision this Wednesday to grant its first-ever master account to a crypto-focused institution has triggered swift opposition from major banking groups, intensifying tensions between traditional finance and the digital asset sector at a pivotal moment for US crypto legislation. Opposition From US Banking Groups Kraken...

Shiba Inu is approaching a pivotal moment, and the latest derivatives data suggests that while top traders still lean bullish on the meme coin, their conviction is steadily fading. Rather than signaling a strong directional move, current positioning reflects a market that is active but cautious. Shiba Inu Positioning Reflects...

The crypto industry took a significant step deeper into the traditional financial system on Wednesday after Kraken Financial, a Wyoming-chartered digital asset bank, was granted a Federal Reserve (Fed) master account. According to one expert, Ripple may follow suit.  The approval makes Kraken Financial the first crypto-focused bank in...

Ethereum is attempting to regain the $2,000 level as the broader crypto market shows early signs of relief after weeks of persistent volatility. The recent stabilization in price action has helped ease short-term selling pressure, allowing ETH to approach a key psychological and technical threshold that could influence market...

Kraken, the US’s second-largest crypto exchange, has reportedly secured access to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) core payment systems, marking a significant milestone as the first crypto firm to operate on the same infrastructure utilized by thousands of banks and credit unions. Kraken Scores Major Victory For The Crypto Industry...

XRP has remained under sustained pressure as it struggles to reclaim the $1.50 level, reflecting a broader slowdown in market participation across several major altcoins. In recent weeks, price action has lacked momentum, with rebounds proving short-lived as liquidity conditions remain fragile and investor activity continues to decline. While...

Blockstream Research says it has deployed post-quantum signature verification on Liquid, marking what it describes as the first time real transactions on a production Bitcoin sidechain have been signed with a post-quantum scheme. For Bitcoin infrastructure, the significance is less about an immediate emergency than about proving that quantum-resistant...