If Bitcoin breaks through $86,000, the mainstream CEX aggregate short liquidation intensity will reach 9.12 billion

**March 6 –** Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted amid escalating Middle East tensions, per vessel tracking data. No oil tankers transited the strait in the past 24 hours—only two general cargo vessels passed through, the data shows. One notable exception: the *Danuta I*, a U.S.-sanctioned liquefied gas supertanker that transports Iranian LPG. It crossed the strait in the early hours of local Friday, making it among the few vessels to navigate the waterway recently. Tracking records indicate the ship loaded cargo in the Persian Gulf before departure and had AIS signal glitches or transponder shutdowns mid-voyage—signs it may have tried to hide its route to avoid detection. The Panama-flagged *Danuta I* is owned by Ithaki Maritime and Trading, a firm with little public information and ties to a “shadow fleet,” sources confirm. Analysts warn that if the *Danuta I*’s passage goes unimpeded, more sanctioned or shadow fleet tankers could risk c

On March 6, Bitcoin payments firm Strike secured a BitLicense and money transmitter license from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), enabling it to operate in New York—one of the most heavily regulated crypto markets in the U.S. With the licenses in hand, Strike can now offer a range of services to individuals and businesses in New York, including buying and selling Bitcoin, auto-converting wages to Bitcoin, and using Bitcoin balances to pay utility bills, credit card bills, and mortgages. The platform also supports dollar-cost averaging and price-triggered trading, and lets users convert up to 100% of their wages directly to Bitcoin—with no conversion fees on monthly wage amounts up to $20,000. Strike founder and CEO Jack Mallers noted that securing the BitLicense is a major milestone for the company, enabling it to bring Bitcoin financial services to New York—a global financial hub. Additionally, Strike plans to launch a Bitcoin-backed lending servic

**March 6th** Bitcoin recently rebounded to ~$74,000 before pulling back to around $70,000, sparking a sharp split in the market over whether a phase top has formed at these levels. Bearish analysts draw parallels to Bitcoin’s 2022 bear market midterm structure. Data shows that following its October 2025 high of $126,000, the token hit a rebound peak roughly 149 days later—a time window matching the prior two cycles. Some traders argue this current rally is a liquidity-fueled bull trap, forecasting further downside to below $60,000, potentially testing the liquidity-dense zone between $62,000 and $65,000. Conversely, bullish analysts contend a phase bottom has formed near $60,000. Unlike 2022, this pullback failed to break below the 200-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA), instead retracing before rebounding—signaling a stronger market structure. They cite ongoing institutional inflows via spot ETFs and tightening supply as key supports. Bulls add that as long as the criti

On March 6, the Bank of Canada wrapped up Project Samara—a pilot tokenized bond initiative—with several major Canadian banks to test the feasibility of issuing, trading, and settling bonds on a distributed ledger. For the pilot, Export Development Canada (EDC)—Canada’s official export credit agency—issued a 100 million Canadian dollar (≈$73 million USD) bond maturing in under three months, selling it to a small group of institutional investors. Participants also included RBC Dominion Securities, RBC Investor Services Trust (both Royal Bank of Canada units), and TD Securities (a Toronto-Dominion Bank division). Test results showed a single blockchain platform can support a bond’s full lifecycle—from issuance and bidding to coupon payments, secondary market trading, and maturity redemption. The pilot also tested on-chain settlement using the Bank of Canada’s wholesale digital Canadian dollar, allowing funds and bonds to settle on the same ledger. The pilot launches amid Canada’s

March 6 — CCTV News: A spokesperson for the Iran-backed armed group Kata'ib Hezbollah’s Central Command said a U.S. oil tanker was attacked in waters near the Kuwaiti border and is currently ablaze. The U.S. and Kuwait have not responded to the incident yet, per FX168.

March 6: Per Arkham’s monitoring, a BlackRock ETHA address has deposited 12,397 ETH (valued at $25.59 million) to a Coinbase Prime address.