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Coinbase will suspend 25 perpetual futures contracts on March 16, affecting tokens like GRT, SUSHI, and ARKM on its platforms.Coinbase is making a move in its derivatives space. The exchange has announced plans to suspend trading on 25 perpetual futures contracts. This will take effect on March 16 at around 13:00 UTC. The suspension covers both Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International Exchange. Traders holding open positions on these contracts should take note now.Coinbase Perpetual Futures Getting Suspended on March 16The list of affected contracts is extensive. According to Coinbase Markets, the suspended perpetuals include MET-PERP, REZ-PERP, BABY-PERP, SUPER-PERP, SUSHI-PERP, GMX-PERP, ERA-PERP, XAN-PERP,…

Ripple is no longer just moving money. It wants to be the entire pipe.The company shared with CoinDesk on Wednesday a press release that outlines a major expansion of Ripple Payments which turns the platform into a full-stack infrastructure layer for fiat and stablecoin money movement. Businesses can now collect, hold, exchange, and pay out in both traditional currencies and stablecoins through a single provider, rather than stitching together separate vendors for custody, collections, conversion, and settlement.The new capabilities come from two recent acquisitions. Palisade, which handles custody and treasury automation, powers the managed custody layer that lets businesses provision…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is navigating heightened uncertainty as escalating conflicts in the Middle East inject fresh volatility into global markets. Price action has become increasingly reactive to geopolitical headlines, while broader liquidity conditions remain fragile. In this environment, directional conviction has weakened, and risk appetite appears constrained. Recent analysis from Axel Adler highlights the deterioration in Bitcoin’s risk-adjusted performance profile. The Sharpe Ratio — measured over both 365-day and 180-day rolling windows — has moved decisively into negative territory. As of March 1, 2026, the 365-day Sharpe stands at…

Oil shock and Fed uncertainty pressure Bitcoin, while ETF inflows fail to restore strong institutional demand.Bitcoin swung sharply after U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran triggered a weekend risk-off move across global markets. Prices slid to $63,000 before rebounding toward $67,000 as traders balanced geopolitical fear against already heavy positioning. Energy markets reacted first, while equities and crypto struggled to stabilize. According to Wintermute analysis, digital assets remain driven more by macro shocks than coin-specific factors.Geopolitical Shock Lifts Gold and Oil, Leaves Bitcoin in Fragile RecoveryOperation “Epic Fury” began late Saturday with coordinated strikes on Iranian military targets. Reports point to senior…

Bitcoin’s rebound toward $70,000 — trading at $68,000 as Hong Kong hit midday — appears to have been driven more by positioning than conviction, according to market maker Enflux, which said the move largely reflected short-covering after traders leaned bearish amid geopolitical headlines.“The market is not pricing catastrophe, but it is not pricing resolution either,” Enflux wrote in a note to CoinDesk. “Shorts leaned into the Iran headlines over the weekend, BTC flushed toward 63k, and when escalation did not immediately spiral into a broader regional war affecting the Gulf and Dubai trade corridors, the squeeze began.”(CoinDesk)Crypto tends to react…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A four-year legal battle came to a close this week when a federal judge ruled that Uniswap cannot be held responsible for fraudulent tokens that were bought and sold on its platform. The decision is being seen as a major win — not just for Uniswap, but for decentralized finance as a whole. The Case That Kept Coming Back The lawsuit had a long and winding road before reaching its end. According to reports, a group of investors led by Nessa Risley first took Uniswap, its founder…

Bitcoin miners are increasingly moving away from holding bitcoin on their balance sheets by selling more BTC to fund new identities as players in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. What started as holding onto bitcoin at all costs, or HODLing, is becoming a thing of the past for most publicly listed miners as they move into the capital-intensive but more attractive business of AI infrastructure. With tougher competition, higher energy costs and compressed prices, the profit margin for mining bitcoin, which during the 2021 bull run reached as high as 90%, has vanished, leaving miners who relied solely on that business…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum is navigating renewed volatility as escalating tensions in the Middle East reshape the macro landscape and weigh on digital assets. Price action has become increasingly reactive to external risk signals, with liquidity thinning during periods of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. While short-term swings dominate headlines, underlying on-chain dynamics suggest a more structural shift may be unfolding beneath the surface. According to a recent CryptoQuant analysis, Ethereum reserves on Binance have declined to approximately 3.46 million ETH — the lowest level recorded since 2020. This contraction in exchange-held…

Machi Big Brother has lost nearly $74M in 6 months trading 25x leveraged ETH longs since September.His recent $250K USDC deposit to Hyperliquid dropped to about $8.5K after liquidation.Ethereum fell from $4.7K in September to around $1.9K during the period of his trades.Crypto trader Machi Big Brother has faced another liquidation after adding fresh funds to a leveraged Ethereum position. On-chain data shows he deposited 250,000 USDC into Hyperliquid about 16 hours before the latest loss. The account balance later fell sharply as Ethereum continued to trade lower.$250K Deposit Followed by Rapid DrawdownBlockchain tracking platform Arkham lists the wallet under…

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced expansion of its blockchain experimentation for settling central bank reserves, while highlighting that efforts for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) are ongoing.The BOJ rolled out a “sandbox project” to experiment settlements and bank deposits using central bank money, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday in a speech titled “The New Financial Ecosystem and the Role of Central Banks.”“In this experimental project, the Bank will conduct technical experimentation on settlement using central bank money in the form of current account deposits on a system that uses blockchains,” Ueda said.The bank intends to explore…