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Bitcoin: Retail turns bullish but whales build short positions – What this means for BTC at $68K

Bitcoin’s [BTC] largest holders and smaller retail participants are once again at odds over the asset’s next move, taking opposing positions—whales leaning short, while retail investors continue to bet on upside. In the short term, price action appears to favor retail sentiment. BTC staged a strong rebound, reclaiming the $68,000 level in early trading on

The Protocol: Quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner, says Google

Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap. Apr 1, 2026, 3:59 p.m. 7 min read Make preferred on What to know: Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Breaking

BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF as Bitcoin Strategy Expands

BlackRock has moved forward with its Bitcoin premium income strategy, revealing a ticker for its upcoming iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the fund will trade under “$BITA” and noted that BlackRock has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for the product, describing it as a sequel

Meta takes legal action against celeb-bait scammers

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DSS Takes Custody Of Nasir El-Rufai From Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Over Separate Security Probe

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, into custody, marking a dramatic escalation in the legal and security challenges facing the outspoken politician. El-Rufai was reportedly picked up Wednesday night from the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja...

Hyperliquid Takes Over Wall Street: Can PURR Options Trigger a Fresh Rally?

Hyperliquid just launched options trading on its PURR common stock on the Nasdaq Options Market. Yet Another Milestone For Hyperliquid Across the bloc, one question resonates amongst traders, users and onlookers of the crypto space alike: how far can Hyperliquid actually go? The once-underdog now-leading perp DEX reaches for the stars as NewsBTC’s most recent

What It Takes to Execute a Successful Company Turnaround

March 18, 2026 If a company starts to veer off track, whether amid technological change, marketplace conditions, or otherwise, it is daunting to get back on a path to growth. But big turnarounds are possible, provided you have the right team and mindset. When he was president and CEO of Marvel, Peter Cuneo oversaw the

F1’s Next Generation Takes Form As Teams Begin To Unveil 2026 Chassis Names

F1 teams reveal their 2026 chassis names. A new era begins as Alpine, Aston Martin, Audi and more signal big changes ahead. Read here...

Darchem takes Bylor to court over £24m Hinkley Point C disputes

A specialist subcontractor on Hinkley Point C (HPC) is taking the main contractor joint venture (JV) to the High Court to enforce a £24m adjudication. Darchem Engineering Ltd took Bylor – the Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics JV constructing the nuclear site – to three adjudications in 2025 over delays, changes to the scope

$46.2M Big 10 Coach Takes Sides After Dabo Swinney Accuses Ole Miss of Tampering

The entire Luke Ferrelli chaos highlights an uncomfortable truth about today’s college football environment. With tensions spiking, Dabo Swinney had no choice but to face the media and point fingers at Pete Golding. “I am not going to let someone flat-out tamper with my program,” Swinney said on January 23. Watch What’s Trending Now! Clemson

Tokenization Boom Takes Center Stage at Davos 2026 as Market Exceeds $21 Billion

Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) dominated discussions, shifting crypto from speculation to financial infrastructure. Institutions moved from pilots to production, with banks and custodians deploying tokenized bonds, funds, and equities at scale. Stablecoins framed as core plumbing, acting as settlement rails connecting TradFi, DeFi, and tokenized assets globally. Almost four days into the World Economic

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Bitcoin: Retail turns bullish but whales build short positions – What this means for BTC at $68K

Bitcoin’s [BTC] largest holders and smaller retail participants are once again at odds over the asset’s next move, taking opposing positions—whales leaning short, while retail investors continue to bet on upside. In the short term, price action appears to favor retail sentiment. BTC staged a strong rebound, reclaiming the $68,000 level in early trading on

The Protocol: Quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner, says Google

Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap. Apr 1, 2026, 3:59 p.m. 7 min read Make preferred on What to know: Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Breaking

BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF as Bitcoin Strategy Expands

BlackRock has moved forward with its Bitcoin premium income strategy, revealing a ticker for its upcoming iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the fund will trade under “$BITA” and noted that BlackRock has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for the product, describing it as a sequel

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Bitcoin’s support system broke in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back

With the first quarter of 2026 over, Bitcoin’s weak showing looks less like a single crypto-specific break and more like the product of a market that spent the past months under growing macro and geopolitical pressure. As Q1 closed out on March 31, Bitcoin was trading near $66,280 and down about 24% for the year