Iran’s national security secretary Ali Larijani on Monday declared the Islamic Republic “will not negotiate with the United States” as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative is once again put to the test. The Diplomatic Door Slams Shut Larijani dismissed Wall Street Journal reports that Tehran sought...

Bitcoin held near the $66,000 level despite persistent extreme fear sentiment and rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran; liquidations stand at $316.95 million over the past 24 hours.   Bitcoin ETFs saw $27.6 million in net outflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $43 million in net outflows. ...

Stockholm, 2 March 2026 – Virtune today announces that five new crypto assets have been included in the Virtune Coinbase 50 Index ETP (XHEL:VCOIN50E) in connection with the quarterly rebalancing. As a result, the index now consists of a total of 26 assets. The product is listed on Nasdaq...

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci slammed on Sunday an anti-cryptocurrency op-ed by Biden-era economic advisors, arguing it plays into Republican hands. Scaramucci Criticizes ‘Clueless Democrats’ Scaramucci shared a newspaper clipping from a New York Times opinion piece by former Biden Council of Economic Advisors Chair Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings, a former staff...

Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom Fund, said Sunday that a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict could force the Federal Reserve to print more money, ultimately driving Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) higher. Fed’s Money Printer “To Go Brrr?” In an essay titled iOS Warfare, Hayes analyzed the Trump administration’s decision to strike Iran...

Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood said on Thursday that the firm’s conviction in Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) potential has strengthened despite the ongoing drawdown, but lowered the 2030 target from $1.5 million. Stablecoin Adoption Impacting Wood’s Bull Case During an interview with Morningstar Europe, Wood reiterated Bitcoin’s position as a global, digital asset...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) slipped further south on Sunday amid signals from a leading analyst that the memecoin’s bottom may still be some distance away. Bottom Yet To Come? Ali Martinez, a widely followed cryptocurrency researcher and trader, identified $0.058 as a key level at which they’d start accumulating DOGE —...

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour defended on Sunday a bet tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the joint U.S-Israeli strikes. Bet Not Directly Tied To Death, Says Kalshi CEO Mansour addressed the controversy on X after backlash over the “Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader?”...

Ethereum’s long-range protocol roadmap may move faster than many expect as AI tools improve, according to Vitalik Buterin, who pointed to a recent experiment that used agentic coding to assemble an ambitious reference client spanning much of Ethereum’s planned 2030-era architecture. The comment came after developer Jiayao Qi, posting...

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are currently facing bearish sentiment due to the crypto market downtrend. On-chain metrics also highlight the current sentiment, with market participants choosing to stay on the sidelines amid this downtrend. On-chain Metrics Signal Bearish Sentiment Towards Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Santiment data shows that Dogecoin’s...