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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) 

Bitcoin will do what Bitcoin wants to do so "time in the market" is better than "timing the market." We are back over $40K but can we stay above it? Will this be the start of the next rally? Fed will announce rate adjustments today and fingers crossed it will be a positive event. Whales are buying, HODLers are HODLing, and analyst believe we will see the market rally soon; $BTC, $LUNA, $ETH? Podcast of the day is Bitcoin Fundamentals as Parker and Jeff talk about Bitcoin retirement and self custody so tune in! More to come ...

BREAKING

• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Signs Virtual Assets Bill Into Law, Legalizing Crypto
• Congressmembers demand answers from SEC on crypto company probes
• Making Bitcoin Legal Tender in the USA

JUST IN

• Aave General Counsel Rebecca Rettig Joins Silvergate's Board
• NY Fed Staffer Brandon Neal Jumps Into DeFi as Euler COO
• What happens to your Bitcoin when you die? A new service saves it for family and friends
  
• Bitcoin runs the world: Traveling to 40 countries in 400 days with BTC
• China’s Digital Yuan Could Challenge the USD’s Dominance, CNBC Expert Says
• ‘We don’t like our money:’ The story of the CFA and Bitcoin in Africa

MARKET WATCH

• Anatomy of a Crypto Bear Market
• BTC price cracks $41K as hopes of peace in Eastern Europe send Bitcoin higher
• Mysterious Bitcoin Whales Moving Billions In BTC As Exchange Reserves Hit Multi-Year Lows

ALTCOINS

• ConsenSys to Buy $450 Million ETH
• 3 reasons why Ethereum price can still retest $3K this month
• 100 Million XRP Purchased by Whale as Coin Consolidates
• Cardano staking value surges past the $200 million milestone
• Cardano Sees Nearly $100 Million in DeFi After March, Surpassing Kusama in TVL: Details
• Crypto community with nearly 100% historical accuracy sets Solana price for March 31, 2022: $151.76
• Matic Network (MATIC) Reaches 79-Day Descending Resistance Line Following Recent Low of $1.24
• Ethereum Co-Founder Calls Solana ‘Unsustainable’ Citing ‘Fake It Until You Make It’ Business Model
• Chainlink (LINK) Nears End Of Bearish Trading Pattern
• DeFi Lending Protocol Agave's AGVE Plunges Over 20% Amid Exploit Investigation
• THORChain (RUNE) Creates Bullish Pattern Above Long-Term Support Area Following Recent Low of $3.01
• Here’s How Well-Connected NFT Altcoin Flow (FLOW) Can Wake Up From the Doldrums, According to Coin Bureau
• 1INCH Potentially Completes Correction With Breakout From Bullish Pattern
• Fantom's FTM Token Rises 10% on Upcoming Protocol Upgrades

ANALYST'S CORNER

• Raoul Pal: Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Markets Showing Resiliency Amid Inflation and War, According to Raoul Pal
• Glassnode: $268,000,000 in Bitcoin Shifts to Long-Term Holders in Massive Accumulation Period
• Benjamin Cowen: Analyst Says Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Primed To Rally Higher Despite Short-Term Volatility
• Mike McGlone: Bitcoin Showing “Divergent Strength” Against Nasdaq
• Kaleo: Analyst Says One Ethereum Rival $LUNA May Soon Witness Meteoric Rally, Far Outperforming Bitcoin and Crypto Markets

BLOCKCHAINS

• Ethereum Merge Takes Place on Kiln Testnet
• How Fast Is the Shiba Inu ($SHIB) Project Growing?
• Blockchain to Help Philippines Bank Triple Business This Year

EXCHANGES

• You Can Now Trade Avalanche (AVAX) on Binance.US
• Binance Adds $1 Billion To Its SAFU Funds to Back Users In Case Of Hack
• Coinbase enables users to fund wallets from Chrome browser extension
• Coinbase outlines the path ahead for its planned derivatives offering
• Coinbase Has Its Lowest Balance of Bitcoin (BTC) Since Bull Market Top of 2017: Glassnode
• FTX Strengthens Global Presence With AZA Finance Link in Africa

BITCOIN AND THE DARK SIDE OF THE BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDER

PARTNERSHIPS/ACQUISITIONS

• Ripple Partner and Wells Fargo Collaborating on SWIFT Replacement

DISCUSSING GOVERNMENTAL BITCOIN ADOPTION WITH CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE TAYLOR BURKE

REGULATION/LEGISLATION

• US state of New Hampshire passes crypto-friendly bill to take advantage of ‘booming’ industry
• Joe Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Is a Symbol
• Amid New Executive Order, White House Director Sheds Light On Crypto Policy
• Bitcoin-Friendly Mayors View Blockchain as a Way to Boost Equality, Diversity
• Commissioner Allison Lee announces her departure from the SEC
• This Is How South Korea’s Incoming President Aims to Turn the Country Into Crypto Hub
• Ukraine Has ‘Legalized the Crypto Sector’, Says Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation

MINING

• Texas Crypto Mining Leads to Rising Power Bills for All
• Canaan Shares Surge as Company Authorizes up to $100M Buyback Program
• Bit Digital Has Deployed 39% Crypto Mining Rigs in North America
• Public Bitcoin Miners are increasing hash rates, BTC Holdings
• Russian Crypto Miners Brace for Sanctions Fallout Amid Ukraine Conflict

WEB3

• Kevin O’Leary Says Billions of Institutional Dollars To Enter NFT Sector After Overcoming Three Big Challenges
• Mark Zuckerberg Says NFTs Are Coming Soon to Instagram
• HSBC Joins The Ethereum-Powered Sandbox ($SAND) Metaverse
• How You Can Customise And Combine Your NFTs With EIP3664
• McLaren to Mint NFTs of Luxury Supercars in InfiniteWorld Partnership
• Bored Ape startup plans virtual land sales, APECoin token to kickstart metaverse gaming project
• Paris Hilton – World’s Highest-Paid Female DJ – Spins Tunes in the Sandbox

DEFI/CEFI

• Aave launches V3 liquidity pool following unanimous governance decision

FOLLOW DAT MONEY

• Pantera Capital Funds NFT Startup Rarify With $10 Million Backing
• DeFi Analytics Firm Treehouse Raises $18M Seed Funding
• Payroll Protocol Zebec Raises $28M in Token Sales
• OXIO Raises $40M to Bring Tokenized Telco Model to US and Brazil
• Luno Spins Out Investment Arm to Pump $15M to $75M a Year Into Crypto Companies
• Hex Trust Raises $88M for Crypto Custody Focused on the Gaming Sector
• IoTeX $100M fund aims to support the growth of decentralized machine economy
• Hong Kong’s Adrian Cheng Backs Web3 Future With More Investments In Crypto And Blockchain Firms
• Galaxy Interactive, Republic, Alameda Team Up for Web3 Gaming Investments

HACKS/ATTACKS

• DeFi protocols Agave and Hundred Finance exploited on Gnosis Chain for $11 million

PODCASTS

• Bitcoin Fundamentals: BTC069: Bitcoin Retirement Planning & Self Custody w/ Parker Lewis & Jeff Vandrew
• The Scoop: How a VC firm that turned $700K into $4B is betting on the future of crypto gaming
• The Pomp Podcast: #866 Bitcoin Is A National Strategic Defense Issue w/ Jason Lowery