Bitcoin drops after Trump’s Truth Social threat turns ceasefire language into renewed escalation Overnight, Bitcoin dramatically fell 2.8% after President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened within 48 hours. The drop ran from roughly $70,400 to $68,200 before a partial
Bitcoin $BTC$68,661.74 began the year on a painful note, even as equity markets remained buoyant. But stock traders’ luck is now running out, as rising bond yields pressure valuations. Prices for bitcoin plunged to nearly $60,000 from around $90,000 in the first five weeks of the year, according to CoinDesk data. The decline marked a
Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman, the parents of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted after the exchange’s collapse, used their first televised interview to challenge the core premise of his conviction, arguing that no customer money was ultimately lost. “The money was always there,” Bankman said during a weekend interview with CNN’s Michael Smerconish.
Bitcoin price started a sharp decline from well above $72,000. $BTC is now consolidating and might extend losses unless there is a close above $70,000. Bitcoin started a sharp decline below $71,200 and $70,500. The price is trading below $70,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with
Bitcoin has fallen over the past week, but its declines have been less severe than the broader equity drawdown since the Iran conflict began on February 28. The world’s largest crypto traded around $68,000 on Sunday, down roughly 2% over the past 24 hours and about 6% over the past seven days, according to CoinGecko
Asian stock markets suffered sharp losses Monday as the US-Iran war entered its fourth week with no sign of de-escalation, while a 48-hour ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz rattled investor confidence globally. The conflict is now delivering simultaneous shocks to energy supply, inflation expectations, and monetary policy outlooks worldwide. Markets Buckle Under Escalating Pressure
Bitcoin dropped below $68,000, extending weekly losses as broader risk-off sentiment and ETF outflows continued to weigh on price action. Geopolitical tensions and a sustained decline in U.S. equities added pressure, reinforcing Bitcoin’s growing correlation with macro markets. Analysts remain divided, with some warning of a deeper pullback toward $60K, while others point to steady
R3E Network has published a JavaScript-based decompiler SDK for Neo N3 smart contracts, enabling developers to convert compiled NEF bytecode into human-readable code. Jimmy Liao, Neo core developer and R3E Network founder, announced the release on March 19, with plans to integrate the tool into the neo3scan.com blockchain explorer. The SDK, published as @r3e/neo-decompiler-js on
COZ has distributed 936 $NEO across four ecosystem projects in its Proof of Working 2.2 report, published on March 17. The round marks the largest single distribution in the relaunched series, up from 440 $NEO in round 2.0 and 446 $NEO in round 2.1. The weekly program rewards independent contributors for publicly delivered work in