Funding Shift Emerges

In a Mar.19 post on X, CryptoQuant data showed the company bought nearly 18,000 BTC in the week of Mar. 8 and more than 22,000 BTC the following week, its largest weekly accumulation since November 2024.

While the scale of buying stands out, the funding mix marks the bigger shift.

Historically, Strategy financed Bitcoin purchases largely through issuing MSTR shares, diluting existing shareholders. Recent data, however, points to a change.

During the week of Mar. 8, about $900 million came from share sales, compared with $377 million from Stretch (STRC)-related funding.

The following week, equity contributions fell to roughly $396 million, while STRC funding surged to…

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has tumbled below $70,000 as equities continue to slide lower while oil prices surge.

Bearish Structure Remains

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen maintains a cautious outlook, arguing that recent upside is likely a countertrend rally rather than the start of a new bull market.

He pointed to historical patterns where Bitcoin grinds higher during bear phases before breaking down to new lows.

Cowen also highlighted the recurring four-year cycle, noting that in past midterm years, including 2014, 2018 and 2022, early-year lows were not the final bottom.

Bitcoin may still be forming a …

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The $1 Billion XRP Bet

Evernorth raised over $1 billion in gross proceeds to create what will be the largest public XRP treasury company. 

Ripple Labs contributed over 126 million XRP tokens in a private placement at a signing price of $2.36609, while Advance Funding Subscribers committed $214.05 million in cash plus 600,000 XRP tokens.

Evernorth already holds 388 million XRP tokens purchased at an average price of $2.44, making it the largest institutional XRP holder. 

Institutional and strategic investors include Arrington Capital, Ripple, SBI Holdings, Pantera Capital, and Kraken.

“We believe global finance is entering a new era with digital assets playing a larger role in how capital…

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 2% compared to gold sliding 4% after the Federal Reserve delivered hawkish signals, an unusual reversal as Bitcoin typically underperforms the precious metal during risk-off moves.

The Unusual Outperformance

Positioning may explain the divergence as gold surged 90% over the past year and hit record highs in February before the Middle East conflict started. 

That left it overbought and vulnerable. Bitcoin crashed 50% from October highs, leaving it oversold and ready to bounce.

Since the Iran war began, Bitcoin has been one of the strongest performing assets outside energy. Meanwhile gold sits 17% below its January peak, approaching bear-market territory.

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Bitcoin fell to around $70,000 as ETF outflows and a higher inflation forecast for 2026 weighed on markets.

Bitcoin ETFs saw $129.6 million in net outflows on Wednesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $55.5 million in net outflows.  

Meme coin market capitalization is down 5.3% over the past 24 hours.

Trader Commentary: Trader Cyril-DeFi said Bitcoin continues to struggle below the $75,000 resistance level, with repeated rejections signalling weak upside momentum.

He noted strong buying interest near $65,000 but said BTC remains below the key 200-day exponential moving average at $87,000, indicating a non-bullish structure. “Until a clear breakout above $75,000, downside risks remain,” he…

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Jailed cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried lauded on Wednesday the effectiveness of Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

SBF Endorses Analysis Backing Military Campaign

Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, posted on X an Al Jazeera op-ed titled “The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why,” describing it as an “excellent” article.

The piece, penned by Muhanad Seloom, Assistant Professor of International Politics and Security at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, argued that the operation has succeeded in “dismantling” Iran’s capacity to wage war, including its missiles, drones, and air defenses.

“The…

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