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Internet Computer (ICP) surged more than 20% to roughly $2.90 after Upbit, South Korea's largest exchange, added ICP trading pairs against KRW, BTC and USDT on March 11. The listing increased ICP's market cap by about $100 million and opened access to Korean retail liquidity.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, while remaining a long-term bull who has predicted Bitcoin could reach $250,000, says he is not buying BTC at present. He cautions a potential near-term price crash and will stay on the sidelines until he sees a clear shift in the U.S. Federal Reserve and monetary policy.

Escalating geopolitical frictions and sharp jumps in oil prices are straining global markets and risk assets. While past episodes point to pressure on Bitcoin, recent resilience and divergent positioning suggest a complex, potentially bullish setup amid heightened uncertainty.

Strategy altered its ATM terms to allow multiple agents to sell STRC shares outside regular hours, enabling a record one-day sale of ~2.4 million shares that likely funded the purchase of about 1,420 Bitcoin to expand its BTC holdings.

Crypto markets rebounded as easing geopolitical tensions and a Trump signal of de‑escalation, together with institutional buying and an unexpected U.S. regulatory move, helped lift Bitcoin back above $70,000 and Ethereum past $2,000. Broad altcoin gains and strong Bitcoin ETF inflows came despite recent liquidation spikes and mixed Ethereum ETF flows.

Bitcoin has passed 20 million mined coins, tightening its ultra-scarce, transparent and predictable supply. As issuance falls and institutions accumulate, the network is moving toward a fee-driven, century-long route to the final 1 million BTC around 2140.

Nigel Farage has invested about £215,000 for a 6.31% stake in London-listed Stack BTC, a Bitcoin treasury-focused firm chaired by ex-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, aligning his Reform UK leadership with pro-crypto policy and potentially bolstering the UK’s ambitions to become a global crypto hub.

Starcloud, a US startup backed by Nvidia, plans to pioneer low-cost, space-based Bitcoin mining by deploying ASIC miners on orbital spacecraft beginning in 2026. The company says it will exploit cheaper orbital power, expand computing capacity in orbit, and build the first commercial extraterrestrial crypto-mining and data-center infrastructure.

Rising geopolitical strain and oil-supply disruptions have pushed oil prices sharply higher, increasing crash concerns in traditional markets and stoking war-related unease. Crypto’s response has been mixed: bitcoin experienced a brief sell-off, but overall crypto ETP inflows and asset rebounds suggest investors remain receptive despite rising macro risk.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) looks set to resume a substantial Bitcoin buying program, with its STRC preferred shares serving as a principal funding mechanism. Michael Saylor has signaled a plan for a 101st BTC purchase and hinted at as many as "100 more" acquisitions, even amid recent market weakness.

Bitcoin is trading in the high-$60,000s with sharp volatility, repeatedly attempting but failing to clear $70,000. Rising geopolitical tensions and declines across crypto have prompted renewed selling pressure that is testing the strength of the recent bullish momentum, even as long-term holders keep accumulating.

Escalating US–Iran tensions and rising oil prices are pressuring global markets and bond yields; Arthur Hayes sees this leading to Federal Reserve money printing that could ultimately benefit Bitcoin, while critics like Peter Schiff warn wartime-driven BTC rallies may mislead investors amid extreme volatility.

New York’s Department of Financial Services has granted Strike a BitLicense and a Money Transmitter License, enabling the company to offer New York users a range of Bitcoin services — brokerage, trading, custody, bill pay and paycheck-to-Bitcoin — under state regulatory oversight.

A U.S. federal judge in New York granted a temporary restraining order freezing 70.6 BTC held by crypto firm BlockFills. Dominion Capital alleges misappropriation and unlawful retention of funds and says it suspended withdrawals amid the ongoing legal dispute.

Experts indicate a different form of altcoin season may be taking shape: as retail enthusiasm and typical hype-fueled cycles wane, a retreat in Bitcoin’s dominance alongside broader macro tailwinds might lift carefully selected altcoins—notably projects with tangible utility—despite ‘altseason’ talk reaching contrarian, multi-year troughs.

Vancouver officials have recommended scrapping plans to make the city “Bitcoin-friendly,” concluding that local law only permits traditional assets in municipal reserves and therefore bars holding or investing public funds in Bitcoin.

Major cryptocurrencies posted notable rebounds, led by Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Dogecoin, supported by renewed ETF inflows and a wider rebound in equities. However, ongoing volatility has investors divided over whether the advance is merely a short-lived rally or a temporary respite before a larger market pullback.

CleanSpark sold roughly 97% of the 568 BTC it mined in February to finance aggressive expansion into AI and high-performance computing data centers, yet still raised its total bitcoin holdings to 13,363 BTC.

Crypto markets are tentatively recovering as ETF and institutional inflows, unleveraged buying, easing geopolitical tensions, and deeper integration with traditional finance lift sentiment, steady Bitcoin's near-term market structure, and bolster its standing as a perceived safe-haven during times of uncertainty.

Bitcoin climbed to a one-month peak, clearing the psychological $73,000 threshold, and resisted the risk-off sentiment that has pressured U.S. stocks over the last week as tensions in the Middle East intensify.