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$ETH trades in a narrow band as resistance near $2,150 stalls every recovery attempt this month. Momentum and futures data show traders holding back while the market searches for direction. Extreme fear readings push capital toward Bitcoin and leave $ETH reacting sharply to uncertainty. Ethereum has extended its pullback again today as its chart flattened into an increasingly narrow pocket of trade, leaving the market to navigate yet another stretch of indecision. At press time, $ETH exchanges hands near $1,959, down roughly 5% on the day and sitting squarely between the two levels that have defined its behavior all month.…

A breakthrough on the CLARITY Act proved elusive as discussions over stablecoin rewards fell behind the White House’s self-imposed March 1, 2026, deadline. Still, traders on prediction platform Polymarket wager a 73% chance that the landmark legislation will be enacted in 2026. Speaking at the Milken Institute’s Future of Finance event, House Republican French Hill is urging the Senate to adopt the House-passed CLARITY Act language as a straightforward solution. In July, the House of Representatives advanced the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) by a commanding 294–134 vote, securing strong bipartisan support. Consequently, the strong vote helped raise hope among industry…

BitGo Europe GmbH has launched its crypto-as-a-service offering across the European Economic Area, enabling fintechs and banks to integrate regulated crypto custody, trading and fiat on- and off-ramps under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the expansion makes BitGo’s API-based infrastructure available in all 30 EEA countries, allowing institutions to embed wallet, onboarding and settlement services directly into their platforms. The service includes multi-asset wallets and Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) fiat rails. BitGo said custodial wallets are insured up to $250 million, subject to terms, and include configurable policy controls and 24/7 operational support.…

Table of Contents What Do the Numbers Actually Look Like?Where Is $BNB Chain Actually Winning?How Does $BNB Compare to Other Major L1s?What Is Fueling the Growth?What Comes Next? $BNB Chain is quietly putting up some of the strongest onchain numbers across all Layer 1 blockchains in early 2026. While Solana grabs headlines for speculation and Ethereum dominates institutional narratives, $BNB has been steadily climbing the ranks in daily active users, stablecoin transfers, and real-world asset adoption. The data paints a picture of a chain that is not just surviving the multi-chain era but thriving in it. So what exactly is…

Hyperdrive launches a new leverage markets protocol to end decentralized finance “death spirals.” By using redemption-based pricing instead of volatile market data, Hyperdrive brings institutional-grade structured credit to real-world assets and liquid staking tokens markets. Addressing the Vulnerability of Oracle-Based Lending In a bid to transition decentralized finance ( DeFi) from casino-style margin trading to institutional-grade structured credit, Hyperdrive has launched its leverage markets protocol. The protocol aims to solve the systemic fragility of onchain leverage by replacing volatile market-based liquidations with deterministic contractual settlements. In a media statement, Hyperdrive said traditional DeFi lending protocols, such as Aave and Compound,…

Ethereum price trades near $1,950 as the Binance buy/sell ratio hints at a potential shift in derivatives positioning. Summary Ethereum price sits near the lower end of its weekly range after a sharp monthly decline. Binance Taker Buy/Sell Ratio has climbed toward neutral after weeks of sell-side pressure. A move above $2,200 is needed to challenge the current downtrend structure. Ethereum ($ETH) trades at $1,947 at press time, down 4% in the past 24 hours. Price is sitting near the bottom of its seven-day range of $1,815.54 to $2,099.16. Over the last month, $ETH has fallen 35%, and it is…

Israeli markets achieved record peaks on March 2, 2026, bucking a global downturn despite the onset of a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. Markets Reach New Peaks Israeli financial markets surged Monday, March 2, 2026, just two days after the launch of a joint military operation with the United States against Iran. While global markets retreated under the shadow of a widening regional conflict, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) saw record-breaking gains, and the shekel strengthened significantly against both the dollar and the euro. The benchmark TA-35 index climbed 4.61% to reach a new all-time high of 4,318.50…

Voters in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas will decide on some of the first candidates for the 2026 midterm elections in the United States as primary season kicks off, potentially influencing the future of Congress and crypto legislation. In Texas, Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett is running for Republican John Cornyn’s US Senate seat for Texas. Crockett, a member of the House of Representatives since 2023, voted for the stablecoin payments bill GENIUS Act in July and FIT21, the previous version of the digital asset market structure bill before the CLARITY Act, which she voted against. Crockett came under scrutiny in…

In a significant move for digital asset accessibility, European crypto investment firm CoinShares has launched a first-of-its-kind Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) for Binance Coin ($BNB) that directly incorporates staking rewards. The firm announced this $BNB ETP launch via its official communication channels on February 21, 2025, marking a pivotal moment for institutional and retail crypto exposure in regulated European markets. This product, trading under the ticker CBNB on the prestigious SIX Swiss Exchange, uniquely blends the tradability of an exchange-listed security with the yield-generating potential of blockchain staking. The Mechanics of the New $BNB ETP CoinShares designed its $BNB ETP to…

The average cost of mining one Bitcoin has climbed above $70,000, marking a sharp increase from the $67,704 recorded earlier this year. Ki Young Ju, founder of CryptoQuant, highlighted the rising production cost, citing recent filings from MARA Holdings. Notably, the surge in Bitcoin mining costs is primarily due to rising energy prices, which have steadily increased since last year. Key Points The average mining cost for Bitcoin has climbed to $70,027 per $BTC. With Bitcoin trading above $72,000, MARA Holdings and other miners remain profitable despite tighter margins. MARA has updated its treasury policy to allow the sale of…