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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2026) - Eureka Lithium Corp. (CSE: ERKA) (OTCQB: UREKF) (FSE: S58) ("Eureka Lithium" or "Eureka" or the "Company") announces that it has allowed to lapse approximately 1094 mineral claims comprising the Raglan West project, approximately 550 mineral claims comprising the Raglan South project and approximately 1601 mineral claims comprising the New Leaf project (collectively making up the "Nunavik Projects"). Accordingly, at this time, the Company retains approximately 158 claims ("Remaining Claims") relating to the Nunavik projects.

It seemed as if someone had switched off the power supplying Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN 10.68%) stock on the last trading day of the week. Investors aggressively sold out of the veteran utility's equity that day, as they were clearly disappointed by the company's 2027 guidance miss in its latest earnings report. The stock closed that trading session down more than 12%.

Twin increases Well before market open on Friday, Algonquin took the wraps off its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. For the three-month stretch, the utility's revenue was $630.7 million, representing year-over-year growth of almost 8%. Net income not under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) rose more steeply, increasing by 11% to $47.2 million ($0.06 per share).

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That meant a pair of beats for Algonquin, since analysts tracking the stock were averaging estimates of $616.6 million for revenue, and $0.05 per share for non-GAAP (adjusted) net income.

Algonquin has slimmed down, from a sprawling business straddling both traditional and next-generation renewable utility services to a more pure-play business focusing on the former.

It cited this "back to basics" strategy as a factor in its growth during the quarter. The company quoted CEO Rod West as saying that "During the year, we made substantial regulatory progress across our electric, gas and water utilities, began realizing the benefits of a more disciplined operating model."

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Power shortage West and his team reaffirmed the company's full-year 2026 profitability guidance, maintaining its adjusted net income forecast of $0.35 to $0.37 per share. They also set a forecast for the following year of $0.38 to $0.42 per share. The per-share consensus analyst estimates for the two years are $0.36 and $0.45, respectively.

That means a projected bottom-line miss on 2027, which didn't make Mr. Market all that happy. Personally, I don't think the company deserved such a robust sell-off on the results, as it's still an important operator and it seems to be going in the right direction with the corporate diet it's on. I'd consider this a potential bargain on the price decline.

Eric Volkman 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.

Investing $1,000 usually isn't a stressful endeavor simply because (for most households anyway) it's not a life-changing amount of money; a luxury handbag or a nice weekend getaway can easily cost just as much.

Figuring out how to put $50,000 to work generating passive income, however, is a different story. This is a much more serious amount of money for most people, and must be handled in a way that makes the most effective use of it while minimizing risk.

To this end, here's a rundown of five dividend stocks to consider if you're looking to invest a bigger sum of money to produce reliable recurring income. In the same order you'll likely want to add them to your portfolio...

1. Verizon If you're looking for some capital appreciation even from your dividend-paying holdings, Verizon Communications (VZ 0.12%) offers some, but not nearly enough to view it as even a modest growth holding. It's first and foremost (and almost entirely) an income stock. But it plays this role extremely well, offering newcomers a chance to plug into a forward-looking yield of 5.6%, which is based on a dividend that's now been raised for 19 consecutive years.

The reason these payments are apt to endure indefinitely isn't tough to figure out. Most people living in the U.S. market it serves are practically addicted to their mobile phones, and have no intention of giving them up. Harmony Healthcare IT reports the average American spends more than five hours every day looking at their phone screen, for perspective.

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2. Realty Income Technically speaking, it's not a stock ... at least not in the sense that most investors understand publicly traded shares of conventional corporations. Although it's bought and sold via an exchange like any other ticker, Realty Income (O +0.26%) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for short. That just means it owns a bunch of revenue-generating real estate. As long as the majority of its profits are passed along to shareholders in the form of dividends, it's not first taxed at the corporate level. That ultimately means its investors put more money in their pockets.

That's not the chief reason that income-seeking investors might want to own this or any other REIT though. For that matter, neither is its respectable forward-looking yield of 4.9%. Rather, the most compelling aspect of owning a stake in Realty Income is that it makes its dividend payments every month rather than every quarter, at the same cadence people incur bills. The fact that it's also raised its annualized per-share payout every year for the past 31 years, of course, only bolsters the bullish argument.

3. ADP With just a passing look, Automatic Data Processing (ADP +1.59%) -- you'll likely know the payroll processor by its more familiar name, "ADP" -- doesn't look like a heroic income-generating stock. Its dividend yield of 3.2% is OK, but hardly thrilling.

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Now take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Over the course of the past 10 years this reliably profitable company's quarterly per-share dividend payment has more than doubled, from $0.53 in early 2016 to $1.70 per share now, extending a long-established pace of dividend growth. It's just the nature of its business model paired with the additions of related offerings like personnel time and attendance solutions, benefits management, employee recruitment, and other HR functions.

4. Brookfield Asset Management Just as the name suggests, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM 2.46%) is an investment management outfit. It oversees a handful of publicly traded partnerships that bear the same Brookfield name, in fact, scraping off a small fee from these entities' total values every calendar quarter.

The company is compellingly different than most other mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) managers though. Rather than establishing investment pools that will buy anything and everything, Brookfield is hyper-focused on proven growth industries like renewable energy, artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, water infrastructure, logistics, power distribution, and more. Moreover, most of its holdings are privately owned organizations rather than publicly traded entities, giving investors a chance to own stakes in attractive businesses that aren't investable in a conventional brokerage account.

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Perhaps more important, while this ticker's forward-looking yield of 4.3% is solid to be sure, the company's long-term annualized growth target of between 15% and 20% per year is completely achievable, given the nature of its underlying businesses. Indeed, this year's per-share payment is 15% better than last year's, which was 15% better than 2023's.

5. JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Lastly, if you already own the four dividend stocks above (or enough names like them with similar yields and risk profiles), consider adding the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI 0.84%) to your portfolio while its trailing 30-day dividend yield stands at just under 7%.

That big number comes with an equally big footnote. That is, this yield isn't consistent. Sometimes it's less. Other times it's more. Over the course of the past 12 months its dividend yield has averaged over 8%, but at times it can be measurably less than its current 7%.

Given the sheer size of its monthly (yes, monthly) payouts most of the time though, this uncertainty may be worth it to investors who are also already collecting more predictable passive income from other holdings.

The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF is able to generate this sort of income by "writing" covered call options. That just means it sells call options on stocks it also owns, essentially using these stock positions as collateral for these option trades that might eventually need to be undone one way or another. Whether or not it gets to keep these shares or is forced to sell them doesn't change the fact, however, that writing -- or selling -- covered call options repeatedly generates real cash flow.

The only arguable catch here is that JEPI's price tends to underperform its benchmark S&P 500 essentially because it's converting what could have been long-term capital gains into short-term income. In other words, you'll achieve about the same overall net return with this JPMorgan ETF that you would with an S&P 500 index fund. You'll just be achieving most of it in the form of dividend income rather than through price appreciation.

SAN DIEGO, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers of Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLNO) common stock between March 26, 2025 and November 4, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”), have until May 5, 2026 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Soleno class action lawsuit. Captioned City of Pontiac Police and Fire Retirement System v. Soleno Therapeutics, Inc., No. 26-cv-01979 (N.D. Cal.), the Soleno class action lawsuit charges Soleno and certain of Soleno’s top executive officers with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

If you suffered substantial losses and wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Soleno class action lawsuit, please provide your information here:

https://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases-soleno-therapeutics-inc-class-action-lawsuit-slno.html

You can also contact attorney J.C. Sanchez of Robbins Geller by calling 800/449-4900 or via e-mail at [email protected].

CASE ALLEGATIONS: Soleno is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. At the time of the Soleno class action lawsuit’s filing, Soleno’s only commercial product is diazoxide choline extended-release tablets (“DCCR”) for the treatment of hyperphagia in individuals afflicted with Prader-Willi syndrome (“PWS”).

The Soleno class action lawsuit alleges defendants throughout the Class Period failed to disclose that: (i) the Soleno Phase 3 clinical trial program for DCCR had systematically downplayed, misrepresented, and/or concealed significant evidence of safety concerns potentially related to the administration of DCCR, including issues related to excess fluid retention in clinical trial participants; (ii) as a result, the administration of DCCR to treat hyperphagia in individuals with PWS posed materially greater safety risks than disclosed by Soleno or its executives; and (iii) consequently, DCCR had materially lower commercial viability and undisclosed risks related to the likelihood of significant and widespread adverse events after its commercial launch, including risks related to patient discontinuation rates, lower patient adoption, prescriber reluctance, adverse regulatory action, and potential reputational and legal fallout.

On August 15, 2025, the Soleno investor class action alleges that Scorpion Capital LLC published a critical report regarding Soleno, DCCR, and Soleno’s Phase 3 clinical trial program, titled “Russian Roulette With Prader-Willi Children: How The Latest Rare Disease Price-Gouging Scheme Fleeced the FDA, Parents, And Its Own Study Investigators With A Worthless, Toxic Drug; Suspect Data; And Sham Clinical Trials To Push A $500K/Year Knockoff Of A 50-Year-Old Generic Compound – Triggering One Of The Worst Launch Failures And Safety Catastrophes In Post-Approval History.” On this news, the price of Soleno common stock declined nearly 12% over two trading days, the complaint alleges.

Then, on September 10, 2025, Soleno filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a current event report on Form 8-K disclosing that a patient had died after taking DCCR, the Soleno shareholder lawsuit alleges. On this news, the price of Soleno common stock declined approximately 19% over two trading days, the complaint alleges.

Finally, on November 4, 2025, Soleno reported its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, revealing that the Scorpion Capital Report had caused a “disruption” in DCCR’s launch trajectory and concerns within the PWS community, with a lower number of patient start forms and increased discontinuations beginning after the report’s publication, the Soleno class action alleges. On this news, the price of Soleno common stock declined approximately 27%, the complaint alleges

The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has extensive experience in prosecuting investor class actions including actions involving financial fraud. You can view a copy of the complaint by clicking here.

THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased Soleno common stock during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Soleno class action lawsuit. A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class. A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the Soleno investor class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the Soleno shareholder class action lawsuit. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery of the Soleno class action lawsuit is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

ABOUT ROBBINS GELLER: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world’s leading law firms representing investors in securities fraud and shareholder rights litigation. Our Firm ranked #1 on the most recent ISS Securities Class Action Services Top 50 Report, recovering more than $916 million for investors in 2025. This marks our fourth #1 ranking in the past five years. And in those five years alone, Robbins Geller recovered $8.4 billion for investors – $3.4 billion more than any other law firm. With 200 lawyers in 10 offices, Robbins Geller is one of the largest plaintiffs’ firms in the world, and the Firm’s attorneys have obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history, including the largest ever – $7.2 billion – in In re Enron Corp. Sec. Litig. Please visit the following page for more information:

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers Class A common stock of Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW) between June 27, 2023 and the close of the market on February 28, 2024 (4:00 p.m. ET), inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 27, 2026.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Snowflake Class A common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Snowflake class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=22950 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 27, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, during the Class Period, defendants repeatedly made positive statements about the state of its business, including positive statements about customer usage of, and new developments for, its products. At the same time, defendants failed to disclose that: (1) product efficiency gains, Iceberg Tables and tiered storage pricing were expected to have a material negative impact on consumption and revenues, and (2) as a result, defendants' positive statements about consumption patterns, revenues, and demand for Snowflake products lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Snowflake class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=22950 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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Bitfarms (BITF 8.33%) is a Canadian company making a potentially lucrative transition from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers. Last month, its board approved plans to move the company to the U.S. and rebrand as Keel Infrastructure.

It doesn't cost much to add Bitfarms to your portfolio, as the current price is a little over $2 a share. Is this an opportunity to get in early on a stock set to deliver life-changing returns?

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The AI infrastructure pivot is a popular move for Bitcoin mining companies, and it makes sense from a financial perspective. They go from mining a highly volatile cryptocurrency, with rewards that are cut in half about every four years, to providing data center capacity for top AI companies.

For an idea of how much that can generate, Cipher Mining, another miner pivoting to AI infrastructure, signed a 15-year lease with Amazon Web Services last month. The deal is worth approximately $5.5 billion, about $367 million per year, for 300 megawatts of data center capacity.

Bitfarms has an impressive 2.1 gigawatts in its North American energy portfolio. Last November, it signed a binding agreement with an unnamed American multinational for $128 million to provide 18 megawatts of data center capacity. If Bitfarms can continue lining up deals like these, its revenue (and share price) could skyrocket.

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However, there's plenty of competition for those AI hosting contracts, both from other mining operations and established data center providers, including Applied Digital and Equinix. The transition to AI infrastructure is also an expensive one, and Bitfarms is already operating at a loss, with $96 million in trailing net losses.

Given the intense competition in this space, I'm doubtful Bitfarms is a millionaire-maker. It could still deliver excellent returns, but it's a high-risk, high-reward stock, so be cautious about how much you invest.

Lyle Daly has positions in Bitcoin. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Bitcoin, and Equinix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Key Takeaways The 2025 Q4 earnings season is nearing its end, with the period overall reflecting positivity. The 2026 Q1 cycle will pick up notable steam with the release of the big banks results next month. Oracle and Adobe, who have struggled notably recently, reflect two big releases coming next week. We consider Oracle’s (ORCL - Free Report) quarterly release on Tuesday (March 10th) and Adobe's (ADBE - Free Report) on Thursday (March 12th) among the early reports of the 2026 Q1 earnings season. Both of these companies will be releasing results for their respective fiscal quarters ending in February, which we count as part of the March-quarter tally.

The 2026 Q1 earnings season will take the spotlight when the big banks report their results in about four weeks. But we will already have seen fiscal February-quarter results from almost two dozen companies by then, including Oracle and Adobe.

In fact, Oracle and Adobe aren’t the first such Q1 reporters already; that distinction goes to AutoZone and Costco, whose quarterly releases for their fiscal quarters ending in February kicked off the 2026 Q1 earnings season.

Before headlines that have led to spiking oil prices as a result of the latest Middle East conflict started dominating market discourse, the issues facing the market were mostly tied to developments in the artificial intelligence space. Specifically, there has been persistent disquiet about the ever-rising levels of spend by mega-cap Tech players on setting up AI infrastructure, and worries about the threats AI poses to the long-term profitability of software businesses.

Oracle and Adobe shares have struggled lately, with Oracle facing headwinds related to its AI-centric spending plans. At the same time, Adobe's downbeat sentiment is tied to the long-term impact of AI on its core business. You can see this in the one-year performance of Oracle and Adobe shares relative to the S&P 500 index (red line, up +21.2%) and the Zacks Tech sector (green line, up +30%).

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Oracle is spending heavily on data centers it considers essential to its AI goals, but it lacks the financial firepower of other hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. The company’s AI fortunes are also seen as closely tied to OpenAI, which has contracted to use a large portion of Oracle’s future datacenter capacity.

Unlike the Mag 7 hyperscalers, Oracle’s capex needs far exceed its internal cash flows, and the company will need outside funding at least through the next three years. The complicating factor for Oracle management is that their investment-grade credit profile will likely be at risk if they choose to fund all of their capital needs through the debt markets. Shareholders, on the other hand, don’t want to lose sleep over Oracle management diluting their ownership through secondary equity offerings.

Oracle shares were down big following the last quarterly release on December 10th, when the above funding issue took center stage, but overall quarterly results were mixed as well. The expectation is that Oracle will report $1.70 per share in earnings on $16.89 billion in revenues, representing year-over-year changes of +15.7% and +19.5%, respectively. The revisions trend has been stable, with estimates essentially unchanged over the last two months.

For Adobe, the expectation is of $5.88 per share in earnings on $6.28 billion in revenues, representing year-over-year changes of +15.8% and +9.9%, respectively. Estimates for the February quarter have been stable over the past two months, but the same for the current fiscal year (FY ends in November) have been modestly under pressure.

The Earnings Big Picture

For 2026 Q1 as a whole, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to increase by +11.4% from the same period last year on +8.5% higher revenues.

The chart below shows the Q1 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in the preceding five quarters and what is expected in the coming three quarters.

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Estimates for the current period (2026 Q1) have largely been stable, with a modest, though steady uptick in recent weeks, as the chart below shows.

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The chart below shows the overall earnings picture on a calendar-year basis, with double-digit earnings growth expected in 2025 and 2026.

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A quick comment on ongoing market volatility in response to developments in the Middle East. Please keep in mind that for these almost upbeat earnings expectations to come true, we need energy prices to return to where they were a few days ago, as an extended period of spiking oil prices has material negative implications for households as well as businesses.

2025 Q4 Earnings Season Scorecard

We are in that part of the reporting cycle when the preceding earnings season (2025 Q4 in this case) has not yet fully ended, even as the coming earnings season (2026 Q1) has begun, as we noted earlier.

Through Friday, March 6th, we have seen Q4 results from 493 S&P 500 members, or 98.6% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are up +14.1% from the same period last year on +9.1% higher revenues, with 75.3% beating EPS estimates and 72.6% beating revenue estimates.

We have more than 250 companies on deck to report results this week, most of which qualify as belonging to the 2025 Q4 bucket, but some will belong to the 2026 Q1 tally, as will be the case for Oracle and Adobe.

The comparison charts below show the growth rates for companies that have reported, along with what we have seen from this same group of companies in other recent periods.

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The comparison charts below put the Q4 EPS and revenue beats percentages for this group of companies relative to what we had seen from them in other recent periods.

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For a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Looking Ahead to the Q1 Earnings Season 

Raia Drogasil S.A. (RADLY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call March 4, 2026 8:00 AM EST

Company Participants

Renato Raduan - CEO & Member of Executive Board
Flavio de Correia - Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs

Conference Call Participants

Luiz Guanais - Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Research Division
Mauricio Cepeda - Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Danniela Eiger - XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., Research Division
Joseph Giordano - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Irma Sgarz - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Tales Granello - J. Safra Corretora de Valores e Cambio Ltda, Research Division
Leandro Bastos - Citigroup Inc., Research Division
Rodrigo Gastim - Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., Research Division
Lucca Biasi - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Gustavo Fratini - BofA Securities, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Hello, everyone. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to RD Saúde's Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. This presentation can be found on RD Saúde's Investor Relations website at ri.rdsaude.com.br, where the replay for this conference will also be made available later. [Operator Instructions] Before proceeding, I'd like to mention that forward-looking statements are being made under the safe harbor of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1996. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of RD Saúde's management and on information currently available to the company.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as they relate to future events and therefore, depend on circumstances that may or may not occur. Our investors should understand that general economic conditions, industry conditions and other operating factors could also affect the future results of RD Saúde and could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Today, joining us from the RD Saúde's studio are Mr. Renato Raduan, CEO; and Mr. Flavio Correia, CIO and Corporate Affairs, Chief Officer.

NEW YORK, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) between August 3, 2023 and December 26, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important April 6, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Ultragenyx common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Ultragenyx class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=52472 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 6, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants provided investors with material information concerning Ultragenyx’s expected results for its Phase III Orbit and Cosmic Studies, which tested setrusumab (UX 143) in patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (“OI”). Defendants’ statements included, among other things, confidence in setrusumab’s ability to ultimately trigger a decrease in the OI patients’ annualized fracture rate, alongside confidence in the study designs to demonstrate such ability and reduce testing variability that could interfere with such a result.

The lawsuit claims that defendants provided these overwhelmingly positive statements to investors while simultaneously disseminating materially false and misleading statements and/or concealing material adverse facts concerning the true state of setrusumab’s potential, as well as the true risk inherent in the study protocols put forth; notably, that while setrusumab does increase material bone density, this increase does not correlate to a decrease in annualized fracture rates or otherwise, that the Phase III Orbit and Cosmic studies were much less likely to be able to demonstrate such a link than management claimed. The lawsuit claims that such statements absent these material facts caused Ultragenyx shareholders to purchase Ultragenyx securities at artificially inflated prices. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Ultragenyx class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=52472 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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Despite XRP’s continued decline and its struggle to regain the $2 level, one analyst believes the asset is approaching a decisive technical zone that could determine the next rally. A chart breakdown from crypto analyst Egrag Crypto shows that if XRP reclaims key levels above the 200-week EMA, it could strengthen momentum and open the path toward $8.5.

XRP 200 EMA And $1.55 Become Immediate Battleground The projected rally is based on XRP’s interaction with the 200-week EMA, a widely monitored indicator used to assess long-term market momentum. In his accompanying chart, XRP is attempting to move above this moving average while simultaneously approaching a horizontal resistance area around $1.55.

According to him, this zone represents the first meaningful test for bullish strength. A confirmed weekly close above both the 200 EMA and the $1.55 level would indicate that buyers are beginning to regain short-term control of the market. Such a move would signal increasing momentum on the upside and suggest that the recent downward pressure may be weakening.

Source: X Despite this potential shift, the broader technical structure remains intact. The analyst notes that XRP is still trading within a descending channel that has governed its recent price action. As long as the asset remains inside this formation, the larger trend continues to reflect a corrective phase rather than a confirmed breakout.

Because of this, reaching $1.55 signals early strength, but it does not invalidate the broader bearish structure. A sustained trend reversal would only be confirmed after a break above the channel’s upper boundary.

Break Above $2.20 Could Trigger A Rally Toward $8.5 Beyond the initial resistance test, the analyst identifies a higher confirmation level that could trigger a more aggressive bullish phase. The chart points to a weekly close above roughly $2.20 as the next structural milestone for XRP.

A move above this level would place the price beyond key resistance within the descending channel and potentially signal the beginning of a broader expansion phase. In the chart’s projection, such a breakout aligns with higher Fibonacci extension levels, with the longer-term trajectory extending toward the $8.5 region.

However, the chart also outlines a downside scenario if the $1.55 resistance fails to hold. A rejection at that level could trigger a sweep of lower liquidity areas, with the analyst pointing to $1.26 as the first potential downside target.

If weakness persists, the projection shows a deeper move toward the $0.95 to $0.85 region. This area appears on the chart as a broader support zone where price could stabilize before attempting to stage a rally.

For now, XRP’s direction hinges on its interaction with the 200 EMA and the $1.55 resistance level, which the analyst identifies as the key trigger determining whether the market builds short-term strength for a rally or continues its corrective structure.

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Bitcoin has experienced a modest recovery after several weeks of persistent selling pressure, allowing the asset to stabilize as broader market sentiment begins to improve. While volatility remains elevated across the crypto market, XRP has recently shown signs of short-term relief, with price action attempting to consolidate after an extended period of downside movement. The shift comes as analysts begin to examine on-chain data for clues about how supply dynamics within exchanges may be evolving.

According to CryptoQuant data, exchange reserve metrics can provide valuable insight into market behavior by tracking how assets move between private wallets and trading platforms. These flows often reveal subtle changes in investor positioning, liquidity conditions, and potential shifts in supply available for trading.

The report highlights the XRP Binance Exchange Daily Flow as a critical indicator. This metric tracks billions of dollars in XRP reserves to reveal how the asset moves across the exchange.

Unlike simple token balance metrics that only count the number of coins stored on the platform, this indicator also incorporates the market price of XRP. As a result, the reserve value reflects two interacting components: the number of XRP tokens held on Binance and the prevailing market price of the asset, providing a more complete view of liquidity dynamics.

Binance Reserve Decline Points To Changing Supply Dynamics The report further explains that exchange reserve data can act as a proxy for available market liquidity. When large amounts of a cryptocurrency remain on trading platforms, those balances represent potential sell-side supply. Conversely, declining reserves often suggest that investors are withdrawing assets from exchanges, reducing the amount immediately available for sale.

XRP Binance Exchanges Daily Flow | Source: CryptoQuant CryptoQuant’s analysis highlights a notable shift in Binance’s XRP reserves. The total dollar value of XRP held on the exchange has fallen sharply, reaching approximately $3.9 billion by March 6. This represents a significant contraction compared with previous peaks observed during the cycle.

Looking back at historical periods provides useful context. The highest levels of XRP reserves on Binance occurred in January and July 2025, when the total value of reserves exceeded $10 billion. During that period, a large quantity of XRP remained on the exchange, indicating abundant liquidity and significant potential selling pressure.

Following those peaks, the market entered a prolonged decline, with XRP eventually dropping more than 60% and trading below $1.35.

From a structural perspective, the current reduction in reserves may alter supply dynamics. When XRP leaves exchanges, the immediately tradable supply decreases. If market demand remains stable while exchange balances shrink, the reduced availability of tokens can gradually ease selling pressure and create conditions that support price stabilization or recovery.

XRP Consolidates After Sharp Correction The chart shows XRP trading near $1.40 following a steep correction that pushed the asset significantly below its previous cycle highs. After peaking above $3.40 during the mid-2025 rally, XRP entered a prolonged downtrend characterized by a sequence of lower highs and sustained selling pressure.

XRP consolidates around a key level | Source: XRPUSDT chart on TradingView Technically, the asset recently broke below its 100-day moving average and remains well under the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating that the broader trend is still tilted to the downside. The sharp drop in early 2026 forced XRP briefly below the $1.20 region before buyers stepped in, triggering a short-term rebound and allowing the price to stabilize in the $1.30–$1.45 range.

This zone is now acting as a temporary consolidation area as the market attempts to absorb the heavy selling pressure that defined the previous weeks. However, the inability to reclaim the $1.50 level highlights that bullish momentum remains limited in the short term.

From a structural perspective, XRP must reclaim the descending moving averages to signal a stronger recovery. The first major resistance sits near the $1.90–$2.00 region, where the 200-day moving average is currently trending.

On the downside, the $1.25–$1.30 zone remains the closest support. Losing that level could reopen the path toward the recent lows near $1.20 if selling pressure intensifies again.

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Bitcoin Strategist Joe Burnett has shared an ambitious long-term outlook for the BTC price that puts the world’s largest cryptocurrency in the eight-figure range. The projection comes from a research report published on Substack that discusses how major technological and economic shifts could reshape global markets. While the projected price target is bold, Burnett’s reason behind it has drawn significant attention. 

BTC Price Forecasted To Hit $11 Million In 10 Years Burnett has predicted that Bitcoin could climb to roughly $11 million per coin by 2036 if it captures a meaningful share of global financial wealth. The crypto strategist’s ambitious forecast is an updated outlook that builds on a prior thesis he introduced last year, which pointed to a $10 million target by 2035. His new report suggests the structural conditions and reasons supporting that earlier call have not weakened but have actually grown stronger over time.

Burnett’s $11 million Bitcoin price projection assumes that global financial assets will continue to expand over the next decade while BTC gradually strengthens its role as a long-term store of value. In this scenario, Bitcoin’s total market capitalization could reach $230 trillion within a decade. 

With global financial assets expected to approach $2 quadrillion by 2036 if they continue compounding at historical rates, Burnett argues that a $230 trillion valuation would represent only a modest portion of that global wealth. This means Bitcoin would not need to replace existing traditional financial systems to reach such levels. It would simply need to become the most reliable store of value in a world where traditional safe-haven assets are losing their edge. 

Burnett’s thesis also focuses on Bitcoin’s fixed supply of 21 million BTC and its growing appeal among investors seeking protection against currency debasement. As confidence in scarce digital assets grows, he expects more capital to shift toward Bitcoin as a long-term savings vehicle, potentially fueling its price growth.

The AI Deflation Engine Behind The Bitcoin Prediction A key part of Burnett’s argument centers on the economic impact of artificial intelligence (AI). He noted that rapid improvements in AI could increase productivity across industries and significantly lower the cost of producing goods and services. This type of technological prowess can create strong deflationary pressure in the financial economy. 

When prices fall due to efficiency gains, policymakers often respond with monetary expansion to stimulate growth and maintain financial stability. Burnett emphasized that increased liquidity in the financial system could also encourage investors to move toward assets with verifiable scarcity. He noted that Bitcoin stood out in that environment because its supply is permanently capped, making it relatively resistant to the inflation that affects traditional currencies.

The report also points to the potential development of new financial products built around Bitcoin reserves. According to Burnett, lending and credit structures backed by large BTC holdings could bring additional institutional capital into the ecosystem while reinforcing its role as a global reserve asset. 

Burnett believes these structural forces could unfold gradually over the next decade. If they do, the crypto strategist stated that Bitcoin’s rise would be less driven by speculative enthusiasm and “belief” and more by long-term shifts in deflationary pressure, monetary and liquidity expansion, and global capital allocation.

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More than 31 million ETH have been withdrawn from exchanges, drastically reducing selling pressure. The Coinbase Premium Index has returned to positive territory, signaling a sharp rebound in U.S. institutional demand. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $169.4 million in a single day. After weeks of stagnation, the trend driving the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency has shifted radically. Ethereum buyers have stepped in with renewed strength, pushing the price up by 2.7% in recent hours to nearly $2,157, in an attempt to shake off months of a bearish trend.

This renewed interest is supported by a massive outflow of over 31 million coins from centralized exchanges. As available reserves on exchanges—especially Binance—decline, a “supply shock” is created, facilitating upward movements as demand begins to accelerate.

Furthermore, for the first time in months, the Coinbase Premium Index has turned green, indicating that U.S. investors are paying a premium for ETH. This indicator is crucial, as it typically precedes phases of institutional accumulation and capital rotation toward the smart contract ecosystem.

Technical Analysis and the Impact of Institutional Flows From a technical perspective, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has crossed the key level of 50, suggesting that bullish momentum is gaining ground over bearish sentiment. If the price manages to consolidate above immediate resistance, the asset could head toward the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) located at $2,356.

On the other hand, flows into spot ETFs have shown encouraging stabilization after a period of constant outflows. BlackRock’s ETF alone recently captured $39.3 million, reinforcing the thesis that major fund managers are taking advantage of current prices to reposition themselves.

Finally, the growth in Ethereum staking—which now exceeds 31 million locked tokens and one million validators—continues to remove supply from the open market. In summary, the combination of solid on-chain metrics and rising demand positions Ethereum for a potential bullish breakout in the short term.

Exhausted sellers may be giving Bitcoin some breathing room — but analysts say that’s a long way from a recovery.

US Buyers Return, Pushing Prices Off Multi-Week Lows Data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant shows the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium — a measure of US-based buying demand — has flipped from its most negative readings in early February to its highest point since October.

That shift helped carry Bitcoin to a one-month high of $74,000 on Thursday, briefly touching the 50-day exponential moving average. It didn’t last.

By Friday morning, the price had dropped more than $3,000, sliding back below $71,000 as momentum faded almost as fast as it built.

The rally came alongside a wave of ETF inflows and what Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research, called “renewed risk appetite.” But even as buyers stepped in, the broader conditions hadn’t changed.

Ruck said that the advance “quickly faced headwinds,” with macro uncertainty and softer economic signals pulling the market back down.

Bitcoin is still in a bear market despite the recent rally.

Our Bull Score Index remains at 10/100, deep in bearish territory.

The current move is likely just a relief rally, not the start of a new bull phase. pic.twitter.com/bh4O6jQPD6

— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) March 5, 2026

Bear Market Indicators Remain At Historic Lows CryptoQuant’s Bull Score Index — a composite reading of Bitcoin’s technical and fundamental health — sits at just 10 out of 100. That places it, by the firm’s own assessment, deep in negative territory.

Reports from the firm say the number hasn’t moved despite the recent price action. “Even after the recent price rally, fundamental and technical indicators still point to a bear market environment,” CryptoQuant stated Thursday.

The firm was blunt about what the brief climb likely represents: a short-term release of pressure, not a turning point.

BTCUSD trading at $69,769 on the 24-hour chart: TradingView Unrealized losses among traders and long-term holders had reached levels last seen in July 2022 before the recent easing. That kind of exhaustion can slow a slide without reversing it.

One signal pointing to easing pressure emerged Friday, when analysts said market momentum appears to be approaching a “critical shift.”

According to their assessment, Bitcoin may be moving out of a phase marked by peak negative momentum — a stage that has often preceded broader changes in market direction. What follows that shift, and how quickly it unfolds, remains uncertain.

Macro Headwinds Keep A Lid On Any Optimism February nonfarm payrolls data, expected to show a slowdown, loomed as an added weight on sentiment. Analysts pointed to those “softer macro signals” as a reason cryptocurrencies remain open to fresh downside.

Liquidity conditions had been supportive enough to spark the relief move, but not strong enough to sustain it.

Bitcoin’s brief climb above $74,000 drew attention. The pullback drew more. With the Bull Score Index anchored near the floor and macro conditions still unsettled, analysts are watching for whether US buying demand holds — or fades just like the rally did.

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Global headlines may be dominated by reports of conflict, but crypto is holding steady. According to projections generated by Perplexity, holders of XRP, SOL, and SHIB could still see significant gains this year.

Many say that geopolitical risk may already have been priced into markets after Donald Trump’s previous warnings about possible U.S. military escalation involving Greenland and Iran earlier this year.

With uncertainty still lingering, we examine how realistic Perplexity’s projections are.

XRP ($XRP): Perplexity Projects a Potential 7x Surge by Year-EndIn a recent update, Ripple reaffirmed that XRP ($XRP) plays a central role in the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) growth into a global payments infrastructure designed for enterprise use.

Source: PerplexityXRP enables near-instant settlement and extremely low transaction fees, positioning the network to capture two rapidly expanding sectors in crypto: stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.

With XRP currently trading close to $1.36, Perplexity AI predicts the asset could potentially climb to around $10 in 2026, representing a little over sevenfold return for current HODLers.

XRP’s relative strength index (RSI) currently sits near 42, while price movement has begun stabilized around its 30-day moving average, suggesting perhaps the extended consolidation period is nearing its end.

Several catalysts could further strengthen XRP’s outlook, including rising institutional demand following the launch of U.S.-listed XRP exchange-traded funds, Ripple’s expanding network of international partnerships, and comprehensive crypto legislation (the CLARITY Act) in the United States.

Solana (SOL): Could Solana Soon Hit $700?Solana ($SOL) currently secures around $6.7 billion in total value locked and has a market capitalization of $48 billion.

Source: PerplexityInstitutional interest increased after the introduction of Solana-based exchange-traded funds by prominent asset managers such as Bitwise and Grayscale.

However, SOL crashed toward the end of 2025 and spent much of February trading below the $100 mark.

Perplexity sees Solana rising from $84 today to approximately $700 by Christmas. That would give 8x returns and price Solana more than double it’s January 2025 ATH of $293 recorded.

Moreover, major asset managers like Franklin Templeton and BlackRock have begun issuing tokenized assets on Solana.

Shiba Inu (SHIB): Perplexity Forecasts a Potential 2,000% RallyOriginally launched in 2020 as a tongue-in-cheek Dogecoin challenger, Shiba Inu ($SHIB) has since developed into a broader ecosystem with a market capitalization of $3.2 billion.

Source: PerplexityCurrently around $0.000005359, Perplexity’s analysis suggests that a decisive breakout above the $0.000025–$0.00003 resistance range could trigger strong upward momentum. Under that scenario, SHIB could potentially climb toward $0.00008 before the end of the year.

Such a move would represent gains of roughly 15x, or around 1,400%, bringing it a hair’s breadth beneath its October 2021 ATH of $0.00008616.

Beyond its meme coin reputation, the project has introduced practical utility through Shibarium, its Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution. Shibarium delivers faster transactions, lower fees, enhanced privacy features, and improved developer tools for building decentralized applications.

Maxi Doge: Emerging Meme Coin Aims for Rapid GrowthPerplexity’s projection of a potential 14x surge for Shiba Inu reflects expectations that a new meme coin cycle could accompany the next crypto bull market. However, projects at earlier stages often present even greater growth potential.

One project gaining attention is Maxi Doge ($MAXI), which has already raised $4.7 million through its ongoing presale as early investors accumulate what some believe could become the next Shiba Inu.

Maxi Doge is the loud, louche and degenerate distant cousin to Dogecoin, embracing a comic marketing approach inspired by the chaotic enthusiasm of the 2021 meme coin boom.

MAXI is an ERC-20 asset on Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network, giving it a significantly smaller environmental footprint compared with Dogecoin’s proof-of-work system.

Early participants in the presale can currently stake MAXI for yields reaching up to 67% APY. These rewards gradually decrease as more tokens enter the staking pool.

The token is currently priced at $0.0002807 during the latest presale phase, with automatic price increases scheduled at each new funding milestone. Investors can purchase the token using supported wallets such as MetaMask and Best Wallet.

Stay updated through Maxi Doge’s official X and Telegram pages.

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The price of Bitcoin is almost hit $74,000 this week despite escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, suggesting that crypto markets may have already absorbed the geopolitical risk.

Meanwhile, pro-crypto circles believe the eventual approval of the U.S. CLARITY Act could light the fuse on a 2026 bull run

If that scenario unfolds, the three largest cryptocurrencies could see the biggest gains.

Discover: The best meme coins in the world right now.

XRP (XRP): Ripple’s Payments Network Could Reach $5 SoonXRP ($XRP) capitalizes $83 billion of the market, making it the biggest blockchain solution for cross-border payments.

Ripple developed the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to enable near-instant transactions with extremely low fees, offering a protocol that could one day replace SWIFT.

The company recently doubled down on efforts to turn XRPL into a foundation for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets while maintaining XRP as the ledger’s primary liquidity asset.

Both the United Nations Capital Development Fund and the White House have praised Ripple’s technology as next generation payment infrastructure.

The recent approval of spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States has broadened access traditional investors.

From a technical perspective, XRP appears to be forming a bullish flag pattern on the charts. If macroeconomic and industry conditions remain supportive, the token could hit $5 during H1.

Bitcoin (BTC): Could the Crypto Pioneer Reach a New Record by Summer?Bitcoin ($BTC) previously surged to an all-time high of $126,080 on October 6.

However, that rally was followed by a significant correction as geopolitical tensions and speculation about possible U.S. military involvement related to Iran and Greenland weighed on investor sentiment.

The downturn erased nearly half of Bitcoin’s value, briefly pushing prices down to around $63,000 last weekend.

However, Bitcoin’s reputation as “digital gold” continues attracting investors seeking protection against inflation, currency devaluation, and broader economic uncertainty.

Rising institutional demand, reduced supply following the latest halving, and expectations for clearer regulatory guidance in the United States will be key price drivers this year.

Additionally, if Donald Trump delivers his promise for a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Bitcoin could be centre stage for years to come.

Ethereum (ETH): The Core of DeFi Targets New HighsEthereum ($ETH) powers the biggest share of the decentralized finance sector and has a $239 billion market cap.

The network currently secures roughly $55 billion TVL (TVL), making it the most active ecosystem for on-chain finance and commerce.

If market conditions improve, Ethereum could test the $5,000 resistance level as early as June, potentially surpassing its last August’s historic peak of $4,946.

Over the longer term, Ethereum’s path toward five-figure valuations will depend heavily on regulatory clarity in the United States and favorable macroeconomic trends.

Passage of the CLARITY Act could accelerate institutional deployment of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets on Ethereum.

Technically, ETH is attempting to invalidating a bearish pennant formation that emerged throughout February. For long-term investors, current price levels could represent an attractive accumulation opportunity.

Bitcoin Hyper: A Low-Cost Crypto Presale Bringing Solana-Level Speed to BitcoinAlthough Bitcoin, XRP, and Ethereum offer strong long-term investment narratives, the largest and quickest percentage gains in crypto markets have historically come from early exposure to new and revolutionary projects.

Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) expands Bitcoin’s capabilities by introducing Solana-style speed and efficiency through a Layer-2 scaling solution. It reduces transaction costs while preserving the security of the Bitcoin network.

With Bitcoin Hyper, users can stake tokens, earn yield, trade assets, and access smart contract functionality without transferring funds away from the Bitcoin ecosystem.

The project has already raised $31.8 million through its ongoing presale, attracting growing attention from large investors and cryptocurrency exchanges. As a result, $HYPER is quickly becoming one of the most closely monitored crypto launches of the year.

Investors interested in securing $HYPER at its fixed presale price can visit the official Bitcoin Hyper website and connect a supported wallet such as Best Wallet.

Tokens can also be purchased using a bank card.

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Bitcoin jumped past $73,000 today. The move marks the crypto’s highest point in a month as traders scrambled to cover short positions while Middle East tensions kept global markets on edge.

The surge broke Bitcoin’s brutal six-week losing streak that had many wondering if the crypto winter was back for good. Yesterday Bitcoin couldn’t quite crack $70,000 despite multiple attempts, but Asian trading hours brought the breakthrough early March 4th. Short sellers who’d bet against Bitcoin during the Iran conflict scare found themselves squeezed as geopolitical fears didn’t escalate into full regional war. Those forced buybacks pushed prices higher fast.

Market dynamics shifted quickly.

Nicolai Søndergaard from Nansen thinks the next non-farm payrolls report will be crucial for Bitcoin’s direction. “If Bitcoin stays above $71,000 until then, we might see something significant,” he said during a March 4th interview. Weak job numbers could spark rate cut expectations, giving crypto a boost. But if Bitcoin can’t hold these levels, it’ll probably get stuck in that familiar trading range again.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in roughly $1.45 billion over five trading days, with March 3rd alone seeing $225 million in fresh money. The day before brought $458 million in inflows. BlackRock and Fidelity led the charge, offering institutional players easier crypto access since BlackRock’s ETF got approved February 28th. These big money flows helped stabilize things, though traders stayed pretty cautious.

Not everyone’s convinced yet.

Glassnode data shows Bitcoin’s relative strength index climbing to 41, while spot volumes jumped from $6.6 billion to $9.6 billion. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange reported Bitcoin futures volume spiking to 180,000 contracts March 2nd, way above the monthly average. Traders are positioning for wild swings driven by both geopolitical mess and domestic economic data. But derivatives markets suggest most folks are hedging rather than making aggressive bets. See also: Bitcoin Hits ,000 Then Crashes as.

President Trump threw another wrench into things by criticizing the GENIUS Act, which aims to regulate stablecoin activity. He claimed banks are sabotaging the legislation that blocks stablecoin issuers from paying interest. “Banks want to create loopholes for third-party reward schemes,” Trump said at a March 3rd rally. Crypto supporters argue these rewards keep them competitive, while traditional banks push for changes.

The Senate legislative fight has stalled progress despite White House attempts to broker peace between banking and crypto lobbies. Jane Simmons from JP Morgan warned March 4th that “the current environment presents both risks and opportunities, but sudden shifts remain possible.”

MicroStrategy doubled down March 3rd by buying another 5,000 Bitcoin at an average $68,000 price. Michael Saylor called recent market conditions “an opportunity to strengthen our strategic position.” The company’s continued accumulation shows institutional confidence hasn’t wavered despite volatility. MicroStrategy now holds over 190,000 Bitcoin worth roughly $13.8 billion at current prices.

Binance reported daily Bitcoin volumes exceeding $10 billion over the past week as retail interest surged alongside the price rally. CEO Changpeng Zhao noted March 4th that both new and existing users ramped up activity significantly. The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume processed record transactions as FOMO kicked in.

And Grayscale announced March 1st plans to convert its flagship Bitcoin Trust into a spot ETF pending regulatory approval. The asset manager expects to pursue conversion aggressively in coming months, offering investors more direct Bitcoin exposure. Coinbase revealed institutional clients increased Bitcoin holdings 15% last quarter as a hedge against macro uncertainty. More on this topic: Kospi Crashes 12% as Middle East.

CFO Alesia Haas said March 2nd the firm remains “committed to supporting institutional navigation of the evolving crypto landscape.” Bitcoin’s market cap now sits around $1.35 trillion according to CoinGecko, showing resilience against external pressures. The crypto appears temporarily decoupled from traditional market movements despite ongoing global tensions.

Current price action suggests cautious optimism, but traders know things can change fast. Bitcoin hovers near $73,050 as markets digest mixed signals from geopolitics, monetary policy expectations, and institutional adoption trends. The next few days will probably determine whether this rally has legs or if Bitcoin falls back into range-bound trading that’s dominated recent months.

The Federal Reserve’s upcoming meeting on March 19-20 has crypto analysts parsing every economic indicator for clues about rate policy. Goldman Sachs economists predict a 25% chance of dovish signals if employment data comes in softer than expected. Bitcoin historically rallies when real yields decline, making the jobs report a potential catalyst. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan’s surprise intervention last week to defend the yen created ripple effects across risk assets, with Bitcoin benefiting from dollar weakness.

Institutional custody services reported a 40% increase in new client onboarding during February, according to Coinbase Prime data. Pension funds and endowments are quietly building positions while waiting for clearer regulatory frameworks. The University of Michigan endowment disclosed a $25 million Bitcoin allocation in its latest filing, joining Yale and Harvard in crypto exposure. Corporate treasuries beyond MicroStrategy are exploring Bitcoin strategies, with rumors swirling about major tech companies considering similar moves after Tesla’s earlier success.

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A new outlook from market analyst Luke Suther shows a long-term valuation path for the XRP price, stretching from its current value of under $1.5 to over $18, $100, $500, and even $10,000 per coin. The projection ties price to real-world adoption and institutional use rather than speculation, highlighting how XRP’s value could grow as payment infrastructure integrates blockchain settlement. 

XRP Price Ladder From $2 To $100 In his post on X, Suther laid out a detailed price ladder for XRP, arguing that the cryptocurrency’s progress toward major milestones reflects real-world utility and institutional adoption. At the $2 mark, the framework begins with early-adopter corridors opening and pilot programs demonstrating genuine bank participation. In this stage, financial institutions begin experimenting with XRP, testing whether blockchain-based settlement can improve speed and reduce cost compared to traditional banking systems. 

From there, the path to $18 is built on the scaling of cross-border payments, with activity expected to expand significantly. This target is also supported by improvements in regulatory clarity that enable financial flows to move more freely and give institutions confidence in the legal framework surrounding XRP. 

The next major milestone arrives at $100. At this level, Suther expects XRP to serve as a core bridge asset for global payments, meaning it would be regularly used to convert value between different national currencies during international transactions. 

In such a scenario, liquidity becomes the driving force behind the price rally. As more institutions tap into the XRP Ledger (XRPL), deeper pools of XRP would be needed to ensure that payments move instantly across corridors connecting banks and financial markets. 

XRP Price Expansion From $500 To Over $10,000 Following its projected price rally to $100, Suther has set $500 as XRP’s next ambitious target. The analyst has stated that for XRP to reach this level, the asset would need to support deep liquidity pools capable of handling multi-trillion dollar flows. At this stage, he says the network effect would also become a powerful growth driver.

The next target after the $500 target is $1000. By this level, the analyst stated that systemic reliance on XRP would begin to form. In that environment, banks, multinational corporations, and payment providers would conduct routine financial operations directly on rails powered by XRP’s liquidity. Such reliance would mean XRP would no longer be treated as a speculative token but a digital asset supporting real economic activity. 

For his final and most dramatic target, Suther predicts an explosive surge above $10,000. In this stage, XRP is expected to serve as a global settlement backbone used across international financial systems. He stressed that the cryptocurrency’s price growth would not be based on hype or market excitement. Instead, it would reflect structural demand that highlights the scale of utility underpinning the XRPL network.

XRP trading at $1.40 on the 1D chart | Source: XRPUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

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The number of Bitcoin wallets with a balance has reached an all-time high of 58.45 million addresses. BTC reserves on exchanges have plummeted to their lowest level since late 2017, with only 1.17 million coins remaining. Institutional investors are leading accumulation through ETFs, while retail flows show signs of contraction. The pioneer cryptocurrency’s ecosystem is showing surprising technical resilience despite price uncertainty. Data from Santiment reveals that Bitcoin adoption and cold storage are growing steadily, reaching a new milestone of 58.45 million non-empty wallets on the network.

😎 Bitcoin has now seen its network climb to a new all-time high of 58.45M separate non-empty wallets. Additionally, the amount of $BTC on known exchange wallets has fallen to the lowest level since December, 2017. Adoption is still rising, as is offline storage. pic.twitter.com/vKX9g7Cu2f

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) March 5, 2026 In just six months, this metric increased by 1.69 million addresses, representing a 3% surge in the user base. Despite the decline in market valuations, this phenomenon suggests that a solid base of investors has chosen to buy and hold their assets for the long term.

Simultaneously, the amount of BTC held on exchanges has succumbed to levels not seen since December 2017. Currently, only 1.17 million BTC remain on exchanges, confirming a massive migration toward offline custody solutions.

Institutions Drive Spot Demand Over the Retail Sector This move toward self-custody signals a “buy the dip” trend among large-scale capital. Reports indicate that U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest accumulation wave since October, injecting $1.45 billion in a single day in late February.

In contrast, retail investor capital flows showed a decrease of $5 billion over the last month. This divergence underscores that while small investors remain cautious, institutions are leveraging volatility to consolidate their strategic positions.

In summary, spot market demand remains firm even in the face of global geopolitical tensions. The reappearance of positive premiums on platforms like Coinbase confirms that interest from U.S. investors is returning, consolidating a fundamental support base for the next market cycle.

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Culper Research disclosed a short in ETH and ETH-linked securities, arguing Ethereum’s tokenomics deteriorated after the December 2025 Fusaka upgrade. The firm says gas fees fell 90%, hurting validator economics, while post-upgrade address and transaction growth was inflated by dusting and poisoning. Culper also tied its bear case to Vitalik Buterin’s announced ETH sales, claiming leadership sees more downside than bulls admit for now in public markets. Culper Research has disclosed a short position in ether and ETH-linked securities, arguing that Ethereum’s economics worsened after the December 2025 Fusaka upgrade. In its public thread, the firm said ETH “is going lower” and paired that view with claims that Vitalik Buterin’s recent selling reinforces the bear case. The setup is striking because a high-profile short built around tokenomics and insider-style signaling reframes the Ethereum debate away from price action alone. At press time, ETH traded at $2,080, leaving the market to weigh whether Culper has identified a structural problem or an aggressive narrative.

NEW: We are short Ether $ETH, and ETH-linked securities, incl. $BMNR.
We think ETH tokenomics are impaired following the December 2025 Fusaka upgrade. Vitalik knows it and is selling, while $ETH's most ardent bull, Tom Lee, is throwing good money after bad.$ETH is going lower. pic.twitter.com/WQnQVJWkED

— Culper (@CulperResearch) March 5, 2026

Culper’s bear case after Fusaka Culper’s core argument is that Fusaka’s L1 scaling changes broke Ethereum’s fee dynamic more severely than expected. The firm pointed to a gas-limit increase from 45 to 60 million, saying the goal was to scale the base layer while leadership expected modest fee declines. Culper says the real outcome was harsher: gas fees dropped 90%. In that framing, fee compression becomes the engine of the short thesis, because lower fees ripple through validator economics, weaken staking incentives and challenge the idea that higher activity signals institutional demand for ETH.

Culper also rejects the bullish interpretation of post-upgrade activity. It argued that the rise in active addresses and transaction counts does not reflect healthier utility, but cheaper blockspace enabling low-value address poisoning and wallet dusting. Based on its analysis from January 2025 through February 2026, the firm claimed 95% of growth in new wallets came from created dusting wallets, that poisoning attacks more than tripled, and that poisoning explains over 50% of transaction growth. In Culper’s telling, headline activity masks deteriorating quality, turning growth metrics into evidence for weakness rather than resilience across the network.

The firm then tied that tokenomics argument to Buterin’s sales. Culper said Buterin pre-announced on Jan. 30 that he would sell 16,384 ETH to fund the Ethereum Foundation’s “austerity period,” and claimed he has since sold more than 19,300 ETH. Culper framed those moves as informed selling, not routine treasury management, while broadening the case into a competition narrative that pits ETH against Solana and Ethereum’s L2s. For now, Buterin’s selling becomes the emotional center of the short call, because it suggests leadership may understand the post-Fusaka pressure better than the market’s committed bulls do.

Millennials were early adopters of cryptocurrency, notably driving the first Bitcoin (BTC 4.28%) boom in 2017. Since then, the crypto market has grown significantly, rising from less than $100 billion to over $2 trillion. Let's take a look at what millennial investors have been doing with their crypto portfolios to see what strategies they're using.

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1. They're incorporating stablecoins into their finances Stablecoins (cryptocurrencies designed to remain pegged to another asset) have grown in popularity, especially with last year's passage of the Genius Act, a federal law that provides a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Last July, 27% of Americans said they've already made purchases or investments with stablecoins, according to research by The Motley Fool.

The rate was higher among millennials, with 34% reporting using a stablecoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies people buy as investments, stablecoins work well as fast digital payment methods because they maintain a fixed value. Millennials have shown they're open to adopting stablecoins, and 60% said they'd use stablecoins for their typical shopping.

2. They're putting more of their money into crypto and other non-traditional assets Millennials are more likely to invest in cryptocurrency and have more crypto-heavy portfolios, according to Coinbase Global's (COIN 4.13%) State of Crypto Q4 2025 report. It found that 45% of younger investors, a group that includes Gen Z and millennials, currently owned crypto, compared to 18% of older investors.

Younger investors also say they allocate 25% of their portfolios to non-traditional assets, including crypto, crypto ETFs, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), derivatives, and leveraged ETFs. That's over three times as much as older investors, who have 8% of their portfolios in non-traditional assets.

Younger investors can afford to take on more risk, since they have plenty of time until retirement. However, 25% of your portfolio is a substantial amount to put in non-traditional assets. A more modest allocation, 5% to 10% at most, is much safer.

3. They're looking for under-the-radar crypto investments Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency of choice for millennials, is still the most popular coin by an overwhelming margin. With a $1.5 trillion market cap as of March 4, it makes up nearly 60% of the crypto market.

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But Coinbase's State of Crypto report found that millennials (and Gen Z) want to diversify their crypto portfolios and invest in more than just Bitcoin. Among younger investors, 46% were interested in altcoins, a term for all cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin. A similar number, 47%, were interested in early-stage token sales.

Altcoins and early token sales are both opportunities to invest in cryptocurrencies that could explode before they get too popular. The trade-off is that many of these altcoins and new cryptocurrencies never take off, with CoinGecko reporting that 53% of the cryptocurrencies it tracks on GeckoTerminal have failed.

Once again, it's important to manage your risk. If you venture into smaller altcoins or early token sales, keep your positions small. Since there's a high probability of failure, you don't want too much of your money riding on these investments.

TLDR: Minimmit achieves finality in one signing round, replacing Casper FFG’s two-round justification and finalization process. (truncate to fit — 105 chars) The new gadget lowers fault tolerance from 33% to 17%, but raises the unilateral censorship threshold from 67% to 83%. Buterin argues censorship poses a greater threat than finality reversion, as it lacks immediate, verifiable on-chain evidence. Minimmit requires 83% of clients to share a bug before incorrect finalization occurs, giving developers a wider safety margin. Minimmit has been put forward as a direct replacement for Casper FFG within Ethereum’s consensus layer. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared a detailed technical post comparing both finality gadgets.

Casper FFG has long served as a two-round finality mechanism on the network. The proposed system, by contrast, achieves finality in a single round of validator signatures.

The proposal is drawing attention as the Ethereum community continues to evaluate changes to its consensus architecture.

Why the New System Operates in a Single Round Casper FFG asks each attester to sign a block on two separate occasions. The first signature “justifies” the block, and the second “finalizes” it.

Minimmit cuts this down to a single signing round. This makes the process more efficient for validators across the network.

The change comes with a direct cost to fault tolerance, though. The new system’s threshold sits at 17%, compared to 33% under Casper FFG.

A smaller portion of malicious stake can therefore disrupt finality under the new model. Still, Buterin’s post makes the case that other properties of the system more than offset this drop.

In the post shared on X, Buterin described himself as a long-standing “security assumptions hawk” in Ethereum’s consensus research. He cited his past push for 49% fault tolerance under synchrony.

One important technical item that I forgot to mention is the proposed switch from Casper FFG to Minimmit as the finality gadget.

To summarize, Casper FFG provides two-round finality: it requires each attester to sign once to "justify" the block, and then again to "finalize" it.… https://t.co/94nK7VXmp5

— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) March 6, 2026

He also referenced his work on DAS for dishonest-majority-resistant data availability checks. Despite this record, he stated he is “even enthusiastic” about the proposed design.

The asynchronous network case also differs between the two systems. Under ideal 3SF, finality holds as long as an attacker controls less than 33% of stake.

The proposed gadget lowers that same protection to 17%. In both cases, any reversion of finality triggers massive slashing penalties against offending validators.

Censorship Resistance and the Broader Security Picture Buterin’s argument centers on identifying censorship as the more dangerous threat. Unlike finality reversion, censorship produces no immediate, publicly verifiable evidence against the attacker.

A reversion event, on the other hand, results in automatic, large-scale slashing. This asymmetry is a core reason behind his support for Minimmit’s design.

Both systems require an attacker to control over 50% of staked ETH to carry out censorship. The key distinction lies in what happens at higher thresholds.

In 3SF, an attacker above 67% can finalize the chain unilaterally, removing any coordination point for honest validators. The new system raises that threshold to 83%.

Software bugs present another area where the proposed gadget holds an advantage. Under 3SF, a flaw shared by 67% of client software can accidentally finalize an incorrect chain state.

Minimmit raises that bar to 83%. This wider margin gives developers more time to identify and respond before errors become permanent.

Buterin also addressed the economic argument against finality reversion attacks. With 15 million ETH staked, reverting finality under 3SF would require slashing 5 million ETH, or roughly $10 billion.

He noted that the 17% baseline still represents an enormous deterrent on its own. From there, he argues the proposed system’s other properties make it the stronger overall consensus design for Ethereum.

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Apollo Crypto has made Hyperliquid its largest altcoin position, with head of research Pratik Kala arguing that the protocol stands apart not only because of its product-market fit, but because its token design and expanding market structure give traders something few crypto venues currently offer: usable, revenue-linked infrastructure.

In comments shared via X, Kala described Hyperliquid in unusually direct terms. “Hyperliquid is our biggest altcoin position in the fund. Why? Because it is phenomenal. The product works,” he said. For Apollo, the case appears to rest on two pillars: the exchange’s traction as a trading venue, and a token model Kala framed as cleaner and more transparent than much of the industry’s recent experimentation.

He contrasted Hyperliquid’s buyback structure with the more convoluted token systems that defined earlier market cycles. “The tokenomics is refreshing. It uses 97 to 99%, depending on how you want to calculate it, of all the revenues to buy back its token in a very transparent manner. No governance mumbo-jumbo. No, you know, a token feeding into some other token and some dynamic inflation, burning, minting stuff that has destroyed many people’s capital and brains, to be frank, over the last few years.”

That framing is central to Apollo’s thesis. Kala’s argument is not simply that Hyperliquid has momentum, but that it has paired a working product with a token accrual model that traders can actually follow. In a sector where valuation stories often hinge on future governance or vague utility, he presented Hyperliquid as comparatively straightforward: trading activity generates revenue, and that revenue feeds token buybacks.

He also pointed to adoption trends. According to Kala, “a lot of the volumes are going there,” while market makers and funds are increasingly using the platform. He argued that Hyperliquid has been superior “in many, many ways,” particularly in how it handles new listings, pre-markets and other product extensions.

A major part of the bullish case, though, is HIP-3, which Kala said is already opening up tradable opportunities outside the usual crypto schedule. He described a weekend trade tied to news that OpenAI had secured a contract after Anthropic would not allow its AI technology to be used by the Department of Defense. Because the development broke while traditional markets were closed, Kala said most market participants were effectively stuck on the sidelines.

“Personally, I made 50%. How? Because HIP3, OpenAI, Anthropic were both trading on HIP3,” he said. “Liquidity is not fantastic, but OpenAI went up 50% on the weekend. Anthropic was static, could have expected that you could have taken a spread trade where you can short Anthropic and long open AI. Do it on HIP3, you can make money, you can generate alpha.”

That example gets to the broader point Apollo is making. HIP-3 is not being pitched merely as another product vertical, but as a venue where traders can express event-driven views in assets that are normally inaccessible when news breaks. Kala said the market now includes private-market trading as well as listed equities and commodities such as oil, gold and silver on weekends.

He offered one data point to show early traction: during a recent silver mania, HIP-3 briefly accounted for 1% to 2% of global silver volumes, despite having launched only around a month to six weeks earlier. For Kala, that signals not retail novelty but serious engagement from hedge funds, sophisticated investors and active portfolio managers looking for round-the-clock execution.

He added that HIP-3 revenues are split 50-50 between deployed markets and Hyperliquid, with Hyperliquid’s share feeding back into HYPE buybacks. From Apollo’s perspective, that strengthens the flywheel rather than diluting it.

Kala also flagged what could come next. He said HIP-4, focused on prediction markets and options, could push the platform further, while regulatory shifts in the US may eventually open a path for a KYC-compliant version there. Competition exists, he acknowledged, including from rival platforms such as Lighter. But in Apollo’s view, Hyperliquid has already done something harder than launching a new venue: it has captured trader attention, liquidity and, increasingly, loyalty.

At press time, HYPE traded at $30.485.

HYPE must break the 200-day EMA, 1-week chart | Source: HYPEUSDT on TradingView.com Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

TLDR: Ethereum daily ETH burn reached $1.2B in February 2026, still outpacing the 0.8% annual inflation rate. Validator APR held at 4–5% in March 2026, marginally above the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield of 4.2%. After removing L2 batch submissions, spam transactions account for only 4% of real network activity. Active Ethereum addresses surged 117% year-over-year, led by real users on Arbitrum, Base, and zk-EVMs. Ethereum metrics challenge bearish claims as network burn continues to outpace supply in early 2026. A short report from Culper Research raised concerns about fee compression, spam activity, and validator sustainability.

However, on-chain data from February and March 2026 presents a contrasting picture. Daily ETH burn remained at $1.2 billion in February, exceeding the 0.8% annual inflation rate. The network continues to destroy more ETH than it produces, keeping supply dynamics intact.

Burn Rate and Fee Data Contradict the Bearish Narrative Culper Research pointed to a 90% drop in median gas prices as a sign of network deterioration. Fees fell from roughly $2 to $0.20 following the Fusaka upgrade.

That decline, however, was built into the upgrade’s design from the start. The goal was to lower costs and redirect activity toward Layer 2 solutions. The drop was expected, not alarming.

Total daily ETH burn held at $1.2 billion through February 2026, despite lower per-gas prices. That figure still exceeds the network’s 0.8% annual inflation rate.

As a result, Ethereum remains deflationary in practice, with more ETH destroyed than created. The tokenomics argument against ETH loses ground when burn data is factored in.

Ethereum Daily, a crypto commentary account on X, addressed the report directly. The account wrote: “We need more clowns like Culper. Short $ETH if you want, but nobody cares.”

The post systematically challenged each claim in the Culper report. The response resonated broadly across crypto communities online.

We need more clowns like Culper. Short $ETH if you want, but nobody cares.🤡

1. Fee collapse was expected, not catastrophic

The report highlights a ~90 % drop in median gas price (from ≈ $2 to $0.20). That was the point of Fusaka: cheaper on‑chain fees encourage broader… https://t.co/pI0YNRuXEq

— Ethereum Daily (@ETH_Daily) March 6, 2026

The Fusaka upgrade’s fee reduction is also drawing more participants into the ecosystem. Lower transaction costs make Ethereum more accessible to everyday users.

That accessibility supports growing adoption across retail and institutional segments. Over time, broader usage tends to increase total burn volume even at lower per-unit rates.

Validator Yields and User Growth Support Network Stability Validator economics also remain competitive heading into Q1 2026. Block rewards hold steady at approximately 2 ETH per block.

Total validator APR, including MEV rewards, ranged between 4% and 5% in March 2026. That return sits marginally above the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield of around 4.2%.

Staked ETH currently stands at roughly 19 million, representing about 66% of total supply. That level is well above the 30–40% threshold considered sufficient for network security.

The staking withdrawal queue has stayed flat near 3.2 million ETH for six consecutive months. Culper’s claim of a growing withdrawal backlog does not align with that data.

On the activity side, Culper flagged dust attacks as making up 22% of all transactions. After stripping out L2 batch submissions, spam transactions represent only about 4% of real network activity.

Non-spam wallet creation grew approximately 12% year-over-year in Q1 2026. Active addresses also rose 117% year-over-year, driven by users on Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, and zk-EVMs.

BitMine (BMNR) also drew scrutiny in the report for its ETH holdings. The firm holds roughly 4.47 million ETH, valued at around $9 billion.

Staking operations generate approximately $350 million annually in fees. With over $3 billion in cash equivalents on hand, the firm shows no signs of a financial strain.

Tether co-led a $7.5 million funding round in Utexo, a startup that enables native USDT settlement directly on the Bitcoin network, including support for the Lightning Network. The round also included participation from Big Brain Holdings, Portal Ventures, and Franklin Templeton.

Utexo’s technology allows USDT transactions to be conducted on the Bitcoin network with atomic and private settlement, fixed fees disclosed in advance, and settlement costs denominated in USDT. The system leverages Bitcoin’s security as base infrastructure, without relying on external layers.

“Bitcoin has always been central to Tether’s long-term vision for USDT, but turning that idea into reality required infrastructure that didn’t yet exist,” both companies stated in a joint release. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino highlighted that the native integration with Bitcoin and the Lightning Network strengthens the network’s role as an international settlement rail for dollar-denominated transactions.

With a circulating supply of $184 billion, USDT is the world’s most widely used stablecoin. The investment in Utexo is part of Tether’s broader strategy, which in recent weeks also included participation in LayerZero Labs and sleep technology startup Eight Sleep.

Source: https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2026/03/06/utexo-usdt-bitcoin-seed

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