Bitcoin BTC$68,774.38 may gain if a potential U.S.-Iran conflict stretches on for months as higher government spending, rising debt and lower interest rates create conditions that have historically supported the cryptocurrency, according to macrostrategist Mark Connors. Wars are expensive, and financing them typically requires governments to issue more debt, said Connors, formerly the head of
NYDIG argued that Bitcoin’s latest move alongside U.S. software stocks does not prove the asset has turned into a software equity proxy. In its March 6 weekly research note, the firm said Bitcoin’s rising 90 day correlations are not limited to software shares. Instead, they also extend to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, which
Chainlink adoption expanded this week with 11 new integrations across 2 services and 11 chains, including Base and Injective EVM. New integrations included $ADI Chain, Arc, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, Seismic, and Stable. Chainlink recorded 11 new integrations this week across two services and 11 blockchain networks: $ADI Chain, Arc, Base, DogeOS
The platform’s first fully onchain athlete asset signals a shift toward decentralized tokenization of sports talent ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Tokenization has become one of the most discussed themes in crypto over the past two years. Most blockchain projects experimenting with the concept have focused on financial assets such as treasury securities,
As real-world assets migrate on-chain, tokenized stocks are rapidly emerging as the most aggressive growth vertical of the current RWA cycle, fusing traditional equities with programmable liquidity. Summary The silent boom in tokenized equity markets Strategic value drivers and TradFi friction Competing architectures for tokenized stock issuance Market structure and leading players Bridging TradFi settlement
The Japanese stock market experienced historic volatility on March 9, with the Nikkei 225 plunging over 4,200 points at its lowest, ultimately closing down 2,892.12 points (or 5.2%), marking the third-largest point drop in history. Historic Point Drop The Japanese stock market endured a day of historic volatility on Monday as the Nikkei 225 suffered
Although Bitcoin ($BTC) is affected by ongoing US-Iran tensions and rising oil prices, it remains resilient compared to global markets. However, the events are also increasing uncertainty, and Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies don’t like uncertainty. At this point, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes assessed the developments taking place around the world and their impact on the crypto
Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), a new development group formed by the former core team of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), has raised more than $25 million in seed funding to continue building the privacy-focused cryptocurrency ecosystem. The round drew support from Paradigm, a16z crypto, Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Cypherpunk Technologies, Chapter One, Balaji Srinivasan
Aon (AON), which advises on $5 trillion in assets as one of the world’s largest insurance brokers, said it carried out a proof-of-concept using stablecoins to settle insurance premium payments, an early sign that dollar-pegged tokens may start moving deeper into corporate finance. The London-based company worked with crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) and blockchain infrastructure
The VIX and bitcoin often move in opposite directions, with sharp spikes in the volatility index frequently coinciding with bitcoin local bottoms. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), which measures expected volatility in the S&P 500 based on options pricing and is widely viewed as Wall Street’s “fear gauge”, jumped to its highest level in nearly