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Trump documents meltdown over Iran war on Truth Social
Truth Social owner, Trump Media and Technology Group, has diversified into cryptocurrency and is planning to launch both exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and prediction markets. Truth Social also one of the most important places to keep up to date with Donald Trump’s personal thoughts about the ongoing actions of his administration, including in Iran.
On February 28, US forces in coalition with Israel, began a war with Iran.
The Trump administration has been inconsistent in describing its motivations for this war, at points claiming it was because of Iran attempting to create a nuclear weapon.
However, undercutting that explanation is the fact that in June of last year, Trump stated unequivocally that the strikes that month were intended to result in the “destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat,” and were “a spectacular military success.”
He also posted following that strike to say, “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!”
There’s currently a war. Not only that, it’s an arguably unconstitutional war that lacks any formal declaration, a power reserved for Congress.
Adding to the strangeness surrounding the conflict are a variety of troubling claims posted by Trump on Truth Social.
All transcriptions of Trump’s messages seen below are reproduced exactly as he wrote them and all emphasis is his.
February 28
The day the conflict started, Trump posted repeatedly on Truth Social.
In one message, he reposted an article from the website Just The News, which makes the extraordinary claim that “Iran tried to interfere in 2020, 2024 elections to stop Trump, and now faces renewed war with United States.”
To support this claim, Just The News references Trump’s campaign announcement claim that Iran had planned to assassinate him, as well as a Semafor report that Trump FBI appointee Kash Patel had been targeted by an Iranian cyberattack.
It’s not clear if Trump believes the war is in retaliation for this, or if it’s supposed to be about nuclear weapons, or because Iran was a state sponsor of terrorism, or because of some vague failure of the Democrats.
Another post from the same day, which announced the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, claimed that his death was some form of justice, despite the fact that Khamenei wasn’t tried in any court.
That same post made the claim that Iran “has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated.”
Hours later, Trump posted the claim that should Iran respond, the United States “WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!”
It’s important to note that the US is the only nation on Earth to use nuclear weapons in combat, and Trump is promising to go even further.
March 1
The second day of the war brought just one post from the president, in which he made the claim that “we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important.
“We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters.”
He signed off with a sarcastic “Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!”
March 2
March 2, the third day of this undeclared war, saw Trump repeatedly take to his personal social media site.
In his first post, he complained about the Democrats, apparently convincing himself that “they are only complaining BECAUSE I DID IT and, if I didn’t do it, they would be screaming — Why didn’t “TRUMP” attack Iran, he should do it, IMMEDIATELY?”
The rest of his post is a complaint about members of the Democratic Party performing a milquetoast protest during his State of the Union, wherein they didn’t stand during the proceedings.
This post was followed by one that echoed Shakespearean concerns about a lady who “doth protest too much.”
Trump declared, “The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better — As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons.
“Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries finest arms!)”
The rest of the post sees Trump complaining about previous arms and munitions that had been provided to Ukraine as part of congressionally approved aid for Ukraine to withstand Russia’s illegal and unethical war of conquest.
March 3
On March 3, Trump declared that Iran’s “air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said “Too Late!””
This was several days after he declared that Iran had been obliterated.
This post was followed by another in which Trump noted that “more than 9,000 Americans have safely returned home from the Middle East” and encouraged other people who might be endangered by the ongoing war to register with the State Department.
After this near acknowledgement that his war had endangered Americans, there were several days where Trump’s posts weren’t about the war he started.
March 6
On March 6, Trump announced to the “obliterated” Iran that “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”
This was followed by another acknowledgement that the US needed to evacuate Americans, noting, “We are moving thousands of people out of various Countries throughout the Middle East.”
Confusingly, considering this is a public post, he also claimed that it was “being done quietly.”
March 7
March 7 brought with it more confusing claims from Trump, including that “Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore.”
According to Trump, “This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack.”
This was followed by a threat that “Today Iran will be hit very hard!”
More troublingly, Trump indicated a willingness to target “areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time.”
Later, he noted, “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.”
However, Trump then informed Prime Minister Keir Starmer that “we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”
March 8
On March 8, Trump wanted to comfort Americans worried about the surge in oil prices and so claimed that these short term increases would “drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over.”
This comes more than a week after Iran was supposedly “obliterated” and months after the “very successful” June strikes.
Trump added that “ONLY FOOLS” would believe that these oil prices wouldn’t drop rapidly.
March 9
The very next day, Trump threatened Iran, claiming “they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far” if they did “anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz.”
March 10
The next day, he threatened Iran again, saying that “If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before.
“If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait.”
He concluded, “They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!”
This was followed by a claim that the US had “hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships.”
It’s not clear what impact this might have had on active mine laying and/or ships.
March 12
March 12 was a busy day for the “leader of the free world.” Nevertheless, he continued to post updates on an undeclared war on a social media platform he continued to own while serving as president.
This included making the claim that the US benefits when oil prices go up, but he clarified that this wasn’t his motivation.
His motivation was, apparently, “stoping [sic] an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the World.”
This was followed by a thinly-veiled threat to the Iranian National Soccer Team.
Trump warned that they’re welcome at the World Cup but noted that he doesn’t “believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”
Shortly after, Trump announced that “All Players, Officials, and Fans will be treated like the ‘STARS’ that they are!”
Following that, Trump gave in to nostalgia and posted an old picture of him in his military school uniform.
It’s important to include the context that when Trump was drafted in Vietnam, he was exempted because of a case of bone spurs.
Additionally, he reportedly described Americans who died in conflict as “losers” and “suckers.”
Following this post from his schoolboy days, Trump returned to the topic of the nation he had apparently obliterated nearly two weeks ago.
He was now claiming that “We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise, yet, if you read the Failing New York Times, you would incorrectly think that we are not winning.
“Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth. We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time — Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.
“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”
March 13
The two week anniversary of the obliteration of Iran, March 13, saw Trump announce that “the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island.”
In this same post, Trump expressed his belief that “Iran’s Military, and all others involved with this Terrorist Regime, would be wise to lay down their arms, and save what’s left of their country, which isn’t much!”
This was followed by a subsequent post in which Trump claimed, “Iran had plans of taking over the entire Middle East, and completely obliterating Israel. JUST LIKE IRAN ITSELF, THOSE PLANS ARE NOW DEAD!”
He then posted a video that had the text “UNCLASSIFIED” superimposed on top and appeared to depict the US military killing people.
Subsequently, Trump posted his claim that Iran “is totally defeated and wants a deal — But not a deal that I would accept!”
March 14
The next day, Trump continued to whinge about the media, claiming that there was “an intentionally misleading headline” about “the five tanker planes that were supposedly struck down at an Airport in Saudi Arabia, and of no further use.”
He claimed, “In actuality, the Base was hit a few days ago, but the planes were not ‘struck’ or ‘destroyed.’ Four of the five had virtually no damage, and are already back in service. One had slightly more damage, but will be in the air shortly.”
This was followed by a post in which Trump claimed that “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.”
This came several days after he informed Prime Minister Starmer that the UK would not need to send war ships because we had already won the war.
This was followed by another post in which he explained that “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!
“The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well.”
March 15
The next day, the whinge-fest about the media continued with Trump claiming that “Iran has long been known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations. They are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at ‘feeding’ the very appreciative Fake News Media false information.”
This was followed by the claim that Iran is using artificial intelligence to fool the media and that this might mean “that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!”
Trump followed this by claiming that he’d sic Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, on these organizations, threatening their broadcast licenses.
This would be an unconstitutional violation of the first amendment, but seemingly so is his war.
March 17
On March 17, Trump returned to the contentious issue of the allies of the US.
Trump claimed that “The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East.”
This is a strange thing for him to post after claiming that the US didn’t need allies to get involved because the war was won.
Anyways, Trump used this to begin an assault on NATO in which he claimed that the other members “will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need.”
The post ended by once again channeling the Shakespearean lady who doth protest, “speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!”
March 18
The next day, Trump decided to remind his 12 million followers that “for all of those absolute ‘fools’ out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR. We are rapidly putting them out of business!”
This came nearly three weeks after he claimed the nation was obliterated.
Subsequently, Trump returned to his unproductive relationship with his allies, speculating about “what would happen if we ‘finished off’ what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don’t, be responsible for the so called ‘Strait?’ That would get some of our non-responsive ‘Allies’ in gear, and fast!!!”
This again comes after he stated that we didn’t need the assistance of any allies.
Trump returned to this topic again to share a New York Post opinion piece that claimed that “US allies need to get a grip — step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump then described how US ally and coalition partner, “Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran.
“A relatively small section of the whole has been hit. The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen.”
Apparently, even when our allies do agree to help with the military operations, the US is still left in the dark.
Trump added that “NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar – In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.”
He then threatened, “I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so.”
March 20
On March 20, Trump once again returned to his problematic relationship with allies, claiming that “Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!”
He added that these allies “complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices.
“So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!”
After this, he claimed that “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran.”
This post also included another claim about the cooperation of US allies, this time that “The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not!
“If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them.”
This was a drastic change of direction from when Trump told Prime Minister Starmer that the US did not need and did not want UK warships to help secure the Strait.
March 21
On March 21, Trump once again reiterated his belief that victory was effectively achieved.
He claimed that the United States was “weeks ahead of schedule” and that Iran’s “leadership is gone, their navy and air force are dead, they have absolutely no defense, and they want to make a deal.”
Despite the fact that Iran’s navy and air force were purportedly dead, Trump had to return to his social media platform a short while later to state that “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
March 22
The next day, Trump added his thoughts about the progress of the war, claiming it was evidence of “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, TO PUT IT MILDLY!!!”
March 23
On March 23, Trump again suggested that the war is need an end, posting that “I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
“BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS.”
It’s important to remember that on March 6, Trump claimed that “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”
Also, despite the claim that there would be no further military strikes, strikes have continued.
The next day, March 24, Trump announced that Iran was “gonna make a deal” and claimed that the country “gave us a present…a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money.”
On March 6, Trump had posted that the only deal possible was “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”
Iran has denied that it intends to make a deal.
Oil and bitcoin prices
This war has led the price of both bitcoin (BTC) and oil to increase, with oil appreciating much more substantially than BTC.
West Texas Intermediate, one of the benchmark oil markets, was trading for approximately $72 per barrel on March 2, and now trades for approximately $88 a barrel, an increase of approximately 21.5%.
BTC, meanwhile, was trading for slightly less than $66,000 on February 28 and now trades for approximately $71,000, an increase of approximately 9%.
Despite the fact that it’s been more than three weeks since Trump claimed that Iran was “obliterated,” the price of oil has stayed substantially higher, despite Trump’s insistence that oil prices “will drop rapidly” once the nuclear threat is dealt with.
Broadly, the president has been wildly inconsistent in his pronouncements about his war, vacillating between proclamations that the war is done, that the enemy will be struck incredibly hard (despite the war being done), that a deal will never be accepted, that a deal is almost ready, that no allies are necessary, and that allies will be responsible for ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open.
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TLDR:
- Bittensor has gained 140% in six weeks, with 105% of those gains recorded since March 8th alone
- Social dominance for $TAO hit 1.99%, marking a new one-year high and sitting 144% above its daily average
- Retail sentiment shows only 1.5 positive comments per negative one, suggesting no signs of a forming top yet
- Targon (SN4) trades at 3.6x revenue against a $10.5M ARR, well below the typical 8–15x SaaS industry benchmark
Bittensor ($TAO) has posted a price increase of 140% over six weeks, with 105% of those gains recorded since March 8th alone.
The token now sits at 26th by market capitalization. Analyst platforms Santiment and LunarCrush have each published separate findings on the rally.
Both reports point to rising social activity, though they approach the data from different angles.
Retail Sentiment Remains Cautious Despite Price Surge
Santiment flagged that social volume across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other platforms has reached its second-highest level on record for Bittensor.
The only period that exceeded it was the activity surrounding the token’s $529 price top on November 1st. That prior peak was driven largely by FOMO, making the current comparison worth noting.
Despite the strong price movement, the sentiment breakdown tells a more measured story. Santiment recorded only 1.5 positive comments for every 1.0 negative comment at this time.
That ratio is notably low for a token in the middle of a major rally, and it sets this surge apart from other altcoin pumps seen in recent cycles.
The absence of greedy optimism from retail traders is generally viewed as a healthy sign for a rally. When crowds pile in with excessive enthusiasm, it tends to mark a forming top. The current data does not show that pattern, which suggests the move may have room to continue.
Santiment also positioned Bittensor within the broader AI narrative driving capital rotation in the market. The token is described as a live marketplace for machine intelligence, where models compete and earn based on performance. This effectively turns AI output into a tradable commodity with measurable results.
The subnet architecture further sets Bittensor apart, according to Santiment’s framing. Hundreds of specialized AI markets operate independently across use cases like LLM training, compute, and prediction, yet remain economically tied to TAO. That structure creates real competition rather than a single centralized model driving all activity.
Engagement Data and Fundamentals Paint a Different Picture From November
LunarCrush approached the rally through social engagement metrics, reporting a 112% rise in $TAO engagements over the past 30 days.
In a single 24-hour window, the platform recorded 3.86 million engagements against a daily average of 1.56 million. That figure is approximately 2.5 times the baseline level of activity.
Social dominance for $TAO reached 1.99%, sitting 144% above its daily average and marking a new one-year high.
A total of 3,228 unique creators posted about the token within a 24-hour period, up 41% week-over-week. LunarCrush noted that price and engagement are rising together for the first time since the November 2025 local top.
However, LunarCrush drew a clear contrast between then and now. The current market cap stands at $2.9 billion, compared to $4.7 billion during the November peak.
Social volume is approaching that earlier level, but price has not caught up, which some read as a potential gap still to close.
Several catalysts appear behind the current wave of attention. Jensen Huang named Bittensor on the All-In Podcast alongside Chamath Palihapitiya.
Grayscale also opened a private placement for a $TAO trust, adding a layer of institutional interest to the conversation.
On the development side, Templar (SN3) completed Covenant-72B, a 72-billion-parameter model trained across 70 or more contributors with no central computing cluster.
Targon (SN4) is generating $10.5 million in annualized recurring revenue at a 3.6 times revenue multiple, compared to the 8 to 15 times multiple typical of traditional SaaS companies.
Zcash price extends a high-volume rally as fresh ZODL funding, rising shielded usage, and a renewed privacy narrative push ZEC higher against a constructive crypto market backdrop.
Summary
- ZEC trades near $239 with rising volumes and a multi-session rally that is outpacing the broader large-cap crypto market.
- A governance shake-up created ZODL, which raised about $25m to expand Zcash’s protocol work, wallet stack, and shielded usage.
- Growing demand for privacy coins and tighter regulation have pushed Zcash into a renewed “regulatory hedge” and financial confidentiality narrative.
Zcash (ZEC) price, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is trading near $239 with a 24-hour gain of about 3% and a weekly advance of over 10%, putting its market capitalization around $3.95 billion and daily trading volume at approximately $485.6 million. The move has extended a multi-session rally that saw ZEC close at $221-$243 range through early March, supported by daily spot volumes regularly between $279 million and $425 million, according to historical price data. This acceleration comes as global crypto market capitalization hovers near $2.45 trillion, suggesting Zcash is outperforming many large-cap peers in a generally constructive market.
Zcash price climbs on rising volumes and renewed privacy focus
Zcash is a layer-1 privacy coin that uses zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) to offer both transparent and shielded transactions, allowing users to choose between public and private transaction flows on the same network. In the shielded pool, sender, receiver, and amount data are encrypted while transactions remain verifiable, a design that aims to preserve fungibility by preventing coins from being “tainted” by prior history. That makes ZEC part of a small group of privacy assets, alongside names like Monero, competing for users and institutions seeking stronger financial confidentiality than fully transparent chains.
Although Zcash’s supply and on-chain activity are partially obscured by design, available market data paints a picture of renewed speculative engagement from larger traders. ZEC’s circulating supply is reported at around 16.6 million tokens, giving it a fully diluted valuation near $5.01 billion at current prices. Over recent sessions, daily trading volumes above $400 million imply meaningful participation from larger market participants, rather than purely retail-driven action. External pricing dashboards show ZEC trading in the $226-$245 band in late March with 24-hour dollar volumes in the $320-$430 million range and a market cap between roughly $3.7 billion and $4.1 billion, supporting the picture of a liquid, actively traded market.
Technical indicators align with this shift in positioning. One multi-metric dashboard places ZEC’s current price around $236 with a 14-day relative strength index near 53, signaling a neutral-to-bullish trend rather than an overbought spike, while also tracking high short-term volatility of around 7.3%. That combination of solid spot volume, rising price, and non-extreme momentum suggests the move has room to develop, but that traders should remain aware of sharp reversals typical for volatile privacy assets.
Beyond price, Zcash’s latest leg higher coincides with a notable organizational and funding shift in its core developer ecosystem. In early 2026, Zcash’s main engineering team exited the Electric Coin Company after a governance dispute with Bootstrap, the nonprofit that had overseen Zcash development, and re-formed as the Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL). ZODL subsequently raised about $25 million in seed funding led by major crypto venture firms, described as the largest funding round in the project’s history, with funds earmarked for hiring, protocol work, and expansion of its mobile wallet infrastructure. According to coverage of the deal, the Zodl wallet (formerly Zashi) has already driven a more than 400% increase in shielded pool adoption and processed over $600 million in ZEC swaps since October, underscoring practical demand for private transfers rather than purely speculative trading.
The move in ZEC also fits into a broader rotation back into privacy and regulatory-hedge narratives. Market commentary and data aggregators have highlighted growing interest in privacy coins like Zcash and Monero amid tighter European regulations and rising concerns about financial surveillance, with privacy names at times outperforming Bitcoin on a relative basis. That dynamic leaves Zcash positioned as a hybrid: its optional privacy model and ability to support both shielded and transparent flows gives it a different regulatory profile than fully private alternatives, even as it competes directly for the same users seeking stronger confidentiality.
Within this context, the latest price breakout in ZEC looks less like an isolated pump and more like the market repricing a funded, technically mature privacy chain as new capital and a refreshed development structure begin to translate into higher shielded usage and deeper liquidity.
Philip Rycroft, a former senior civil servant, recommended that the UK government impose a temporary moratorium on political donations made in crypto assets in an independent review published on Wednesday.
“The government should legislate in the Representation of the People Bill to introduce a moratorium on political donations made in cryptoassets,” Rycroft wrote in the report, which was commissioned by the government in December 2025.
The review said crypto assets could provide a route for foreign money to enter the UK political system because of incomplete regulation, the difficulty of tracing the “ultimate ownership” of some assets, and the possibility of breaking larger donations into smaller transfers. It noted that donations below 500 British pounds ($669) fall outside the normal permissibility test, while formal reporting thresholds for political parties are higher.
The review comes a week after a separate report by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy called on the government to impose an immediate moratorium on crypto donations to political parties until the Electoral Commission produces statutory guidance ahead of the next general election.
Rycroft leaves room for future crypto donations
Rycroft wrote that the scale of crypto political donations is currently unknown because none have yet reached the reporting threshold that would require disclosure to the Electoral Commission.
Still, the report argued that political crypto donations could be allowed under “tight supervision” by the Electoral Commission and through UK-regulated cryptocurrency exchanges.
Rycroft added that the temporary pause in the political crypto donations should not be seen as a “prelude to an outright and permanent ban,” but rather an “interlude” allowing the regulatory environment to catch up to the reality of crypto.
Related: UK Lords launch stablecoin inquiry as Bank of England moves to finalize rules
The recommendation comes amid wider scrutiny of crypto and foreign-linked money in British politics. Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, received a record $12 million political donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne in the third quarter of 2025 and another $4 million donation in the fourth quarter of 2025. Reform UK was the first political party to start accepting crypto donations in May 2025.
UK lawmakers reportedly started considering a ban on political cryptocurrency donations in December 2025. They are currently legal in the country, subject to permissible rules under the Electoral Commission guidance.
In January, seven senior UK Labour Party MPs urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban crypto donations to political parties.
Magazine: How crypto laws changed in 2025 — and how they’ll change in 2026
Google has set a 2029 deadline for its post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration, warning that “quantum frontiers” could be closer than they appear.
On Wednesday, Google said rapid progress in quantum computing hardware and quantum error correction, along with updated estimates of how quickly a quantum machine could break today’s encryption standards, has heightened the urgency to act sooner rather than later.
“Quantum computers will pose a significant threat to current cryptographic standards, and specifically to encryption and digital signatures,” Google said, while also noting that PQC migration is needed for users to use authentication services securely.
This is the first time Google has set a timeline to roll out post-quantum capabilities across its products. The 2029 timeline is earlier than some industry estimates for Q-Day — the point at which quantum computers become powerful enough to break current public-key encryption.
“It’s our responsibility to lead by example and share an ambitious timeline. By doing this, we hope to provide the clarity and urgency needed to accelerate digital transitions not only for Google, but also across the industry.”
Google’s call for urgency comes as it continues to develop its quantum chip, Willow, which has a computing capacity of 105 qubits, making it one of the most powerful in the industry.
There are also rising concerns that quantum computers could severely disrupt the crypto industry by breaking the cryptographic algorithms used to secure digital assets. However, there is still debate over whether only crypto wallets with exposed public keys are vulnerable or whether all coins are at risk.
Crypto networks also eye post-quantum upgrades
The Ethereum Foundation launched a “Post-Quantum Ethereum” resource hub on Tuesday, focused on protecting the blockchain from future quantum computing threats and securing the billions of dollars in value on the network.
The post-quantum team plans to implement quantum-resistant solutions in Ethereum at the protocol level by 2029, with solutions targeting the execution layer to follow.
In January 2025, Solana developers created a quantum-resistant vault on the Solana blockchain to protect user funds from quantum threats by implementing a complex hash-based signature system that generates new keys each time a transaction is made.
Related: Google uncovers iOS exploit kit used in crypto phishing attacks
However, to access the feature, Solana users need to store their funds in Winternitz vaults rather than regular Solana wallets, as it isn’t a network-wide security upgrade.
Meanwhile, there has been increasing division in the Bitcoin ecosystem on what action developers should take, if any at all.
One of the Bitcoin ecosystem’s strongest voices, Blockstream CEO Adam Back, says quantum risks are widely overstated and that no action is needed for decades.
On the other hand, security researcher Ethan Heilman and others have proposed a new output type for Bitcoin, called Pay-to-Merkle-Root, through Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP-360), which seeks to protect Bitcoin addresses from potential short-exposure quantum attacks.
However, that implementation may take seven years, Heilman told Cointelegraph in February.
Magazine: Nobody knows if quantum secure cryptography will even work
Key takeaways:
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Over 90% of Bitcoin call options may expire worthless if the price fails to break above $71,000 by Friday.
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Traders fear rising inflation and worsening credit conditions as the US and Israel-Iran war continues.
Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck in a narrow range between $67,700 and $71,600 over the past week, closely following how the US stock markets reacted to the US and Israel-Iran war. Traders have high hopes that the upcoming $18.6 billion Bitcoin monthly options expiry on Friday could provide the bullish momentum needed to break above the $75,000 level for good.
The Bitcoin call (buy) options dominate March’s total open interest, totaling $11.2 billion, while put (sell) instruments stood 34% lower at $7.4 billion. However, this advantage means little given that Bitcoin has failed to sustain levels above $74,000 for the past seven weeks. Investors fear that inflation will remain a concern as WTI oil prices sustained levels above $90.
Economic uncertainty helps bears dominate the quarterly Bitcoin options expiry
Initial signs of cracks in the US economy emerged after private credit funds limited redemptions amid concerns of deteriorating loan quality. The $3 trillion sector has been under scrutiny after asset managers Ares Management, Apollo Global Management, Blue Owl Capital, and Cliffwater were forced to halt or restrict withdrawals in recent weeks, according to CNBC.
The uncertainty in the socio-economic scenario might be precisely what bears needed for Bitcoin’s quarterly expiry. To better assess the forces driving Bitcoin’s price ahead of Friday’s event at 8:00 am UTC, analysts are looking at what prices the call and put options were placed.
Deribit holds a clear lead with a 76% market share with $14.1 billion in open interest, followed by OKX with 7.1% and CME at 6.6%. Despite the greater demand for call options, Bitcoin bulls at Deribit were overconfident, placing the majority of their bets on $90,000 and higher levels.
Only $2 billion of the call options at Deribit were placed below $78,000, meaning 77% of those instruments will likely become worthless on Friday. It’s clear that Bitcoin bulls did not anticipate a quarterly expiry at $71,000, a price that would invalidate 92% of the call options open interest.
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Part of those positions might have been placed before February, when Bitcoin was trading above $86,000, which explains the heavy positions far above current price levels.
The put options open interest at $66,000 or higher stood at $2.2 billion at Deribit, meaning 40% of those instruments remain in play for Friday’s expiry. Therefore, at first sight, there is a slight advantage for the put options, but a more granular view is required to understand at what level the situation might change.
Below are four probable outcomes for Friday’s BTC options expiry at Deribit based on current price trends:
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Between $65,000 and $69,000: The net result favors the put (sell) instruments by $1.8 billion.
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Between $69,001 and $72,000: The net result favors the put (sell) instruments by $950 million.
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Between $72,001 and $75,000: The net result favors the put (sell) instruments by $430 million.
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Between $75,001 and $78,000: The net result favors the call (buy) instruments by $790 million.
Ultimately, Bitcoin bulls need a 6% rally from the present $70,900 level to shift the outcome of the March options expiry in their favor.
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Stellar’s XLM price jumps toward the top of its range as traders rotate into payment and remittance tokens amid rising volumes, stablecoin pilots, and CBDC tests.
Summary
- Stellar’s XLM price trades near $0.18 after rising about 7.5% in 24 hours and more than 6% over the past week, outpacing the broader crypto market.
- The token’s market cap stands around $5.92 billion with roughly $216 million in daily trading volume, underscoring renewed interest in payment-focused layer-1 networks.
- A broader rotation into real-world payment and remittance assets, alongside ongoing stablecoin and CBDC experiments on Stellar, appears to be reinforcing XLM’s latest breakout.
Stellar’s native token XLM (XLM) is trading at about $0.1792, up 1.22% over the last hour, 7.45% in the past 24 hours, and 6.06% over the past seven days, with a market capitalization of roughly $5.92 billion and 24-hour trading volume of about $215.79 million.
XLM price climbs on strong daily gains
The move has pushed XLM toward the upper end of its recent range, following several sessions where daily closes clustered between roughly $0.1569 and $0.1671 in late March, according to historical price data. This rally is taking place as the global crypto market cap sits near $2.45 trillion, up about 1.31% on the day, meaning Stellar is outperforming the market-wide benchmark and many similarly sized layer-1 assets.
Stellar is a layer-1 payments and remittance-focused blockchain designed to facilitate low-cost, near-instant cross-border transfers, with XLM serving as the native asset used for fees, liquidity, and bridging between currencies. The network was created to connect financial institutions, money transfer operators, and fintech platforms, enabling issuers to tokenize fiat or other assets and route them through Stellar’s consensus network. With a circulating supply reported above 50 billion XLM and a live price around the mid-$0.16 to $0.18 band, Stellar’s on-chain design positions it as a high-liquidity medium of exchange rather than a strictly scarce store-of-value asset.
In terms of broader context, XLM is part of a cohort of payment and settlement tokens that includes assets like XRP and other cross-border networks, segments that often see renewed interest when regulatory narratives or bank integration stories return to the foreground. Recent coverage of Stellar’s ecosystem has highlighted expanding smart contract functionality through Soroban, pilots related to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and partnerships with remittance players such as MoneyGram, all of which reinforce the token’s live usage beyond pure speculation.
While Stellar’s ledger does not expose a simple “whale” dashboard, its recent advance has come alongside elevated volumes and strong relative performance compared to peers. XLM’s daily trading volume around $215–216 million, against a sub-$6 billion market cap, implies a relatively high turnover ratio that often accompanies phases of accumulation by larger actors and active trading by short-term speculators. Historical data shows several recent days with price gains above 3–7% and modest pullbacks, creating a staircase pattern higher rather than a single blow-off spike.
At the sector level, interest in payment and remittance chains has been supported by ongoing debates around bank-grade stablecoins, ISO 20022 messaging integration, and real-world asset rails, where Stellar is frequently cited as one of the infrastructures used or tested for cross-border flows. This positions XLM within a broader pattern: as financial institutions and fintechs probe compliant, high-uptime networks to move fiat-linked assets, tokens like XLM benefit from narrative and usage tailwinds that can sustain rallies longer than purely meme-driven cycles.
Pi Network’s (PI) token stayed under $0.20 on Wednesday after several days of sideways trading, while the broader crypto market remained under pressure.
Summary
- PI stayed below $0.20 as weak market sentiment and fading momentum limited short-term recovery efforts.
- About 154.2 million PI tokens may enter circulation in 30 days, adding fresh supply pressure.
- Consensus 2026 exposure boosted visibility, but traders stayed focused on unlocks, momentum, and broader weakness.
PI has dropped about 37% from its recent peak near $0.29 to around $0.18, even as the project continued to post updates around its ecosystem and future events. The current setup shows that price pressure may continue in the coming weeks if supply rises faster than demand and market sentiment stays weak.
The wider crypto market has entered a cautious phase, and that has limited support for many altcoins. Bitcoin has fallen about 4% over the past seven days after failing to hold levels above $72,000, while Ether, Solana, and XRP have also moved in a narrow range.
That backdrop has affected Pi Coin as well. Tension between the United States and Iran has added another layer of uncertainty, and traders have remained careful even as reports pointed to possible diplomatic talks. In such conditions, risk assets often struggle to attract strong buying interest.
Another factor that may weigh on PI is the upcoming token release schedule. Around 154.2 million tokens are expected to enter circulation over the next 30 days, which equals about 5.1 million tokens per day.
A rise in circulating supply can pressure price when buyer demand does not grow at the same pace. Large unlock events have often triggered short-term volatility in other crypto projects, and PI may face the same risk if holders decide to sell part of the newly available supply.
In addition, PI posted a strong move in mid-March, but that rally lost pace quickly. Since then, the token has traded sideways and remained below the $0.20 mark, which shows that buyers have not fully regained control.
The pullback from $0.29 to about $0.18 also points to weaker short-term momentum. Mainnet-related optimism has not been enough to reverse that trend so far, and that may keep traders focused on downside risks instead of recovery.
Conference Exposure May Not Change Near-Term Price Action
Pi Network has also drawn attention after securing a sponsorship role at Consensus 2026 in Miami, which will run from May 5 to May 7. Supporters of the project viewed the development as a positive step, and one X user said the event includes a 20-minute main-stage session focused on PI and artificial intelligence.
Still, event visibility does not always lead to immediate price support. Last year, Pi Network also appeared as a Gold Sponsor at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, yet sponsorship activity alone did not remove market pressure. For now, traders appear more focused on supply, momentum, and market conditions than on conference exposure.
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FET price rebounds toward key resistance as AI token rotation, exchange outflows, and progress on the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance roadmap drive renewed demand for the ASI-linked token.
Summary
- Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET price trades around $0.23–$0.25 after rising roughly 3–5% in the last 24 hours, reversing part of its recent weekly drawdown.
- The token’s market cap sits between about $520 million and $650 million, with 24-hour trading volumes ranging from $150 million to over $260 million, underscoring active speculative and directional interest in AI-linked assets.
- An evolving roadmap toward the ASI merger, new AI agent tools, and a dedicated ASI:Chain blockchain continues to frame FET as a core bet on decentralized artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET (FET) price is trading near $0.23–$0.25 on March 25, 2026, with live dashboards placing it around $0.2499 at the latest update and showing a 24-hour range between roughly $0.2251 and $0.2538. Over the past day, FET’s price has risen by approximately 3.8% on one major tracker, while another source records a 15.5% daily surge to about $0.238 in a recent session, highlighting a sharp short-term reversal from a 7-day drawdown of around 6–7%.
FET price rebounds as AI rotation returns
That move has come alongside 24-hour trading volumes between roughly $150 million and $262 million, with circulating supply estimates between about 2.26 billion and 2.6 billion FET, implying a market capitalization in the $520–$650 million range at current prices.
FET functions as the native token of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, a decentralized AI ecosystem formed around Fetch.ai that aims to support autonomous agents, AI services and a dedicated AI-focused blockchain. In this role, FET is used for transaction fees, staking, and coordination of AI workloads, placing it firmly in the AI token category rather than pure DeFi, L1, or RWA. The alliance’s roadmap and token economics have been reshaped by a merger plan to combine FET with SingularityNET’s AGIX and Ocean Protocol’s OCEAN into a single ASI token, with a total supply targeted at 2,630,547,141 units following upgrades.
Market structure data points to significant positioning changes around FET’s latest bounce. A recent update notes that FET’s 15.5% daily surge to about $0.238 coincided with a net outflow of 1.5 million tokens from centralized exchanges, pushing exchange reserves to a new low for the cycle and signaling reduced immediate sell-side liquidity. At the same time, that report highlights that spot whale activity between roughly $0.20 and $0.22 remained predominantly on the sell side, creating a band of resistance where larger holders have been taking profit into strength. This combination of outflows and whale selling suggests the rally is being driven by broader AI inflows and on-chain scarcity, but still faces overhead supply that could cap upside if demand fades.
FET’s price action is also unfolding against a wider backdrop of renewed interest in AI-linked tokens such as Bittensor’s TAO and Render, with sector dashboards flagging parallel gains across AI infrastructure and compute assets. The alliance’s own development cadence reinforces that narrative: recent milestones include the ASI:Create closed alpha, a platform for building and deploying AI agents, and the ASI:Chain DevNet beta, a blockDAG-based layer-1 tailored to high-concurrency AI workloads. Looking further ahead, the roadmap calls for an ASI:Chain TestNet in 2026 and a mainnet launch by late 2026 or early 2027, alongside an open beta for ASI:Create, which collectively aim to convert the AI token narrative into concrete developer and user traction.
The merger mechanics underpinning this push are also critical: documentation and external analyses confirm that FET will be rebranded to ASI, with AGIX and OCEAN migrating into the new asset via fixed conversion ratios, bringing the unified supply to 2.63 billion tokens and tying three previously separate AI ecosystems into one economic base. As that process advances, FET sits at the center of a structural consolidation in the AI token space, leaving its price increasingly sensitive to both sector-wide risk appetite and the execution of the ASI roadmap.
Circle, the issuer behind the USD Coin (USDC), drew scrutiny after reportedly freezing 16 wallets tied to a civil case in the United States. On-chain investigator ZachXBT characterized the move as inappropriate, arguing the wallets belonged to legitimate business operations and were not connected to the case in any apparent way.
The wallets, ZachXBT noted, were used by a mix of crypto exchanges, online casinos, and foreign exchange businesses. He added that an analyst armed with basic on-chain tools could have recognized the wallets as ordinary business addresses from among the vast number of transactions Circle processes each day.
In a separate social post, the investigator asserted that the case appears sealed and that Circle had “zero basis” to freeze fiat-pegged USDC wallets. He described the freeze as potentially the most incompetent he has observed in years of investigations, suggesting the action reflected a governance process outsource to a default judicial mechanism rather than a defined, auditable internal procedure.
Cointelegraph approached Circle for comment on these claims, but the company did not provide a response by publication time.
Centralized stablecoins like USDC—where the issuer maintains reserves and has the ability to intervene—have long been debated for their contrast with the permissionless ethos of many crypto assets. Critics point out that, unlike cash, centrally issued stablecoins can be frozen, a point echoed by several industry figures.
“This is your 10th reminder that centrally issued stablecoins are not actually yours; they can be frozen, unlike cash,”
Mert Mumtaz, founder of RPC node provider Helius, reacted to the freezes by underscoring the governance risk inherent in centralized stablecoins. He framed the episode as a reminder that control rests with the issuer, with potential implications for user rights and privacy.
Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform, linked Circle’s action to broader regulatory designs under discussion in the GENIUS stablecoin framework. He suggested that provisions within GENIUS could enable a privately managed central bank digital currency (CBDC) pathway, highlighting ongoing debates about how much visibility, oversight, and control such tokens might concede to authorities.
The discussion extends to broader concerns about the relationship between regulated stablecoins and the future cryptocurrency regulatory landscape. Critics have warned that frameworks like GENIUS may inadvertently normalize a centralized, surveilled form of money under the guise of stability and compliance, potentially steering markets toward a CBDC-like model. In May 2025, commentator and former lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene also raised alarms that regulated stablecoins could act as a “CBDC Trojan Horse.”
Key takeaways
- Circle reportedly froze 16 USDC-related wallets tied to exchanges, gaming, and FX businesses, a move disputed by crypto researchers as misaligned with the civil case context.
- On-chain investigator ZachXBT contends the wallets were clearly business instruments, not entities implicated in the ongoing case, and questions the governance process used to authorize the freezes.
- Industry voices stress that centralized stablecoins can be frozen by issuers, underscoring tensions between censorship-resistance ideals and regulatory compliance.
- Discussion around GENIUS signals concern that centralized infrastructure could nudge regulated stablecoins toward privately managed CBDC-like models, fueling ongoing CBDC debates.
- Circle did not provide a public comment at the time of reporting, leaving questions about internal processes and future safeguards unresolved.
Rethinking stablecoins in a regulatory era
The episode situates Circle’s actions within a broader discourse about the balance between stability, governance, and user sovereignty. Proponents of decentralized finance have long argued that censorship resistance and non-custodial control are core benefits of crypto. The ability of a stablecoin issuer to freeze funds—whether due to legal pressures, compliance programs, or other governance mechanisms—poses a direct challenge to that ideal.
Industry executives frame this moment as a test of how future stablecoins will operate under increasing scrutiny. The GENIUS framework, which aims to shape stablecoin regulation in the United States, is cited by several stakeholders as a potential pathway for more tightly controlled, centrally managed assets. Critics warn that such measures could drift toward CBDC-like systems, with implications for transparency, user consent, and financial privacy.
For investors and users, the key question is where risk management ends and user autonomy begins. If stablecoins remain fully centralized, ownership and access could hinge on issuer discretion rather than user rights. By contrast, a move toward more decentralized, algorithmic, or opt-in governance mechanisms might preserve censorship resistance but come with different liquidity and compliance trade-offs. The current situation with USDC highlights the practical tensions between these design choices and the real-world friction points that users and institutions must navigate.
What to watch next
Observers will be looking for any clarifications from Circle regarding the freeze process, internal governance criteria, and the safeguards—if any—that govern such actions. Regulators may also seek greater transparency around how stablecoins are managed, when freezes can be invoked, and how affected users can contest actions. The broader market will likewise assess how this incident influences confidence in centralized stablecoins and whether it accelerates calls for more robust, auditable frameworks that align with the industry’s long-standing push for transparency and resilience.
As the dialogue around stablecoins and CBDCs evolves, readers should stay tuned for updates on Circle’s official stance, forthcoming regulatory guidance under GENIUS, and any shifts in industry practices designed to prevent ambiguous, arbitrary freezes in the future.
Crypto World
LINK price consolidates above $9 while CCIP adoption cements Chainlink’s tokenization role
Summary
- Chainlink’s LINK price is trading near $9.42 today, up 3.64% in the last 24 hours and about 1.19% over the past week, with a market cap around $6.67 billion.
- Daily trading volume stands near $659.4 million, underscoring solid liquidity and active positioning in a market that is increasingly using Chainlink for tokenization and cross-chain infrastructure.
- New integrations for Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), including ADIChain and broader bank and asset manager pilots, are helping to frame LINK as core middleware for tokenized assets.
Chainlink’s (LINK) price is changing hands around $9.42 today, with 1-hour gains of 0.13%, a 24-hour rise of 3.64% and a 7-day increase of 1.19%, putting its market capitalization at roughly $6.67 billion on a circulating supply of about 708.09 million tokens.
LINK price hovers near 3-month low
Over the last 24 hours, LINK’s spot trading volume has reached about $659,390,868 across tracked exchanges, giving the asset a volume-to-market-cap ratio close to 10%, a level consistent with heavy but orderly trading in a liquid large-cap altcoin. In earlier snapshots, the token traded near $14.28 with a market cap of $9.94 billion and daily volume of $687.78 million, showing how LINK has compressed in price from its late-2025 range while maintaining deep liquidity.
Historical data from market dashboards shows that LINK remains far below its all-time high near $52.70, leaving it down roughly 70–73% from peak even after the latest bounce, but with its full 696–708 million token circulating supply actively traded across major venues. That combination of long-term drawdown and persistent liquidity has made LINK a structural component of many portfolios that want oracle and interoperability exposure, rather than purely momentum-driven flows.
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle and interoperability network that connects smart contracts to off-chain data, computation and other blockchains, positioning LINK as a core infrastructure token rather than a pure DeFi coin, AI asset or layer-1. Its nodes deliver price feeds, proof-of-reserve data, random number generation and, increasingly, cross-chain messaging via the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). In this model, LINK is used to pay for oracle services and secure the network, making demand for tokenized assets, DeFi and institutional connectivity directly relevant to the token’s long-term economics.
Recent technical and ecosystem updates have reinforced this role. Chainlink’s own communication describes CCIP as an “end-to-end interoperability standard” that allows tokenized funds to keep their share register on one chain while using CCIP to process subscriptions and redemptions across others, including private bank networks and public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana. A January 2026 deep dive outlines plans for CCIP v1.5 on mainnet, which will enable self-serve token integrations, customizable rate limits and support for EVM-compatible zk-rollups, expanding the protocol’s reach.
Adoption data around CCIP and related services helps explain why LINK continues to attract directional interest despite its long consolidation. Research cited in a March 2026 price outlook estimates that CCIP has been averaging around $90 million in weekly token transfers, hinting at steady cross-chain volume already moving through the protocol. Chainlink itself reports that its oracle infrastructure has enabled over $28 trillion in cumulative transaction value across DeFi, tokenized assets and other use cases, providing a track record that appeals to institutional users.
New partnerships add regional and sector depth. In early March 2026, the ADI Foundation announced that it would integrate Chainlink and use CCIP as the canonical bridge for ADIChain, a network focused on tokenization across the Middle East, Africa and Asia and reportedly backed by over $240 billion in assets through its institutional partners. Under that collaboration, Chainlink also becomes ADIChain’s official oracle provider for price feeds, reserve verification and NAV calculations for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, making LINK central to the network’s RWA and stablecoin stack.
More broadly, coverage of CCIP in banking and asset management circles highlights pilot projects in which major banks and asset managers use Chainlink to move tokenized fund shares and stablecoins across public and private chains, including experiments by ANZ and SBI Digital Markets to settle cross-border payments and manage subscriptions. In that environment, LINK’s current price level around $9–$10, coupled with hundreds of millions of dollars in daily volume and a multi-year consolidation structure around the $14 support region, positions it as a liquid, infrastructure-linked bet on the scaling of tokenization and cross-chain activity rather than a short-lived momentum trade.
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