For the first time, Goldman Sachs has included cryptocurrency in its 2024 shareholder letter, highlighting its evolving perspective on the sector.

XRP rose 5% following a strong week for closely-related Ripple Labs, which bagged a payments license in the UAE and, per sources, is said to be on track for a close of its long-running court case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) has one major difference from gold (XAU) despite always being compared to it. Instead of having physical "bearing," knowledge is key to Bitcoin (BTC) ownership, the seasoned blockchain entrepreneur points out.

The cryptocurrency market has witnessed diverging performances between its two largest assets, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). While Bitcoin has shown signs of recovery, gaining 3.8% over the past two weeks and reclaiming the $85,000 price level, Ethereum has struggled to keep up.

Ethereum price could be on the verge of “death” as historical chart patterns hint that the largest altcoin could be following BlackBerry's footsteps. The ETH price chart against Bitcoin and Ripple (XRP) has a striking similarity to BlackBerry's collapse against Apple in the early 2000s.

A commodity strategist has warned that Bitcoin's (BTC) recent surge, which started in late 2024, may be losing momentum despite market expectations for a continued rally toward $100,000.

Bitcoin is going through a period of indecision. After reaching a peak of $109,000 in January 2025, its price dropped to $84,290, marking a correction of 23%.

On March 7, fast food chain Steak ‘n Shake posted a question on X asking, “Should Steak ‘n Shake accept bitcoin?” The post received a slew of responses from many well-known Bitcoin personalities including former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin Core contributor Luke Dashjr.

Rex has launched BMAX ETF, a fund that provides investors access to corporate bonds issued by companies using Bitcoin as a treasury asset.

Bitcoin has factored in a modest price increase of 2.98% in the last 24 hours. The cryptocurrency's daily trading volume has dropped by 4.93% as per CMC data.

Both SOL and SUI are up by over 6% on a daily scale.

Bitcoin needs to close above the key $81,000 weekly level to avoid more downside volatility ahead of next week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which will offer investors more cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy for 2025.Bitcoin (BTC) price fell over 3% during the past week, to trade above $83,748 as of 9:33 a.m. in UTC, Cointelegraph Markets Pro data shows.

Bitcoin's price trajectory has become a significant point of interest in light of the recent downtrend, which has disappointed many bullish traders. According to on-chain analytics platform IntoTheBlock, the recent price crash up to the current price has seen over 6.5 million BTC addresses falling into losses.

Bitcoin is one of the cryptos that have benefited hugely from the shift in political attitude towards the cryptocurrency industry. Just weeks after the victory of Donald Trump against Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election, the Bitcoin market achieved the impressive milestone of $100K.

On the surface, the newly announced Strategic Bitcoin Reserve sounds like the perfect catalyst for sending Bitcoin (BTC 1.45%) higher for years to come. Now that it has the support of the U.S. government, shouldn't the world's most popular cryptocurrency soar in value?

Bitcoin (BTC) kicked off the week on a bearish note, extending Monday's sharp decline into Tuesday.

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David Sacks, a renowned venture capitalist and early PayPal executive, has officially joined the White House job as the Crypto and AI Czar. Interestingly, he made headlines just before joining for selling $200M worth of crypto holdings, including Bitcoin.

The cryptocurrency market has kicked off the weekend on a positive note. The market cap of the business has climbed by 2.74%, reaching $2.75 trillion. In the meantime, daily trading volumes cooled off, dropping 14.82% to $76 billion. Talking about, market sentiments, investors remain cautious as the Fear & Greed Index holds steady at 22.

After teasing below $79k earlier this week, Bitcoin (BTC) price has attempted to regain bullish sentiment. The flagship coin surged 3 percent in the last 24 hours to trade at about $84,233 on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

The widely followed cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen says Bitcoin's (BTC) bull cycle would likely be over if it enters one key level. In a new video, Cowen tells his 886,000 YouTube subscribers that Bitcoin may be repeating a similar pattern from 2017, when it tested the prior year high.

Key U.S oversight committee plans to scrutinise President Trump's BTC reserve creation and any potential conflict of interest.

XRP surges as SEC settlement speculation grows. Will Ripple secure better terms and push XRP to new highs?

10x Research's head crypto researcher isn't ruling out Bitcoin repeating its 2024 price action, where it spent much of the year consolidating after hitting all-time highs early on.“Very possible,” Markus Thielen told Cointelegraph when asked what the chances of Bitcoin (BTC) repeating a similar market movement to 2024, where it reached an all-time high of $73,679 in March before entering a consolidation phase, swinging within a range of around $20,000 up until Donald Trump was elected as US president in November.

Ripple & XRP have been grabbing the mainstream attention offlet with their advancements related to the lawsuit and their achievements. Recently, the rounds of the SEC ending the lawsuit against Ripple made huge noise. Ripple also acquired a license in Dubai to become the first blockchain-based payment provider.

March 15, 2025 05:01:30 UTC Ripple News : Private SEC Settlement Could End XRP Lawsuit Jeremy Hogan just dropped a bombshell on $XRP. According to Hogan, a private settlement with the SEC could resolve Ripple's ongoing lawsuit without resorting to a lengthy court battle—no appeals, no delays, just clear resolution.

The crypto market today (March 15) showcased notable rising trajectories, igniting investor optimism globally. Bitcoin (BTC) price regained a break above $84K intraday, while Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP prices also pumped considerably.

Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped over 29% from its January all-time high of $109,000, reflecting the broader market correction that has affected both crypto and U.S. stocks.

Connolly urges the Treasury to stop Trump's cryptocurrency reserve, calling it a conflict of interest benefiting Trump's business ventures.

Bitcoin's price has been in line with global liquidity flows, fueling speculation about a rally to $105K.

Tim Draper envisions a future where bitcoin dominates, fiat crumbles, and people scramble to convert dollars before they become worthless, calling BTC the ultimate global currency.

Could low sentiment set the stage for ETH/BTC's sharp recovery?

Minnesota is the latest American state to consider legislation concerning cryptocurrency. The Minnesota Bitcoin Act is somewhat deceptively titled, however, as the bill refers to “Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies” throughout.

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican hailing from Kentucky, has recently disclosed that he received more than $261,000 in contributions to his campaign. This week, the staunch advocate for fiscal responsibility, currently engaged in a spirited political clash with President Donald Trump, announced that his campaign is now welcoming bitcoin as a form of support.

Recent reports revealed that another member of the US House of Representatives will introduce a new bill on March 14 to codify US President Donald Trump's executive order for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). This move follows recent efforts by several US lawmakers to formalize and protect Trump's crypto plan.

Sources disclose that U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) plans to introduce legislation on March 14, 2025, to permanently establish President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile, aiming to shield the initiative from reversal by future administrations. U.S.

Crypto companies at SXSW 2025 shifted focus toward education, online security, and blockchain utility. A record-breaking Bitcoin logo drone show, Coinbase's fraud panel, and Web3 social media discussions marked the event. Gemini, Coinbase, and Calaxy highlighted crypto's evolving role in tech and finance. The post SXSW 2025: Crypto Targets Mainstream With Educational Panels and Record-Breaking Bitcoin Logo appeared first on Cryptonews.

According to reports, Ark Invest has added 997 Bitcoin (BTC) to its holdings in two separate transactions. The asset management firm, led by Cathie Wood, made the purchases on March 13, 2025, through Coinbase.

The UK court system has issued a final ruling preventing James Howells from searching a landfill where he believes his hard drive containing the Bitcoin was dumped.

The price of the traditional safe-haven asset has soared recently, but bitcoin is the real “hot sauce,” says analyst Eric Balchunas.

Are traders using this as an accumulation sign before re-entry?

Early in 2025, there was a significant surge in the stablecoin market, with a $20 billion increase in total supply. With a 10% increase from January, the total supply now stands at almost $205 billion.

It's not a good idea to thoughtlessly follow in the footsteps of a big player when it announces that it's going to be buying, selling, or holding an asset, especially when it comes to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC 4.73%). But there is one player in particular that's so large that it's simply not advisable to ignore when it commits to something.

Apparent demand for Bitcoin (BTC) has hit the lowest level in 2025, dropping down into negative territory, as traders and investors take a cautious approach to risk-on assets due to macroeconomic uncertainty. According to CryptoQuant's Bitcoin Apparent Demand metric, demand for Bitcoin has dropped down to a negative 142 on March 13.

Other major cryptos rose well into positive territory along with major equity indexes.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee has predicted that Bitcoin will outperform gold this year during a recent podcast appearance. In fact, Lee is convinced that Bitcoin will become the best-performing asset class of the year despite its underwhelming performance in the first quarter of the year.