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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) filed an amended Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF with the SEC on March 4 and provided a $500 million loan facility to Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) with option to extend to $1 billion, signaling aggressive crypto expansion across products and mining infrastructure.
The Bitcoin ETF Filing
Morgan Stanley submitted an updated S-1 filing naming Coinbase Custody and Bank of New York Mellon as custody partners, combining crypto security with traditional banking infrastructure.
The Trust will be a passive product that simply tracks Bitcoin’s price rather than actively trading it.
The filing makes clear that Morgan Stanley Investment Management will not sell Bitcoin at market…
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John Daghita, an alleged U.S. government contractor accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), was arrested last night on the island of Saint Martin in a coordinated operation between the FBI and French authorities.
The arrest, confirmed via tweet by FBI Director Kash Patel, involved the French Gendarmerie’s elite tactical unit and the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit.
“Thanks to the International Cooperation Team Serious Crime Unit of the French Gendarmerie National in Saint Martin, and the Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale of Guadeloupe for the outstanding coordination,” Patel…
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American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, has expanded its corporate treasury to more than 6,500 bitcoin, placing the firm among the largest publicly traded holders of the digital asset as it continues to scale its mining operations.
The company disclosed the updated holdings this week, with co-founder and chief strategy officer Eric Trump stating that the firm accumulated over 500 BTC during the past 21 days. At current market prices, the treasury stands near $470 million.
Data from Bitcoin Treasuries shows the miner now ranks about 17th among public companies that hold BTC on their balance sheets. The firm sits behind companies including Galaxy…
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Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has made a strategic investment in crypto exchange OKX, valuing the platform at $25 billion, marking one of the most significant partnerships between a global exchange operator and a crypto trading firm.
The investment, announced Thursday, forms part of a broader collaboration between Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and OKX aimed at connecting traditional financial markets with blockchain-based infrastructure.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, though ICE will take a seat on OKX’s board as part of the arrangement.
The partnership reflects a growing effort by established market…
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We’re At War With Iran. The Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. Chips rallied 5%. Bitcoin ripped past $73K. And nonfarm payrolls drop Friday.
THE RUNDOWN
WAR › U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran are now in their fourth day. Iran partially closed the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly 13 million barrels of oil per day. A container ship was struck at the Strait today. Qatar halted LNG production. Saudi Arabia’s biggest refinery went offline after drone attacks. Trump said the Navy will escort tankers “if necessary” and told reporters alongside Germany’s Merz: “Everything’s been knocked out in Iran.” Oil spiked above $77 on Monday, pulled back to $74 on Wednesday after…
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Journalist and crypto commentator Paul Barron argues Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) is next in line for Federal Reserve master account access after Kraken secured approval, but critics point out Kraken applied in 2020 while Ripple applied in 2025, suggesting years-long wait.
The Kraken Precedent
Kraken Financial received approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for a limited-purpose account granting direct access to Fedwire, the core payment infrastructure used by thousands of U.S. banks.
The approval makes Kraken the first crypto company in U.S. history to secure Fed master account access.
Kraken first applied in 2020, spending more than five years in the queue as regulators under the…
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Stockholm, 5th of March 2026 – Virtune today announces the completion of the monthly rebalancing for the Virtune Crypto Top 10 Index ETP, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm for both the SEK-denominated (ISIN code SE0020052207, ticker name VIR10SEK) and the EUR-denominated (ISIN code SE0020052215, ticker name VIR10EUR) ETP.
In addition to the Virtune Crypto Top 10 Index ETP, Virtune’s product portfolio includes:Virtune Bitcoin ETPVirtune Stellar ETPVirtune Staked Ethereum ETPVirtune Staked Solana ETPVirtune Staked Polkadot ETPVirtune XRP ETPVirtune Avalanche ETPVirtune Litecoin ETPVirtune Chainlink ETPVirtune Arbitrum ETPVirtune Staked Polygon ETP Virtune Staked Cardano ETPVirtune Crypto Altcoin…
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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is outperformed gold for the first time in months, surging 12% since Friday while gold fell 2% as investors poured nearly $700 million into U.S. Bitcoin ETFs in March.
The Gold Reversal
Until this week, the trend had been the opposite. Gold repeatedly hit record prices while Bitcoin tumbled more than 40% from its $126,000 peak in October.
The shift signals changing safe haven dynamics. Bitcoin appeared stable relative to other assets during the initial Iran selloff.
By Thursday, stocks were rebounding with Korea’s Kospi index jumping 11% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 rising 4.2%.
The $700 Million ETF Inflows
Investors poured nearly $800 million into the U.S. Bitcoin ETFs…
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Bitcoin is holding on to $73,000 amid strong institutional demand as liquidations stand at $472.88 million over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin ETFs saw $155.2 million in net inflows on Wednesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $130 million in net inflows.
The meme coin sector also rose 0.9% to $32.8 billion.
Trader Commentary: Trader Jelle noted that Bitcoin is still following a structure like the 2022 bear market pattern. If that analogy holds, the market could see one more downward move before a sustained recovery.
Degen Hardy believes Bitcoin invalidated a bear pennant but may now be forming a bear flag. He still views the overall structure cautiously and wants stronger confirmation…
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