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t54 announced that autonomous AI agents can now pay for services natively on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) using XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD). 

The system relies on t54’s x402 facilitator. Coinbase and Cloudflare originally launched x402 in 2025 as an open standard for machine-native payments.

“Agent commerce is coming to the XRPL. With @virtuals_io, agents can transact autonomously: escrowed jobs, verification through evaluators, and programmable settlement,” the post read.

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t54, founded by Chandler Fang, is a San Francisco-based startup building trust infrastructure for the agentic economy. The company raised $5 million in a seed round in February, co-led by Anagram, PL Capital, and Franklin Templeton. Ripple joined as a strategic investor alongside Virtuals Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, and ABCDE.

Meanwhile, the development comes as XRP continues to face market volatility. BeInCrypto Markets data showed that the altcoin has dropped more than 1% over the past day. At press time, it was trading at $1.45.

XRP Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsAI-driven “agent commerce” on the XRP Ledger could strengthen the long-term case for XRP, especially if autonomous systems begin using it for payments and settlement. It gives XRP a credible story in the AI + crypto intersection. 

But whether it translates into enough on-chain volume to meaningfully impact XRP’s price depends on whether agent commerce actually takes off at scale, and that’s still an open question. 

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Bitcoin jumps to $70,800 as oil retreats; ether and XRP lagOil prices slipped as major economies announced joint efforts to stabilize energy markets. Mar 20, 2026, 5:43 a.m.

Bitcoin BTC$70,662.70 and the wider crypto market saw a notable price bounce on Friday after major economies announced joint efforts to boost oil supplies through the now-disrupted Strait of Hormuz.

BTC, the largest cryptocurrency, jumped to $70,800, up more than 1% on the day, extending its recovery from overnight lows under $68,900, according to CoinDesk data. Other major coins, including ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), and solana (SOL), saw smaller gains of less than 1%, lagging behind bitcoin.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell nearly 2% to $93.80, alongside similar losses in Brent, after Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan said they would take steps to stabilize energy markets and join collaborative efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In a joint statement issued by the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, leaders of these nations condemned the attacks by Iran and urged it to halt its actions immediately.

On Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. may soon remove sanctions from Iranian oil tankers and could release crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

With the Federal Reserve expressing heightened uncertainty on growth and inflation outlooks earlier this week, traders have scaled back expectations for Fed rate cuts. That has left crypto and traditional risk assets largely at the mercy of oil price swings.

The latest drop in oil, though positive, doesn’t end the uncertainty, as military conflict in the Middle East continues. WTI remains near recent support at $92.00, still significantly above pre-war valuations.

"For now, WTI crude continues to hold what appears to be an increasingly important area of support. That level aligns well with prior highs and the short-term trend. As long as oil holds that support and the trend continues higher, it will likely maintain an upward bias," Mott Capital Management said in an email to its subscribers.

The firm added that positioning in the oil options market suggests higher levels are possible.

Another market that bitcoin traders might want to watch is the S&P 500, Wall Street’s benchmark equity index.

The index closed below its pivotal 200-day simple moving average (SMA) on Thursday – the first such instance since May last year – signaling a bearish shift in momentum. A potential strengthening of risk aversion in stocks could spill over into crypto and the wider financial markets.

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A price zone that held as a floor throughout all of 2025 is now blocking XRP from recovering. The $1.80 level — once a reliable support — flipped to resistance in January 2026, and the token has not come close to reclaiming it since. Until it does, one analyst says XRP remains “in deep trouble.”

A Channel Break That Changed Everything For most of last year, XRP traded inside a large parallel channel with a ceiling near $3.45 and a floor around $1.80. The token stayed within those boundaries even as its price started slipping after hitting an all-time high of $3.60 in July 2025. Lower highs and lower lows piled up through the fourth quarter, but $1.80 held.

Then January came. XRP closed the month below that level for the first time, and it has not looked back. The $1.80 floor became a ceiling, and every attempt to push higher has run into that wall.

If I zoom out, I still see $XRP in deep trouble.

It is clearly downtrending with a series of lower lows and lower highs, and above all, it is still below that key level at $1.80.

As long as we don’t break this downtrend, we could expect that “no support zone” to be filled. pic.twitter.com/mNuF8O8LWo

— Sjuul | AltCryptoGems (@AltCryptoGems) March 18, 2026

Analyst Sjuul of the AltCryptoGems channel laid out the situation in a recent market breakdown. Zooming out to the daily chart, he pointed to the pattern of lower lows and lower highs that has defined XRP’s price action since the July peak — a structure that leaves the broader downtrend fully intact regardless of short-term bounces.

A 15% Rally That Still Went Nowhere XRP did manage a stretch of gains between March 9 and 16 — seven up days out of eight, its best run since September 2025. The token climbed 15% during that window, reclaiming $1.50 and closing at $1.54 on March 16.

XRPUSD now trading at $1.44. Chart: TradingView But the rally stalled almost immediately. A push toward $1.60 ran into resistance at $1.6074 earlier this week, and XRP has since pulled back on three consecutive days, now trading around $1.46. The recovery, impressive as it briefly looked, never came anywhere near $1.80.

For context, XRP had dropped to $1.27 on February 28 during the initial market reaction to the Israel-Iran conflict before clawing back above $1.50. The March rally was largely a rebound from that low — not a trend reversal.

Two Scenarios, One Number Sjuul sees the path forward as straightforward. XRP either reclaims $1.80 and pushes back inside the parallel channel — invalidating the bearish setup — or it doesn’t, and the downside risk grows sharply.

The level he flags on the downside is the $1.20 to $1.30 zone. That area offered no resistance during XRP’s explosive November 2024 rally, which is what analysts call a “no support zone” — a price range the market blew through so fast that few buyers established positions there.

Since that rally, the zone has acted as a cushion during dips. If $1.80 continues to hold as resistance, Sjuul suggests XRP could fall back toward that range.

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Palantir Technologies (PLTR +1.91%) trades at about 80 times its annual sales. The average company in the S&P 500 today trades at roughly 3 times sales. A price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of that magnitude puts Palantir in territory that almost no company in the index has ever occupied and, more importantly, held on to.

CEO Alex Karp has argued that these metrics are meaningless for his company. He recently told investors that "the way in which we view value is obviously no longer relevant." He believed that traditional valuation frameworks can't capture what Palantir is.

He would argue -- and Palantir bulls would too -- that the company is one of a kind. Maybe they're right, but investors have heard versions of that kind of thinking before, and it has rarely worked out.

Beyond the valuation, there are real questions To be sure, Palantir is executing at an incredible level and has genuinely carved out a key role for itself within the federal government and across large organizations in the U.S. I'm not denying that. But to truly be one of a kind, the company has to continue doing this for years to come. And it likely can't maintain its current growth pace without more international clients.

Palantir generates 77% of its revenue in the United States. International commercial revenue rose 8% year over year last quarter. That seriously lags its U.S. growth.

Karp has said that the company "doesn't have the bandwidth to do anything that's difficult outside of America" and that countries in the E.U. don't "get AI." I think it has a lot more to do with how the company is viewed outside of the U.S. -- countries around the world are suspicious of sharing sensitive data with an organization with such close ties to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. intelligence community at large.

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As much as Palantir is blazing a trail and outclassing its competition at the moment, I'm not sure how long that can last. Can Palantir remain "one of a kind" with tech giants like Microsoft breathing down its neck? Palantir claims that nobody else can operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) within complex organizations at scale the way it can -- and for now, that looks true -- but that claim gets harder to defend every quarter as the biggest tech companies on Earth pour billions into catching up.

What history says about stocks like this These cracks -- even if manageable for another company -- could prove disastrous for Palantir's stock price. It's priced as if it were a once-in-a-generation company that no one can touch, now and well into the future.

At least that's what the historical record says.

Just 148 companies that at one point have been included in the S&P 500 have ever traded with a price-to-sales ratio (P/S) above 40 in their history -- remember, Palantir trades at double the P/S.

Of those, only 10% beat the market over a three-year period -- beat the market. Not crush it. Not wildly outperform. Just keep pace.

Zoom out further, and it gets even worse. Over 20 years -- a buy-it-for-life kind of timeline -- only 3% have.

That's a very strong historical signal. For Palantir to even match the S&P 500's returns from here would make it one of the rarest companies in market history. You have to ask yourself not just whether Palantir is an extremely well-run company but also whether you believe it's more or less perfect.

If Palantir stock crashed 50% tomorrow, it would still be one of the 150 most expensive companies in the history of the S&P 500. That's how much optimism is already baked in.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flowco Holdings Inc. (“Flowco”) (NYSE: FLOC) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by certain affiliates of GEC Advisors LLC (the “Selling Stockholders”) of an aggregate of 7,800,000 shares of Flowco's Class A common stock at a public offering price of $22.00 per share. The Selling Stockholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional aggregate 1,170,000 shares at the public offering pr.

Nuclear energy is enjoying a renaissance in the United States and around the world.

The U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal to triple America's nuclear energy capacity by the middle of the century. Japan is reactivating its nuclear fleet with the goal of generating 20% of its electricity through nuclear power by 2040. South Korea is planning to bring two new reactors online by 2038. And all around the world, there are 75 nuclear reactors under construction, with another 120 planned.

The only issue? It takes a long time to build new nuclear power plants, around five years on average, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

However, that's not an issue for dividend investors who are in their positions for a long time, letting their wealth compound over the years. That's why some of the best nuclear investments are dividend payers like NextEra Energy (NEE +1.57%).

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Generating power, generating profits NextEra is a pretty straightforward business. It is a power company, after all. What makes it different is that it operates a large nuclear reactor fleet: seven reactors across four plants in Florida, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin and a fifth plant in the works for 2029.

The company also operates other types of clean energy facilities, like wind and solar, along with natural gas. It also owns some existing natural gas pipeline infrastructure. That gives it some nice diversification, but I'm most interested in NextEra's nuclear capacity, and so is Alphabet, Google's parent company.

Late in 2025, NextEra announced it would be collaborating with Google to bring Iowa's Duane Arnold nuclear energy plant back online primarily to power Google data centers in the area. Included in the deal is a 25-year power purchase agreement for Google and an agreement to explore other potential nuclear plant opportunities across the country. When the Duane Arnold facility comes online (scheduled for Q1 2029), it will be NextEra's fifth nuclear plant.

And NextEra was already doing well before that. 2025 saw the company's net earnings per share (EPS) grow 28.5%, with an expected EPS compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% through 2035, which the Duane Arnold plant and Google power purchase agreement will certainly help with.

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Now, on to the dividend, which is one of the higher yields among nuclear power companies at 2.5% with current prices. The company has grown its dividend every year for the last 32 years as well, which puts it over halfway to Dividend King status. Dividend Kings are companies that have raised their payouts annually for 50 years or more.

It's also worth noting that these are sometimes rather large increases. The company's most recent dividend, announced Feb. 13, was a 10% increase year over year. And NextEra is projecting 6% per-year dividend growth through 2028.

Finally, NextEra's payout ratio is 68.67%, which is high but more than manageable, considering it was sitting at 80 in 2022 and peaked at 94 in 2020. Despite that, NextEra kept increasing its dividend while reining in its payout ratio.

Put all that together, and you have an excellent contender for a nuclear dividend play to let ride for years to come, potentially with a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP).

What happenedAccording to a February 17, 2026, SEC filing, Forerunner Ventures Management initiated a new position by acquiring 9,031,107 shares of Chime Financial (CHYM +2.23%). The fund’s reported quarter-end position value in Chime Financial was $227.31 million.

What else to knowThis new position makes up 100% of the fund’s 13F-reported assets under management. As of February 18th, 2025, shares of Chime Financial were priced at $20.59.

Company overviewMetricValueRevenue (TTM)$2.19 billionNet income (TTM)-1.01 billionMarket capitalization$7.39 billionPrice (as of market close February 18, 2026)20.59Company snapshotChime Financial is a leading U.S. fintech company specializing in digital banking services for mass-market consumers. The company leverages a mobile-first platform and strategic bank partnerships to deliver cost-effective, user-friendly financial products. Chime Financial’s scale and focus on fee-free offerings position it competitively within the rapidly evolving digital banking sector.

Chime offers mobile-first, fee-free banking services including checking, savings, early paycheck access, and overdraft protection. It operates a fintech platform that generates revenue primarily from interchange fees via partnerships with FDIC-insured banks.

Chime Targets U.S. consumers earning under $100,000 per year, focusing on underserved segments seeking accessible digital banking solutions.

What this transaction means for investorsChime Financial’s economics are driven more by payment activity than by the lending spreads that power traditional banks. The company generates most of its revenue from interchange and other transaction-related fees tied to card usage and customer engagement, making its results more dependent on spending activity than on net interest margins.

That structure gives Chime a different set of drivers than most financial institutions. Growth depends on adding members, increasing purchase volume, and deepening engagement across products, rather than expanding a balance sheet through loans. This model can support scalable revenue when spending activity is steady, but it also ties performance closely to how consistently users rely on the platform for everyday financial activity.

For investors, the key question is whether Chime can convert its scale and engagement into durable growth while maintaining discipline around product economics. The business offers exposure to the shift toward digital, fee-light financial services, with long-term results driven by sustained transaction activity and the company’s ability to deepen its role as a primary financial platform.

Eric Trie has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

HONG KONG, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LetPot, a leading innovator in smart indoor gardening solutions, today announced exceptional performance during the 2025 holiday shopping season, securing Amazon Best Seller status in the category. The company achieved #1 rankings in Amazon's European, UK, Australian, and Canadian marketplaces, while capturing a top-three position in the highly competitive U.S. market.

The milestone reflects LetPot's commitment to delivering innovative, user-centric smart gardening products that resonate with consumers seeking sustainable, healthy lifestyle solutions. The company's flagship hydroponic systems have gained widespread recognition for combining cutting-edge technology with intuitive design, making indoor gardening accessible to users of all experience levels.

"Achieving Best Seller status across multiple Amazon markets during the peak holiday season is a testament to our team's dedication to innovation and our customers' trust in the LetPot brand," said Rex Lin, Market manager of LetPot. "These results validate our mission to empower people worldwide to grow fresh, healthy food at home, regardless of their gardening experience or living space constraints."

The 2025 holiday season saw unprecedented demand for smart home gardening solutions, driven by growing consumer interest in sustainable living, food security, and wellness. LetPot's product lineup, featuring AI-powered growing systems with automated lighting, watering, and nutrient delivery, positioned the brand as a category leader in the rapidly expanding indoor gardening market.

"These rankings reflect the trust our customers have placed in our products," said Rex Lin, Market Manager of LetPot. "We focus on building systems that address practical challenges in home food growing—limited space, time constraints, and lack of gardening knowledge. The holiday season results indicate that this approach resonates with consumers."

LetPot's product ecosystem includes smart hydroponic gardens ranging from compact countertop models to larger family-sized systems, all controllable via the company's mobile app. Features such as automatic growth tracking, customized plant care schedules, and real-time monitoring have made LetPot products popular among urban dwellers, health-conscious families, and sustainability advocates.

The company plans to build on this momentum in 2026 with new product launches and expanded market presence, continuing its mission to make fresh, homegrown food accessible to households worldwide.

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Investors are waiting to hear what Tesla CEO Elon Musk has planned for semiconductor supply.

Coinbase Asset Management’s Anthony Bassili says the Bitcoin Yield Fund’s tokenized share class checks “identity and eligibility at the token level” for compliance.

Coinbase has brought its Bitcoin Yield Fund onto its Base blockchain, launching a tokenized share class for the fund in partnership with the financial services firm Apex Group.

Apex said in a statement on Thursday that the tokenized share class of Coinbase Asset Management’s fund “is set up to interact with compatible platforms, wallets, and infrastructure without compromising compliance.”

Coinbase Asset Management president Anthony Bassili said that the share class integrates “identity and eligibility at the token level” for regulatory compliance.

Financial institutions have been tokenizing stocks, bonds, funds, commodities and real estate on the blockchain in search of lower costs, faster settlement and round-the-clock trading. 

Asset managers like BlackRock, Fidelity Investments and Franklin Templeton have already launched tokenized funds on-chain.

Apex enables institutions to access ERC‑3643 tokensThe tokenized share class of Coinbase’s fund, which offers exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and yield, will be available on Base only to institutional and accredited investors outside of the US.

The share class uses the ERC‑3643 permissioned token standard to ensure only eligible investors have access to the Bitcoin yield product.

Coinbase plans to launch a tokenized share class of the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund for US investors in the future.

Apex acts as the on-chain transfer agent for the tokenized Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund, and is tasked with handling token ownership, enforcing compliance and transfer rules and maintaining a record of transactions on the Base blockchain.

Coinbase launched a non-US version of the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund in April and a US version in October.

The non-US version targets a 4% to 8% annual return in Bitcoin. Coinbase said at the time that it launched the product to address Bitcoin’s inability to generate native yield, unlike proof-of-stake assets such as Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL).

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This Thursday, the FBI’s New York office issued an urgent warning after detecting a scam campaign on the Tron network. Hackers distributed fraudulent tokens impersonating the federal agency, demanding that users submit personal data under the false premise of complying with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations to avoid their assets being frozen.

FBI New York encourages users of the Tron blockchain network to exercise caution if they encounter a token purported to be from the FBI. If you receive a token from an account with the details below, do not provide any identifying information to any website associated with such… pic.twitter.com/VF03sjM4VW

— FBI New York (@NewYorkFBI) March 19, 2026 This event highlights the vulnerability of the Tron network to malicious actors, who exploit the network’s reputation regarding sanctions to instill fear. Messages linked to these tokens threaten a wallet investigation and direct victims to websites designed to steal credentials. Data from Tronscan reveals that these malicious assets have already reached hundreds of wallets, some with balances exceeding $1 million in USDT.

In summary, users of the Tron network should ignore any token claiming to originate from federal authorities; additionally, it is recommended to avoid interacting with external links.

Source:https://x.com/NewYorkFBI/status/2034676756469154236

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Rising demand for instant internal cross-border funding is forcing multinational corporations to rethink liquidity strategies, as Ripple's infrastructure gains traction in addressing costly delays, idle capital, and growing operational pressures on treasury teams. Corporate Treasury Shifts Toward Real-Time Global Liquidity Growing pressure on corporate treasury teams to accelerate internal cross-border funding is reshaping liquidity strategies.

Key takeaways:

SOL derivatives signal bearish sentiment as funding rates hit 0% and put (sell) options trade at a premium.

While Solana leads in DEX volume, it faces stiff competition from Hyperliquid in the perpetual contracts sector.

Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) faced a 3-day 11% decline after peaking at $97.70 on Monday. Thursday’s move down to $87 triggered $25 million in leveraged long positions being liquidated, negatively impacting trader sentiment. SOL derivatives currently point to fear of further downside and a lack of conviction from bulls, increasing the odds of retesting the $80 level.

SOL perpetual futures annualized funding rate. Source: Laevitas.chThe SOL perpetual futures annualized funding rate stood near 0% on Thursday, signaling a lack of demand for longs. Bears have dominated leverage demand for the past month, which is highly unusual for crypto markets as traders are historically optimistic. Moreover, the mere cost of capital and exchange risks usually drive the funding rate near 9% under neutral conditions.

SOL options markets confirm that professional traders are not comfortable that the $87 level will hold for long.

SOL 30-day options delta skew (put-call) at Deribit. Source: Laevitas.chThe delta skew (put-call) jumped to 12% on Thursday, meaning put options traded at a premium relative to equivalent call instruments. Whales and market makers are not comfortable holding downside price exposure, even as SOL trades 70% below its all-time high. Part of this bearishness can be explained by weaker demand for the decentralized applications (DApps) industry.

Solana weekly network fees (green) vs. DApps revenue (pink), USD. Source: DefiLlamaSolana DApps revenue dropped to its lowest level in 18 months at $22 million, down from $36 million two months prior. The issue is not exclusive to Solana, as DApps revenue declined by 52% on BNB Chain over the same period, but increased competition in perpetual contracts trading is somewhat concerning as Hyperliquid dominates the industry.

Blockchains ranked by 7-day perpetual contracts volumes. Source: DefiLlamaWhile Solana remains the undisputed leader in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes, driven by Pump, Raydium and Orca, the situation in synthetic derivatives is reversed. Blockchains specifically designed to handle perpetual contracts trading, such as Hyperliquid, Edgex, Zklighter and Aster, handle more than 80% of the total volume.

Weak onchain data and bearish derivatives delay SOL price recoveryThe launch of an officially licensed S&P 500 Index perpetual futures contract on Hyperliquid has likely contributed to the weaker demand for SOL. The product offer, available for eligible users based outside of the United States, was developed by Trade[XYZ] and adds to the aggregate tokenized equities markets that nears $1.1 billion in assets.

SOL’s current $51 billion market capitalization represents a 42% discount relative to competitor BNB (BNB) at $88 billion. However, the Solana network’s total value locked (TVL) stood at $6.9 billion, while BNB Chain held $5.7 billion in TVL. More importantly, Solana's 30-day network fees totaled $20.8 million, while BNB Chain had $9.1 million in fees, according to DefiLlama data.

Multiple companies that opted for a digital asset treasury strategy focused on SOL, such as Forward Industries (FWDI US) and DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV US) are underwater in their holdings, adding to the negative sentiment. Ultimately, the weakness in Solana onchain activity and lack of enthusiasm in derivatives markets hint that a bull run above $110 will take longer than anticipated.

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Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) has brought to market a tokenized share class for its Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund, integrating it directly into the Base Layer 2 network.Apex Group collaborated on this initiative; the fund administration giant, with $3.5 trillion in assets, acting as the transfer agent to ensure Net Asset Value (NAV) accuracy on the blockchain.

With this launch, Coinbase stands at the forefront of asset tokenization, alongside firms like BlackRock and Fidelity in the transformation of capital markets. The fund utilizes the ERC-3643 standard, allowing institutional investors to earn yields through lending and call options while maintaining their exposure to Bitcoin.

By automating compliance and reducing settlement times, much of the traditional operational friction is eliminated. In summary, the alliance between Coinbase and Apex Group democratizes institutional access to regulated and secure on-chain compounded yields.

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Elon Musk shared an AI-generated video of himself as “The Dogefather” with a Shiba Inu dog on Thursday.

‘Dogefather’ Is Here!In the video, Musk parodies the iconic “Godfather” scene by petting a Shiba Inu while musing about his Doge’s wedding and private keys.

“You don’t even think to call me the Dogefather,” Musk’s AI version said, mimicking Al Pacino’s character saying in the movie, “You don’t even think to call me the Godfather.”

Musk’s Love For DOGEMusk coined the term “Dogefather” during his appearance on the sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” in 2021. Since then, he’s used the term regularly on social media to playfully endorse Dogecoin, and now even more so with Grok’s AI capabilities.

Musk has been a known supporter of the DOGE meme coin, and even the acronym for Department of Government Efficiency, a government initiative he floated, bore an uncanny reference to the canine-themed coin.

Last month, Musk said his space technology company, SpaceX, will likely put the memecoin "on the moon" next year.

Meanwhile, X Money, the new payments feature from his social media giant X, has no cryptocurrency plans on the horizon, for now.

Price Action: At the time of writing, DOGE was exchanging hands at $0.09396, down 0.92% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Floki (CRYPTO: FLOKI), which draws its name from Musk's Shiba Inu pet, was up 0.63% at $0.00003000.

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Crypto traders across major Telegram communities grew visibly more cautious after the phrase '70k break' spread widely, reinforcing a risk-off mood as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped back toward the psychologically important $70,000 level.Community dashboards tracking real-time sentiment highlighted a broad pullback in market conditions on Friday UTC, with total crypto market capitalization cited at $2.49 trillion, down 3.4% on the day, alongside a Fear & Greed Index reading of 23 out of 100—classified as 'Extreme Fear'.Price chatter clustered around losses in large-cap benchmarks, with BTC referenced around $70,044 (-4.1%) and Ethereum (ETH) near $2,168 (-4.7%), as participants framed the downturn as more than a routine dip and increasingly questioned near-term follow-through.Altcoin discussions, led by technical breakdowns circulated in the Bitcoin Bullets® channel, converged on a common diagnosis: 'weak bullish' structures that are failing to translate into convincing momentum, largely due to soft readings on MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) and subdued RSI (Relative Strength Index).Render (RENDER) was repeatedly characterized as technically constructive but fragile, with posters pointing to a bearish MACD configuration and an RSI hovering near 37—levels typically associated with weak demand even when prices approach conditions that can precede short-term rebounds.Several messages noted that RENDER was trading close to the lower Bollinger Band—often interpreted as a potential oversold zone—yet emphasized that an identifiable reversal signal has not clearly emerged. Traders amplified a pivot marker near 1.7089, while outlining upside friction around 1.8304 and downside risk toward the mid-1.30s should 1.4926 fail.Filecoin (FIL) drew similar commentary, with community analysts describing a hesitant uptrend that lacks confirmation. Posts cited a MACD turning bearish and an RSI around the mid-40s, suggesting the token remains vulnerable while trading in the lower half of its Bollinger Band range.For FIL, shared scenarios centered on support around 0.8586–0.8829. Sustained holding above 0.8829 was framed as a prerequisite for testing resistance near 0.9006, while a break below 0.8586 was presented as opening the door to additional downside into the 0.83 area.Axie Infinity (AXS) discussions focused on whether the 1.144 support line can hold, with RSI near 43 and weakening MACD cited as evidence that any rebound may struggle without a clear shift in momentum.Aave (AAVE) was also grouped into the 'lower band + weak momentum' narrative, with traders pointing to an RSI below 40 and price action near the lower Bollinger Band as reasons the 110.09 level has become a near-term reference point for market positioning.In contrast, Kaspa (KAS) stood out as one of the few tokens described as maintaining a 'strong bullish' trend, with some community notes arguing that its MACD profile still supports continuation—yet the same posts simultaneously warned that the move is looking increasingly stretched.The caution around KAS was driven by an RSI reading near 83, a level many traders interpret as 'overheated' and prone to volatility. With price said to be riding the upper Bollinger Band, conversations balanced the possibility of trend extension against the odds of a pullback, often citing 0.0376 as a key reference, with resistance near 0.0396 and support around 0.0302.Macro and policy headlines also circulated alongside price action. In South Korea, messages highlighted renewed political discussion around 'abolishing digital asset taxation' even as separate posts noted that capital gains and lending-income tax frameworks are still slated for implementation next year, keeping regulatory uncertainty in focus.On the macro front, traders shared a summary claiming Moody’s internal leading model pushed the estimated probability of a U.S. recession within 12 months up to 48.6%, a datapoint used to contextualize the broader de-risking tone across crypto and other high-beta markets.Regional policy developments were also referenced, including commentary that the Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate unchanged, feeding into ongoing analysis of global liquidity conditions and their spillover effect on speculative assets.Meanwhile, a market-structure narrative gained traction around tokenization after posts circulated that the SEC had 'formally approved' Nasdaq-related tokenized securities trading, while emphasizing that real-world rollout would likely depend on Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation infrastructure readiness—timelines frequently summarized as late 2026 to early 2027.Overall, the Telegram-derived snapshot showed sentiment tightening as the $70,000 BTC threshold became a focal point and 'Extreme Fear' readings reinforced defensive positioning. Most altcoins discussed were framed through the same lens—'weak bullish' setups undermined by bearish MACD and low RSI—while isolated strength such as KAS drew added scrutiny precisely because overextension risk appeared to be rising.Article Summary by TokenPost.ai

🔎 Market Interpretation

Risk-off sentiment intensified across major Telegram trading groups as “70k break” became a dominant phrase, reflecting growing concern over Bitcoin retesting the psychologically important $70,000 area.

Broad market drawdown: total crypto market cap was cited at $2.49T (-3.4%) on the day, aligning with defensive positioning.

Sentiment hit “Extreme Fear”: the Fear & Greed Index reading of 23/100 reinforced caution and reduced appetite for dip-buying.

Large caps led weakness: BTC around $70,044 (-4.1%) and ETH near $2,168 (-4.7%) were discussed as more than a routine pullback, with traders questioning near-term follow-through.

Altcoins largely framed as fragile: channels repeatedly described “weak bullish” structures failing to produce momentum due to bearish/soft MACD and subdued RSI readings.

Outlier strength carried its own risk: Kaspa (KAS) stood out as “strong bullish,” but elevated indicators (RSI ~83) shifted discussion toward overextension and volatility risk.

Macro/regulatory overhangs amplified defensiveness: South Korean tax-policy debate, a cited rise in U.S. recession odds (Moody’s model ~48.6%), Bank of Japan holding rates, and tokenization/SEC-Nasdaq infrastructure timing (late 2026–early 2027) all fed into a cautious cross-asset narrative.

💡 Strategic Points

BTC $70K is the key sentiment trigger: traders treated the level as both psychological support and a potential volatility catalyst; risk management tightened as price hovered near it.

Indicator alignment mattered more than “oversold” tags: repeated mentions of price riding lower Bollinger Bands were tempered by the view that no clear reversal signal exists without improving MACD/RSI.

Render (RENDER) trade map: described as constructive-but-fragile with bearish MACD and RSI ~37. Community levels: pivot near 1.7089, upside friction around 1.8304, and risk toward mid-1.30s if 1.4926 fails.

Filecoin (FIL) decision zone: “hesitant uptrend” lacking confirmation; bearish MACD, RSI mid-40s, trading in lower Bollinger range. Support focus 0.8586–0.8829; holding above 0.8829 framed as necessary to test 0.9006; break below 0.8586 seen as opening downside toward 0.83.

Axie Infinity (AXS) support watch: emphasis on whether 1.144 holds; RSI ~43 and weakening MACD suggested rebounds could be capped without momentum shift.

Aave (AAVE) positioning reference: grouped into “lower band + weak momentum,” with RSI < 40 and attention on 110.09 as a near-term anchor level.

Kaspa (KAS) manage strength carefully: despite “strong bullish” MACD framing, RSI ~83 and upper Bollinger Band riding signaled overheating. Key references: 0.0376 (pivot), resistance 0.0396, support 0.0302.

Macro headline sensitivity: recession-probability chatter and central bank policy (BoJ steady rates) were treated as key inputs for crypto beta; traders leaned defensive until clearer risk-on signals return.

Tokenization narrative is long-dated: “SEC-approved tokenized securities trading” discussion was paired with the caveat that DTCC readiness likely pushes meaningful rollout to late 2026–early 2027, limiting near-term impact.

📘 Glossary

Fear & Greed Index: a composite measure of market sentiment; low values (e.g., 23) indicate fear and risk aversion.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence): momentum indicator based on moving averages; a “bearish” configuration often implies weakening upward momentum or increasing downside pressure.

RSI (Relative Strength Index): momentum oscillator (0–100). Common interpretations: <30 oversold, >70 overbought; mid-range can indicate lack of strong trend direction.

Bollinger Bands: volatility bands around a moving average; price near the lower band can signal weakness/possible oversold conditions, while riding the upper band can signal strength/possible overheating.

Support: a price area where buying interest is expected to slow or stop declines.

Resistance: a price area where selling pressure may cap advances.

Pivot: a reference price level used to gauge shifts in bias (above = more bullish, below = more bearish) depending on the strategy.

Market capitalization (market cap): total value of a криптоasset sector or token supply (price × circulating supply), often used to describe overall market size and direction.

Tokenization: representing real-world or traditional financial assets (e.g., securities) as blockchain-based tokens for trading/settlement.

DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation): key U.S. post-trade infrastructure provider; its readiness can be critical for scaling tokenized securities settlement.

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Ethereum (ETH) posted a sharp jump in network fees over the past 24 hours, a move that signals not a broad-based surge in everyday users but a burst of high-value ‘settlement’ activity tied to stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.On March 20 UTC, Ethereum generated about $14.58 million in fees, up 63.4% from the prior day, according to on-chain revenue figures cited in the source data. Solana (SOL), by contrast, recorded roughly $6.38 million over the same window, down 4.13% and largely in line with its recent range.Longer-horizon comparisons underscore why the Ethereum move stands out: Ethereum’s 7-day cumulative fees were $63.36 million versus Solana’s $47.88 million, and Ethereum’s 30-day cumulative fees reached $329.76 million versus Solana’s $239.66 million. The more telling detail is that Ethereum’s 24-hour total ran about 32% above its 30-day daily average of $10.99 million—suggesting an event-driven spike rather than gradual organic growth.The data points to a clear driver: activity concentrated around Circle’s USDC and the fast-growing corner of tokenized real-world assets (RWA), particularly products resembling tokenized U.S. Treasuries. The argument is not that more people suddenly began using Ethereum, but that larger players executed more complex and value-dense transactions that tend to anchor final settlement on Ethereum’s base layer.In this framing, the key variable is not ‘number of transfers’ but the combination of transaction complexity, settlement finality, and the size of the capital being rebalanced. Cross-chain flows using Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) can shift liquidity between networks, but final settlement and associated bookkeeping often concentrate on Ethereum, especially when institutions are moving collateral or coordinating redemptions.Tokenized Treasury products—often used for cash management, collateral efficiency, or yield-bearing substitutes for idle stablecoin balances—can introduce multi-step on-chain actions ranging from collateral adjustments to redemptions. Those workflows typically generate more fee-paying operations than a simple wallet-to-wallet transfer, and traders appear willing to pay up because the fees are small relative to the size of the underlying capital being settled.The source material also highlights USDC’s scale as context for why settlement bursts are becoming more consequential for Ethereum’s fee market. USDC supply reached about $75.3 billion by late 2025, up 72% year over year, reinforcing the idea that ‘institutional cashflow’ is increasingly moving on-chain—where Ethereum is positioned as a preferred settlement venue rather than a retail payment rail.Solana, meanwhile, continues to look like a different economic model altogether. The network’s pitch is mass throughput with ultra-low average fees—around $0.00005 per transaction in the figures cited—supporting consumer-facing apps and high-frequency activity that benefits from predictable costs and fast confirmations.Instead of extracting high margins from a smaller number of large settlements, Solana’s revenue profile resembles a ‘high-volume’ business: low unit pricing multiplied by enormous traffic. The source estimates roughly 137 million daily transactions and about 4.9 million active users in the same period, suggesting that Solana’s modest day-to-day fee fluctuations reflect a relatively stable equilibrium rather than shifting demand.Put simply, Ethereum and Solana are diverging into two distinct revenue architectures. Ethereum is optimized for fewer transactions with higher fees, catering to institutions that prioritize settlement finality, composable financial infrastructure, and complex capital movements. Solana is optimized for massive transaction counts with minimal fees, prioritizing scale, consumer payments, and usage-driven network effects.The immediate Ethereum spike appears episodic when viewed against recent averages—Ethereum’s 7-day daily average sat near $9.05 million and its 30-day daily average near $10.99 million versus the latest $14.58 million—yet the underlying catalyst looks structural: more tokenized assets, more stablecoin settlement, and more institutional workflows that naturally cluster on a settlement layer.Rather than a simple contest for a ‘fee crown,’ the latest numbers illustrate a market split: Ethereum’s fee bursts increasingly reflect repeatable ‘institutional-grade settlement’ cycles tied to USDC and RWA, while Solana’s steadier profile reflects a mature ‘traffic economy’ built around scale and low-cost usage.Article Summary by TokenPost.ai

🔎 Market Interpretation

Ethereum fee spike reflects settlement intensity, not retail usage: ETH fees jumped to ~$14.58M (+63.4% day-over-day), implying a burst of large, complex transactions rather than broad growth in everyday transfers.

Event-driven deviation from baseline: The 24h fee total ran ~32% above Ethereum’s 30-day daily average (~$10.99M), signaling an episodic catalyst versus gradual organic adoption.

Stablecoins + tokenized RWAs are primary drivers: Activity concentrated around USDC and tokenized real-world assets (notably tokenized Treasury-like products), which tend to anchor final settlement on Ethereum L1.

CCTP enables movement; Ethereum captures finality: Cross-chain USDC flows can rebalance liquidity across networks, but institutional bookkeeping, collateral moves, and redemptions often culminate on Ethereum—where final settlement is perceived as most robust.

Solana shows a different equilibrium: SOL fees were ~$6.38M (-4.13% day-over-day), consistent with its steady “low-fee, high-throughput” model rather than settlement-driven fee bursts.

Two revenue architectures are emerging: Ethereum monetizes fewer but value-dense transactions (higher fees per action), while Solana monetizes massive volume with ultra-low unit fees.

💡 Strategic Points

Watch fee spikes as institutional-cycle indicators: Sudden ETH fee increases may signal Treasury-token issuance/redemptions, large USDC treasury operations, collateral rotations, or market-wide leverage/cash-management adjustments.

ETH positioning thesis: Ethereum’s comparative advantage in this framing is settlement finality + composable finance, making it a “base settlement layer” for institutional workflows even when execution/UX occurs elsewhere.

SOL positioning thesis: Solana’s advantage is predictable, negligible fees that enable consumer apps, micropayments, and high-frequency activity—producing stable fee revenue that doesn’t require spikes.

RWA workflows are fee-multipliers: Tokenized Treasury products often involve multi-step on-chain actions (minting, collateral adjustment, redemption, rebalancing). Each step adds fee-paying operations, making “complexity” as important as “transaction count.”

USDC scale increases settlement significance: With USDC supply cited around $75.3B (late 2025, +72% YoY), incremental institutional shifts can translate into meaningful fee impact—especially when coordinated on Ethereum.

Interpret network comparisons carefully: Higher fees do not automatically mean more users; they can mean higher value per transaction and/or more complex execution paths. Conversely, low fees do not imply low activity when volume is massive.

Practical takeaway for observers: Track (1) USDC/CCTP cross-chain flow bursts, (2) tokenized Treasury contract activity, and (3) Ethereum L1 gas usage composition to distinguish “retail demand” from “institutional settlement cycles.”

📘 Glossary

Network Fees (Gas): Payments users make to include transactions on a blockchain; higher fees typically reflect scarce blockspace demand, higher complexity, or urgency.

Settlement Activity: High-value transactions that finalize ownership/obligations (e.g., stablecoin treasury moves, collateral adjustments, redemptions) rather than routine retail transfers.

Stablecoin (USDC): A fiat-referenced crypto asset designed to maintain a stable value (typically 1 USD). Often used for payments, trading, and on-chain cash management.

RWA (Real-World Assets): Tokenized representations of off-chain assets (e.g., U.S. Treasuries) that can be held, transferred, or used as collateral on-chain.

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries: On-chain products that provide Treasury exposure/yield via tokens; commonly used for treasury management and collateral efficiency.

CCTP (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol): Circle’s mechanism to move USDC between chains, typically via burn-and-mint, enabling liquidity rebalancing across networks.

Finality: The assurance that a transaction is irreversible after confirmation; valued by institutions for settlement and accounting certainty.

Composability: The ability for on-chain financial apps/contracts to interoperate like “building blocks,” enabling complex multi-step workflows.

Fee Market: The supply-demand mechanism for blockspace that determines prevailing transaction costs on a network.

High-Throughput / Low-Fee Model: A network design focused on processing large transaction volumes cheaply, often optimizing for consumer apps and frequent interactions.

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Ethereum price started a sharp decline from the $2,385 zone. ETH is now consolidating above $2,100 and might aim for a recovery wave if it climbs above $2,200.

Ethereum started a sharp decline below the $2,320 zone. The price is trading below $2,250 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support at $2,160 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it clears the $2,200 zone. Ethereum Price Takes Hit Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,320 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price declined below $2,250 and $2,200 to enter a short-term bearish zone.

There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support at $2,160 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The pair even spiked below $2,120. A low was formed at $2,100, and the price is now consolidating losses below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $2,385 swing high to the $2,100 low.

Ethereum price is now trading below $2,200 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls remain in action above $2,100, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,165 level.

The first key resistance is near the $2,200 level and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. The next major resistance is near the $2,240 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $2,385 swing high to the $2,100 low.

Source: ETHUSD on TradingView.com A clear move above the $2,240 resistance might send the price toward the $2,275 resistance. An upside break above the $2,275 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,320 resistance zone or even $2,385 in the near term.

More Losses In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,200 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,120 level. The first major support sits near the $2,100 zone.

A clear move below the $2,100 support might push the price toward the $2,060 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $2,020 region. The main support could be $2,000.

Technical Indicators

Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is losing momentum in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now below the 50 zone.

Major Support Level – $2,120

Major Resistance Level – $2,200

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A dormant Bitcoin whale just dumped $442 million worth of crypto on Tuesday, sending shockwaves through trading floors worldwide. The massive sale came from a wallet that hadn’t moved coins since 2013, catching even seasoned traders off guard. Bitcoin’s price immediately dropped to $25,000 as the news spread across exchanges.

The timing couldn’t be worse for crypto markets already dealing with regulatory pressure and institutional uncertainty. Trading volumes spiked 15% on Coinbase alone as investors scrambled to figure out what’s happening. Some see it as a fire sale opportunity. Others think it’s a warning sign that bigger problems are coming.

Nobody knows who sold.

JPMorgan analysts rushed out a report Wednesday morning, warning that whale movements like this could trigger more selling. They’re telling clients to watch wallet activities more closely now. The bank’s crypto team thinks institutional money might get spooked if more dormant wallets wake up and start dumping coins.

Exchange Chaos and Trading Disruptions Binance temporarily shut down withdrawals due to network congestion, which pretty much panicked everyone even more. The exchange posted on Twitter that they’re working to fix things fast, but traders weren’t buying the explanation. When the biggest crypto exchange can’t handle withdrawal requests, it raises questions about market infrastructure that nobody wants to answer right now.

Bitfinex said they’re monitoring the situation closely. Kraken reported a 20% jump in Bitcoin trades as people tried to either buy the dip or cut their losses. The platforms are holding up better than expected, but there’s clearly stress in the system that wasn’t there last week.

Willy Woo, the crypto analyst who called the 2021 bull run, thinks this whale sale is strategic repositioning rather than panic selling. He’s seen similar patterns before where big holders move coins around to take advantage of market shifts. But even Woo admits the timing feels different this time.

Market Data Points to Deeper Trends Glassnode data from March 18 shows Bitcoin network activity is actually increasing despite the whale dump. Retail and institutional investors are still actively trading, which suggests the market isn’t completely falling apart yet. Trading volumes remain strong across most major exchanges, even with all the volatility.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju noticed something interesting on March 19. Bitcoin reserves on exchanges dropped slightly after the whale sale, meaning people are moving coins to cold storage instead of selling them. That’s usually a sign investors plan to hold long-term rather than panic dump their holdings.

Arcane Research published findings that whale sales like this typically cause short-term price swings followed by stabilization periods. Their historical analysis shows markets usually absorb these shocks within a few weeks, assuming no other major disruptions happen. But they can’t predict if more dormant wallets will suddenly come alive. Market participants tracking Bitcoin Drops Below K as Oil will find additional context here.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried called the whale movement “a natural part of market evolution” on March 19. He thinks volatility creates opportunities for new investors to enter at better prices. Easy for him to say when his exchange is making money on every trade regardless of direction.

Chainalysis dug into the whale’s transaction patterns and found something pretty sophisticated. The seller used multiple exchanges to execute the $442 million dump, spreading it out to minimize market impact. That kind of planning suggests institutional-level knowledge, not some random person who found old Bitcoin and decided to cash out.

Tyler Winklevoss tweeted that Bitcoin’s resilience gets underestimated during times like this. He’s betting the long-term trend stays upward despite short-term chaos. Gemini co-founder has skin in the game, so his optimism might be biased, but he’s not wrong about Bitcoin bouncing back from previous crashes.

The regulatory angle is what’s really got people nervous. When $442 million moves in a single transaction, regulators take notice. Critics are already calling for stricter controls to prevent market manipulation, though it’s unclear what rules could actually stop legitimate wallet owners from selling their own Bitcoin.

Market makers are struggling to provide liquidity at current volumes. Several trading desks told clients they’re reducing position sizes until volatility calms down. That creates a feedback loop where reduced liquidity makes price swings even worse, which makes market makers even more cautious about taking big positions.

The whale’s identity remains completely unknown, fueling wild speculation about motivations. Some think it’s an early Bitcoin developer finally cashing out. Others suspect it’s a government liquidation or corporate treasury move. Without knowing who sold or why, traders are basically flying blind trying to predict what happens next.

Bitcoin’s price action since Tuesday shows the market is still digesting the news. Support levels around $24,500 are holding for now, but another large sale could break that floor pretty quickly. Analysts have drawn connections to Bhutan Moves 973 Bitcoin Worth amid evolving conditions.

Looking at this article, I’ll add context about the broader implications for dormant Bitcoin holders and historical precedent for such large-scale movements.

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Blockchain analytics firm IntoTheBlock estimates roughly 2.8 million Bitcoin remains dormant in wallets untouched for over five years. If even a fraction of these “sleeping giants” decide to liquidate, markets could face sustained selling pressure that dwarfs Tuesday’s $442 million dump. The sheer volume of old coins creates an overhang that institutional investors factor into their risk models.

Historical data shows similar whale awakenings preceded major market corrections in 2018 and 2020. During the March 2020 crash, three separate dormant wallets moved over $200 million each within a two-week period. Coinmetrics research indicates these coordinated movements often signal broader market sentiment shifts rather than isolated profit-taking events.

Frequently Asked QuestionsHow much Bitcoin did the whale sell?The whale sold $442 million worth of Bitcoin on Tuesday from a wallet that had been dormant since 2013.

What was the immediate market reaction?Bitcoin’s price dropped to $25,000 and trading volumes spiked 15% on Coinbase as investors reacted to the news.

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Whenever the market hits resistance, people naturally start watching for FOMO.

Presently, Bitcoin [BTC] is hovering around $70k, having dropped about 3.5% over the past week. That’s a classic sign of weak follow-through, leaving the market split between those looking to “buy the dip” and those holding onto recent gains.

AMBCrypto recently highlighted that 48k BTC moved out of STHs, showing many traders were quick to take profits rather than chase FOMO. Moreover, a recent CryptoQuant report offered a deeper look into retail behavior, showing patterns of inflows that often line up with market turning points.

Source: CryptoQuant Looking at the chart above, Binance is seeing some serious retail activity.  On the 11th of March, a massive $131.8 million flowed into the exchange in just one hour. However, that momentum didn’t stop there: About $55 million came in on the 13th of March, followed by another $50 million three days later.

From a technical standpoint, spikes like this usually mean retail traders are moving funds onto the exchange to trade, whether chasing momentum, taking profits, or setting up short-term positions.

According to AMBCrypto, these inflows act as a key signal for spotting FOMO, especially around Bitcoin’s $70k level.

Notably, when layered with other indicators, they provide a clearer view of where the market is headed.

Retail frenzy raises questions about Bitcoin’s breakout The recent retail moves into Binance aren’t happening in isolation. 

Take the $50 million inflow on the 16th of March. Technically, it lined up with Bitcoin hitting resistance at $75k, kicking off three days of declines, triggering long-liquidation sweeps, and pushing BTC down to $70k. Now, it looks like “speculative FOMO” is creeping back in.

Source: CryptoQuant CoinGlass data shows fresh shorts piling up, while a falling CVD points to weak Spot demand. In other words, bears are leaning into the downside, and the surge in retail inflows suggests traders are chasing momentum, taking positions even as the market signals caution.

Adding to the mix, the USDT and USDC market caps just reversed from -$8.1 billion to +$4.5 billion, indicating that liquidity returned to the broader market. Normally, that would be a bullish signal, as more liquidity around Bitcoin’s $70k level usually means FOMO is creeping back in.

However, when you layer in rising retail inflows and growing short positions, that liquidity starts to feel more like speculative betting than genuine “dip-buying” pressure. In other words, retail traders are chasing FUD, betting on the downside, and taking profits near the top.

If this trend continues, Bitcoin’s push past $75k will need stronger follow-through, which the falling CVD suggests isn’t happening. As a result, with FUD outweighing FOMO around resistance, a breakdown looks more likely, making retail flows Bitcoin’s biggest “weak spot” right now.

Final Summary Surging retail inflows, rising shorts, and a falling CVD suggest traders are chasing FUD rather than genuine “dip-buying,” creating a key weak spot for Bitcoin. Meanwhile, stablecoin caps have rebounded, but without strong follow-through, BTC’s breakout past $75k remains under bearish control.

, /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Gemini Space Station, Inc. ("Gemini" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GEMI) and certain officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 26-cv-02261, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Gemini Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents (defined below) issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about September 12, 2025 (the "IPO" or "Offering"); and/or Gemini securities between September 12, 2025 and February 17, 2026, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")

If you are an investor who purchased or otherwise acquired Gemini securities during the Class Period, you have until May 18, 2026, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.

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Gemini was founded in 2014 to develop and operate a cryptocurrency ("crypto") platform. 

Historically, Gemini has primarily generated revenue through transaction, deposit, and other fees charged to users of its crypto platform. Accordingly, in describing the Company's revenue growth strategy, the Offering Documents represented that Gemini was "predominantly focused on expanding [its] exchange platform via increased MTUs [monthly transacting users]"—i.e., unique users who complete at least one transaction on Gemini's platform within a given 30-day period—"increased average daily trading volume, and increasing the number of assets available on [its] platform". The Offering Documents (defined below) further represented that Gemini would increase MTUs through acquiring new retail and institutional users and expanding internationally. 

Significantly, the Offering Documents did not disclose any intention to prioritize a prediction market (i.e., a platform enabling users to buy and sell "event contracts" – in effect, instruments wagering on the likelihood of future events).

On August 15, 2025, Gemini filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which, after several amendments, was declared effective on September 11, 2025 (the "Registration Statement"). 

On September 12, 2025, pursuant to the Registration Statement, Gemini's Class A common stock began publicly trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("NASDAQ") under the ticker symbol "GEMI".

On September 15, 2025, Gemini filed the prospectus for the IPO on Form 424B4 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which incorporated and formed part of the Registration Statement (together, the "Offering Documents"). 

Pursuant to the Offering Documents, Gemini issued 15,178,572 shares of the Company's Class A common stock to the public at the Offering price of $28.00 per share for proceeds, before expenses, of $398,437,515 to the Company.

The Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation. Additionally, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, the Offering Documents and Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Gemini had overstated the viability of its core business as a crypto platform; (ii) Gemini had overstated its commitment to and/or the viability of growing its business through expanding its international operations; (iii) accordingly, Gemini's post-IPO financial and business prospects were overstated; (iv) all of the foregoing raised a non-speculative risk that Gemini was poised for an expensive and disruptive restructuring; and (v) as a result, the Offering Documents and Defendants' public statements throughout the Class Period were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On December 10, 2025, Gemini announced that it would launch a prediction market and offer event contracts to its U.S. customers. At this time, however, the Defendants gave no indication that the Company was poised for an abrupt corporate pivot to a prediction-market-centric business model.

The truth began to emerge on February 5, 2026, when Gemini filed a Regulation FD disclosure on Form 8-K with the SEC, announcing the publication of a blog post authored by Defendants Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. In this blog post, the Winklevoss brothers announced a corporate pivot to "Gemini 2.0", describing three dramatic changes to Gemini's operations: (1) Gemini's prediction market would be "more front and center in our experience"; (2) Gemini would reduce its workforce by 25%; and (3) Gemini would exit the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australian markets.

On this news, Gemini's Class A common stock price fell $0.64 per share, or 8.72%, to close at $6.70 per share per share on February 5, 2026.

Then, on February 17, 2026, Gemini issued a Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing the departure of Defendant Marshall Beard, its former Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), Defendant Dan Chen, its former Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), and Tyler Meade, Gemini's former Chief Legal Officer. The Company also offered "preliminary unaudited estimates" of its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, including net revenue of $165 million to $175 million and operating expenses of $520 million to $530 million, an increase of approximately 40% from the previous fiscal year. 

On this news, Gemini's stock price fell $0.975 per share, or 12.9%, to close at $6.585 per share on February 17, 2026.

On or after February 17, 2026, Defendants updated the live version of the Winklevoss brothers' blog post referenced above, adding language that explicitly tied Gemini's restructuring to the departure of Defendant Chen, Defendant Beard, and Tyler Meade from the Company.

As a result of Defendants' wrongful acts and omissions, and the precipitous decline in the market value of the Company's securities, Plaintiff and other Class members have suffered significant losses and damages. 

Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com. 

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The investigation concerns whether GoDaddy and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On February 24, 2026, GoDaddy issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results.  Among other items, GoDaddy provided 2026 revenue guidance in the range of $5.195 billion - $5.275 billion, missing analyst expectations.  Discussing the impact of promotional pricing, GoDaddy also said that it "anticipate[s] a modest impact on reported revenue growth rates for the year in both Core Platform and A&C segments as the promotional price is allocated to all products included in the initial purchase." 

On this news, GoDaddy's stock price fell $13.18 per share, or 14.28%, to close at $79.12 per share on February 25, 2026. 

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, /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Freshpet, Inc. ("Freshpet" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRPT). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980.

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On March 16, 2026, BBB National Programs issued a press release announcing that "[i]n a Fast-Track SWIFT challenge brought by The Farmer's Dog, BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division [NAD] found certain Freshpet, Inc. dog food claims supported, but recommended others suggesting that its dog food is 'human grade' be discontinued." Per the press release, "Freshpet stated that it 'will comply with the NAD's recommendation.'" 

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Shares of Five Below (FIVE +10.60%) climbed on Thursday after the extreme value retailer's quarterly results topped investors' expectations.

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Impressive Q4 performance Five Below's sales surged 24.3% to $1.73 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on Jan. 31. The discount store chain opened 14 net stores during the quarter and a total of 150 over the trailing 12 months. Five Below ended the year with 1,921 locations across 46 states.

The retailer's comparable sales, which measure revenue at stores open for at least a year, jumped 15.4%.

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With most of its merchandise priced between $1 and $5, Five Below encourages its customers to "let go and have fun" as they shop among its candy, trendy fashion, sports, and party-focused wares.

"Our outstanding fourth quarter results capped off a transformational year that firmly established Five Below as the destination for the kid and the kid in all of us," CEO Winnie Park said.

All told, Five Below's adjusted net income leaped 24.5% to $239.6 million, or $4.31 per share. That bested Wall Street's estimates, which had called for per-share profits of $4.

A smart, value-focused strategy Five Below's low-priced goods should continue to resonate with cash-strapped consumers, particularly if gasoline prices increase further.

Management sees sales rising to roughly $5.25 billion in fiscal 2026, up from $4.76 billion in 2025, driven by 150 store openings and comparable sales growth of 3% to 5%. The company also projects full-year adjusted earnings per share of $7.74 to $8.25, up from $6.67.

"With a growing store base, strong new store performance, and a differentiated customer value proposition, we believe we are well positioned to drive sustainable sales growth, margin expansion, and long-term shareholder value," Park said.

SummaryCompaniesTesla eyeing purchase of equipment to manufacture solar panels, cells from ChinaSome equipment would require export approval from BeijingChina's Suzhou Maxwell among potential candidatesTesla aims to add 100 GW of solar capacityMarch 20 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab is looking to buy equipment worth $2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chinese suppliers including Suzhou Maxwell Technologies (300751.SZ), opens new tab, two people familiar with the matter said, as CEO Elon Musk ​aims to add 100 gigawatts of solar capacity in the United States.

Musk said in January that solar power could meet all of the electricity needs of the United ‌States - including the ever-increasing demand from a growing number of data centres. Job postings on the Tesla website said it aims to deploy 100 GW of "solar manufacturing from raw materials on American soil before the end of 2028".

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Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, the world's biggest producer of screen-printing equipment used to make solar cells, is among the leading candidates to supply machinery for the project and has been seeking export approval from China's commerce ministry, according to the ​two people and a third person. The sources declined to be named because the information is not public.

Other potential suppliers include Shenzhen S.C New Energy Technology (300724.SZ), opens new tab and Laplace Renewable Energy ​Technology (688726.SS), opens new tab, the first two people said.

Some of the estimated 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) worth of equipment, including screen-printing production lines, will require export approval ⁠from Chinese regulators, according to the people. It wasn't immediately clear how much of the equipment would require approval or how long it would take.

The Chinese companies were told to deliver the ​equipment before this autumn, the three people said, with two saying it would be shipped to Texas. Musk plans to build the solar capacity mainly for use by Tesla, although some will be used ​to power SpaceX satellites, the people said.

The potential order highlights one issue for the United States as it looks to reduce its dependence on China – reviving U.S. manufacturing still requires some degree of trade with the world's second-largest economy.

Chinese media reported last month that Tesla has visited several solar companies in China. The details of the companies in advanced talks, the estimated size of potential purchases, the delivery timeline, and regulatory requirements are reported here for ​the first time.

Tesla, China's commerce ministry, Suzhou Maxwell, Shenzhen S.C New Energy and Laplace Renewable Energy did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.

US GIGAPLANT WITH CHINESE EQUIPMENTAn order from Tesla would ​mark a big boost for Chinese producers of solar manufacturing equipment, which have struggled with weak demand because of a domestic production glut.

The U.S. solar market, meanwhile, is heavily protected by tariffs aimed at curbing imports ‌of cheaper panels ⁠and cells from China and Southeast Asia, where many Chinese producers operate subsidiaries.

However, solar manufacturing equipment was excluded from tariffs by the Biden administration in 2024 at the urging of U.S. solar panel makers who argued they had nowhere else to buy the machines needed to set up domestic factories. That exemption has been extended by the Trump administration, and the United States has been pushing to create its own solar supply chain to reduce its dependence on Chinese companies.

Musk has criticised tariff barriers as making the economics of deploying solar in the United States "artificially high", when the country is ​facing a critical power shortage driven by a ​surge in demand from AI data centres ⁠and manufacturing.

His solar ambitions cut a stark contrast with the energy policies of his former employer, President Donald Trump, who seeks to maximise U.S. fossil fuel production and has slashed federal subsidies for solar and wind projects, which he calls costly and unreliable.

Musk briefly worked for the Trump administration running the ​Department of Government Efficiency, which oversaw mass layoffs of federal workers to save money.

U.S. power consumption hit its second straight record high in ​2025 and will rise further ⁠in 2026 and 2027, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Setting up 100 GW of solar manufacturing in a couple of years would be a staggering feat, and Musk is known for making big promises on ambitious timelines that often do not pan out.

Overall, the U.S. had 1,300 GW of capacity to generate electricity as of 2024, according to a report published last year by the American Public Power Association. Out ⁠of that, ​only 10%, or 135 GW, was solar-powered.

Tesla has been on a push to source more components locally in different regions. ​However, it remains dependent on 400 China-based suppliers to keep its costs down. Sixty of them also supply Tesla globally, including for its U.S. EV plants.

Production preparations for Tesla's Cybertruck and Semi models in the U.S. encountered setbacks last year after component ​shipments from China were suspended, following a significant tariff hike on Chinese goods imposed by the Trump administration, Reuters previously reported.

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Reporting by Reuters staff; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Tom Hogue

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