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The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, one of the most widely used gauges of crypto investor sentiment, has fallen back down to “extreme fear” levels after briefly recovering on Wednesday.The Crypto Fear and Greed Index is at 18 at the time of this writing, down from the 20 recorded on Friday, according to CoinMarketCap. 20 signals “fear,” an atmosphere of caution among investors, but an improvement over rock-bottom market sentiment.Sentiment briefly spiked to 25 on Wednesday, but contracted as geopolitical tensions between the US, Israel and Iran continue to erode risk appetite and increase macroeconomic uncertainty among market participants. The…

Analyst EGRAG says only a weekly close above a certain level would flip XRP’s long-running descending channel bullish. XRP is attempting to push above the 200 EMA and the $1.55 level, a move that market analyst EGRAG CRYPTO says would signal short-term strength if confirmed with a weekly close. Despite the attempted rally, the token remains trapped inside a descending channel that has defined its price action for months, leaving the broader trend corrective until a breakout above $2.20 flips the structure bullish. XRP Tests 200 EMA In a post published on X on March 4, EGRAG CRYPTO said XRP…

Bullish option traders are logging impressive gains in the United States Oil Fund (USO) as the Iran conflict triggers a historic disruption to global energy flows. On Feb. 26, our Unusual Activity Service identified significant bullish call buying, with 2,000 20March 84 calls bought in one order for $3.75 above the existing open interest of 720 contracts, with USO trading at $80.81. Those 20March 84 calls traded as high as $12.04 today with the fund at $93.68, delivering impressive returns of approximately 221.07% from the entry price of $3.75. Meanwhile, USO shares gained approximately 15.93% from the initial trading level of…

As the crypto mining industry grows rapidly in 2026, more miners are seeking to join pools that aim to improve efficiency and potential profitability. Given the number of mining pools in this industry, it can be difficult to choose the right one for your needs and strategy. Among the many mining pools available, ViaBTC stands out as a global leader, providing miners with the tools, features, and services they need to run their operations more smoothly. Over the years, ViaBTC has become a top choice for both experienced and novice miners. It leads the industry through its strong technical support…

Web 3 Journalist Tim Hakki Web 3 Journalist Tim Hakki Part of the Team Since Feb 2024 About Author A journalist and copywriter with a decade’s experience across music, video games, finance and tech. Share Last updated:  March 4, 2026 The price of Bitcoin is soaring near $71,500 despite war between the U.S. and Iran, signaling that crypto markets may have priced it in already.At the same time, traders are expecting the eventual passage of the U.S. CLARITY Act to trigger the next wave of growth across digital assets.When that happens, the three biggest cryptocurrencies stand to gain the most…Discover:…

a16z crypto, the crypto-focused venture capital arm of Andreessen Horowitz, is reportedly seeking about $2 billion for its fifth crypto fund.The raise arrives as the broader crypto market endures a downturn, with venture capital firms also facing mounting pressure.a16z Crypto Dials Down Fund Size with Blockchain-Focused Round for 2026According to Fortune, the firm aims to close the round by the end of the first half of 2026. This fifth fund will exclusively focus on blockchain investments.The latest fund is significantly smaller than a16z crypto’s fourth $4.5 billion fund. BeInCrypto reported in 2022 that the fund was split into $1.5 billion for seed…

Bitcoin saw its price crash toward $60,000 last week, and naturally, investor sentiment took a plunge with it. Now, while the sentiment has been in a decline for the better part of five months, what stands out this time is how low the score on the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has gotten. In fact, the sentiment surrounding the crypto market has dropped so low that it has gotten to a point that has only been hit twice in the history of Bitcoin. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Crashes To 9 Since hitting its all-time high of $126,000 back in August…

If you started trading by reading classic textbooks, you were probably taught to draw a horizontal line across two recent swing lows and call it “Support.” You were told to buy when the price touches that line. How is that working out for you? If you are like 90% of retail traders, you buy the line, the market immediately spikes through it, stops you out, and then reverses perfectly in your predicted direction. Traditional Support and Resistance (S/R) is not dead, but the way retail traders use it is fundamentally broken. Banks and institutions know exactly where your S/R lines…

BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / March 1, 2026 / OpenClaw has rapidly become the foundational infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, gaining significant traction among leading AI researchers and enterprise developers. However, scaling an open-source project from a trending GitHub repository to a production-ready platform requires rigorous infrastructural engineering. Today, Yinghao Sang, a highly specialized AI Engineer and former Kling AI developer, announced a major milestone as his independent contributions secured his position among the top 50 all-time contributors to OpenClaw. His definitive work focuses on resolving the framework’s critical early-stage architectural bottlenecks.It is one thing to build an experimental…

In brief HYPE rose about 6% even as Iran headlines drove weekend volatility. Hyperliquid absorbed early volume as price moves formed before traditional futures reopened. Weekend shocks may turn always-on perps into a repeat venue for early risk pricing and fee growth, Decrypt was told. As tensions escalated over Iran-related headlines this weekend, Hyperliquid’s HYPE token rose about 6% as traders turned to the always-on decentralized perpetuals platform to express risk while many traditional markets were closed.Bitcoin and other risk assets fell as Iran-related tensions escalated, while oil and gold moved higher amid a broader risk-off shift. Volatility rose, and…