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“Oil’s rally and the inflation concerns it raises have put Bitcoin’s hedge credentials back in focus,” said Jake Ostrovskis, head of over-the-counter trading at Wintermute. Until last week, the trend in recent months had largely been the opposite, as bullion repeatedly hit record prices while Bitcoin tumbled.

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The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, bought 17,994 Bitcoin between March 2 and March 8, according to a regulatory filing Monday. Roughly $900 million of the purchase was funded through sales of Class A common stock. The remaining $377 million — about 30% of the total — came from at-the-market sales of its “Stretch” preferred shares, which were sold at a discount to face value.

With Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) trading at $197.20 (which is down 12.8% year-to-date and well off its 52-week high of $444.64), this is a structurally stronger company selling at a cyclically depressed price, and the setup for retirement-oriented investors with a multi-year horizon is straightforward. Momentum Is Already Turning Despite Bitcoin sliding toward $66,331 and ... Is Coinbase Stock Finally a Buy?

The MP has invested £215,000 in Stack BTC alongside Blockchain.com as part of an equity fundraise.

Economically-sensitive sectors like tech and banks were among the biggest losers, with SoftBank Group Corp and Advantest Corp plummeting more than 9%. The market turmoil came as oil surged above $100 a barrel, with major producers curbing production as the conflict around Iran extended into its 10th day. Stocks pared some losses in late afternoon after a Financial Times report that G-7 members are considering a coordinated release of emergency oil reserves.

Whether Bitcoin’s resilience holds may depend less on battlefield developments than on how energy prices respond in the days ahead.

With the conflict now in its second week, energy disruptions remained the presiding worry after the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait joined Iraq in reducing oil production as storage filled up and tankers continued to avoid the critical Strait of Hormuz. “Markets had held up better than you might expect through the initial shock, but damage to oil infrastructure changes the equation,” said Dave Mazza, chief executive officer at Roundhill Financial. “This is no longer just about Hormuz being effectively shut, it is about supply disruption spreading deeper into the region, and that is the kind of shift that can push already-nervous investors to take more risk off the table.”

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) executives and industry partners discussed crypto market dynamics, U.S. regulation, and the company’s push to expand beyond spot crypto trading during a recent event featuring Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas and Morgan Stanley’s Global Head of Fintech, Jigar Patel. Crypto vol

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Investing.com — Bitcoin (BitfinexUSD) fell towards $67,000 on Sunday, as a combination of macroeconomic pressures and global uncertainty pushed market sentiment into "Extreme Fear" territory. The leading cryptocurrency slipped 0.85% to trade near $67,127.9 at 01:49 ET (06:49 GMT), dragging the broader crypto market capitalization down.

Investing.com — Historical oil supply shocks have tended to benefit certain currencies, particularly the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar, while weighing on others such as the New Zealand dollar and Australian dollar, according to Bank of America analysts.

Bitcoin miner-turned-AI cloud operator IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) shocked investors this week with a stunning announcement: it expanded its at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program to a whopping $6 billion — roughly half its current market capitalization. The news sent shares tumbling 8.5% in a single session as dilution fears gripped the market. While the dilution won’t hit ... IREN’s $6 Billion Stock Offering: Is This AMC Entertainment 2.0 for the AI Era?

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has spent 2026 grinding between $1.30 and $1.50. The token started the year with a 25% surge to $2.40 before plunging 30% in February, and now trades near $1.40. XRP remains 62% below its July 2025 high of $3.65, and the longer it consolidates here, the more pressure builds for a decisive ... XRP Price Prediction: 5 Catalysts That Could Push XRP to $3 in 2026

Investing.com — Currency markets are bracing for a period of heightened volatility as analysts weigh three distinct energy supply scenarios stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict. A new impact assessment by Morgan Stanley says the U.S. Dollar (USD) and the Euro (EUR) remain tethered to the severity of disruptions in the global oil complex.

Iran conflict dominated headlines and overshadowed the UK spring statement, as fears over energy supplies and inflation persisted

Shiba Inu just saw its burn rate explode, fueling bullish price predictions. In the past 24 hours, the SHIB burn rate jumped more than 53,000%, wiping out over 172 million tokens from circulation. That kind of supply reduction usually grabs attention quickly. But the price has not reacted the same ...

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) trades near $1.40 after falling 62% from its July 2025 peak of $3.65. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) sits around $66,000, down 48% from October’s $126,000 high. Both are deep in drawdowns, but ChatGPT and DeepSeek both predict XRP delivers stronger percentage returns than Bitcoin through year-end. Where both AI models disagree is how ... AI XRP Price Prediction: ChatGPT and DeepSeek Say XRP Will Outperform Bitcoin in 2026

The Bitcoin price has fallen every single time the dollar has rallied since 2014. When the Dollar Index spiked to 114 in 2022, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dropped from $47,000 to $16,000 over roughly 11 months. The inverse relationship between Bitcoin and the dollar was so consistent that traders built entire strategies around it. However, on ... Bitcoin’s 12-Year Relationship With the Dollar Just Broke