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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…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.33%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.95%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.51%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -1.39%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -1.58%.Stock indexes fell sharply on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a 3.5-month low amid concern that the war in the Middle East will keep pushing energy prices higher, sparking inflation. Qatar’s energy minister told the Financial Times on Friday that the war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world,” and predicted that…

Grant Turner has been appointed Managing Director and Client Portfolio Manager at Forum Investment Group’s Forum Exchange, bolstering the firm’s 1031 and DST distribution capabilities. Turner joins from Ares Wealth Management, where he facilitated over $867M in 1031 exchange transactions, supporting both the Black Creek and Ares Real Estate Exchange platforms. In the newly created role, Turner will help expand Forum’s exchange strategy nationwide, serving as a senior subject matter expert across 1031 exchanges, DST offerings and 721 UPREIT solutions. He will work closely with RIAs, wirehouses, independent B-Ds and HNW advisor networks.  The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC announced that Michael Collins will serve as head of global wealth of Inland Securities Corporation. Collins will report…

New York, United States, March 7th, 2026, Chainwire OmniPact, a decentralized protocol building a trust layer for peer-to-peer transactions of physical and digital assets, announced today it has raised $50 million in a private funding round. The investment will speed up the development of its mainnet, integration of cross-chain features, and deployment of its decentralized arbitration module. The funding round was backed by a consortium of institutional investors and family offices that requested anonymity. Investors voiced confidence in OmniPact’s technical roadmap and its ability to set new standards for secure, intermediary-free transactions across Web4 and traditional commerce. A significant share…

Bitcoin (BTC) gets a bad name among some investors due to its steep double-digit drawdowns that punish late buyers, but data suggests the outcome can change with time. Since 2017, investors who bought BTC near the market highs faced losses of about 40%–50% in the next two years, but data shows many of those positions turned profitable when held for longer than three years. By contrast, entries near bear-market lows have historically produced triple-digit percentage returns over similar two to three-year periods. Onchain valuation metrics further help explain where these stronger accumulation zones tend to appear. Bitcoin cycle data reveals…

Fed’s Dual Mandate Is Now at Risk I think the data reveals that our hopes for a steady labor market may have been a little too optimistic. Meanwhile, we’re likely facing a jump in inflation due to soaring crude oil prices, so the economy is looking a little bleak at this time. But we really can’t judge inflation yet because we don’t really know how long crude oil will stay at current levels. Nonetheless, the Fed’s mandates for labor and inflation are both at risk. Fed Likely to Hold in March but Traders Are Pulling Forward Cut Expectations With the…

Lean hog futures are trading a tick to 15 cents higher in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.33 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was 37 cents higher on March 4 at $90.55.USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday AM report was down 44 cents at $98.78 per cwt. The belly, rib, and picnic primals were reported higher. USDA estimated Thursday’s federally inspected hog slaughter at 491,000 head, taking the total to 1.944 million head for the week. That is 7,000 head below last week and 132,550 head below the…

Dubai, UAE, March 6th, 2026, Chainwire Utexo makes Bitcoin-native stablecoin settlement practical, predictable, and easy to integrate Utexo now announces the raise of a $7.5M seed round co-led by Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Maven11 Capital, Fulgur Ventures, Alchemy VC, Ethereal Ventures, Auros Ventures, Arcanum Capital, Paper Ventures, Axia8, FlowTraders, Plan B, Gate Ventures, Sats Ventures and strategic angels including operators from Ledger, Hyperion, BTC Turk, Echo, Legion, and SOLV. Bitcoin has always been central to Tether’s long-term vision for USDT, but turning that idea into reality required infrastructure that didn’t yet exist.…

DUBAI, UAE, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As digital asset markets face renewed volatility and investor sentiment turns cautious, Bybit and Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry today, announced an expanded collaboration centered on tokenized gold, launching the joint “Golden Season” initiative with more than $1 million in gold-backed rewards. The program builds on the two companies’ long-standing collaboration around liquidity, stablecoin infrastructure, and asset tokenization, reflecting a shared focus on delivering stability and real-world value to crypto investors during turbulent markets. Standing With Users When It Matters Most With the crypto Fear & Greed Index recently touching extreme-fear…

Key Takeaways Hana Card launched a program offering 5% CRO cashback on USDC-funded Visa payments for tourists in South Korea. South Korea is refining its Digital Asset Basic Act as banks prepare KRW-stablecoin projects ahead of 2026 regulation. USDC usage is expanding globally, with Circle reporting major growth and partnerships with Visa, FIS and international banks. Stablecoins are quietly moving from crypto trading desks to everyday payments — and South Korea is becoming one of the latest testing grounds. Hana Financial Group has launched a pilot program allowing foreign visitors to pay Korean merchants using USDC-funded Visa cards, offering cashback…