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2023-03-02 (Thursday)
BITCOIN (BTC)

Current Price: $ 23,635 (24h Changes: 2.33 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 456,417,315,967 (24h Changes: 2.1 % )
BTC-Positive News
1. Macro Guru Lyn Alden Says Bitcoin (BTC) in ‘Deep Value Zone' at Current Prices – But There's a Catch
Source:
The Daily Hodl
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:45:50
Macro expert Lyn Alden says that Bitcoin (BTC) is a “strong buy” at its current price but warns traders to keep in mind there may be volatility ahead.
2. Investment Strategist Lyn Alden: Bitcoin Is ‘By Most Metrics' in ‘A Deep Value Zone'
Source:
CryptoGlobe
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:11:03
In a recent interview, highly respected equity research analyst and investment strategist Lyn Alden shared her outlook for Bitcoin. Alden, who provides equity research and investment strategies for clients, made her comments during an interview for the Swan Bitcoin YouTube channel.
3. This Bitcoin Miner's Diverse Revenue Streams And Power Agreements Mean It Has A Lot More Financial Flexibility To Thrive
Source:
Benzinga
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:56:52
Strong players like Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ: MIGI), which has large-scale excess infrastructure capacity at its disposal, are giving the crypto mining industry some much-needed hope – assuring investors that they are well positioned to keep the industry afloat even as companies like Core Scientific Inc. (OTCMKTS: CORZQ) have struggled. Mawson, from recent reports, has been investing and expanding its Bitcoin mining infrastructure.
BTC-Neutral News
1. Bitcoin price searches for direction ahead of this week's $710M BTC options expiry
Source:
Cointelegraph
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:40:00
BTC's recent price swings are the result of regulatory pressure and the Federal Reserve's stance on U.S. inflation.
2. Will New Regulation Ruin the Crypto Rebound?
Source:
The Motley Fool
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:15:00
New regulation coming in 2023 could damp investor enthusiasm for the crypto market.
3. BTC Miners Move Reserve To Exchanges; Bitcoin Price Dump Imminent?
Source:
Coingape
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:13:01
Crypto News: Bitcoin (BTC) made a positive start for the month of March as its printed green indexes on Wednesday. Bitcoin price by more than 2% in the last 24 hours.
BTC-Negative News
1. Analyst Who Called 2018 Bitcoin Bottom Sees Apex Crypto Heading Towards 'Choppy Grind Up' To This Level
Source:
Benzinga
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:54:03
A pseudonymous analyst on Tuesday said that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) appears to be losing momentum. What Happened: ‘Smart Contracter' told his 220,800 followers on Twitter that Bitcoin is likely heading towards a gradual, “choppy grind up” to $24,000, and ultimately a lower high.
2. UBS Strategists Rebuff Fears Of Bitcoin Crash Due To Mt. Gox Repayments
Source:
Benzinga
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:29:55
UBS (NYSE: UBS) has issued a report stating that concerns over the release of large amounts of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) onto the market as a result of the Mt. Gox bankruptcy repayments are overdone.
3. Bitcoin 24 hour supply is at levels seen in previous bear markets
Source:
CryptoSlate
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:00:17
Definition Bundle of all active supply age bands, aka HODL waves.
ETHEREUM (ETH)

Current Price: $ 1,664.01 (24h Changes: 3.72 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 200,476,156,508 (24h Changes: 3.62 % )
ETH-Positive News
1. Ethereum Altcoin Project Goes Wild as Whale Initiates Huge Crypto Transfer From Binance
Source:
The Daily Hodl
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:15:38
The native token of a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol surged by more than 50% on Monday as one crypto whale pounced on the asset. TrueFi (TRU), a DeFi protocol that supports uncollateralized lending, shot up from trading around $0.0692 on Monday to a high of $0.1039 later in the day.
2. Ethereum Activates ‘Account Abstraction,' Touted by Founder Buterin as Key Advance
Source:
Coindesk
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:45:31
The news of the upgrade, via the deployment of ERC-4337 as a smart contract, will be shared at an ETHDenver-related event, known as WalletCon.
3. BTC and ETH liquidations drop considerably in February
Source:
CryptoSlate
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:01:18
Quick Take So far, 2023 has been positive for the crypto industry, as Bitcoin and Ethereum are up year to date, 43%, and 37%, respectively.
ETH-Neutral News
1. Ether Supply Impact From the Shanghai Upgrade Is Limited: Bernstein
Source:
Coindesk
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:14:55
Price action will be “cautious” into the upgrade as the market is worried about a potential supply overhang, the report said.
2. Is Ethereum Following A Deadly Nasdaq Dot Com Fractal?
Source:
NewsBTC
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:06:19
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, remains trading at roughly a third of its all-time high, but has recovered 78% from lows. However, the worst might be yet to come for the top altcoin if it continues to follow a shockingly similar fractal from dot com era Nasdaq charts.
3. Bitcoin and Ethereum: Crypto volatility seekers lose out, but HOLDers rejoice
Source:
Proactive Investors
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:49:06
Technically if only marginally speaking, bitcoin (BTC) closed February higher by a 0.069% increment, though without that 9.5% single-day rally on the 15th in response to US tech stocks pumping, the story would have been quite a bit different. There was little hope of matching January's runaway performance, mainly due to the renewed strength of the US dollar on sticky inflation and dissipating hopes of a prolonged risk rally.
ETH-Negative News
1. Ethereum ends February failing to reclaim $2,000
Source:
Crypto news
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:01:44
Ethereum (ETH) failed to reclaim the much-coveted $2,000 price territory in February despite closing the month with a 1.26% increase.
2. Ethereum Far From Bottom of Bear Market, According to Analyst Benjamin Cowen – Here's His Target
Source:
The Daily Hodl
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:30:19
Widely followed crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is forecasting Ethereum (ETH) will dip a lot lower before its next bull market.
BINANCECOIN (BNB)

Current Price: $ 303.21 (24h Changes: 0.64 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 47,810,909,893 (24h Changes: 0.63 % )
BNB-Positive News
1. Price analysis 3/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Source:
Cointelegraph
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:36:07
Bitcoin started March on a positive note, but historically the month has recorded mediocre gains, which could be an early warning sign for crypto investors.
BNB-Neutral News
1. Will New Regulation Ruin the Crypto Rebound?
Source:
The Motley Fool
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:15:00
New regulation coming in 2023 could damp investor enthusiasm for the crypto market.
2. Binance Coin (BNB) under attack from the SEC
Source:
The Cryptonomist
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:35:11
Binance Coin, facing some less-than-positive news and an indirect SEC attack, appeared as if it was going to see its value drop, but BNB held up.
BNB-Negative News
1. Investors Withdraw $6B From Binance Coin Amid Crypto Crackdown
Source:
PYMNTS
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:11:41
America's cryptocurrency crackdown has reportedly led investors to pull $6 billion from a Binance-branded stablecoin. Last month, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) suspended new issuance of BUSD, due to what it said were unresolved issues connected to Binance's relationship with Paxos, which minted the token for the world's largest crypto exchange.
CARDANO (ADA)

Current Price: $ 0.36 (24h Changes: 2.57 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 12,657,714,409 (24h Changes: 2.33 % )
ADA-Positive News
1. Doge price rises amid Cardano founder's support
Source:
Crypto news
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:53:34
Doge is rallying amid a tweet by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. This comes as the founder previously seemed not so satisfied with the meme coin.
2. Elon Musk to build ChatGBT competitor – Will it be based on Cardano (ADA)? SingularityNET (AGIX) explodes in price
Source:
CryptoNewsFlash
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:52:27
The Cardano-based artificial intelligence marketplace SingularityNET (AGIX) has risen more than 17 percent in the past 24 hours after Musk announced plans to build a ChatGPT competitor.
3. Price analysis 3/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Source:
Cointelegraph
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:36:07
Bitcoin started March on a positive note, but historically the month has recorded mediocre gains, which could be an early warning sign for crypto investors.
ADA-Neutral News
1. Looking For Long-Term Crypto Investments? Cardano, Polkadot, and Big Eyes Coin Might Just Be The Cryptos For You
Source:
Crypto Reporter
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:49:41
Investing in the crypto market is not straightforward and for a lot of traders and investors, there's a great deal of anxiety involved in assessing the crypto landscape and making a judgement on whether or not to place your money on something.
2. Crypto Prices Today: Tokens like Ethereum, XRP and Solana Leap Over 1%; Cardano Drops Over 1%
Source:
Coingape
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:46:40
Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin and other Altcoins are seeing a jump yet again today. As of writing, Bitcoin price increased by 1.15% in the last 24 hours.
ADA-Negative News
1. Cardano price analysis: ADA/USD declines to $0.3615 following a negative trend
Source:
Cryptopolitan
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:58:47
Cardano price analysis reveals a bearish trend, as a steady decrease in price has been detected today. The ADA/USD pair has found some support at $0.3497, but it remains to be seen if this will be enough to keep the price from continuing its downward trend.
RIPPLE (XRP)

Current Price: $ 0.38 (24h Changes: 1.76 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 19,594,492,701 (24h Changes: 1.84 % )
XRP-Positive News
1. XRP Bullish Cross Is Looming, An Easy Path Toward The $2 Mark?
Source:
NewsBTC
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:30:06
XRP has traded sideways for most of February, but there are bullish signals for investors to expect a break above the resistance line and another rally to new annual highs. The token used by payment company Ripple has constantly consolidated, trading between $0.37 and $0.40 for the past month.
2. Ripple Is In Dialogue With Over 20 Central Banks On CBDCs, Exec Reveals
Source:
Bitcoinist
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:30:00
In a new interview, Brooks Entwistle, senior vice president of customer success and managing director of APAC and MENA at Ripple, talked about the company's efforts and goals in the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) space, revealing some interesting details. The exec explained that interaction with regulators around the world is “invaluable.
3. Top 5 Must-Watch Events That Could Send Ripple Soaring in March 2023
Source:
CoinPedia
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 02:14:56
As the cryptocurrency market continues to show signs of volatility, all eyes are on XRP and the key events expected to take place in March that could have a significant impact on the digital token.
XRP-Neutral News
1. Ripple Lawyer Says SEC's Gary Gensler Should Be Barred From Voting on Crypto Enforcement Actions
Source:
The Daily Hodl
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:15:23
Ripple chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty thinks Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), should recuse himself from voting on future crypto enforcement cases. Gensler has recently made claims that all crypto assets besides Bitcoin (BTC) are securities, with promoters trying to bypass US regulators and investors expecting profits.
2. Machine learning algorithm sets XRP price for March 31, 2023
Source:
Finbold
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:06:26
The price of XRP has failed to breach key resistance levels in recent weeks, with the asset lacking a bullish boost from the ongoing Ripple and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) case. With the case outcome projected to impact XRP, the token's future value significantly has been subject to speculation from various cryptocurrency players.
3. Crypto Prices Today: Tokens like Ethereum, XRP and Solana Leap Over 1%; Cardano Drops Over 1%
Source:
Coingape
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:46:40
Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin and other Altcoins are seeing a jump yet again today. As of writing, Bitcoin price increased by 1.15% in the last 24 hours.
SOLANA (SOL)

Current Price: $ 22.5 (24h Changes: 3.04 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 8,530,663,780 (24h Changes: 2.83 % )
SOL-Positive News
1. Solana's Chief Exec Unveils Plan to Improve Network Upgrades After 20-Hour Outage
Source:
CryptoPotato
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:01:58
The root cause of the outage is still not known.
2. Gaming Engine Unity Unveils Web3 Developer Tools with MetaMask and Solana
Source:
Coinspeaker
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:26:19
The launch of MetaMask SDK in the Unity Asset Store will allow developers to connect their games to the MetaMask wallet.
3. Price analysis 3/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Source:
Cointelegraph
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:36:07
Bitcoin started March on a positive note, but historically the month has recorded mediocre gains, which could be an early warning sign for crypto investors.
SOL-Neutral News
1. Crypto Prices Today: Tokens like Ethereum, XRP and Solana Leap Over 1%; Cardano Drops Over 1%
Source:
Coingape
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:46:40
Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin and other Altcoins are seeing a jump yet again today. As of writing, Bitcoin price increased by 1.15% in the last 24 hours.
AVALANCHE (AVAX)

Current Price: $ 17.75 (24h Changes: 4.13 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 5,772,348,983 (24h Changes: 3.88 % )
AVAX-Positive News
1. Glacier API: The Official API Service Indexing Avalanche Subnets And Ethereum
Source:
Coincu
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:33:31
Key Points: Avalanche, the open-source platform for launching highly decentralized applications and custom blockchain networks, has recently launched the Glacier API Beta. The new release promises to bring even more flexibility, ease of use, and efficiency to Avalanche's impressive features.
2. gm: Meet the Brain Behind Avalanche
Source:
Decrypt
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:58:45
Avalanche founder and Ava Labs CEO Emin Gun Sirer has been working on proof-of-work cryptocurrencies since before Bitcoin (seriously). He talked to Dan Roberts and Stacy Elliott about how Avalanche avoided FTX and how much damage SBF has done to crypto's image with VCs, why institutions still aren't backing away from crypto, why Avalanche will succeed in the long run, and trying to cater to both Wall Street institutions and DeFi degens.
COSMOS (ATOM)

Current Price: $ 12.77 (24h Changes: 4.05 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 3,731,321,949 (24h Changes: 4.12 % )
ATOM-Positive News
1. Cosmos (ATOM) Price Primed for a Big Move in March
Source:
BeInCrypto
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:18:43
The Cosmos (ATOM) price has possibly completed an A-B-C corrective structure. If so, a new yearly high is likely.
ATOM-Negative News
1. Noble Ditches Cosmos ‘Interchain Security' To Avoid Slashing Attacks
Source:
Blockworks
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:45:15
The removal of automated slashing has led the company to launch as a proof of authority chain
POLKADOT (DOT)

Current Price: $ 6.53 (24h Changes: 3.0 % )
Current Market Cap: $ 7,881,933,856 (24h Changes: 2.95 % )
DOT-Positive News
1. Price analysis 3/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Source:
Cointelegraph
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:36:07
Bitcoin started March on a positive note, but historically the month has recorded mediocre gains, which could be an early warning sign for crypto investors.
2. Polkadot price analysis: DOT retests the $6.5 handle for bullish ascension
Source:
Cryptopolitan
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:03:30
The Polkadot price analysis shows buyers pushing DOT prices higher, with the Bulls gaining market control. The price has broken above the $6.41 level and is currently trading at $6.52.
3. Polkadot (DOT) and Kusama (KSM) Price Gear up for Next Rally
Source:
BeInCrypto
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:30:00
The Polkadot (DOT) and Kusama (KSM) price could resume their increase if they bounce at their current support levels.
DOT-Neutral News
1. Looking For Long-Term Crypto Investments? Cardano, Polkadot, and Big Eyes Coin Might Just Be The Cryptos For You
Source:
Crypto Reporter
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:49:41
Investing in the crypto market is not straightforward and for a lot of traders and investors, there's a great deal of anxiety involved in assessing the crypto landscape and making a judgement on whether or not to place your money on something.
DOT-Negative News
1. Polkadot (DOT) crypto suffers a major drop in the last week
Source:
The Cryptonomist
Date:
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:20:49
It has not been a good week for the crypto Polkadot (DOT), which despite its fame and attention from investors, suffered a decisive drop in the last 7 days.