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Today in crypto, Pakistan’s Crypto Council proposes mining BTC with excess, runoff energy, crypto analysts anticipate continued pressure owing to trading wars until April, and Tether is in discussions with a Big Four accounting firm to conduct a full financial audit.Newly commissioned Pakistan Crypto Council proposes mining Bitcoin with excess energyThe newly commissioned Crypto Council of Pakistan proposed mining Bitcoin with runoff energy at the group's inaugural meeting on March 21 amid other policy proposals to establish a clear framework for digital assets in the country.According to The Nation, the Bank of Pakistan's governor, the chairman of Pakistan's Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP), the federal information technology secretary, and lawmakers were present at the meeting.Bitcoin mining helps to stabilize electrical loads and balance demand in an energy grid. Source: Science DirectBefore the inaugural meeting of the group, Bilal bin Saqib, the CEO

Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete USD stablecoins — Max Keiser

Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete US dollar-pegged alternatives worldwide due to gold's inflation-hedging properties and minimum volatility, according to Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist Max Keiser.Keiser argued that gold is more trusted than the US dollar globally, and said governments of foreign nations with an adversarial relationship to the United States would not accept dollar-pegged stablecoins. The BTC maximalist added:"Russia, China, and Iran are not going to accept a US dollar stablecoin. I predict they will counter the USD stablecoin with a Gold one. China and Russia have a combined 50,000 tonnes of Gold — more than what is reported."The potential for gold-backed stablecoins to outcompete dollar-pegged tokens in international markets would upend plans to extend US dollar dominance through stablecoins proposed by US lawmakers.Source: Max KeiserRelated: Gov’t can realize gains on gold certificates to buy Bitcoin: Bo HinesGold-backed stableco

The current BTC 'bear market' will only last 90 days — Analyst

Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

The current Bitcoin (BTC) bear market, defined as a 20% or more drop from the all-time high, is relatively weak in terms of magnitude and should only last for 90 days, according to market analyst and the author of Metcalfe's Law as a Model for Bitcoin's Value, Timothy Peterson.Peterson compared the current downturn to the 10 previous bear markets, which occur roughly once per year, and said that only four bear markets have been worse than the price decline in terms of duration, including 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2024.The analyst predicted that BTC will not sink deeply below the $50,000 price level due to the underlying adoption trends. However, Peterson also argued that based on momentum, it is unlikely that BTC will break below $80,000. The analyst added:"There may be a slide in the next 30 days followed by a 20-40% rally sometime after April 15. You can see that in the charts around day 120. This would probably be enough of a headline to bring weak hands back into

Pakistan Crypto Council proposes using excess energy for BTC mining

Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

Bilal Bin Saqib, the CEO of Pakistan's Crypto Council, has proposed using the country's runoff energy to fuel Bitcoin (BTC) mining at the Crypto Council's inaugural meeting on March 21.According to an article from The Nation, the council is exploring comprehensive regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies to attract foreign direct investment and establish Pakistan as a crypto hub.The meeting included lawmakers, the Bank of Pakistan's governor, the chairman of Pakistan's Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP), and the federal information technology secretary. Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb had this to say about the meeting:“This is the beginning of a new digital chapter for our economy. We are committed to building a transparent, future-ready financial ecosystem that attracts investment, empowers our youth, and puts Pakistan on the global map as a leader in emerging technologies.”The Crypto Council represents a radical departure from the government of Pakist

Centralized exchanges’ Kodak moment — time to adopt a new model or stay behind

Cointelegraph by Ido Ben Natan

Opinion by: Ido Ben Natan, co-founder and CEO of BlockaidCentralized exchanges (CEXs) have controlled what people can trade for years. If a token wasn’t listed on major exchanges, it didn’t exist for most users. That system worked when crypto was small. But today? It’s completely broken.The rise of Solana-based memecoins, the popularization of projects like Pump.fun and developments in AI-driven token creation are driving the creation of millions of new tokens each month. Exchanges have not evolved to keep up. That must change. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently weighed in on the topic, saying that exchanges must shift from an allowlist model to a blocklist model, where everything is tradeable unless flagged as a scam.In many ways, this is the Kodak moment for CEXs. Kodak’s failure to adapt to digital photography has made it a poster child of failed strategy. Now, exchanges are faced with the same threat. The old way of doing things isn&

Bitcoin sidechains will drive BTCfi growth

Cointelegraph by Brendon Sedo

Opinion by: Brendon Sedo, Core DAO initial contributorBitcoin is outgrowing the “digital gold” narrative. The primary driver of this shift is the rise of Bitcoin DeFi (BTCfi), which looks beyond the mere store-of-value use cases. In 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) became a natively yield-generating asset and the centerpiece of Ethereum-style decentralized finance ecosystems. 2025 is when that kindling can grow its flame on innovative Bitcoin sidechains. Most past attempts to tap Bitcoin’s value as a productive asset required significant changes to its base layer. That’s a big reason they failed. The Bitcoin layer 1 is not designed for much change, leaving most Bitcoiners to merely hodl and not do much else. The result is that Bitcoin remained underutilized as a network and an asset.Bitcoin sidechains have emerged as the perfect solution to all these problems, scaling Bitcoin’s utility without altering or being limited by the base layer. Natu

Trader nets $480K with 1,500x return before BNB memecoin crashes 50%

Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai

An unknown trader pocketed nearly half a million dollars in profit from a newly launched memecoin shortly before the token lost half its value, fueling insider trading allegations amid a recent wave of memecoin collapses.The savvy trader made an over 1,500-fold return on his initial investment, turning it into over $482,000 in less than 24 hours on the Bubb (BUBB) memecoin.Source: Lookonchain“Turned $304 into $482K on $BUBB—a 1,586x return! This trader spent only $304 to buy 43.94M $BUBB and sold 28.9M $BUBB for $122K, leaving 15.64M $BUBB($360K),” wrote Lookonchain in a March 21 X post.The profitable trade happened shortly before the token shed over 50% of its value, dropping from a peak market capitalization of $43.7 million at 10:00 pm UTC on March 21 to $22.6 million currently, according to Dexscreener data.BUBB/WBNB, all-time chart. Source: DexscreenerThe Bubb token started receiving significant investor attention on March 20, after Binance co-fo

Will new US SEC rules bring crypto companies onshore?

Cointelegraph by Aaron Brogan and Jon Van Loo

Once, long ago, cryptocurrency companies operated comfortably in the US. In that quaint, bygone era, they would often conduct funding events called “initial coin offerings,” and then use those raised funds to try to do things in the real and blockchain world.Now, they largely do this “offshore” through foreign entities while geofencing the United States.The effect of this change has been dramatic: Practically all major cryptocurrency issuers started in the US now include some off-shore foundation arm. These entities create significant domestic challenges. They are expensive, difficult to operate, and leave many crucial questions about governance and regulation only half answered. Many in the industry yearn to “re-shore,” but until this year, there has been no path to do so. Now, though, that could change. New crypto-rulemaking is on the horizon, members of the Trump family have floated the idea of eliminating capital gains tax o

Crypto markets will be pressured by trade wars until April: Analyst

Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai

Global trade war concerns will pressure both cryptocurrency and traditional markets until at least the beginning of April, but the potential resolution may bring the next big market catalyst.Bitcoin’s (BTC) price fell over 17% since US President Donald Trump first announced import tariffs on Chinese goods on Jan. 20, the first day after his presidential inauguration.Despite a multitude of positive crypto-specific developments, global tariff fears will continue to pressure the markets until at least April 2, according to Nicolai Sondergaard, a research analyst at Nansen.BTC/USD, 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe analyst said during Cointelegraph’s Chainreaction daily X show on March 21:“I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with the tariffs from April 2nd onwards, maybe we’ll see some of them dropped but it depends if all countries can agree. That’s the biggest driver at this moment.”Risk assets may lack dir

Crypto debanking is not over until Jan 2026: Caitlin Long

Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai

The cryptocurrency industry may still be facing debanking-related issues in the United States, despite the recent wave of positive legislation, according to crypto regulatory experts and industry leaders.The collapse of crypto-friendly banks in early 2023 sparked the first allegations of Operation Chokepoint 2.0. Critics, including venture capitalist Nic Carter, described it as a government effort to pressure banks into cutting ties with cryptocurrency firms.Despite numerous crypto-positive decisions from US President Donald Trump, including the March 7 order to use Bitcoin (BTC) seized in government criminal cases to establish a national reserve, the industry may still be facing banking issues.“It’s premature to say that debanking is over,” according to Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank. Long said during Cointelegraph’s Chainreaction daily X show on March 21:“There are two crypto-friendly banks under examination by the Fed ri

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