March 17, 2026
Bitcoin

BTC takes aim at $70,000 after Trump says U.S. ahead of schedule in Iran attack

A wild 24 hours continued in all markets after President Trump said the war against Iran could be over soon. The action against Iran is “very far ahead” of what was expected to be a four-to-five-week time frame, said Trump in late-afternoon comments. He is expected to give updates on the situation at 5:30 pm

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Ethereum

Ask about Geth: Snapshot acceleration

*This is part #1 of a series where anyone can ask questions about Geth and I’ll attempt to answer the highest voted one each week with a mini writeup. This week’s highest voted question was: Could you share how the flat db structure is different from the legacy structure?* State in Ethereum Before diving into

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Crypto

Crypto futures platforms compared: BTCC, Binance, and Bybit

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Traders compare crypto futures platforms as derivatives activity grows across major exchanges. Summary Futures platforms BTCC, Binance, and Bybit differ in leverage, fees, and margin systems as derivatives trading grows. BTCC offers up to

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 13

Testnets, testnets, testnets! tl;dr Medalla testnet Following the excellent stability of Altona and based on conversations with eth2 client teams, Medalla – the next multi-client testnet – will have a MIN_GENESIS_TIME of 1596546000 (or for those of you that don’t think in unix time — August 4th, 2020, 1pm UTC)! This is a major step

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Altcoins

Institutional Investors Pour $619,000,000 Into Bitcoin and Crypto Assets in One Week: CoinShares

Institutional investors just bought an overall total of $619 million in Bitcoin and crypto assets in one week, according to a new update from CoinShares. The outflows came despite significant late-week outflows. Crypto products saw $1.44 billion in inflows during the first three days, then $829 million flowed out on Thursday and Friday amid market

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Bitcoin

Public Bitcoin Miners Are Dumping Bitcoin For AI, A Historic Mistake

There is no doubt about it, this is the age of AI. Corporations are cutting their workforces in half to invest cash flow into hardware, while the stock market remains near all-time highs, mostly thanks to FAANG. OpenClaw, a self-hosted AI agent, has more stars on GitHub than Linux and React, while even Jack Dorsey

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Crypto

Platforms offering free hash power rewards are attracting global users

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Growing interest in Bitcoin mining is reviving demand for cloud mining services, with platforms like NOW DeFi offering low-barrier entry. Summary Rising ASIC costs and energy requirements are pushing users toward cloud mining as

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Ethereum

eth2 validator launchpad 🚀 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

After months of hard work from the eth2 research team, along with Consensys and DeepWork Studio, we’re happy to announce the release of the eth2 validator launchpad (testnet version). We’re releasing it now so that you can keep track of, and make deposits into, the upcoming Medalla multi-client testnet. But we’ll continue to fine-tune the

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Bitcoin

XRP Funding Rates Hit Extreme Low as Expert Eyes $2.20 Weekly Close

XRP funding rates on Binance flash extreme negative readings. Analysts weigh contrarian signals as price holds between $1.35 and $1.50. XRP has been under pressure for months. The asset shed roughly 60% from its highs, yet something unusual is now showing up in the derivatives market.  Funding rates on Binance have dropped to extreme negative

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Crypto

Corastone and Zcash’s ZODL show blockchains growing up for real finance

Two new funding rounds for Corastone and Zcash Open Development Lab show blockchain infrastructure maturing for real‑world scale, private markets, and privacy‑first payments. Summary Corastone raised backing from Fidelity, Hamilton Lane and others to run a private, permissioned blockchain as shared infrastructure for private‑market workflows.​ Zcash Open Development Lab secured over $25m from Paradigm, a16z

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