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Additional Payback Metrics: Payback1 of approximately 2.2 years from commencement of commercial production corresponding to approximately 4.2 years from start of construction under the medium / US$1,000/mtu WO₃2 case.

Capital Efficient Development: Initial capital cost3 of approximately $124.2 million (USD $91 million), with a compact infrastructure layout designed to support efficient underground mining and processing operations.

Strong Annual Cash Flow Generation: Average annual revenue of approximately $252,517 million (US$184,886 million), average annual EBITDA of approximately $142,181 million (US$104,101 million), and average annual free cash flow of approximately $96,279 million (US$70,493 million) over the initial mine plan at US$1,000/mtu WO₃.4

Integrated Infrastructure Design: Project infrastructure includes planned hydro electric power connection, water supply and recycling systems, road access, and paste backfill integration to support operations while minimizing environmental footprint.

Robust Core PEA Economics Maintained: Previously announced after-tax NPV(8%)5 of $473.4M (US$346.6 million) and IRR6 of 48.8% at US$1,000/mtu WO₃ remain unchanged.

Significant Upside Leverage: After-tax IRR of 78.4% and NPV(8%) of $963.8 million (USD $706.4 million) at USD $1,500/mtu WO₃.

Resource Growth Underway: Fully funded 20,000-metre drill program continues to target resource expansion, confidence conversion and potential mine life extension beyond the initial 11-year production plan, targeting resource expansion and confidence conversion.

All amounts in Canadian dollars unless stated otherwise.4

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2026) - Allied Critical Metals Inc. (CSE: ACM) (OTCQB: ACMIF) (FSE: 0VJ0) ("Allied" or the "Company") is pleased to provide additional economic and technical detail from the recently announced Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for its 100%-owned Borralha Tungsten Project ("Borralha" or the "Project") in northern Portugal. The Project's previously announced PEA economics remain unchanged.

Roy Bonnell, CEO & Director of Allied, commented: "Following the release of our initial Borralha PEA, we received strong investor interest in additional project-level detail. This supplementary disclosure highlights the Project's capital efficiency, strong annual cash generation and well-developed infrastructure platform. Importantly, the underlying economics of the PEA remain unchanged, while the additional payback presentation provides another useful reference point for investors evaluating project returns and the strong leverage Borralha has to tungsten prices."

This additional disclosure provides greater clarity on Borralha's capital efficiency, expected cash flow generation and rapid capital recovery profile. The Borralha PEA outlines a capital-efficient underground tungsten development project within the European Union, demonstrating strong economic returns across a range of tungsten price assumptions and significant leverage to current market prices.

The Borralha PEA continues to demonstrate a technically robust and capital-efficient underground tungsten development project within the European Union. As previously announced, the PEA was evaluated under three pricing frameworks: the Base case of $962/mtu WO₃ (US$704/mtu WO₃), $1,365/mtu WO₃ (US$1,000/mtu WO₃), and $2,049/mtu WO₃ (US$1,500/mtu WO₃), while mine design and cut-off grade selection were developed using a conservative tungsten price assumption of $900/mtu WO₃ (US$659/mtu WO₃). The Company is providing the additional metrics below to facilitate investor understanding of project capital intensity, cash flow generation and payback presentation.

For additional reference, the Company is presenting payback under two different measurement bases. The previously disclosed payback metrics were measured from the start of construction (SC), consistent with standard technical study practice. To facilitate comparison with industry benchmarks, the Company is also providing indicative payback measured from the commencement of commercial production (CCP).

Table 1 - Economic Results (After-Tax)

ScenarioPrice1NPV (8%)2IRR3Payback SC4Payback CCP4Medium$1,365/mtu
(USD $1,000/mtu)$473.4M
(USD $346.6M)48.8%2.2 years4.2 yearsBase$962/mtu
(USD $704/mtu)$182.7M
(USD $134.0M)27.2%3.8 years5.8 yearsHigh$2,049/mtu
(USD $1,500/mtu)$963.8M
(USD $706.4M)78.4%1.2 years3.2 years 
Notes:

Prices based on Argus Media Group price forecasts. Canadian dollar (CAD) equivalents calculated used a foreign exchange rate of CAD $1.3658/USD.NPV is a Non-GAAP measure; see notes below for additional information regarding NPV. M = million.IRR is a Non-GAAP measure; see notes below for additional information regarding IRR.Payback is a Non-GAAP measure. see notes below for additional information regarding payback.Payback measured from the start of construction reflects recovery of initial capital over the full development and operating timeline, while payback measured from the start of commercial production excludes the construction phase and is presented for comparative reference only.

The results highlight significant sensitivity to tungsten price while maintaining positive economics under conservative long-term assumptions.

In the Base Case scenario, tungsten (WO₃) represents approximately 96% of project NPV, with minor contributions from copper (~3%) and tin (<1%), based on NSR contribution. This highlights that the Borralha Project economics are overwhelmingly driven by tungsten.

For reference, current reported tungsten market prices remain materially above the US$1,000 per mtu sensitivity case presented in the PEA, reaching approximately $2,998 per mtu (US$2,195 per mtu) as of March 6, 2026 (Source: Fastmarkets).

Mineral Resource Estimate

This initial PEA is based on the updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE" or "2025 MRE") for the Santa Helena Breccia, which were presented in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") in the Company's current technical report on Borralha (the "Technical Report") entitled "Technical Report on the Borralha Property, Parish of Salto, District of Vila Real, Portugal", dated effective December 30, 2025, which is published on the Company's website at www.alliedcritical.com and under its profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Under the 2025 MRE, the Santa Helena Breccia has been tested by 41 drill holes and surface trenching over approximately 400 meters of strike length and to depths exceeding 350 meters below surface. Mineralization remains open along strike and at depth. The cut-off grade of 0.09% WO3was selected based on reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction under conceptual underground mining and gravity-dominant processing assumptions, including a very conservative tungsten price of USD$ 550/mtu WO₃ and assumed recovery of approximately 80% (for MRE cut-off determination only).

Table 2 -2025 MRE for Borralha (see also Technical Report for further details)

ClasificationTonnes (Mt)Grade (% WO3)Measured + Indicated13.00.21Inferred7.70.18Initial Capital Allocation and Operational Costs

The Borralha PEA estimates initial capital7 of approximately US$91 million, with sustaining capital8 of approximately US$87 million and total life-of-mine capital9 of approximately US$178 million. The initial capital requirement reflects a compact project design integrating underground mine development, process plant construction and site infrastructure.

Table 3 - Initial Capital Costs

CategoryCAD$M*US$MUnderground development21.615.8Processing plant23.116.9Paste backfill plant5.94.3Surface infrastructure6.74.9Power connection9.87.2EPCM / indirect costs**16.412.0Contingency6.04.4Tax incentives34.325.1Subtotal Initial Capital123.791.5 
*Canadian dollar (CAD) equivalents calculated used a foreign exchange rate of CAD $1.3658/USD.
**EPCM = Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management.

Certain development expenditures may also qualify for applicable Portuguese investment tax incentives, which could partially offset initial capital expenditures.

Table 4 - Operating Cost10 Breakdown

Cost CategoryUS$/t ProcessedMining41.2Processing13.2G&A5.0Transport0.02TC/RC*0.51Total Operating Cost**59.3 
*TC/RC = Treatment Changes and Refining Charges. These are fees paid by mining companies to smelters to process raw material concentrate into refined metal.
**Operating costs for life-of-mine used for mine design average approximately US$49/t processed, based on the Sub-Level Long Hole Stoping (SLOS) mining method. Limited areas may utilize Drift & Fill mining, which carries higher unit costs. In the economic model, operating costs are expressed in nominal US dollars and escalated annually for inflation, resulting in an average life of mine operating cost of approximately US$59/t processed, including transportation and treatment/refining charges.

Concentrate Marketing Assumptions

The PEA assumes production of a marketable tungsten concentrate grading approximately 65% WO₃ using a gravity-dominant flowsheet. Concentrate pricing assumptions are based on industry-standard tungsten concentrate marketing structures, incorporating typical 80% payability terms and treatment charges applicable to the tungsten market.

The Project benefits from relatively clean mineralogy dominated by wolframite, which generally reduces impurity-related penalties relative to more complex tungsten concentrates.

Capital Efficiency

The relatively modest initial capital requirement reflects several favourable project characteristics, including:

compact underground mining footprintgravity-dominant processing flowsheetaccess to regional infrastructure including grid powerlimited earthworks due to site topographymoderate plant throughput of 1.4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of mineralized materialpotential Portuguese investment incentivesThese factors contribute to a capital-efficient development scenario compared with many global tungsten projects.

Simplified Annual Cash Flow Metrics

The initial Borralha mine plan is expected to generate strong annual cash flow11 supported by life-of-mine average production of approximately 1,708 tonnes WO₃ per annum, a nominal processing rate of 1.4 Mtpa, and an average mill feed grade of approximately 0.20% WO₃.

Table 5 - Cash-Flow11 Table

Cash Flow MetricBase Case
US$704/mtu WO₃Medium Case
US$1,000/mtu WO₃High Case
US$1,500/mtu WO₃Average annual revenue131,749184,886274,686Average annual EBITDA53,374104,101189,860Average annual pre-tax operating cash flow40,40591,132176,890Average annual free cash flow35,81570,493128,785Life-of-mine revenue1,449,2342,033,7473,021,554Life-of-mine free cash flow393,973775,4281,416,640Infrastructure and Site Requirements

The Borralha Project benefits from favourable site conditions and access to existing regional infrastructure, supporting a capital-efficient development.

Surface infrastructure has been designed to concentrate industrial and administrative facilities within a compact footprint, minimizing environmental disturbance while ensuring operational efficiency. The process plant, paste backfill facility, workshops, administrative buildings and support infrastructure will be located on a centralized platform adjacent to the orebody.

Access to the site will utilize existing regional roads connected to the municipal road CM1025-2. Dedicated routes for light and heavy vehicles have been designed to ensure safe operations while minimizing earthworks and environmental impact.

A comprehensive water management system has been designed to support mining and processing operations. Water supply is expected to be sourced from local groundwater and surface water resources, with water recycling integrated into the process flowsheet. Three retention basins will provide operational water storage, sedimentation and environmental control.

Electrical power will be supplied through connection to the Portuguese national grid via a planned 60 kV overhead line linking the Borralha substation to the SE Frades (REN) substation over approximately 6.5 km. The design complies with applicable national standards and incorporates environmental protection measures.

The project infrastructure design integrates processing, backfill, water management and power supply systems to support efficient underground mining operations while minimizing environmental impact.

Key Infrastructure Advantages

Grid power connection (60 kV line - 6.5 km)Local groundwater and surface water available for operationsExisting regional road access to siteCompact site layout minimizing environmental footprintPaste backfill and water recycling integrated into plant designOngoing Growth Strategy

The current initial PEA is based only on the Santa Helena Breccia deposit and an initial 11-year production plan. The Company's fully funded 20,000-metre drill program is underway and is targeting:

expansion of the current Mineral Resource;conversion of Inferred Mineral Resources into higher-confidence categories;potential extension of mine life beyond the initial plan; andevaluation of throughput optimization and future project scale growth. The Company intends to continue advancing Borralha through additional drilling, engineering optimization, metallurgical refinement, geotechnical and hydrogeological studies, and progression toward the next stage of technical study.

Qualified Persons

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by the following Qualified Persons, as defined under NI 43-101:

J. Douglas Blanchflower, P.Geo.

Mr. Blanchflower is an independent Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and was retained by Allied Critical Metals Inc. to prepare the NI 43-101 Technical Report dated effective December 30, 2025. He has overall responsibility for the 2025 MRE and the Technical Report. Mr. Blanchflower is a Registered Professional Geoscientist in good standing with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (No. 19086) and has more than five decades of experience in mineral exploration, resource estimation, and technical reporting. Mr. Blanchflower has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release relating to the mineral resource estimate.

David Castro López, BSc, MIMMM, QMR

Mr. Castro López is a Mining Engineer and a Professional Member (MIMMM #685484) and Qualified for Minerals Reporting (QMR) of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). He is independent of the Company and the Borralha Project. Mr. Castro López contributed to the metallurgical review and process design considerations supporting the PEA and takes responsibility for the metallurgical and mineral processing information contained herein. Mr. López has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release relating to the metallurgical and mineral processing information contained herein.

Miguel Cabal, EurGeol, Licensed Geologist

Mr. Cabal is a licensed geologist with the European Federation of Geologists (EuroGeol #1439) with over 28 years of experience in mineral exploration, resource evaluation and mine development. He is Managing Director of Geomates (Spain) and has contributed to multiple NI 43-101 and JORC-compliant technical reports, including PEA, PFS and feasibility studies. Mr. Cabal is independent of Allied Critical Metals Inc. and the Borralha Project and has reviewed and approved the mining and economic components of the PEA. Mr. Cabal has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release relating to the mining and economic components of this news release.

Vítor Arezes, BSc, MIMMM, QMR

Mr. Arezes is Vice President Exploration of Allied Critical Metals Inc. and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. He is not independent of the Company due to his role as an officer. Mr. Arezes has extensive experience in tungsten and polymetallic mineral systems and has conducted multiple site visits to the Borralha Project, including during the 2025 drilling campaign. He contributed to geological interpretation, exploration oversight, and technical review supporting the PEA. He is a member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM #703197) and a Qualified Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Professional (QMR), and by reason of education, professional experience, and accreditation, meets the definition of a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101. Mr. Arezes has reviewed and approved all of the scientific and technical information in this news release.

About Allied Critical Metals Inc.

Allied Critical Metals Inc. is a Canadian-based mining company focused on the advancement and revitalization of its 100%-owned Borralha Tungsten Project and the Vila Verde Tungsten Project in northern Portugal.

The Borralha Project is one of the largest undeveloped tungsten resources within the European Union and benefits from a favourable Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA), positioning the Project for advancement toward feasibility and development. Vila Verde represents additional exploration upside within the same strategic jurisdiction.

Tungsten has been designated a critical raw material by the United States and the European Union due to its strategic importance in defense, aerospace, manufacturing, automotive, electronics and energy applications. Currently, China, Russia and North Korea account for approximately 87% of global tungsten supply and reserves, highlighting the importance of secure western sources.

Further details regarding the Borralha Project are available in the Company's NI 43-101 Technical Report dated December 30, 2025, filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company's website at www.alliedcritical.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Roy Bonnell"
CEO and Director

Additional information is also available by contacting the Company:

Dave Burwell
Vice President, Corporate Development
[email protected]
Tel:403-410-7907
Toll Free: 1-800-221-0915

Please also visit our website at www.alliedcritical.com.

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The Canadian Securities Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws ("FLI"). FLI in this release includes, without limitation, statements regarding: (A) the PEA results and economic indicators (e.g., NPV, IRR, payback and related sensitivities); (B) the conceptual mine plan and operating framework (mining approach, processing rates, production profiles, cost ranges and schedules); (C) the technical basis and process assumptions (cut-off approach, flowsheet concept and anticipated concentrate specifications); (D) the status and trajectory of permitting and approvals, infrastructure access and other site requirements; (E) market-related assumptions and the Project's sensitivity and leverage to commodity pricing; (F) growth, conversion and expansion opportunities, including planned drilling and other technical programs; (G) the anticipated sequence of future studies, potential financing pathways and indicative timelines; and (H) the Project's strategic positioning relative to regional and policy objectives. Such FLI is identified by, among other things, words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "aims", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "potential", "target", "opportunity", "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" and similar terminology, as well as statements regarding outcomes that "will", "should" or "would" occur.

Material assumptions underlying the FLI include, but are not limited to: the accuracy of the 2025 MRE; geological continuity; the PEA-level capital/operating cost estimates (with typical PEA accuracy ranges); metallurgical recoveries and process performance consistent with test results to date; availability of labour, equipment and consumables at quoted/priced levels; access to grid power and water on contemplated terms; the ability to obtain land access, permits and approvals (including RECAPE) in a timely manner; tungsten pricing consistent with Argus long-term forecasts or stated sensitivity cases; foreign exchange and inflation consistent with study inputs; and availability of financing on acceptable terms. The Company believes these assumptions are reasonable as of the date hereof, but no assurance can be given that they will prove correct.

The PEA is preliminary in nature and includes Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves. There is no certainty that the PEA results will be realized. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Any reference to potential production, mine life, NPV, IRR, payback, costs, recoveries, or other economic or technical parameters is preliminary and conceptual.

Key risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the FLI include, but are not limited to: (i) exploration, geological, modelling and grade-continuity risks, including the risk that further work does not confirm Inferred material or resource extensions; (ii) risks that metallurgical performance, WO₃ recoveries, concentrate quality or processing costs differ from test work and assumptions; (iii) capital cost escalation, schedule delays, contractor availability and supply-chain constraints; (iv) operating cost inflation (power, reagents, labour, transportation); (v) commodity price and FX volatility (including sustained periods below the Argus long-term or sensitivity prices assumed); (vi) permitting, environmental, social, community, land access and regulatory risks in Portugal (including RECAPE outcomes and permit conditions); (vii) water, tailings and geotechnical/hydrogeological risks inherent in underground operations; (viii) offtake, marketing and market-access risks for tungsten concentrates; (ix) availability and cost of equity, debt or project finance on acceptable terms; (x) changes in laws, regulations, taxes, royalties, or government policies; and (xi) other risks described under "Business Risks" in the Company's most recent MD&A and in other continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR+. Readers are urged to carefully review those risk factors, which are expressly incorporated by reference into this cautionary note.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release. These financial measures are not defined under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and should not be considered in isolation. The Company believes that these financial measures, together with financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS, provide investors with an improved ability to evaluate the underlying performance of the Company. The inclusion of these financial measures is meant to provide additional information and should not be used as a substitute for performance measures prepared in accordance with IFRS. These financial measures are not necessarily standard and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers.

Net Present Value (NPV) - is the present value calculation of net profit from operations determined using a particular discount rate. All NPV values stated herein are on an after tax basis.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) - is a financial metric used to assess an investment's profitability by calculating the annual rate of return that makes the NPV of all cash flows (both positive and negative) equal to zero.

Payback - is calculated in years as the length of time that it takes to pay off the capital costs from annual net profit expected from operations at the Borralha Project.

Initial capital - is the initial capital cost amount required to be expended to construct the mine and tungsten concentrator process equipment and buildings to begin processing mineralized material into saleable tungsten concentrate at commercial quantities according to the life of mine plan at the Borralha Project. Table 3 above provides a breakdown of the initial capital costs. This is an estimate accurate to +/-35%.

Sustaining capital - is a supplementary financial measure which reflects cash basis expenditures which are expected to maintain operations and sustain production levels at the Borralha Project.

Capital costs or Total life of mine capital costs - include the Initial capital and the sustaining capital.

Operating costs - are the costs required to process mineralized material into saleable tungsten concentrate at the Borralha Project. This includes: underground mining; processing and plant operations; general and administrative costs; and site services and infrastructure support (see Table 4 above for a breakdown of the operating costs). This can be calculated on the unit basis per mtu WO3 produced.

Cash flow - includes average annual revenue, average annual EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), average annual pre-tax cash flow, average annual free cash flow, life of mine revenue, life of mine free cash flow. Average annual revenue is the average annual gross revenue over the life of mine. Average annual EBITDA is the average annual EBITDA over the life of mine. Average annual pre-tax cash flow is the average over the life of mine of the annual free cash flow prior to deduction of taxes. Life of mine revenue is the total gross revenue over the life of mine. Life of mine free cash flow is the total free cash flow over the life of mine. Free cash flows are revenues net of operating costs, royalties, working capital adjustments, capital expenditures and cash taxes. The Company believes that this measure is useful to readers in assessing the Company's ability to generate cash flows from Borralha.

All-In Sustaining Costs (AISC) - are comprised of sustaining capital expenditures and site level costs to support ongoing operations and closure costs. All-in sustaining costs per mtu WO3 is calculated as AISC divided by the amount of mtu WO3 produced during the period that the costs are incurred. All-in sustaining costs capture the important components of the Company's production and related costs and are used by the Company and investors to understand projected cost performance at the Borralha Project. Adoption of the all-in sustaining cost metric is voluntary and not necessarily standard, and therefore, this measure presented by the Company may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. The Company believes that the all-in sustaining cost measure complements existing measures and ratios reported by the Company. All-in sustaining cost includes both operating and capital costs required to sustain WO3 production on an ongoing basis. Sustaining operating costs represents expenditures expected to be incurred at the Project that are considered necessary to maintain production. Sustaining capital represents expected capital expenditures comprising mine development costs, including capitalized waste, and ongoing replacement of mine equipment and other capital facilities, and does not include expected capital expenditures for major growth projects or enhancement capital for significant infrastructure improvements.

1 Payback is a Non-GAAP measure. See notes below for additional information regarding payback.
2 mtu/WO3 = metric tonne unit of tungsten; WO3 is tungsten trioxide.
3 Initial capital cost is a Non-GAAP measure. See Table 3 below for a breakdown of the costs and the notes below for additional information regarding initial capital cost.
4 Average annual revenue, average annual EBITDA, and average annual free cash flow are Non-GAAP measures. See notes below for additional information.
5 NPV(8%) = net present value at a 8% discount rate. NPV is a Non-GAAP measure; see notes below for additional information regarding NPV. USD = United States dollars. Canadian dollar (CAD) equivalents calculated used a foreign exchange rate of CAD $1.3658/USD.
6 IRR = internal rate of return. IRR is a Non-GAAP measure; see notes below for additional information regarding IRR.
7 Initial capital cost is a Non-GAAP measure. See Table 3 above for a breakdown of the costs and the notes below for additional information regarding initial capital cost.
8 Sustaining capital is a Non-GAAP measure. See notes below for additional information regarding sustaining capital.
9 Total life of mine capital cost is a Non-GAAP measure. See notes below for additional information regarding total life of mine capital cost.
10 Operating cost is a Non-GAAP measure. See Table 4 for a breakdown of the Operating Costs and the notes below for additional information regarding Operating Cost.
11 Cash flow is a Non-GAAP measure. See Table 5 for a breakdown of the cash flow and the notes below for additional information regarding cash flow.

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Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to the Vanquis Banking Group plc Investor Presentation.

[Operator Instructions]

Before we begin, I'd like to submit the following poll. I'd now like to hand you over to Ian McLaughlin, CEO. Good afternoon, sir.

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Hello, Lilly. Thank you, and hi, everybody. Welcome to our next episode of the evolving story of the recovery of Vanquis. Great to have you with us today. I'm joined with -- by Dave Watts, our CFO, on my right. And James Cranstoun, our Head of IR, is with us as well, who [indiscernible].

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Jabil (JBL - Free Report) closed at $247.46 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.64% move from the prior day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.83%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.38%.

The stock of electronics manufacturer has fallen by 6.64% in the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 3.51% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.65%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Jabil in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on March 18, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.5, up 28.87% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $7.75 billion, indicating a 15.21% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $11.55 per share and a revenue of $32.42 billion, demonstrating changes of +18.46% and +8.8%, respectively, from the preceding year.

It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Jabil. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. At present, Jabil boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In the context of valuation, Jabil is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 20.87. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 22.47.

Meanwhile, JBL's PEG ratio is currently 1.41. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. JBL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.94 as of yesterday's close.

The Electronics - Manufacturing Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 6, this industry ranks in the top 3% of all industries, numbering over 250.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- Kansas City Life Insurance Company recorded net income of $1.0 million or $0.10 per share in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a net loss of $14.0 million or $1.45 per share in the fourth quarter of 2024.  Significant factors in the improvement in net income in the fourth quarter of 2025 were higher insurance and investment revenues and lower operating expenses, which were partially offset by increased policyholder benefits, notably increased death benefits.  Operating expenses were lower in 2025 compared to 2024 as a $16.7 million legal accrual, net of tax, was established in the fourth quarter of 2024 related to class action lawsuits.  Excluding this legal accrual, net income would have been $2.7 million or $0.27 per share in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

We recorded a net loss of $20.8 million or $2.14 per share for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to a net loss of $9.6 million or $0.99 per share for the year ended December 31, 2024.  A legal accrual of $35.6 million, net of tax, was established in the second quarter of 2025 and the legal accrual of $16.7 million, net of tax, mentioned above, was established in the fourth quarter of 2024 related to class action lawsuits.  Excluding these legal accruals, net income would have been $14.8 million or $1.53 per share in 2025 and $7.1 million or $0.73 per share in 2024.  After excluding the legal accruals, the increase in net income in 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to lower policyholder benefits and increased investment revenues.  Partially offsetting this was a decrease in insurance revenues. 

We adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12 Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long Duration Contracts, effective January 1, 2025, with December 31, 2025 marking the first required reporting period for Kansas City Life.  This guidance revises the measurement models and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts and was applied with a transition date of January 1, 2023.  Accordingly, the results for 2024 included herein have been recast.  For additional information, please refer to our 2025 Annual Report at www.kclife.com.

Kansas City Life Insurance Company (OTCQX: KCLI) was established in 1895 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.  The Company's primary business is providing financial protection through the sale of life insurance and annuities.  The Company operates in 49 states and the District of Columbia. 

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0.14

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0.56

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9,683,414

9,683,414

9,683,414

9,683,414

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Oil-linked trading on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid (HYPE) has recently surpassed $1 billion in volume within a 24-hour period, leading to a significant 10% rally in the platform’s native token, HYPE, allowing it to outperform the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. 

In fact, oil-linked trading on Hyperliquid hit over $1.2 billion, making it the second-most traded market on the platform, just behind Bitcoin (BTC).

Hyperliquid’s Oil Contract Trading Soars The driving force behind the recent HYPE performance has been the CL-USDC perpetual contract, which tracks West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices. This contract’s trading volume recently eclipsed Ethereum (ETH) trading on the platform. 

The increase in activity coincides with a dramatic rise in oil futures, which jumped over 30% to nearly $120 a barrel on traditional exchanges. This spike followed escalating tensions in the Middle East that have disrupted global supply chains.

Before these developments, daily volumes for the CL-USDC contract hovered around $21 million. However, following the recent geopolitical events, that figure skyrocketed to more than $1.2 billion as of Monday. Additionally, open interest in this contract surged to $183 million.

$150 Price Target For HYPE Further fueling the excitement surrounding the HYPE rally is a bullish outlook from Arthur Hayes, co-founder of cryptocurrency platform BitMEX. 

In a recent essay, Hayes set a price target of $150 for HYPE by August 2026, asserting that Hyperliquid can continue to expand its revenue streams even if broader cryptocurrency markets experience difficulties.

While HYPE has been on the rise, with the token retesting the $35 resistance wall, major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have shown modest recoveries during the same period. Bitcoin gained approximately 2.5%, while Ethereum saw a slightly higher increase of 3.4%.

The 1D chart shows HYPE’s rally toward $34 on Monday. Source: HYPEUSDT on TradingView.com Analyzing HYPE’s daily trading chart reveals critical support levels that investors should watch. Key support zones are anticipated around $32, $29, and $28, with the latter acting as a significant accumulation point over the past two weeks.

Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 

A prominent online wealth strategist claims that pitting gold against XRP misses the larger shift underway in global finance.

Market Sentiment:

Bullish Bearish Neutral

Published: March 9, 2026 │ 9:33 PM GMT

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A popular online wealth strategist argues that framing gold and XRP as rivals misses the point of a much bigger shift: a coming overhaul of how money is collateralized and how value moves through the financial system.

In a recent video, Dr. Kamilah Stevenson rejects the idea of choosing one over the other, instead describing gold and XRP as “different layers of the same transformation” that could redefine portfolios over the next decade.

Gold As ‘Anchor’ Collateral, Not Just a CommodityDr. Stevenson starts with gold, emphasizing that central banks aren’t buying record amounts of it “because it’s trendy,” but because of its role at the base of the monetary hierarchy.

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Under Basel III, gold is treated as a Tier 1 asset, strengthening balance sheets and serving as high-quality collateral in a world of structurally high sovereign debt and eroding purchasing power.

Gold, in her view, is monetary insurance: a politically neutral store of value that absorbs long-term currency debasement. It doesn’t yield, innovate, or scale, but it “anchors trust” when fiat credibility is questioned.

The trade-off is clear: gold is slow, heavy, and poorly suited for real-time settlement. “Gold stabilizes. It does not mobilize,” the host says.

XRP As Settlement Plumbing For a Digitized SystemThat limitation is where XRP enters the picture—not as a replacement for gold, but as an infrastructure asset designed to move value.

Stevenson frames XRP as a neutral bridge asset that can free capital trapped in pre-funded nostro/vostro accounts and enable cross-border settlement in seconds, across currencies and jurisdictions.

This isn’t about hype, she insists, but about “plumbing” that institutions integrate quietly.

Retail investors often misread XRP by fixating on short-term price action instead of tracking adoption: expansion of liquidity corridors, regulatory clarity, and institutional usage.

In Dr. Stevenson’s framework, gold “holds value” while XRP “moves value,” and both become critical in a world of tokenization, AI-driven transactions, and real-time settlement demands.

The analyst says they are “quietly accumulating” both assets, describing gold as defensive and XRP as “asymmetric exposure” to modernization of financial rails.

The key decision for investors, she says, is not choosing sides but deciding how to size positions across stability versus upside potential, depending on time horizon and risk tolerance.

Kamilah Stevenson also highlights tax-advantaged structures, specifically using a Roth IRA platform that can hold both XRP and gold exposure in one place, as a way to align long-term theses with practical custody and tax planning—though they stress that nothing in the video is financial advice.

For crypto investors, the message is straightforward but not comforting: if the next decade is about “restoring credibility while modernizing liquidity,” those who only bet on hard assets or only on digital rails may be structurally under-positioned.

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People Also Ask:Is the video predicting XRP will replace gold?

Not at all. The analyst explicitly rejects that idea and says XRP and gold serve different but complementary roles.

How does the analyst see XRP’s potential upside?

They link XRP’s repricing potential to deeper integration in settlement infrastructure, not to retail speculation.

Why are central banks’ gold purchases mentioned?

To illustrate that major institutions are reinforcing collateral quality as debt and monetary expansion rise.

What is the main portfolio takeaway?

Think in “layers”: use gold for stability and collateral-like protection & consider assets like XRP for exposure to evolving payment & settlement rails.

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XRP has entered the new week with a technical setup that is beginning to tilt in favor of bulls, even though the price action is stuck inside a range. A bullish divergence has appeared on the daily chart, hinting that downside momentum may be fading and that a rebound could be close. 

However, XRP’s price structure is fragile, and technical analysis has revealed a level that could either support a recovery attempt or lead to another round of selling pressure.

Bullish Divergence Shows Selling Pressure Is Losing Strength The foundation of the bullish case is the daily divergence now visible on the daily candlestick chart. XRP has been holding inside a narrow range near the $1.34 to $1.50 range, but momentum is no longer falling at the same pace as the price.

When price makes a lower low, but momentum refuses to follow, as the RSI is clearly showing on the XRP daily chart right now, it tells traders that the selling pressure behind each leg lower is weakening. The Bears are still in control on paper, but they’re running out of fuel.

This is exactly what unfolded in the February lows. Price crashed to the $1.13 range in a capitulation flush; the RSI fell into oversold territory below 25. However, the price action is now beginning to stabilize and consolidate between roughly $1.34 and $1.40, but this hasn’t led to the creation of higher highs. 

However, RSI shows momentum and is beginning to quietly recover to build a higher low. That divergence is now confirmed on the daily timeframe with the start of the new week.

Why $1.34 Is The Level Bulls Cannot Afford To Lose Despite the improving short-term outlook, the bullish thesis has a very clear line in the sand. According to technical analysis from a crypto analyst known as “Guy on the Earth,” anything below $1.34 would invalidate the setup in the short term. That makes it the level traders are likely to watch most closely at the start of the week. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.36, just a little higher than the important $1.34 level.

Source: Chart from Guy on the Earth on X This support matters because it has effectively become the price floor of the current range. XRP has already spent several sessions trading just above it, and this shows that buyers are still willing to defend that zone. According to the analyst, a clean break below $1.34 would open the door to another leg lower or see a capitulation wick closing back above $1.34.

Signals are one thing; confirmation is another, and for XRP, confirmation only comes at $1.50. The chart above shows the upper boundary of the current range around $1.50, and that is the level bulls need to break if XRP is going to shift from recovery talk to a real trend reversal.

XRP trading at $1.35 on the 1D chart | Source: XRPUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com

Key takeaways:

Oil price spikes often precede 20% spikes in Bitcoin value, though initial market reactions remain volatile and unpredictable.

Bitcoin currently mirrors tech stocks with an 81% Nasdaq 100 correlation, making it less sensitive to oil prices.

Oil prices surged to $101 per barrel on Sunday, marking a 55% increase in ten days—the largest move in history. The event caused the S&amp;P 500 to reach its lowest level in 10 weeks on Friday. Bitcoin (BTC) saw an initial positive reaction with prices jumping 16% between Feb. 28 and Wednesday, though it eventually erased the entire move by Sunday.

Traders now question whether Bitcoin price could suffer from the uncertainty brought by the US-Israel war with Iran. Persistently high oil prices could trigger inflation and hurt consumer spending while the US job market remains weak. Bitcoin price has benefited from sudden jumps in oil prices in the past, but the gains usually happen over a four-week period.

WTI oil (blue) vs. Bitcoin/USD (green) in May-August 2025. Source: TradingViewWest Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices surged by 15% in a week starting on June 11, 2025, after global agencies assessed that Iran had enriched uranium nuclear warheads and Israel launched air strikes in the region two days later. Initially, Bitcoin price declined by 8% to $101,000 from $110,300, but it ended up reverting the move and posted 10% gains in four weeks.

WTI oil (blue) vs. Bitcoin/USD (green) in March-May 2024. Source: TradingViewOn March 27, 2023, WTI prices jumped by 16% in eight days, fueled by a legal dispute leading to 450,000 barrels per day in exports from Kurdistan and a surprise production cut from OPEC. Bitcoin price gained 12% in two weeks but failed to sustain the bullish momentum, returning to the initial $28,000 level in less than a month.

WTI oil (blue) vs. Bitcoin/USD (green) in Feb-April 2022. Source: TradingViewA 29% weekly rally in WTI oil prices initiated on Feb. 28, 2022, following the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by Russia, triggered global sanctions on Russian oil exports. Bitcoin prices jumped 17% over the initial two days, but those gains evaporated by the end of the week. Still, Bitcoin price eventually surged by 25% over the next three weeks as its price reached $48,000.

WTI oil (blue) vs. Bitcoin/USD (green) in Oct-December 2020. Source: TradingViewWTI gained 23% in nine days starting on Nov. 2, 2020, as traders anticipated the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and US oil inventories showed unexpected drops. Bitcoin price followed the trend, gaining 16% during that nine-day window, eventually seeing 45% gains from the initial $13,500 price in under a month.

Bitcoin may reach $79,200 by the end of March if history repeats itselfOn average, Bitcoin gained 20% over four weeks during the last four times WTI jumped by 15% or more within 10 days. These instances happened between November 2020 and June 2025, a period that includes the bear market of 2022 and most of 2023. Still, four events are not statistically significant enough to prove a solid correlation.

Bitcoin’s price has been much more closely tied to the tech sector lately, shown by its current 81% correlation with the Nasdaq 100 index. If Iran or the US de-escalate sooner than expected, the stock market may recover, and Bitcoin should benefit from that bullish momentum.

Ultimately, the duration of the war in Iran will decide if a Bitcoin rally to $79,200 is possible by the end of March. That target would match the historical 20% average gain from the $66,000 price seen since the oil rally picked up steam on Feb. 28.

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The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking a portion of its treasury, marking a milestone in its financial strategy. Bitwise Asset Management announced that the organization plans to lock up to 70,000 ETH using infrastructure developed by Bitwise’s Onchain Solutions. This initiative started with an initial deposit of 2,016 ETH, valued at approximately $140 million at current prices.

This action reflects the evolution of the Foundation, which traditionally funded development through grants and periodic asset sales. Now, by staking, it can generate recurring rewards—estimated at over 2,000 ETH annually—while contributing to the security of the network. This occurs as the Ethereum staking ecosystem expands rapidly, surpassing 37.6 million staked ETH, which represents approximately 30.2% of the total circulating supply.

For these operations, the Foundation will use open-source software acquired by Bitwise in 2024, specifically Dirk, a distributed signer that allows for operating validators across multiple jurisdictions, and Vouch, which enables running multiple validator clients simultaneously, reducing the risk of downtime. The success of this initiative could influence other institutional treasuries to adopt similar staking strategies.

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Dogecoin [DOGE] approached a level that historically triggered strong reversals. Traders appeared to follow that pattern by placing long-leveraged bets ahead of a potential bounce.

Derivatives data platform CoinGlass showed that traders were heavily leveraged at $0.0857 on the downside and $0.0929 on the upside.

Those levels acted as key intraday support and resistance for DOGE. Traders built $26.56 million in long positions near the lower level and $15.48 million in short positions near the upper band.

This concentration marked the largest clusters of leveraged positioning across the derivatives market.

Source: CoinGlass

In addition to traders’ participation, the analytics platform Token Terminal shared data that strengthens DOGE’s bullish outlook.

Active Addresses increased from 901,000 to 973,100, marking 11.9% monthly growth. The increase suggested that user activity returned to the network after a quieter period.

That shift often aligned with improving sentiment when market participants returned to transact and trade.

Price climbs with volume At press time, DOGE climbed over 2% in the past 24 hours and is trading at the $0.09020 level. Meanwhile, traders and investors have shown remarkable interest in the memecoin, which is evident in the trading volume, as it has jumped over 90% to $1.12 billion.

Rising volume alongside price indicates strong market participation and increases the likelihood of a continued trend.

According to AMBCrypto’s technical analysis, DOGE recently retested a major support level near $0.0872 on the daily chart.

The level had repeatedly acted as a demand zone since February 2024.

Over the past 30 days, DOGE tested that region multiple times and produced rebounds of roughly 20%, reinforcing its role as structural support.

Source: TradingView

If the price held above $0.0872, the pattern suggested a possible move toward $0.111, representing roughly 22% upside.

However, a breakdown below the level could expose DOGE to deeper losses toward the $0.06 region.

Even so, trend strength remained limited.

The Average Directional Index (ADX) stood at 16.02, below the key 25 threshold that typically signaled a strong trend.

Low ADX readings often suggested weak directional momentum, meaning the market lacked a confirmed trend despite price recovery attempts.

In fact, sentiment also received a boost from a widely followed crypto analyst.

The analyst shared a monthly DOGE chart showing a bullish pennant formation. According to the post, the broader structure looked “insanely bullish,” hinting at potential long-term upside.

If confirmed, such formations often preceded extended continuation moves after consolidation phases.

Final Summary DOGE approached a key reversal zone, where traders concentrated leveraged positions around $0.0857 support and $0.0929 resistance. Derivatives positioning intensified, with $26.56M in long positions and $15.48M in shorts clustered near those levels.

The government of Bhutan moved part of its Bitcoin reserves again this week, transferring 175 BTC worth approximately $11.85 million, according to on-chain data from analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. The transaction marks the country’s first recorded move since July, when it transferred another $6.8 million in BTC.

With this latest transaction, Bhutan’s Bitcoin transfers for 2026 have now surpassed $40 million. In total, the government has moved roughly $42.5 million worth of BTC so far this year, based on Arkham’s blockchain tracking data.

Despite these outflows, Bhutan continues to hold a sizable cryptocurrency reserve. The country currently holds around 5,400 BTC, valued at roughly $374 million at current market prices. These assets are managed by Druk Holding & Investments, the nation’s sovereign wealth fund responsible for overseeing strategic state investments.

According to Arkham, Bhutan typically sells portions of its Bitcoin holdings in relatively small tranches. These transactions are usually executed in clips ranging between $5 million and $10 million, a strategy that allows the government to manage liquidity while avoiding large disruptions in the market.

The recent transfers are modest compared with larger moves made last year. In July 2025, Bhutan transferred more than $60 million in bitcoin over the course of just four days. After those transactions, the country held more than 11,000 BTC valued at approximately $1.4 billion, an amount that at the time represented over 40% of Bhutan’s gross domestic product.

Since then, the cryptocurrency market has shifted significantly. Bitcoin’s price has fallen from around $119,000 to roughly $69,000, reflecting a notable correction across the broader crypto market.

Source: On-chain data from Arkham Intelligence and market price data for Bitcoin

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The S&P 500 and gold are also surging.

After a day of more fluctuations prompted by the quickly developing situation in the Middle East, bitcoin’s price aimed at $70,000 minutes ago as Trump addressed the war and the Strait of Hormuz.

His words sent shockwaves through other financial fields as well, especially with oil, as the CFDs on WTI Crude Oil plunged to under $90 per barrel after skyrocketing to $120 earlier today.

BREAKING: President Trump says “I think the war is very complete, pretty much.”

Oil prices officially turn negative on the day, erasing a gain of +30%, in one of the largest daily reversals ever recorded. pic.twitter.com/c01Ni9RZIS

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 9, 2026

The POTUS’s indication that the war is pretty much completed comes in a rather intriguing time, as Iran just chose a new Supreme Leader – Mojtaba Khamenei, who is the son of the former. Trump repeatedly outlined that he is not happy with the choice, calling it a big mistake.

At the same time, reports continue to emerge that several countries in the region, including the UAE and Turkey, keep intercepting more drones and missiles from Iran.

While also addressing the situation in the Middle East, President Trump reportedly added that the US is mulling taking over the Strait of Hormuz, which has been essentially closed for days, thus reducing the amount of transported goods, mostly oil.

As mentioned above, oil prices dumped again following Trump’s latest remarks after reaching a multi-year peak this morning. Gold and the S&P 500 went on a run, with the former tapping $5,140/oz, while the latter climbed above 6,800.

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Privacy coin Zcash is one of the biggest crypto gainers over the past day, rising 7% and outpacing Bitcoin’s own rebound as a key team of core developers just raised a Series A round of funding for their fresh venture.

Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) said Monday that it has raised over $25 million in funding from a prominent group of investors including Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz, Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Zcash treasury firm Cypherpunk Technologies, and notable angel investors including Balaji Srinivasan, Haseeb Qureshi, and Mert Mumtaz.

Founded by Josh Swihart, former CEO of Electric Coin Company (ECC), ZODL continues the work begun at ECC, including development of the Zodl wallet (formerly Zashi). Since launching in 2024, the wallet has grown Zcash's shielded pool by over 400%, according to the team, and processed more than $600 million in ZEC swaps since October 2025.

The full ECC team departed that company in January and has since migrated to ZODL to continue building the wallet as an open, self-custodial private financial platform aimed at broader ecosystem interoperability.

Beyond the wallet, ZODL said that it maintains a strong focus on Zcash protocol development. The engineers responsible for Zcash's core systems at ECC have joined ZODL and continue that work, prioritizing usability-driven technical progress.

“This fundraise positions ZODL for growth, including adding engineers and other talent, and reflects strong conviction from some of the most respected investors in crypto, not only in privacy as a principle, but in the continued growth of the Zcash ecosystem and the ZODL team,” ZODL said in a statement.

Launched in 2016 in a process that included input from noted whistleblower Edward Snowden, Zcash is designed to be more private than cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, making it more difficult to trace transactions on its blockchain.

The coin saw a resurgence in investor interest last fall, rising from a price of about $50 in September to a multi-year peak of nearly $700 in November. That’s still shy of Zcash’s all-time high mark of $3,191 set soon after launch in 2016.

Like most leading cryptocurrencies, the price of Zcash (ZEC) has fallen sharply in recent months, with the coin recently trading for $215. It’s up 7% over the last day, outpacing Bitcoin’s own nearly 3% rise to just over $69,000. Even with the daily rise, ZEC remains down about 11% over the last month.

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Michael Saylor’s latest bitcoin binge — 1,360 Bitcoin in a single day via strc — shows corporate treasury demand actively absorbing supply even as retail second‑guesses the cycle’s next leg.

Summary

Bitcoin magazine flags saylor’s strategy buying 1,360 btc in one day via strc, a new daily record that stunned market observers.​ Traders frame the move as balance‑sheet absorption, with institutions quietly stacking while retail sentiment stays nervous and reactive.​ The purchase, worth about $93m, lands in a thin‑float market already driven by big treasury buyers, tightening liquidity and reinforcing the up‑only narrative. Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin (BTC) strategy just set a new daily speed record – and it landed right in the middle of a macro‑driven liquidity squeeze. Bitcoin Magazine reported that “it’s now estimated that Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 1,360 BTC today via STRC, a new daily record,” underscoring how aggressive corporate accumulation has become even as retail debates whether the cycle is long in the tooth.​

The reaction from market participants was immediate and telling. “1,360 BTC in a single day is wild. Corporate Bitcoin accumulation isn’t slowing down,” one commentator wrote, capturing the sense that institutional balance sheets are quietly absorbing supply while sentiment on social feeds remains jumpy. Another observer framed the move as structural rather than cosmetic: “1,360 BTC in a single day… that’s not buying, that’s absorption. While retail hesitates, institutions are quietly stacking. Supply keeps shrinking. The Bitcoin game is simple: They print. Saylor buys.” A third voice put it even more bluntly: “Saylor is single-handedly draining the liquidity pool. 1,360 BTC in a day is aggressive accumulation.”

This is not happening in a vacuum. Live market data show Bitcoin trading around $68,583, up roughly 2.5% over the past 24 hours, with a 24‑hour trading volume of about $50.75 billion and a market capitalization in excess of $1.3 trillion. Ethereum changes hands near $2,014, having climbed about 3.9% on the day, with 24‑hour turnover around $30.1 billion and a market cap of roughly $260.2 billion. Solana trades close to $83.76, up approximately 2.7% in the last 24 hours, on volumes near $5.83 billion and a market value of about $52.77 billion.

In other words, Saylor’s 1,360 BTC haul – at current prices worth roughly $93 million – landed in a market that is already tight on float and increasingly dominated by large, repeat buyers rather than marginal speculators. For traders trying to read the next leg, the message from this episode is straightforward: corporate treasury demand remains deeply pro‑cyclical, willing to lean into volatility and, in the process, reshape the liquidity profile of Bitcoin’s up‑only narrative.

On Monday, with bitcoin changing hands at $68,600 a coin, the Royal Government of Bhutan quietly nudged 175 bitcoin—about $12 million—across the ledger. Bhutan's latest maneuver follows its previous transfer in mid-February 2026. Bhutan Moves $11.85M in Bitcoin Onchain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence shows Bhutan shifting 175 BTC worth $11.

Bitcoin’s rally back to the mid-$73,000 region did not last long as the leading cryptocurrency’s price action reversed as the week came to a close and fell back around $67,000 after momentarily regaining momentum last week, pulling Ethereum down with it till the ETH price also lost the $2,000 price level. 

However, the pullback of these leading cryptocurrencies is the product of a few forces colliding at once: a war nobody fully priced in and institutions quietly heading for the exits. Here is what happened.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs: From Boosting Rally To Draining Liquidity One of the clearest reasons for Bitcoin’s reversal is that the same ETF complex that helped lift the price early in the week suddenly turned into a source of pressure. SoSoValue data show that US-based Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted strong inflows at the start of the week, including about $458.19 million on March 2, $225.15 million on March 3, and $461.77 million on March 4. 

That stretch helped Bitcoin climb as high as roughly $74,051 intraday on March 4, but the tone changed quickly after that. By March 5, spot Bitcoin ETFs had flipped to a net outflow of about $227.83 million, and on March 6, the outflow worsened to roughly $348.83 million, showing that institutional demand softened just as Bitcoin was testing resistance near the mid-$70,000s.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Source: SoSoValue

Unsurprisingly, Ethereum also saw its own exchange-traded funds flows deteriorate in tandem with Bitcoin. SoSoValue’s data show US Spot Ethereum ETFs started the week on firmer footing, with $38.69 million in net inflows on March 2, led by BlackRock’s ETHA at about $26.51 million. However, by the second half of the week, that demand had faded massively. 

Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about $90.94 million in net outflows on March 5 and another $82.85 million in net outflows on March 6, with Fidelity’s FETH alone accounting for roughly $67.57 million of the March 6 withdrawal.

Spot Ethereum ETFs. Source: SoSoValue

Profit-Taking And Global Risk Aversion The final piece is the macro backdrop. The bounce to $73,000 to $74,000 invited short-term traders to lock in gains, especially after Bitcoin ran into a clear resistance band and failed to push through decisively. On-chain data shows that more than 27,000 BTC in profit were sent to exchanges by short-term holders within 24 hours.

However, investors are not dealing with only crypto-related concerns. Financial markets are still pricing in the conflicts in the Middle East. Iran responded to US-Israel attacks by not only firing retaliatory strikes but also effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a passage for roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. That closure is what truly rattled markets.

Once Bitcoin lost altitude, Ethereum followed with even more force. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $67,500. Ethereum, on the other hand, is trading at $1,975.

Price trades in tight range | Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview.com Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

ClearToken, the digital financial infrastructure provider authorized by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), launched three institutional digital asset platforms on the Canton Network: CT Register, CT Pay and CT Settle.

CT Register covers the tokenization and detokenization of fiat currency, stablecoins and securities. CT Pay manages PvP payments and settlements (payment versus payment), eliminating Herstatt risk in cross-currency transactions. CT Settle, for its part, executes FCA-authorized net DvP settlements (delivery versus payment) across fiat, crypto and stablecoin assets.

According to Benjamin Santos-Stephens, CEO of ClearToken, the suite deployed on Canton Network gives institutions “the end-to-end regulated settlement stack they need to unlock tokenization“. Canton Network counts heavyweight clients such as DTCC, Goldman Sachs, Euroclear and Tradeweb. The products target a stablecoin market with a capitalization exceeding $318 billion.

ClearToken also announced its intention to seek approval from the Bank of England to expand operations in clearing and margins through that institution’s Digital Securities Sandbox.

Source: https://cleartoken.io/news/press-releases/cleartoken-launches-regulated-stablecoin-fx-and-tokenised-settlement-on-canton-network/

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BlackRock transferred over $153 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum to the Coinbase exchange, according to on-chain data reported by the analytics platform Onchain Lens. The transaction included 2,200 BTC valued at $149.13 million and 2,417 ETH equivalent to $4.84 million, all recorded within a matter of hours.

The transaction comes amid a context of high institutional activity from the asset manager. Over the past week, data from Arkham identified BlackRock as the largest recipient of inflows into spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs: its IBIT product recorded inflows of $660 million within a positive weekly flow of $568.5 million for Bitcoin ETFs, while its ETHA fund received $133.2 million out of a total net positive flow of $23.5 million for Ethereum ETFs.

Onchain Lens does not rule out that further transfers of BTC and ETH to Coinbase may follow, which could indicate a rebalancing of the portfolios within BlackRock’s crypto investment products. Coinbase currently holds approximately 12% of all crypto assets worldwide and acts as custodian for the majority of spot crypto ETFs in the United States.

Source: https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/2030957996248096845

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has crossed a major milestone with the mining of 20 million coins, leaving less than 5% of the total supply yet to be issued Kraken noted in a Monday blog post that unlike traditional assets such as gold, Bitcoin has a hard supply cap enforced by its code and decentralized network of nodes. The fixed limit was embedded in Bitcoin's design by its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto in the 2009 genesis block.

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The XRP price has shifted deeply into a bearish state following the weekend sideways performance, and its market dynamics are starting to experience a similar change. Amid persistent downside action, significant liquidity is evident around key levels and across the market.

Rising Liquidity Levels Put XRP In Focus With the highly bearish and uncertain market landscape, XRP’s price is struggling below the $1.4 level. Despite waning price action, the leading altcoin is experiencing a major buildup in daily liquidity, which hints at a notable change in its market dynamics and investor activity.

Trading activity and order book depth have expanded across major cryptocurrency exchanges, an indication of the growing daily liquidity. Bird, a developer and market expert, points to a massive cluster of contracts stacked all the way up toward $4+, as indicated by heavy red liquidation lines on the chart.

According to the expert, those lines on the chart represent short positions from traders who are betting that XRP will continue to drop. Many of these investors are currently opening their short positions using leverage. At this point, two scenarios are highlighted by Bird to likely play out if the price begins to rise.

The trend could lead to some traders closing their short positions manually to take a small loss. When these traders close their shorts, they are required to buy back XRP, which might bolster the price higher. Meanwhile, the second scenario is where others experience robust liquidations.

Source: Chart from Cryptoinsightuk on X If the price reaches their liquidation level, the crypto exchange closes its positions. Thus, these investors will buy XRP at a much higher price, forcing them to wipe out their positions. However, when this kicks off, the possibility of it creating a chain reaction becomes high.

Here, liquidations will trigger more buying, allowing the price to move higher and liquidate more shorts, which in the end forces even more buying. “That’s how you get those violent, fast XRP moves where the price suddenly explodes upward,” Bird added.

Currently, the chart shows that liquidity above appears large, implying it could create a massive squeeze toward new highs. However, this is likely if momentum starts and those levels start to get taken out. Furthermore, the market appears to be just waiting for the catalyst to turn things around, and when that happens, these moves tend to happen very fast.

Activity Rising Across The Network Within this period, activity on the XRP Ledger seems to have picked up pace, recording significant transactions. Diana’s report shows that transaction activity on the ledger is rising again, with daily volume now sitting at around 2.5 million, suggesting that real network usage is coming in again. 

The recent figure represents a sharp increase from recent baselines on the monthly timeframe. As seen on the chart, this marks a more than 40% rise from early February, over 25% from early January, and more than double the 2025 slowdown lows.

An interesting part of this development is the statement from Flare Network, saying the platform might have something to do with the heightened XRP Ledger activity.

XRP trading at $1.34 on the 1D chart | Source: XRPUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

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XRP’s volume in spot and derivatives markets recorded a massive spike in the last 24 hours, amid a session marked by widespread liquidations and macroeconomic data the market continues to monitor closely.

According to CoinMarketCap figures, XRP’s spot trading volume grew 84% over the last 24 hours, reaching $2.62 billion. In the derivatives market, the increase reached 67%, with a volume of $3.22 billion, according to CoinGlass data.

The same provider reported that total crypto liquidations came in around $360 million, with long positions accounting for $207 million and short positions for $153 million, in a zigzag session that caught traders off guard.

The week’s main catalyst will be the release of inflation data in the United States. The Consumer Price Index and core CPI will be published on March 11, while the Personal Consumption Expenditures index and JOLTS job openings figures are expected on the 13th. Federal Reserve officials are also in their blackout period ahead of the March interest rate decision.

XRP is trading at $1.36, up 0.84% over the last 24 hours, after accumulating four consecutive losing sessions during the previous week. The negative flows recorded in exchange-traded funds at last week’s close reflect a lack of conviction in a sustained recovery.

Source: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xrp/

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Columbia, South Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2026) - Elauwit Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELWT) ("Elauwit" or the "Company"), a national managed services provider of turnkey broadband and property-wide WiFi networks serving multifamily, student housing, and senior living communities, today announced that its management will be participating in the iAccess Alpha Virtual Best Ideas Spring Investment Conference 2026, taking place March 10-11, 2026.

Representing the Company, Dan McDonough, Jr., Executive Chairman, will deliver a Company presentation at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 10, followed by one-on-one meetings with pre-qualified investors on March 11. A webcast of the presentation will be available through the Elauwit website, https://elauwit.com/, in the Investors section.

To request a 1x1 meeting with management of Elauwit, attending investors should contact their iAccess Alpha representative or Matt Kreps, investor relations for Elauwit, at [email protected].

About Elauwit Connection (NASDAQ: ELWT)

Elauwit Connection is a publicly traded ISP dedicated to communities, including multifamily properties, student housing, and senior living. Elauwit designs, builds, and operates managed networks, backed by a service model that treats property teams and residents like a relationship, not an account number.

With dependable connections, exceptional resident support, and no-upfront-cost options, Elauwit helps owners deliver premium connectivity as a competitive advantage, supporting new revenue, resident retention and increased asset value.

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March 9 (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE.N), opens new tab forecast second-quarter ‌revenue above Wall Street estimates on Monday, betting on growing demand ​for its artificial intelligence-powered ​servers that are equipped with ⁠Nvidia's chips.

The company expects ​quarterly revenue to be between $9.6 billion ​to $10.0 billion, above the analysts' average estimate of $9.58 billion, according to ​data compiled by LSEG.

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