CoinDesk Tom Lee’s Bitmine boosts ether holdings to 4.47 million tokens with $98 million ETH purchase The ether treasury firm now has nearly $10 billion in assets and more than $6 billion of ETH staked. by Olivier Acuna March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Bitcoin surges above $68,000 amid muted stock market reaction to Iran war At their worst levels, U.S. stock index futures had been down more than 2%, but equity markets are barely lower one hour into Monday’s... by Stephen Alpher March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Strategy purchased more than $200 million in bitcoin last week The latest purchase, funded through common and preferred stock sales, lifted total holdings to 720,737 coins valued at more than $47 billion. by James Van Straten March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Turkey’s ruling party unveils 10% crypto income tax proposal The bill proposes a 10% tax on gains from regulated crypto platforms, withheld quarterly, with the president having the power to adjust the rate... by Francisco Rodrigues March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Iranian crypto outflows jump 700% minutes after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, Elliptic says The blockchain analytics firm said flows from Iran’s largest exchange spiked immediately after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran, pointing to possible capital flight. by Will Canny March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) jumps 12.4% over weekend Solana (SOL), up 2.1% from Friday, was also among the top performers. by CoinDesk Indices March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk EU banks’ euro-pegged stablecoin in talks with crypto exchanges to ensure liquidity Qivalis is a group of 12 major EU banks developing a euro-pegged stablecoin they plan to debut in the second half of the year. by Olivier Acuna March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Financial buys 450 bitcoin, steps up share buybacks Agentic finance firm becomes 19th largest public Bitcoin holder as BRR rises 2%. by James Van Straten March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare
CoinDesk South Korea investigates seed phrase leak in photo leading to $4.8 million crypto theft from tax authority The National Tax Service said it had intended to provide a vivid shot of the seizure by sharing a photo. by Olivier Acuna March 2, 2026 0 commentFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestshare