Trump-Linked American Bitcoin (ABTC) Expands Mining Fleet

American Bitcoin Corp. has announced a major expansion of its Bitcoin mining operations, adding 11,298 new miners that will increase the company’s total owned capacity by roughly 3.05 exahash per second (EH/s). 

This move raises the company’s total mining fleet to approximately 28.1 EH/s across 89,242 miners, with an average efficiency of 16 joules per terahash (J/TH).

The new machines, operating at ~13.5 J/TH, are expected to be delivered and deployed at the Drumheller site in March 2026, the company said. Once energized, the operational fleet will consist of 58,999 miners running at an estimated 25 EH/s with an efficiency of ~14.1 J/TH.

American Bitcoin’s strategy…

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These Two Bitcoin Miners Are Getting Ready To Sell Bitcoin

For miners that once championed a ‘never sell’ ethos, the calculus is shifting as MARA Holdings disclosed in its latest annual filing that it would allow the sale of its bitcoin.

MARA said in a filing that they expanded their crypto management strategy for 2026 to permit sales of bitcoin held on its balance sheet. This shift builds on the company’s 2025 policy that allowed sales only from newly mined production, marking a break from the long-standing practice of treating mined bitcoin as a long-term treasury reserve.

As of Dec. 31, 2025, MARA held 53,822 bitcoin valued at about $4.7 billion based on a year-end spot price of $87,498. During the year, the company recorded a…

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Bitcoin Stable As US-Iran Conflict Continues, But Here’s Why That May Not Last

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has rebounded to around $67,000 even as geopolitical tensions increase uncertainty across asset classes.

Crypto Under Pressure As High-Beta Risk Asset

With the conflict in the Middle East entering day 3, macro uncertainty is intensifying.

Oil and gold are climbing while equities slide, raising concerns that sustained energy disruption could fuel inflation and delay Federal Reserve rate cuts.

That backdrop is weighing on crypto, which continues to trade as a high-beta risk asset.

Altcoins reflect typical bear market behaviour, with short-lived rallies and limited follow-through.

Broader structural headwinds, including AI-driven disruption, deglobalization, and energy…

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Is Bitcoin Still A Hedge In Times of War? Gold And Treasuries Tell a Different Story – SPDR Gold Shares (ARCA:GLD)

When geopolitical risk flares up, markets tend to reach for familiar shelters. Gold usually catches a bid. U.S. Treasuries often rally as investors seek safety and liquidity. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), born out of the 2008 financial crisis and long marketed as an alternative to government money, is supposed to fit into that same category.

But the latest bout of conflict in the Middle East has reopened an uncomfortable question for crypto investors. When fear hits the market, does Bitcoin really behave like a hedge, or does it still trade like a high-octane risk asset?

To get an answer, it helps to look at how Bitcoin moved compared with gold and U.S. Treasuries during the most recent shock.

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‘Seems Important,’ Ripple Exec Says About This Development—But XRP Disagrees

Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) CTO David Schwartz on Tuesday said Hidden Road going live on DTCC’s National Securities Clearing Corporation directory March 2 and connecting Ripple Prime’s infrastructure to traditional finance settlement “seems important.”

The DTCC Integration

The deployment allows Ripple Prime to bridge traditional finance and decentralized finance through recognized clearing and settlement infrastructure.

Institutions don’t migrate balance sheets overnight. They add controlled corridors first with a prime brokerage layer that can face clients, manage collateral, and connect into recognized infrastructure. 

This approach lowers the switching cost and perceived operational…

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Strategy World Research Note For Institutions, Corporations, And Operators 

I went to Strategy World last week. On the Bitcoin side, this conference might as well have been called “Stretch World.” STRC (Strategy Variable Rate Perpetual Stretch Preferred Shares) was the main item of discussion. SATA, another variable rate digital credit instrument issued by Strive, was also frequently mentioned. 

Here are my thoughts, mainly addressed for institutional investors, corporations, operators, and analysts in the Bitcoin space

The Most Efficient Bitcoin Onramp 

Strategy has decisively gone all-in on STRC, aiming to turn STRC into the biggest success story ever. The widespread adoption of STRC is potentially the most effective vector for Bitcoin…

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DeFi Liquidity Holds Steady Despite Price Shock, Offering a Real Stress Test

Sharp selloffs tend to expose weak points in financial systems. In traditional markets, liquidity can dry up quickly when volatility spikes. In crypto, the same test applies to decentralized finance, where lending, trading, and borrowing depend entirely on on chain liquidity rather than on central intermediaries.

The latest bout of market turbulence, driven by geopolitical tension and a broader risk off move across global assets, delivered another real time experiment. Prices fell quickly across major tokens, with Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the decline. Yet while prices swung sharply, DeFi liquidity remained relatively stable.

That contrast has drawn attention from traders and analysts…

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Jamie Dimon Reacts To Coinbase CEO’s Level Playing Field Pitch: ‘If They Want To Be A Bank, So Be It’ — But They Should Be Treated As One – Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), weighed in on the debate surrounding stablecoin rewards on Monday, insisting that any cryptocurrency firm offering should fall under banking regulations.

‘If They Want To Be A Bank, So Be It’

During an interview with CNBC, Dimon responded to a question about his reported disagreements with Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong over the rewards clause in the cryptocurrency market structure bill.

Dimon said rewards are basically just interest, but a workable “compromise” could be paying rewards on transactions and not balances.

“If you are going to be holding balances and paying interest, that’s the bank. You…

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Sanae Takaichi Warns Public She’s Not Approved A Token, Makes Statement About Crypto To Avoid Misapprehensions

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday denied ties to a cryptocurrency named after her and warned the public to stay vigilant.

Takaichi Distances From Namesake Crypto

In an X post, Takaichi said that neither she nor her office has any knowledge or involvement with the so-called SANAE TOKEN.

“We have not given any approval whatsoever in this matter,” her translated X post read. “I am making this statement to ensure that the public does not labor under any misapprehensions.”

At least two such tokens with Takaichi’s photo appeared on the CoinMarketCap platform, trading with minimal market capitalization and negligible liquidity.

One of them, with a fully diluted value of…

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