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The United States government transferred roughly 0.33 bitcoin on Tuesday in its first onchain movement of 2026, with the funds linked to wallets labelled “Miguel Villanueva Seized Funds” and valued at about $22,876 at prevailing prices.

Bitcoin traded around $68,783 on Tuesday, recovering from an intraday low of $66,300 as investors reassessed interest rate expectations against a backdrop of intensifying US-Iran conflict.

Bitcoin held near $68,600 on Tuesday even as global equities tumbled amid escalating Middle East conflict and surging energy prices.

Ariomex has suffered a data leak exposing user and transaction records from 2022 to 2025, according to a report by US cybersecurity firm Resecurity.

More than $10 million in crypto flowed out of Iranian exchanges after US and Israeli strikes, according to blockchain analytics firms, highlighting heightened capital movement amid escalating geopolitical tension.

The United States government moved multiple tranches of Bitcoin on March 3 as conflict with Iran intensified, triggering volatility across commodities and digital assets.

Stafford Masie, executive chairman of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, said Bitcoin is being used as everyday money in parts of Africa, with some merchants preferring satoshis over US dollars amid rapid inflation and currency debasement.

EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) reached a long-awaited financial turning point on Tuesday, reporting its first-ever positive adjusted EBITDA alongside a massive 75% surge in quarterly revenue as electric vehicle adoption drives record utilization across its national network.

Crypto exchange-traded funds opened the week with a sharp recovery, led by significant capital moving back into bitcoin products.

Crypto hackers are increasingly using the “ClickFix” technique to impersonate venture capital firms and hijack browser extensions in coordinated attempts to steal digital assets.

The development strengthens the XRP Ledger’s positioning as institutional-grade infrastructure by giving Ripple Prime regulatory and operational standing within established post-trade frameworks.

A proposed amendment to the Federal Reserve Act would prohibit the US central bank from issuing a central bank digital currency until December 31, 2030.

Steak ‘n Shake has launched a bitcoin-based compensation programme granting hourly employees a 21-cent-per-hour crypto bonus as part of a wider digital asset strategy.

Bitcoin is facing renewed short-term pressure from escalating geopolitical tensions, yet Bitwise Europe says history suggests extreme risk spikes often precede strong medium-term gains for the asset.

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case seeking copyright protection for artwork created entirely by artificial intelligence, leaving intact rulings that limit US copyright to works authored by humans.

Fold has retired $66.3 million in convertible debt, removing a potential source of shareholder dilution and simplifying its capital structure as it expands its Bitcoin rewards business.

TD Securities says the New York Stock Exchange’s planned tokenised equities platform could mark an institutional turning point for blockchain-based market infrastructure.

US lawmakers face mounting obstacles in passing a comprehensive crypto market structure bill before the November midterm elections, as partisan gridlock and policy disputes stall progress in the Senate.

Chinese banks are freezing customer accounts after routine transfers included words such as “Dogecoin” or “USDT” in the memo field, according to multiple social media reports.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued that escalating US military involvement in Iran could ultimately boost bitcoin if it prompts the Federal Reserve to cut rates or expand liquidity.

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds added 21,000 BTC worth about $1.45 billion on February 25, marking the first significant accumulation wave since mid-October 2025.

Cryptocurrency outflows from Iran’s largest exchange Nobitex surged 700% within minutes of joint US and Israeli airstrikes, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.

Iranians have rushed to withdraw digital assets from local exchanges after coordinated US and Israeli strikes intensified conflict and rattled the country’s financial system.

Bitcoin surged roughly 5% in under an hour, climbing from just above $65,000 to nearly $69,000 ahead of US President Donald Trump’s scheduled speech on the escalating conflict with Iran.