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.   

The meme coin sector witnessed a 2.3% drop over the last 24 hours to $32.8 billion reflecting broader risk aversion

Trader Commentary:

Crypto trader Jelle said Bitcoin remains in a clear downtrend, with prior cycle highs now acting as firm resistance. He advised patience, viewing bear markets as opportunities to accumulate at discounted levels rather than moments for panic…

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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 Stockholm and Helsinki, Euronext Amsterdam and Paris, and Xetra.

The following crypto assets have been added to the index ETP:

Dogecoin (DOGE)

Hedera (HBAR)

Bittensor (TAO)

Render (RNDR)

Arbitrum (ARB)

In addition to the Virtune Coinbase 50 Index ETP, Virtune’s product portfolio includes:

Virtune Bitcoin ETPVirtune Staked Ethereum ETPVirtune XRP ETPVirtune Staked Solana ETPVirtune Staked Polkadot ETPVirtune…

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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 with “no government oversight.”

She acknowledged that the dollar-pegged stablecoins “usurped” one of the roles that Ark thought Bitcoin would play in emerging markets.

“People who are living hand to mouth, meaning they don’t have a lot of savings. They would much prefer the dollar and stablecoins, backed pretty…

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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 — more than 37% below the current prices.

Technicals Give Mixed Signals

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, which compares two exponential moving averages of an asset’s price,  typically the 12-period and the 26-period, flashed a “Buy” signal for DOGE, according to TradingView. 

In contrast, the Awesome Oscillator, an indicator that compares recent…

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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?” prediction market, where critics accused the platform of enabling bets on a person’s death.

“We don’t list markets directly tied to death,” Mansour said. “When there are markets where potential outcomes involve death, we design the rules to prevent people from profiting from death. That is what we did here.”

Mansour defended the bet, arguing that leadership changes in Iran have a “major…

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Leading cryptocurrencies moved sideways on Sunday, while gold and crude oil spiked amid investor concerns over escalating Middle East tensions.

Crypto Market Holds Steady

Bitcoin endured a volatile weekend, slipping below $64,000 after the U.S. and Israel launched military operations against Iran, but rebounded above $66,000 by Sunday. Ethereum followed a similar path, recovering above $1,900 after a drop below $1,840.

Over $420 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass, with long liquidations accounting for more than 50% of the total.

Bitcoin’s open interest was largely unchanged over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, retail and whale traders on…

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The week was a whirlwind of events in the cryptocurrency world. From a former Joe Biden advisor criticizing crypto’s legal use cases to a federal judge denying Binance’s arbitration request, the sector was far from quiet. Let’s dive into the details.

Former Biden Advisor Criticizes Crypto

Jared Bernstein, former Chair of the Biden Council of Economic Advisors, expressed skepticism towards cryptocurrency, labeling it as an asset with “almost zero legal use cases” and a tool that’s “pretty good for scammers.” Bernstein also dismissed the “early stage excuse” for crypto’s volatility.

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Binance’s Arbitration Request Denied

A federal judge rejected…

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Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) co-founder Michael Saylor has been one of artificial intelligence’s biggest proponents, and not long ago stressed the importance of mastering the technology to generate wealth in the modern era.

AI: Pathway To Wealth?

In his keynote address at the Bitcoin Conference on May 25, Saylor shared several strategies for wealth creation, with AI standing out as one of the most important.

Saylor’s AI Playbook

Saylor said people have at their fingertips all the “collective wisdom of every great entrepreneur.”

“All you have to do is go to the AI, put it in deep think mode, plug in all of your circumstances, all of your hopes, all your aspirations, all of your…

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