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US Senate’s anti-CBDC housing bill advances with bipartisan support

Danny Park / theblock - The bill includes a provision prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC through the beginning of 2031.

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Senate Housing Legislation Includes Federal Reserve CBDC Moratorium Through 2030

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Bank of Japan to test blockchain-based reserve settlement: Governor Ueda

4 days / theblock / Timmy Shen

US Senate’s anti-CBDC housing bill advances with bipartisan support

4 days / theblock / Danny Park

Senate Advances Housing Bill With CBDC Ban, Draws White House Backing

4 days / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

U.S. Senate housing bill includes CBDC ban

4 days / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

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Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to curb Ethereum block builder centralization

Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Another focus of his post is so-called “toxic MEV,” where traders exploit visibility into pending transactions to front-run or “sandwich” users’ trades.

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Vitalik Buterin’s FOCIL Proposal Aims to Decentralize Ethereum Block Building

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NEAR token jumps 17% after ‘Confidential Intents’ launch, outpaces privacy tokens sector

4 days / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Vitalik Buterin eyes ‘big FOCIL’ and encrypted mempools to prevent centralization in ‘block building pipeline’

4 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to curb Ethereum block builder centralization

4 days / coindesk / Margaux Nijkerk

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Bitcoin price is rising again in a sharp market reversal. Why the Middle East crisis has investors turning to crypto

Sam Becker / fastcompany - Forward March? The initial market movements on Monday seem to indicate that’s the case, at least for crypto.On Monday, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) was up more than 5%, jumping to more than $69,000 as of 12 p.m. ET from around $65,500 on Sunday afternoon. L…


Market reaction & flows — Investors pour into Bitcoin amid Middle East tensions.

Iran Tensions Push Bitcoin to $67,884 as Oil Prices Surge and Markets React to Middle East Crisis

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VanEck CEO Declares Bitcoin Bottom Formation as BTC Holds $68K

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Spot bitcoin ETFs post $458 million in net inflows as institutions buy into global instability: analysts

4 days / theblock / Danny Park

Bitcoin climbs as BTC ETFs post one of the quarter’s biggest inflow days amid Iran volatility

4 days / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Gold surges past US$5,340 and Bitcoin breaks US$70,000 as Middle East crisis sends markets into chaos

4 days / e27 / Anndy Lian

Circle Stock Extends Double-Digit Gains Amid Broader Crypto Rally

4 days / decrypt / Vismaya V

Bitcoin Treasury Firm ProCap Adds $31 Million in BTC as Stock Buybacks Grow

4 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Bitcoin’s 5% spike higher Monday driven by short-covering, not fresh buying, says analyst.

4 days / coindesk / Helene Braun

Bitcoin price is rising again in a sharp market reversal. Why the Middle East crisis has investors turning to crypto

4 days / fastcompany / Sam Becker

Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative takes a further hit amid Mideast conflict

4 days / sherwood / Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy


Mining resilience & earnings — Miners' operations steady despite geopolitical jitters; earnings mixed.

Core Scientific revenue drops in Q4 as bitcoin miner pushes into supplying data center infrastructure

4 days / theblock / RT Watson

Riot Platforms reports record annual revenue of $647 million amid AI and HPC push

4 days / theblock / RT Watson

Core Scientific craters after soft Q4 sales

4 days / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Core Scientific turns lower after Q4 results disappoint

4 days / coindesk / James Van Straten

Iran Conflict Not Major Concern For Bitcoin Mining Hashrate, Say Experts

4 days / decrypt / Callan Quinn

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Bitmine lifts ether treasury to 4.47 million ETH as total holdings near $10 billion

Brian Danga / theblock - Bitmine holds 4.47 million ETH, or 3.71% of supply, with total crypto, cash and equity stakes valued at $9.9 billion.

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Ethereum Price, BitMine Shares Jump as Tom Lee's Treasury Reports Latest Buy

4 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Tom Lee's Bitmine boosts ether holdings to 4.47 million tokens with $98 million ETH purchase

4 days / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

Bitmine lifts ether treasury to 4.47 million ETH as total holdings near $10 billion

4 days / theblock / Brian Danga

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MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition

Trader Edge / parameter - MicroStrategy acquired 3,015 bitcoin for $204M, expanding total holdings to 720,737 BTC. The purchase was funded through stock sales and preferred equity.The post MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition appear…

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MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition

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Strategy purchased more than $200 million in bitcoin last week

4 days / coindesk / James Van Straten

Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 3,015 bitcoin for $204 million as total holdings top 720,000 BTC

4 days / theblock / James Hunt

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X lifts cryptocurrency and gambling bans for paid promotions

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - X removed cryptocurrency from its list of prohibited industries for paid promotions, reversing a ban in place since June 2024. The policy shift also lifted restrictions on gambling promotions while adding pharmaceuticals, tobacco, weapons, and weight loss…

#crypto #techpolicy #digitalmarketing #law #media #contentmoderation #ads #advertising #regulation

The new labels comply with regulations and allow creators to be more transparent with their followers.

4 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

X ads ‘Paid Partnership’ labels for creators so they can ditch the hashtags

4 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

X lifts cryptocurrency and gambling bans for paid promotions

4 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

X Reverses Crypto Advertising Policy: New Paid Partnership Guidelines for Content Creators

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The digital front: Iran’s internet down for second day amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks

cnbc - Iran is facing widespread internet disruptions following the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.


Cloud and data-centre hits: AWS outages and regional tech disruptions

Iran war disrupts Chinese tech firms’ Middle East operations

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AWS Facilities in UAE Struck by Objects, Service Disruptions Follow Amid Regional Conflict

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Attacks in the Middle East affect AWS infrastructure

4 days / techzine / Mels Dees

Amazon Web Services Power Outage in Middle East Disrupts EC2 and Core Networking Services

4 days / cyberpress / AnuPriya


Internet blackout and cyber ops: prayer app weaponized nationwide

Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid U.S. air strikes

4 days / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker

Scammers try to SIM-swap Dubai citizens hours after Iranian missile strikes

4 days / theregister / Connor Jones

Iran all but vanishes from the global internet amid US-Israel strikes

4 days / theregister / Carly Page

The digital front: Iran’s internet down for second day amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks

4 days / cnbc

Hacked Prayer App Weaponized in Cyber Operations Amid US–Israel Strikes on Iran

4 days / cyberpress / AnuPriya


Markets shock: oil, gold, bitcoin swing as war rattles investors

Iran Crisis Sends European Natural Gas Prices Soaring on LNG Supply Fears

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UAL Stock Tumbles as Middle East Tensions Drive Oil Prices Higher

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Iranian crypto outflows jump 700% minutes after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, Elliptic says

4 days / coindesk / Will Canny

OXY Stock Soars in Premarket Trading Amid Middle East Oil Supply Concerns

4 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Crashes, Rebounds as Iran War Begins

4 days / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Oil and gold prices are soaring, stocks are falling, as Iran war and Middle East conflict escalate

4 days / fastcompany / Christopher Zara

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Drives Shipping Stock Rally as Carriers Reroute Fleets

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Iran attack on giant Saudi refinery pushes up oil prices

4 days / axios / Ben Geman

CVX Stock Gains 4% in Pre-Market as Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher

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AAL Stock Drops as Middle East Conflict Disrupts Aviation and Lifts Crude Prices

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Altcoins Outperform Bitcoin With Double-Digit Weekly Gains

4 days / decrypt / Akash Girimath

Polymarket sees $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran

4 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

vivo X300 Ultra debuts at MWC 26 with 17.3X optical zoom attachment

4 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Battered bitcoin could find solace in war-led 'debasement' trade

4 days / coindesk / Omkar Godbole

Oil jumps, stocks fall as Iran war threatens global economy

4 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

Bitcoin treads water as war risk rises and rate cuts look distant: analysts

4 days / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Bitcoin outperforms equities in risk-off session as Iran conflict enters third day

4 days / coindesk / Oliver Knight

U.S. equity futures fall in pre-market trading as oil, gold retreat from highs

4 days / coindesk / James Van Straten

Some Alleged Polymarket Insiders Made a Fortune on U.S. Strikes on Iran

4 days / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Lockheed Martin Shares Surge 7% Following F-35 Deployment in Iran Military Action

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Gold Surges Past $5,400 Following U.S.-Israel Military Strike on Iran

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Hormuz Strait Closure Sends Oil Prices Soaring — XOM and CVX Gain Ground

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Markets Tumble as U.S.-Iran Conflict Sends Oil Soaring and Bitcoin Sliding

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Military strikes and regional fallout: leadership killed, Gulf on edge

AI-assisted US strikes in Iran to intensify China drive for tech self-reliance: analysts

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Iran strikes expose Gulf economies' lingering energy dependence

4 days / semafor / Dominic Dudley

The UAE’s costly shield in the US-Israel-Iran war

4 days / semafor / Mohammed Sergie

How Gulf expats are reacting to the war on Iran

4 days / semafor / Manal Albarakati

Iran strikes on Gulf countries dent safe-haven reputation

4 days / semafor / Prashant Rao

US, Israel strikes deepen Iran's leadership succession crisis

4 days / semafor / Prashant Rao

The UAE shows defensive might and restraint

4 days / semafor / Tareq Alotaiba

US-Israel war on Iran expands beyond Middle East

4 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

Iran Signals Willingness to Negotiate Following Deadly U.S.-Israeli Military Operations

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Iran Signals Willingness to Negotiate Following Deadly U.S.-Israel Military Operations

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The Gulf next door

4 days / semafor / Ben Smith


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As of this morning at 9:22 AM ET, the damage had spread. “We are expecting recovery to take at least a day, as it requires repair of facilities, cooling and power systems, coordination with local authorities, and careful assessment to ensure the safety of

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Amazon data centers are on fire after Iranian missile strikes on Dubai www.404media.co/amazon-data-...

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Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai.

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UK warns of Iranian cyberattack risks amid Middle-East conflict

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Flight cancellations continue at airports in Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and elsewhere as Iran war escalates

4 days / fastcompany / Natasha Etzel

Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai

4 days / 404media / Matthew Gault

AWS suffers cloud service disruption after fire at UAE data facility

4 days / techmonitor / Anwesha Pattanaik

UK warns of Iranian cyberattack risks amid Middle-East conflict

4 days / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

XOM Reaches Record Peak Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions

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Morning Minute: Bitcoin Crashes, Rebounds as Iran War Begins

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Iran attack on giant Saudi refinery pushes up oil prices www.axios.com/2026/03/02/i...

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Oil jumps, stocks fall as Iran war threatens global economy www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

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The UAE has successfully intercepted 95% of the drones and missiles Iran has launched at the country. www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

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US-Israel war on Iran expands beyond Middle East www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

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Bitcoin surges above $68,000 amid muted stock market reaction to Iran war

4 days / coindesk / Stephen Alpher

Crypto Investors Cautious as Iran Conflict Continues

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Wall Street Slides as Middle East Tensions Send Oil Prices Soaring

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Africa could find itself in ‘middle’ of Iran war

4 days / semafor / Hamza Ibrahim

Top U.S. general says it will take time to achieve Iran war goals

4 days / axios / Barak Ravid

Africa braces for Middle East conflict fallout on fuel

4 days / semafor / Yinka Adegoke

Stocks sink and oil prices surge after the U.S. attacks Iran. Here's what to know

4 days / qz / Catherine Baab

Gulf AI infrastructure faces its first stress test

4 days / semafor / Kelsey Warner

Some Alleged Polymarket Insiders Made a Fortune on U.S. Strikes on Iran

4 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Vote, and when that falls short, do the next thing.

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