Monthly Archives: March 2025

Tether seeks Big Four firm for its first full financial audit: Report

Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly engaging with a Big Four accounting firm to audit its assets reserves and verify that its USDT (USDT) stablecoin is backed at a 1:1 ratio. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino reportedly said the audit process would be more straightforward under pro-crypto US President Donald Trump. It comes after rising industry concerns […]

Crypto VC giant targets $1B for new funds, expects oversubscription — Report

Venture capital firm Haun Ventures is reportedly looking to raise $1 billion for two new crypto-related investment funds within the next three months. If successful, $500 million will be allocated to early-stage crypto investments, while the remaining $500 million will go toward late-stage crypto investments, people familiar with the matter told Fortune Crypto on March […]

John Reed Stark opposes regulatory reform at SEC crypto roundtable

John Reed Stark, the former director of the Office of Internet Enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pushed back against the idea of regulatory reform at the first SEC crypto roundtable. The former regulator said the Securities Act of 1933 and 1934 should not be changed to accommodate digital assets and […]

Nigeria still open to crypto business despite rocky past: Report

The government of Nigeria is still open to crypto businesses operating in the country despite the ongoing lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and the high-profile detention of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan. Nigerian Information Minister Mohammed Idris told Semafor that many crypto businesses operate inside the country that are not facing litigation or criminal prosecution. “This […]

Ethereum open interest hits new all-time high — Will ETH price follow?

Ether (ETH) price dropped 6% between March 19 and March 21 after failing to break the $2,050 resistance level. More notably, ETH has fallen 28% since Feb. 21, underperforming the broader crypto market, which declined 14% over the same period. Despite ETH’s price struggles, Ether futures open interest hit a record high on March 21. […]

Price analysis 3/21: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, LINK, LEO

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery continues to face selling at higher levels, indicating that the bears have not given up. Trading resource Material Indicators said in a post on X that “Spoofy the Whale” has been suppressing Bitcoin’s price below $87,500. Although the upside is currently restricted, select analysts believe that the downside is limited. BitMEX co-founder […]

Rising XRP spot market volumes hint at next stage of a parabolic price rally — Analyst

XRP (XRP) price rallied 16% less than 24 hours after news that Ripple’s legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could end made headlines on March 19. However, XRP has shed half of its gains over the past two days, losing position below an important level at $2.50. XRP rally continues to […]

Strategy announces 10% preferred stock offering to buy more Bitcoin

Strategy has announced the pricing of its latest round of perpetual preferred stock, which the company does before announcing more Bitcoin (BTC) acquisitions. According to Strategy, the latest round of preferred stock will be sold at $85 per share, with a 10% coupon, and will bring the company approximately $711 million in revenue. Market analyst […]

Why is the crypto market down today?

The cryptocurrency market is down on March 21, with the total market capitalization dropping by 2.5% to about $2.75 trillion.  24-hour performance of large-cap cryptocurrencies. Source: Coin360 Several factors have contributed to the latest drop in crypto prices, including: Over $230 million was wiped off the crypto market in 24 hours after Bitcoin failed to […]

Bitcoin NFTs, layer-2 and restaking hype ‘completely gone’

A Bitcoin layer-2 executive explained how Bitcoin narratives that were “overhyped” have now wholly vanished while the ecosystem develops.  In a Cointelegraph interview, Bitlayer co-founder Charlie Hu laid out three Bitcoin narratives that he believed were overhyped. This included narratives that surrounded Ordinals, layer-2s and re-staking.  According to Hu, one of the overhyped narratives in […]