BNB Chain launches $100M liquidity program

BNB Chain (BNB) has launched a $100 million program designed to bootstrap liquidity for its native projects on centralized exchanges (CEXs). The network is allocating $100 million in incentives, primarily in the form of its native BNB tokens, to projects that successfully list on any of 11 major CEXs specified by BNB Chain, according to …

Crypto exchange Kraken exploring $1B raise ahead of IPO: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is considering a major capital raise ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) early next year, Bloomberg reported on March 24.  Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg said Kraken is exploring a debt package worth anywhere between $200 million and $1 billion. The exchange is reportedly in preliminary talks with Goldman Sachs and …

DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

Nostra, a lending protocol on Starknet, has paused borrowing for two liquid staking tokens after identifying a “critical issue” with its price feeds, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol said.  On March 24, errors in Nostra’s price feed inflated the reported prices of xSTRK and sSTRK — two liquid staking derivatives of Starknet’s native STRK token …

Will Bitcoin price hit $130K in 90 days? Yes, says one analyst

Bitcoin (BTC) delivered its best weekly performance in over two months, climbing 4.24% to an intra-day high at $88,804. BTC also reclaimed a bullish stance on the charts, closing above the daily chart’s 200-day exponential moving average (EMA). Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView With a weekly close above $84,600, the likelihood of BTC testing $90,000 …

Bhutan government moves $63M BTC to three wallets

The Bhutan government moved $63 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) on March 24 to three wallets, according to Onchain Lens, which analyzed data from Arkham Intelligence. One of the wallets now holds 600 BTC worth approximately $53 million at time of writing. Bhutan has leveraged its abundant hydroelectric power to mine Bitcoin since 2019. In …

Price analysis 3/24: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK

Bitcoin (BTC) rose 4.25% last week to close above $86,000, and the bulls extended the recovery above $88,700 on March 24. 10x Research founder Markus Thielen said in a March 23 report that Bitcoin’s reversal indicators had turned positive, suggesting a “renewed uptrend.” Buyers seem to be returning to the markets. According to SoSoValue data, …

What to expect at Paul Atkins’ SEC confirmation hearing

Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member Paul Atkins is scheduled to appear before lawmakers in the Senate Banking Committee on March 27 as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to get the President’s picks into high-level government positions. Since Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, the SEC, under the leadership of acting …

Bitcoin price pumps, but will BTC break $92K anytime soon?

Bitcoin (BTC) price surged by 3% on March 24, distancing from its $76,900 low on March 11 despite failing to sustain the $88,000 level. Now, traders are wondering what factors could drive Bitcoin’s daily close above $92,000, which last occurred on March 3. Adding to cryptocurrency investors’ frustration, gold is trading just 1% below its …

Bitcoin must reclaim this key 2025 level to avoid new lows — Research

Bitcoin (BTC) neared $90,000 at the March 24 Wall Street open as analysis warned of “conflicting signs and signals.” BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price daily gains near 3% in risk-asset relief Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $88,772 on Bitstamp — its highest levels since March 7. Bitcoin followed …

Tabit offers USD insurance policies backed by Bitcoin regulatory capital

Barbados-based insurer Tabit has raised $40 million in Bitcoin for its insurance facility, in a move the company said would bolster its balance sheet and allow the insurance sector to capitalize on digital assets. Tabit’s Bitcoin (BTC) regulatory capital will be used to back traditional insurance policies, which are all denominated in US dollars, the …