Gold and silver posted one of their steepest weekly pullbacks in years as macro forces flipped the script on safe-haven demand.

Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is tightening, and a new wrinkle has emerged: reports suggest Tehran is allowing yuan-based conditions for oil shipments seeking safe passage.

CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were reportedly drawn into a police investigation in India over the weekend tied to an alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud case, with conflicting reports on whether the pair were formally arrested or questioned.

XRP hovers near key support after a sharp pullback, as fading bullish momentum collides with macro uncertainty and a pivotal regulatory shift that could reshape long-term institutional demand.

Strategy’s relentless bitcoin accumulation signals rising institutional conviction, with massive holdings, leveraged exposure, and volatile trading dynamics reinforcing its high-stakes bet as market swings continue to test long-term capital allocation discipline.

Bitcoin traded at $68,351 on March 22, 2026, with a market cap of around $1.36 trillion and a 24-hour volume of $20.6 billion, as price action oscillated between $68,211 and $70,978. The broader technical posture remained neutral overall, though underlying indicators and moving averages (MAs) suggested increasing downside pressure beneath the surface.

A measure would seek to smooth things over in Congress as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shifts gears in anticipation of the upcoming elections. Dario Durigan, the recently confirmed Economy Minister, will focus on other issues to avoid losing further support from lawmakers.

Crypto platform Gemini has cut its workforce by 30% in 2026, citing a transformative integration of artificial intelligence (AI) that enables employees to achieve a “100x” productivity impact.

An amendment to Kentucky’s House Bill 380 has sparked controversy for proposing to impose strict requirements on hardware wallet providers.

Iranians remain in digital darkness, as the internet blockade imposed by the Iranian regime has entered its third week. According to Netblocks, this would be the “longest sustained nation-scale internet blackout” ever tracked, and one of the three longest in its records.

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is moving to hand off seized virtual assets to private custody providers after a recent security lapse exposed the risks of doing it in-house.

U.S. lawmakers move to block taxpayer rescues for crypto firms, tightening federal safeguards and signaling tougher boundaries between digital asset risk and traditional finance as scrutiny intensifies over potential spillover into the broader financial system.

Crypto scammers are increasingly exploiting trusted institutions like the FBI to deceive users, using fake Tron-based tokens and urgent messaging to steal sensitive data while losses across digital asset fraud surge into the billions.

JPMorgan’s $266,000 bitcoin projection is being interpreted as a strategic signal to institutions, revealing how bank-grade research is shaping allocation behavior rather than simply forecasting price direction.

Bitcoin and the broader crypto economy slipped Saturday evening after President Donald Trump posted that the U.S. would obliterate Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened within 48 hours. After holding a steady range above $70,000, BTC broke lower and touched $68,241 per coin.