XRP slides 19.9% as SEC silence on appeal strategy weighs on sentiment. All eyes now on Paul Atkins' confirmation and XRP-spot ETF prospects.

A research-heavy French investment firm has published a quantitative paper explaining the reasons Strategy stock outperforms bitcoin. French Asset Manager Tobam: Three Reasons Strategy Outperforms Bitcoin Paris-based asset manager Tobam has researched exactly why Michael Saylor's Strategy (MSTR) has continued to outperform bitcoin ( BTC), the very asset responsible for boosting its stock price.

Hut 8, a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining company with a market capitalization of approximately $1.2 billion, announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to establish a new mining subsidiary named American Bitcoin.

Michael Saylor's firm, Strategy (previously known as MicroStrategy), announced a new Bitcoin (BTC) buy on Monday, March 31st of a significant $1.9 billion in BTC. This comes despite the market's leading cryptocurrency's recent challenges, having plummeted 25% from its all-time high in January of this year.

After a grueling period of record outflows, the digital asset market is showing signs of life. Last week, digital asset investment products attracted a substantial $226 million in inflows, marking nine consecutive trading days of positive sentiment and fueling cautious optimism among investors, according to a CoinShares report.

Bitcoin price started another decline below the $83,500 zone. BTC is now consolidating and might struggle to recover above the $83,850 zone.

Japan's publicly listed bitcoin treasury company, Metaplanet Inc., is doubling down, issuing $13.3 million in zero-interest bonds to aggressively expand its bitcoin holdings. Japan's Metaplanet Gears Up for Bitcoin Accumulation Japan's publicly listed bitcoin treasury company, Metaplanet Inc.

The audit's outcome could influence crypto market dynamics and regulatory approaches, impacting future digital asset policies and valuations. The post US government to finalize Bitcoin stash audit this Saturday—whether XRP, ADA are part of crypto stockpile will be clarified soon appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bitcoin has continued to show weakness in price movement, with limited upside momentum over the past several weeks. The cryptocurrency has declined by 22.3% in the last month alone, bringing its price down to $83,191 at the time of writing.

After showing signs of recovery last week, Bitcoin appears to have lost its upward momentum once again. The cryptocurrency was closing in on the $90,000 psychological level but has since reversed direction, falling by 6.4% over the past week to hover around $82,000 at the time of writing.

Bitcoin has dropped to $82,100, Ethereum to $1,790, and XRP to $2.13, extending losses alongside U.S. stock futures as investors react to rising trade tensions and inflation concerns.

Bitcoin steadied near $82,429 as of 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, trimming early losses despite mounting concerns over potential selling pressure and global trade tensions.

Bitcoin continues to prove its strength as a long-term investment, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. Despite recent sideways trading caused by macroeconomic uncertainty, Bitcoin has delivered a solid 24.3% gain since Election Dayoutperforming traditional assets like gold and major stock indices.

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has solidified its position as the largest Bitcoin holder among public companies. According to a recent chart shared by Bitwises head of research Ryan Rasmussen, the business intelligence firm now owns 77% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded corporationsa level of dominance not seen since 2020 when the company first adopted Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.

Brazils debate over adopting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset is intensifying. Earlier this week, Nilton David, Brazils central bank director of monetary policy, dismissed the idea, stating that diversifying the countrys international reserves with cryptocurrencies would be inappropriate.

Bitcoins recent rally may be coming to an end as experts predict a slow but painful correction in the months ahead. Quinn Thompson, founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, told CoinDesk he sees BTC falling back to the $50K-$59K rangedown significantly from the current $83K level and nearly 50% off its all-time high of $109K just two months ago.

A new AI-infused blockchain called Ambient, backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Delphi Digital, is being positioned as a potential replacement for Bitcoin. Co-founded by Travis Good, Ambient is built on the belief that Bitcoins cryptographic architecture is aging and may become obsolete within five years.

Crypto asset investment products faced another week of outflows last week, marking the second consecutive week of investor pullback. According to the latest weekly report released by CoinShares, total outflows amounted to $584 million, pushing the two-week outflow total to roughly $1.2 billion.

A court in Brazil has authorized the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to notify unidentified defendants in a case involving missing Bitcoins (BTC) tied to an alleged pyramid scheme, BWA Brazil.

According to current metrics, at around 6 p.m. ET on March 31, the Bitcoin blockchain experienced a curious decline in transactional throughput, with blocks failing to reach optimal capacity. Beginning at block 890,138, a sequence of more than a couple dozen blocks exhibited diminished size, deviating from the network's typical operational rhythm.

The candidate suggesting Poland should set up its own Bitcoin reserve has been rising in polls ahead of the EU nation's presidential vote in May. Over the past weeks, since he vowed to turn Poland into a crypto haven, Sławomir Mentzen has moved closer to participating in a likely run-off in June.

According to data from Arkham, over $1 billion worth of USDT was minted on March 31.

The U.S. could anchor its financial future to bitcoin under a bold new plan pushing a national reserve—“buy, baby, buy,” urges a senator as debt explodes. US Senator Demands Action on BITCOIN Act as Debt Soars—Time to ‘Buy, Baby, Buy,' She Says U.S.

Will Bitcoin and altcoins fall in line?

On Jan. 20, Bitcoin (BTC 0.07%) hit a new all-time high of $109,000, and many investors thought that the world's most popular cryptocurrency was about to skyrocket higher. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case, with Bitcoin now down 22% from its peak.

American Bitcoin Corp., a new bitcoin mining company formed by Hut 8 with Eric and Donald Trump Jr., seeks to absorb Hut 8's mining operations while positioning itself as a major U.S. player with a strategic reserve. The post Trump Family to Launch New Bitcoin Mining Venture with Hut 8 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has expressed confidence in Bitcoin's long-term potential, highlighting that the world's leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization has returned a 24.3% gain since Election Day, despite its sideways trajectory due to market uncertainty.

California's AB-1052 protects cryptocurrency users' self-custody rights, in a bid to ensure that they can manage digital assets without governmental interference or restrictions.

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) falling nearly 12% in the first quarter to $82,683.16 amid the market uncertainty, it has outperformed the S&P 500 and gold since Election Day. Gold recently hit a new all-time high of over $3100, up by nearly 14% since Nov. 5.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says the network will play a key role in Bitcoin DeFi transactions in the future. With several partnerships and innovations in the works, Hoskinson says Cardano is bracing itself to explore layer 2 solutions on the Bitcoin blockchain, Cardano Positions Itself For Bitcoin DeFi In an interview with Scott Melker, Cardano's

Bitcoin Magazine The Bill Miller IV Interview: Bitcoin as the Global Denominator of Capital The Bill Miller IV Interview Bill Miller IV, CIO of Miller Value Partners and Bitcoin 2025 speaker, joins Bitcoin Magazine's “The Culture Bit” to lay out a markets-first case for Bitcoin as the world's ultimate denominator of capital.

Strategy acquired 22,048 Bitcoin for $1.92 billion between March 24–30 using proceeds from stock offerings, signaling its continued commitment to BTC as corporate treasury strategy evolves. The post Michael Saylor's Strategy Acquires 22,048 BTC for $1.92 Billion – More Buys Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The selling pressure appeared to be balanced by the buying pressure after mid-March, but the past few days showed bearish dominance once more.

The world's second-largest digital asset, Ethereum (ETH), struggles to keep up with Bitcoin. Market data shows that the ETH/BTC ratio has dropped to its lowest level in five years.

The word “bitcoin” appeared once in BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's 2024 letter to investors.

Truflation, a real-time data provider for inflation indexes, presented a correlation between its real-time inflation data and bitcoin's price movements. The company stated that every time its disinflation trend pauses or reverses, bitcoin tends to rally shortly after.

Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped from $87,241 to $81,331 between March 28 and March 31, erasing gains from the previous 17 days. The 6.8% correction liquidated $230 million in bullish BTC futures positions and largely followed the declining momentum in the US stock market, as the S&P 500 futures fell to their lowest levels since March 14.Despite struggling to hold above $82,000 on March 31, four key indicators point to strong investor confidence and potential signs of Bitcoin decoupling from traditional markets in the near future.

American Bitcoin, previously American Data Centers, has appointed Mike Ho, Matt Prusak, and Eric Trump to key executive roles.

According to a chart shared by Ryan Rasmussen, head of research at Bitwise Invest, business intelligence firm Strategy now owns three of every four Bitcoins held by public corporations.

Bitcoin (BTC) price dipped below its ascending channel pattern over the weekend, dropping to $81,222 on March 31. The top cryptocurrency is set to register its worst quarterly return since 2018, but a group of whale entities are mirroring a 2020-era bull run signal.

With the acquisition of 22,048 bitcoin on Monday, Strategy (formally Microstrategy) elevated its total holdings to 528,185 BTC. This positions the firm as the second-largest corporate holder of the leading cryptocurrency, surpassed only by Blackrock's IBIT exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, claimed in a recent letter that Bitcoin and crypto could damage the dollar's international standing. If investors treat Bitcoin as an inflation hedge to the dollar, it could precipitate serious trouble.

Cryptocurrency markets are trading in a tight sideways range on Monday as markets expect the impact of tariff announcements on Wednesday. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $83,316 +0.7% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,841 +0.8% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $125.81 -0.5% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.12 -1.8% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1674 -1.7% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.0000125 -0.8% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume decreasing by 10.39%.

The Trump family has officially entered the cryptocurrency mining sector. Eric Trump steps into a leadership role as the family acquires a significant stake in a major Bitcoin mining operation.

President Trump's family is set to launch a bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8. Bloomberg's Michael Regan joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology" to discuss.

D.O.G.E. job cuts, tariffs, a restrictive Fed and new immigration policies could weigh on markets for the next six to nine months, said Lekker Capital's Quinn Thompson.

Metaplanet is going all in on BTC again — this time with a $13 million war chest. The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company has issued 2 billion Japanese yen ($13.3 million) in zero-interest bonds to continue expanding its BTC reserves.

On today's show, crypto prices are mixed to begin the week. And, President Trump granted pardons to three co-founders and a former employee of the BitMEX crypto exchange, while Hut 8 announced Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. invested in a new bitcoin mining company called American Bitcoin, which is controlled by the crypto infrastructure firm.