Mar 29, 20265m 07s
Bitcoin Is About to Close Its Worst Quarter Since 2018
Bitcoin has fallen 26% in Q1 2026, its worst first quarter in eight years, with five consecutive red months and $6.18 billion drained from spot ETFs.
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Mar 29, 20266m 07s
South Korea Lost 60 Billion Dollars in Crypto to Overseas Exchanges in Six Months
South Korea saw $60B in crypto flow to foreign exchanges and private wallets in H2 2025. Exchange profits dropped 38% as regulators tighten oversight.
Mar 28, 20265m 14s
BNB Chain Is Now the Second-Largest Blockchain for Real-World Assets
BNB Chain crossed $3.15 billion in RWA TVL after adding $1 billion in Q1 2026. Circle USYC overtook BlackRock BUIDL as the top tokenized treasury product.
Mar 28, 20264m 54s
Ethereum ETF Outflows Hit 8 Straight Days as ETH Clings to 2,000 Dollars
US spot Ethereum ETFs have now seen 8 consecutive days of net outflows, draining over 400 million dollars as ETH struggles to hold the 2,000 dollar level.
Mar 28, 20264m 34s
Binance OTC Volume in Early 2026 Already Hits 25% of Last Years Total
Binance's OTC desk processed roughly a quarter of 2025's entire volume in just January and February 2026, signaling accelerating institutional demand.
Mar 28, 20264m 59s
Bhutan Has Sold 152 Million Dollars in Bitcoin This Year, and Its Sovereign Stack Is Down 66%
Bhutan has offloaded $152M in BTC in 2026, shrinking its hydroelectric-mined holdings from 13,000 to 4,453 BTC. The Gelephu Mindfulness City pledge looks unfulfillable.
Mar 28, 20264m 47s
Warren Demands Answers on Bitmain After DHS Probed 16,000 Mining Rigs Near a US Military Base
Elizabeth Warren wrote to Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding documents on Bitmain's national security investigation tied to Trump-backed American Bitcoin.
Mar 27, 20265m 16s
Maxine Waters Demands Answers on How Kraken Got Access to the Federal Reserve
The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee wants to know why the Kansas City Fed approved Kraken's limited purpose account before finishing its own rulemaking.
Mar 27, 20265m 29s
The NYSE Parent Just Put Another 600 Million Dollars Into Polymarket
Intercontinental Exchange invests an additional $600M in Polymarket, bringing its total stake to $1.6 billion and cementing TradFi's largest prediction market bet.
Mar 27, 20264m 52s
Bitcoin Drops Below 67,000 Dollars as 300 Million in Longs Get Wiped Out
BTC hit a two-week low as $300M in long positions were liquidated. Oil above $100, Nasdaq down 10% from highs, and crypto Fear at 23.