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Crypto platform Bullish climbs past Coinbase to become third-largest crypto exchange by spot volume
The institutional-focused exchange saw spot trading jump 62% to $76 billion in February, surpassing Coinbase’s market share.

Bitcoin holds $70,000, starting to show relative strength versus stocks, software sector, and gold
Bitcoin is up about 7% from the Sunday lows, even as equities and gold tread water. Analysts point to seller exhaustion, shifting gold correlation and improving ETF flows.

Ripple's share buyback program values the firm at $50 billion
Despite the bear market, today's report suggests a higher valuation than the $40 billion at which the firm raised funds in November.

Bloomberg strategist doubles down on $10,000 bitcoin call but peers say it would take a nuclear war to get there
The longtime bitcoin bear's gloom-and-doom call met with fierce rebuttal from industry analysts.

Wells Fargo signals deeper push into crypto, filing trademark for WFUSD
The move mirrors JPMorgan's similar trademark filing that foreshadowed the bank's introduction of tokenized deposits on Ethereum layer-2 network Base.

The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation starts experimenting with ‘DVT-lite’ technology
Also: Nvidia’s rare blog, Aave liquidations, and Pudgy Penguins new game.

Former legal executives from crypto exchange OKX unveil DeFi connectivity, risk-rating service
Shredpay targets U.S. retail and institutional users looking for ease of use and a comprehensive risk rating.

Bitcoin reverses overnight losses, rising to above $70,000 as oil renews decline
Wednesday morning's U.S. inflation data was in line with forecasts, and markets continue to price out any chance of a Fed rate cut at either the March or April meetings.

Strategy's STRC preferred series gets $50 million investment from fellow BTC treasury company Strive
Strive also added to its bitcoin holdings and boosted the dividend on its own SATA preferred stock.

U.S. February CPI matches forecasts, reinforcing expectations for no near-term rate cuts
The price of bitcoin was trading at $69,500 following the news, down 1.2% over the past 24 hours.

