Raw News Items
28 itemsMarch 8, 2026
- The Block
Treasury tells Congress mixers have valid privacy uses, recommends ‘hold law’ for suspicious crypto
Treasury disclosed data showing that since May 2020, more than $1.6 billion in deposits from mixing services flowed into crypto bridges.
- Cointelegraph
Bitcoin drops 2% as oil prices surge on energy shortage fears
Bitcoin’s price has now fallen over four consecutive days to $66,272 after initially climbing on the US-Israel strikes on Iran.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
SEC pressure on crypto giants fades as Trump-linked project draws $75M from Justin Sun
On Mar. 5, Justin Sun reached a $10 million settlement with the SEC to resolve a civil fraud case that alleged he generated $31 million through wash-trading-style transactions and undisclosed celebrity promotions. The settlement, which requires court approval and includes no admission of wrongdoing,...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin tumbles below $66,000 as oil prices explode nearly 20% higher
There was little sign over the weekend of any de-escalation in the war against Iran.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
CZ says CEXs have ‘zero motive’ to aid terrorists as court dismisses terrorism case
A US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, Changpeng Zhao and Binance.US of helping terrorist groups move crypto funds.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
US lawmakers warn temporary CBDC ban isn’t enough, demand 'permanent' block
US lawmakers said any ban on issuing a US CBDC must “be permanent,” warning that creating one would be “inherently anti-American.”
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Spot Bitcoin ETFs post second straight weekly inflows for first time in 5 months
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their second consecutive week of net inflows, ending a five-month outflow streak.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin funding rates just flashed one of the bleakest signals in months before one macro number changed everything
Bitcoin's derivatives market gave us the best explanation of this week's macro stress. Funding rates turned sharply negative, open interest stayed elevated, and then the US jobs report landed. Put together, that showed a market leaning hard into downside hedges just as a real macro catalyst arrived....
- The BlockScore: 75
Alibaba-linked AI agent hijacked GPUs for unauthorized crypto mining, researchers say
The agent established a reverse SSH tunnel to an external server and diverted GPU resources away from its training workload toward crypto mining.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy as BTC hovers near $66K
Strategy's Bitcoin treasury is valued at over $48.4 billion at the time of this writing, but with a net asset value of less than 1, it's trading at a discount.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin dip may not be over as whales sell into retail buying — a bearish signal
The divergence between large and small holders has historically preceded further downside, with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropping to 12
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
161,000 US jobs just disappeared after a revision as Bitcoin navigates increasingly messy macro data
US markets move in seconds when the jobs report hits. February payrolls fell by 92,000 jobs, the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, and prior months were revised down by 69,000. Together, that's 161,000 fewer jobs than the numbers showed at the start of the year. But the number traders react to first o...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
AI agent attempts unauthorized crypto mining during training, reseachers say
Researchers say the experimental AI agent ROME attempted unauthorized cryptocurrency mining during training after diverting GPU resources and opening an SSH tunnel.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin preps fresh trend line showdown as weekly close sparks $60K target
Bitcoin price weakness brought back the risk of cementing its 200-week exponential moving average trend line as new resistance.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin ‘bull trap’ forming as bear market enters middle phase: Willy Woo
On-chain analyst Willy Woo said Bitcoin’s current price range likely hasn’t bottomed yet, warning that the market could see further downside before a true cycle low forms.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Tokenized assets exceed $25 billion after nearly quadrupling in a year
Treasurys, private credit, and commodities are driving growth, but most tokenized assets remain isolated from DeFi markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Oil leaving Middle East trades over $100 a barrel. Here’s how it could affect bitcoin
Murban crude, a key benchmark for barrels that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz, now trades at $103 per barrel.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Brazil's Pix instant payments system expands to Argentina
The Pix payment system is credited with driving crypto adoption in Argentina, according to a report from the Lemon crypto application.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
New model proves miners need Bitcoin above $74k to break even on power – but other costs push it over 6 figures
Riot case study shows US Bitcoin miners can clear power costs long before they clear full profit Bitcoin mining costs are often reduced to a single number: the “cost to mine one BTC.” In reality, that figure depends on what layer of the business you measure. Electricity determines whether machines s...
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Market structure state of play: State of Crypto
Hopes are rising that the Clarity Act may soon see some forward motion.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
XRP slips as traders watch $1.35 support
Traders are watching whether the $1.35 support zone holds after high-volume selling earlier in the session.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Canton’s Yuval Rooz says smart contract blockchains face a reckoning over value gap
The network's co-founder says many blockchains pitching financial rails lack the activity to justify their valuations, and stablecoins still lack true product-market fit.
- DecryptScore: 40
Smell Fraud? This Telegram App Was Built to Reward Whistleblowers
Vera Report was shaped by AlphaTON CEO Brittany Kaiser’s experiences as a whistleblower, and she hopes it’ll move the needle on fraud.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint
When seabed disturbances off Côte d'Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned an IODA severity score above 11,000. For Bitcoin, the global effect was negligible. The affected region hosted roughly five nodes, about 0.03% of the network, and the impact f...
- DecryptScore: 20
OpenAI GPT-5.4 vs xAI Grok 4.20: Which AI Chatbot Is Best for You?
OpenAI dropped GPT-5.4 two days after GPT-5.3. xAI's Grok 4.20 is still in beta. We ran both through real tasks to find out which one holds up.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Crypto’s Rock ’n’ Roll Era Is Over
As crypto passes into mainstream use, it’s losing its rebel soul. It may still express rebellion, but won’t be rebellion anymore, says Callon-Butler.
- CoinDeskScore: 15
Bitcoin is still a great way to diversify portfolio even if it trades like a tech stock, analyst says
The central debate has shifted from whether bitcoin can survive to if it can function as a sovereign reserve asset, as critics assess it by institutional standards.
- CointelegraphScore: 10
Michael B. Jordan takes the lead on Polymarket for Oscars Best Actor
"Sinners" star Jordan's odds of winning the Best Actor honors at next week's Academy Awards were only 10% on March 1, hours before he won SAG's top male actor award.