Day: March 14, 2026

Basel Reform May Bring Wave of Fresh Bank Capital to BTC — Analyst

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The Basel III rules, which govern bank capital requirements, are set to be updated in 2026, and if Bitcoin (BTC) receives a lower risk rating in the revised rules, it could potentially trigger a “huge” influx of liquidity into BTC, according to market analyst Nic Puckrin. Under the current Basel rules, BTC and similar digital assets are given a 1,250% risk weight, meaning banks must hold reserve assets at a 1:1 ratio to back any Bitcoin held on their balance sheets, Puckrin said. These restrictive capital requirements make it “almost…

Why The XRP Price Might Crash To $0.87 Before The Bear Market Ends

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The XRP price has been trending downward for several months now, falling from a yearly high above $3 in 2025 to under $1.4 at the time of writing. With the crypto market facing strong bearish headwinds, XRP’s next move remains uncertain. While some hope for a recovery, others project further downside. For her bearish forecast, crypto analyst CasiTrades suggests that XRP’s consolidation phase may not be over. She projects that the cryptocurrency could still crash further to $0.87 before the current bear market ends.  XRP Price Faces $0.87 Crash CasiTrades…

Former UK PM Johnson Calls BTC a Scam, Draws Criticism From Bitcoiners

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Boris Johnson, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, called Bitcoin (BTC) a “Ponzi Scheme” that has less value than Pokémon cards, collectibles he said had a wide appeal and a multi-decade history. Johnson wrote an opinion article published in the Daily Mail on Friday that began with a story about a friend who had given 500 British pounds, or about $661, to a man who promised to “double his money” by investing it in BTC. The friend continued to pay additional “fees” to the scheme’s promoter over the…

Bitcoin Beats US Stocks as Strategy’s STRC Hints at a $776M BTC Purchase

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Bitcoin (BTC) is on track for its strongest weekly gain since September 2025, defying a broader risk-off backdrop driven by the escalating US and Israel-Iran war. Key takeaways: Strategy raised $776 million this week, which could lead to the purchase of over 11,000 BTC. US Bitcoin ETFs had $767 million in inflows in the same period. STRC hints at $776 million in Bitcoin buying power As of Saturday, BTC/USD had risen more than 7% over the past week to around $70,625. Over the same period, the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX)…

XRP Chart History Sparks Speculation Of $8.6 Price Target

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A single historical parallel is driving one analyst’s bold call on XRP — and it hinges on a rally that hasn’t happened yet. Related Reading Channel Pattern Tracks 9 Months Of Price Action Chartist Celal Kucuker has mapped out a descending channel that has guided XRP’s price movements since the token hit a record high of $3.6 in July 2025. The channel has two boundaries: a lower trendline that dates back even further — to when XRP pulled back from $3.4 in January 2025 — and an upper trendline that…

Balaji Urges Crypto Industry to Build Tools for Refugees

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Tech investor and former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan has called on the crypto industry to develop more financial tools for refugees and stateless people. In a Saturday post on X, Srinivasan said the number of displaced individuals could grow as global conflicts intensify and economic migration increases. He pointed to examples ranging from Ukrainians fleeing war to workers leaving the Gulf countries amid regional tensions. “We should build more crypto tools for refugees and stateless people,” Srinivasan wrote, suggesting that blockchain-based systems can provide financial infrastructure when traditional…

Crypto Can Fight Money Laundering Without Stifling Financial Freedom

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Opinion by: Ana Carolina Oliveira, chief compliance officer at Venga Crypto doesn’t have a money laundering problem on its own. At least, not when compared to traditional finance, where the practice is at least twice as prevalent and over 90% of which is believed to go undetected. Money laundering is a general problem wherever we see the transfer of funds. That’s the good news.  Blockchain records everything for posterity. When money laundering does occur, an indelible record is created that allows the illicit financial flows to be traced from end…

USDC Market Cap Nears $80B as UAE Capital Flight Drives Demand

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The market capitalization of the USDC stablecoin is approaching a record high near $80 billion as demand surges in the Middle East, with one analyst linking the spike to capital flight from the United Arab Emirates. According to data from CoinMarketCap, USDC (USDC)’s circulating supply has risen to roughly $79.2 billion, marking a new all-time high for the dollar-pegged stablecoin. The stablecoin’s market cap previously hit a high of below $79 billion in December last year. The increase comes after supply expanded by billions of dollars in recent weeks. The…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Log Their First Five-Day Inflow Streak of 2026

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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged their first five-day inflow streak of 2026, bringing in roughly $767.32 million this week. The funds recorded $180.33 million in net inflows on Friday, extending the run of positive flows that began earlier in the week. The strongest day of the streak came on Tuesday, when spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs attracted $250.92 million, according to data from SoSoValue. The last time the funds saw a comparable streak was in late November 2025, when spot Bitcoin ETFs logged five consecutive days of net inflows…

BlackRock Won’t Consider Exotic Crypto ETFs

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BlackRock’s digital assets head, Robert Mitchnick, said the $14 trillion asset manager won’t get too creative with the types of crypto exchange-traded funds it offers, even as it launched a staking-focused Ether ETF on Thursday. Speaking on CNBC’s Crypto World segment on Friday, Mitchnick acknowledged that some of the crypto ETF structures that other asset managers are experimenting with may appeal to certain investors, but said BlackRock will continue to take a more measured approach: “Will we see some more exotic structures coming into the space? I think no question,”…