Day: March 2, 2026

Steak ‘n Shake launches Bitcoin bonus for hourly team members

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Steak ‘n Shake, the iconic American diner brand, has begun awarding hourly team members an extra 21 cents in Bitcoin for each hour on the job. The program launched today at company-operated locations. The figure references the digital currency’s maximum supply of 21 million coins. Starting March 1, ALL hourly employees earn a Bitcoin bonus of 21 cents per hour! 🧡 We also offer $1k contribution to Trump Accounts, supporting our employees ‘ children. 🇺🇸 We aim to be a Maximum-Wage Employer in our respective communities. We look to pay…

Bitcoin Traders Warn of New Lows as BTC Weathers Iran Storm

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Bitcoin (BTC) starts the first week of March 2026 in limbo as fresh geopolitical chaos explodes. Bitcoin avoids major volatility as a new Middle East conflict breaks out, but traders are hardly bullish. Long-term BTC price patterns lead to a fresh $45,000 target. Iran tensions form the week’s macro focus as analysis dismisses the idea of “World War Three.” Inflation risks could provide a reason for the US to keep the Iran offensive as short as possible. Bitcoin institutional inflows are finally teasing a major turnaround after months of decline.…

Qivalis Consortium Advances Euro Stablecoin Ahead of Launch

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Qivalis, a consortium of major European banks, is in advanced talks with crypto exchanges and liquidity firms to distribute its planned euro-pegged stablecoin, Spanish business newspaper Cinco Días reported Monday. The group, including banks such as ING, UniCredit, and the recent addition of BBVA, is moving toward the launch of a stablecoin in the second half of 2026, Cinco Días reported. The consortium is now reportedly in advanced discussions with crypto exchanges, market makers and liquidity providers. The shareholder banks themselves will also be able to distribute the stablecoin. The…

Aave Proposal Clears First Hurdle After Split Vote

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Aave’s “Aave Will Win” framework has passed its Temp Check vote, clearing the first formal stage of the protocol’s governance process.  On Sunday, the off-chain Snapshot vote closed with 52.58% voting in favor, 42% against and 5.42% abstaining. The result advances the measure to the Aave Request for Final Comment (ARFC) stage, where terms may be revised before any binding on-chain vote. The framework asks tokenholders to approve up to $42.5 million in stablecoins and 75,000 Aave (AAVE) tokens for Aave Labs. In return, the organization would route 100% of…

South Korea Orders Review After Tax Office Seed Phrase Leak

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Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol ordered an inter-agency review of seized crypto wallets after the National Tax Service exposed a seed phrase in a press release. South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Koo Yun-cheol, has announced a cross-agency sweep of how the government and public institutions handle seized digital assets after the National Tax Service (NTS) accidentally leaked a wallet seed phrase in a press release photo on Thursday.  On Thursday, officials published an image of a hardware wallet showing the full recovery phrase. The…

AI Could Be Turbulent but Also Boost Bitcoin, NYDIG

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Bitcoin will see a boost if artificial intelligence disrupts the labor market or causes volatility that would prompt central banks to ease their monetary policy, says Greg Cipolaro, the research lead at crypto services company NYDIG. Cipolaro said in a research note on Friday that AI could likely be seen as a “general-purpose technology” such as electricity, and the macroeconomic effects it would have on employment, economic growth and risk appetite will affect Bitcoin (BTC). “If AI-driven growth occurs alongside expanding liquidity and contained real rates, that backdrop can be…

Fed Will Print Money for Iran War, Boosting Crypto

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The US Federal Reserve could ease its hawkish monetary policy to help finance the country’s conflict with Iran, which would boost crypto markets, says BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. Hayes said in a blog post on Monday that every US president since 1985 has launched military action in the Middle East, and each time, the Federal Reserve has responded by cutting rates and expanding the money supply to finance the conflict. “The longer Trump engages in the extremely costly activity of Iranian nation-building, the higher the likelihood that the Fed lowers…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Slips Toward Critical Support, Breakdown Threat Emerges

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Dogecoin started a recovery wave above the $0.0925 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now facing hurdles near $0.0970 and might struggle to continue higher. DOGE price started a recovery wave from $0.0880 and climbed above $0.0950. The price is trading below the $0.0955 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a contracting triangle forming with support at $0.0920 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could continue to move up if it stays above $0.090. Dogecoin Price Hits Resistance…

Crypto Scams and Hacks Drop Sharply in February, PeckShield

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The monthly losses from crypto hacks and scams in February hit the lowest level since March 2025, with $26.5 million stolen last month, says blockchain security company PeckShield.  Out of 15 instances in February, only two accounted for most of the month’s losses, with the largest being the $10 million theft from YieldBlox’s DAO-managed lending pool via a price manipulation attack on Feb. 21, PeckShield reported in an X post on Sunday.  The second-largest exploit targeted the decentralized identity protocol IoTeX, which lost about $8.9 million to a private key…

XRP Price Upside Threatened as $1.42 Emerges Key Resistance

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