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Bitcoin takes aim at $74,000. Surprisingly, the dollar's rallying too.
Your day-ahead look for March 5, 2026

Bitcoin holds above $72,000 as crypto market pauses after breakout
Bitcoin and ether edged higher as traders assessed macro risks, derivatives positioning and whether bitcoin can sustain a push toward $80,000.

Andreessen Horowitz crypto arm said to seek $2 billion for fifth fund: Fortune
The venture firm led by Chris Dixon is reportedly aiming to close its fifth crypto fund in the first half of 2026, signaling continued bets on blockchain startups.

ZeroHash applies for national trust bank charter to expand regulated stablecoin services
A charter would allow ZeroHash to operate under a single federal framework, rather than state-by-state rules and offer services aligned with recent legislation.

IREN to expand processing capacity by 50%, prepares at-the-market offering
The company ordered more than 50,000 Nvidia GPUs and filed for a potential $6 billion at-the-market share sale, sending the stock lower in pre-market trading.

The Protocol: New Ethereum scaling plans
Also: OKX and AI agents, Future AI users of blockchain and Bitcoin’s latest governance clash.

Billions in crypto are moving in Iran. Analysts can't agree if it's war-time panic or business as usual.
When airstrikes hit Iran on Feb. 28, crypto outflows from Nobitex spiked 873%, suggesting a "digital bank run" was ongoing. The reality may be more complex.

Sui’s native stablecoin goes live with promise of Treasury yield going back to the network
Plans for a Sui Dollar, which is issued by stablecoin firm Bridge, were introduced toward the end of last year.

Trump’s crypto adviser rejects Jamie Dimon on treating yield-bearing stablecoins like banks
White House adviser Patrick Witt said yield-bearing stablecoins needn't to face bank rules because the Genius Act bars issuers from lending reserves.


