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32 itemsMarch 7, 2026
- CryptoSlate
Refusing new IRS crypto tax forms could cost you your exchange account
Log in to Coinbase next tax season, and your tax documents might no longer arrive by mail. Under a new IRS proposal, crypto exchanges could be required to file Form 1099-DA electronically. This form reports digital asset trades, and could refuse to do business with customers who decline to provide i...
- Cointelegraph
US Treasury report acknowledges legitimate uses of crypto mixers
The Treasury's report to the US Congress was commissioned as part of directives under the GENIUS stablecoin regulatory framework.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Bitcoin slips below $68,000 heading into the weekend as dollar posts steepest weekly gain in a year
Most majors gave back Friday's gains, with solana down 4%, ether falling 4.4%, and 43% of bitcoin's supply now sitting at a loss according to Glassnode data.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Trump’s National Cyber Strategy pledges to support crypto and blockchain
Mixers, privacy coins and the threat quantum computing could pose to Bitcoin were all points of speculation across the industry following the release of Trump’s Cyber Strategy.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin dip may not be over as retail ramps up buying below $70K: Santiment
Bitcoin whales have sold about 66% of the Bitcoin they recently accumulated since Wednesday, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Florida Senate passes state-level stablecoin bill, awaits DeSantis’ signature
SB 314 expands Florida’s money services law to cover stablecoins, requiring issuer compliance with existing regulations while banning unlicensed issuance.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
USDC beats Tether as stablecoin transfer volume hits $1.8T all-time high
Stablecoin monthly transaction volume reached a record $1.8 trillion in February, as USDC surprised analysts with 70% of the total volume.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Kalshi, Polymarket eye $20B valuations in potential fundraising: WSJ
Lawmakers are pushing new regulation for prediction markets after suspiciously timed Polymarket bets on US and Israeli strikes on Iran raised insider-trading concerns.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Kalshi, Polymarket seeking $20 billion valuations in fundraising talks: WSJ
Kalshi, approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, was last valued at $11 billion, while Polymarket was valued at $9 billion.
- The BlockScore: 75
Kalshi and Polymarket each exploring fundraising at $20 billion valuations, double previous rounds: WSJ
The fundraising push arrives amid escalating regulatory and political headwinds and mounting insider trading allegations linked to geopolitical contracts.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
$19B could “vanish” from Bitcoin ETFs without a single Bitcoin being sold
Headlines about Bitcoin ETF outflows often mix two things: Bitcoin's price move and actual share redemptions. If BTC drops, ETF AUM drops in dollars even if nobody sells a single share. That mark-to-market drop gets read as money leaving, and it can look like an institutional exit when the wrapper's...
- The BlockScore: 75
Binance terrorism lawsuit dismissed, but judge signals plaintiffs could refile with sharper allegations
The court found that while Binance was plausibly aware of its role in terrorist financing, the lawsuit failed to show firm connections to specific attacks.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Strategy's STRC stock trading surge: How much Bitcoin can Saylor buy?
Strategy may raise $300 million via STRC sales, potentially giving Michael Saylor enough proceeds to continue buying Bitcoin throughout 2026.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Trump's cyber strategy vows to 'support the security' of cryptocurrencies and blockchain
This places blockchain security in the context of national technology competition alongside AI and quantum computing.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Coinbase says new U.S. tax-reporting rules for crypto are cluttered, confusing
The IRS’s 1099-DA tax form for reporting digital asset gains comes with a burden of over-reporting, Coinbase's tax experts warned.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Why Bitcoin keeps snapping back to $70k — and the $13B options “magnet” behind it
Bitcoin’s rebound on March 4 looked odd if you only watched it through the usual “risk assets are breaking” lens. Oil was jumping, shipping insurers were repricing war risk, and traders were treating the Strait of Hormuz like a live wire. All of the headlines had the cadence of a full-bl...
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Those who cheered U.S. Bitcoin reserve have spent year watching Trump's order languish
The executive order to build President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has awaited congressional action, and sources say there's one idea left for 2026.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin purist Jack Dorsey says that his firm is reluctantly giving in to stablecoin craze
The shift comes as stablecoins surge in popularity and competitors like Stripe and PayPal add stablecoin options, increasing market pressure.
- DecryptScore: 60
Inside the Quest at Colossus to Replace Visa and Mastercard With KYC-Less Crypto Cards
With a “box of goodies” and a team of four, the firm is trying to replace payment incumbents with an Ethereum layer-2
- CoinDeskScore: 60
The Multibillion-dollar shift turning prediction markets into a professional hedging tool
Traders are moving beyond sports bets and elections to price "unpriceable" geopolitical and policy risks that standard financial tools can’t handle.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
$875B in property debt is due soon — and regional banks may be the weak link Bitcoin is watching
A large volume of US commercial real estate (CRE) debt is rolling into a very different market from the one that produced it. The Mortgage Bankers Association says $875 billion of commercial and multifamily mortgages are scheduled to mature in 2026, equal to 17% of the roughly $5 trillion of outstan...
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Circle moves $68 million in just 30 minutes by using its own stablecoin for internal payments
The stablecoin issuer used its Mint platform for intercompany transfers, replacing bank wires that often take days to settle, CEO Jeremy Allaire said.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Latin America’s crypto user growth outpaced U.S. by 3x in 2025, report shows
Brazil and Argentina are leading the growth, with Brazil dominating by transaction size and Argentina seeing increasing adoption driven by cross-border payments and stablecoin use.
- CointelegraphScore: 45
Community banks and crypto industry ‘are allies’ in CLARITY Act debate: Exec
If the crypto industry and community banks cannot find common ground on the CLARITY Act, the only winners will be the “big banks,” according to crypto executive Austin Campbell.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Bitcoin could crash by another 30% as four-year cycle gains strength, investment firm says
Bitcoin is now firmly in a deep bear market and could fall another 30% in 2026, firm said.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Top Wall Street minds see AI rotation ahead as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb see steady economic growth but a tougher market environment.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Prediction market Kalshi sued over Khamenei trade carveout
The plaintiffs characterized the death carveout in a prediction market for the former Iranian Supreme Leader's ouster as "deceptive."
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Crypto Fear and Greed Index falls back down to 'extreme fear' levels
Crypto investor sentiment has been in freefall ever since the October 2025 market crash that kicked off a sustained downturn in digital assets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Forget CPI and ETFs — oil prices may now be the biggest signal for Bitcoin
When crude starts leading the headlines, crypto people tend to ask the wrong questions, like what it is that oil actually does to Bitcoin. While it's the simplest and easiest way to explain what you don't know, it's a pretty bad question. A better one is what oil actually does to the cost of money, ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Liquid crypto funds have a DeFi problem nobody talks about
The following is a guest post and guest post from Thomas Pratter, Founder and CEO at Renesis. Liquid crypto funds are having a moment. The number of actively managed vehicles keeps growing, DeFi strategies are gaining legitimacy, and regulatory clarity is slowly catching up. Institutional allocators...
- DecryptScore: 10
Inside the Growing ‘Digisexual’ Subculture of People in Relationships With AI
As chatbots grow more conversational, some users are forming emotional bonds with AI, raising questions about the future of human–machine intimacy.
- CointelegraphScore: 10
Grok delivers viral vulgar roasts of Musk, Netanyahu and Starmer
xAI’s Grok drew massive attention on X after delivering profanity-filled roasts of Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu and Keir Starmer following user prompts.