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Bitcoin is clinging to $69,000 territory Thursday despite a fresh wave of risk-off pressure from the escalating Iran conflict and hotter energy prices. BTC is down ~2.6% today (last ~$69,400), but that looks almost steady compared to the carnage elsewhere: gold –5% to $4,500/oz (weakest since early February), silver –6.6%,…

Posted by WallStreetQueenOfficialMarch 18, 2026 – Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria (current time: 07:45 PM WAT) American Bitcoin (ABTC), the mining and treasury firm co-founded with backing from Eric Trump (Chief Strategy Officer) and Donald Trump Jr., has quietly climbed the Bitcoin treasury rankings to become the 16th largest public…

Bitcoin’s brief flirtation with $74,000 levels was abruptly ended Wednesday morning as a double whammy of renewed Iran escalation headlines and unexpectedly hot February U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) data slammed risk assets across the board. The rapid reversal saw BTC drop to around $72,300–$72,500 (down ~2% over the past…

Ether (ETH) is stealing the show in today’s crypto rally, surging more than 10% over the past 24 hours to a six-week high above $2,300. That easily outpaces Bitcoin’s ~3% gain and the broader CoinDesk 20 Index’s ~5% advance — a clear sign of momentum shifting toward altcoins after months…

While Bitcoin has endured a punishing ~50% drawdown from its October 2025 all-time high, institutional investors — far from panicking — have largely held firm. That’s the key takeaway from Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, in a new CoinDesk interview. Hougan points to U.S. spot Bitcoin…

Chicago-based institutional crypto trading and lending firm Blockfills (operated by Reliz Ltd.) has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on March 15, 2026. The filing affects Reliz and three affiliated entities. Key details from the court documents and company…

Bitcoin is closing out its strongest week since September 2025, up approximately 8.5% and trading firmly above $71,000 as the market heads into the weekend. Since the escalation of the Middle East conflict over two weeks ago, BTC has gained roughly 13%, outperforming traditional risk assets (U.S. equities), tech proxies…

The tokenized real-world assets (RWA) sector just hit a major milestone: the total market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has surged past $11 billion — a fresh all-time high — with $2.5 billion added so far in 2026 (up 27% year-to-date). Leading the pack? Circle (CRCL), whose USYC tokenized Treasury fund…

Bitcoin is showing classic pre-breakout tension. After reclaiming $72,100 (the 50-day moving average) during European hours today, BTC is consolidating near $73,679 — up modestly but holding key ground ahead of a potential volatility explosion. The big number everyone’s watching: $75,000. That’s where options market makers sit on roughly $3…

The intersection of cryptocurrency, politics, and high-net-worth access just got more dramatic. The official issuer of the $TRUMP meme token announced Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump will headline a “gala luncheon” at his Mar-a-Lago estate on April 25, 2026. The event is exclusively for the top 297 holders of…