Crude prices were surging on Monday amid no signs that the Iran conflict was de-escalating and as some major oil producers were reportedly forced to cut production.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2QwYmEtYTE1ZS03YWU4LTk2YjktODg4N2ExZDc4NDJjLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Using AI at work is causing ‘brain fry,’ researchers say" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Researchers found that some workers using AI in their roles reported a “mental hangover” with a “fog” that caused difficulty focusing.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2QwZGItNmQxYS03OGMyLWI1MWEtYmM0NzkyNTJjZGEwLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Finance job openings at 2012 levels, US lost 92K jobs last month" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Finance and insurance job listings declined towards the end of 2025, with The Kobeissi Letter arguing the sector should “brace” for job cuts. </p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2QwZTctZDkzMS03ZDIzLTlkNzctZjQyMzFhNDI4YzU2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="BTC Markets eyes RWA trading license amid global tokenization wave" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The roughly $26 billion in tokenized assets onchain today “is really just the proof of concept,” said BTC Markets CEO Lucas Dobbins.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWRkNjYtYTc5OS03NDdhLTkyZDAtNTkyMDY4ZTMzMzcy.jpg" alt="Orbital data center company to start mining Bitcoin in space" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston noted that it is 30 times cheaper to mine Bitcoin on ASICs than on GPUs in space on a kilowatt-hour basis.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2QwNTUtZmRhMy03ODBlLWI4NTUtNjRlYzE4ZTcxZGM0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Flow Foundation files court motion to block Korean exchange delistings" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Every major global exchange has restored full FLOW services, said the Foundation on Monday.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWUzYTItMGVkOS03YjI3LWEzMjMtNTM5OGJlZmRjMzgy.jpg" alt="Bitcoin correlation with tech stocks overblown: NYDIG" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says that Bitcoin and tech stocks aren’t converging and are likely just reacting to macroeconomic conditions rather than trading in tandem.</p>
If the CLARITY Act fails to pass, Giancarlo said he expects Paul Atkins at the SEC and Mike Selig at the CFTC will likely write rules to create clarity for the industry.
Despite a rise in crypto fundraising, Messari’s Eric Turner noted that no major crypto VCs have closed rounds except Dragonfly recently, stating that crypto “needs some fresh capital.”
U.S. stock-market futures fell on Sunday as crude futures surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 amid growing fears about the economic effects of the conflict with Iran.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjA4ZTUtNTk2Zi03NWE1LWJjOTMtYWExNjU1MTJiNTJm.jpg" alt="Bitcoin drops 2% as oil prices surge on energy shortage fears" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin’s price has now fallen over four consecutive days to $66,272 after initially climbing on the US-Israel strikes on Iran.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWZmOTctOTNhYS03YTA1LTg1NGQtZjVmNmVmNTQ5OGNm.jpg" alt="Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy as BTC hovers near $66K" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Strategy's Bitcoin treasury is valued at over $48.4 billion at the time of this writing, but with a net asset value of less than 1, it's trading at a discount.</p>
The findings have been tested in the real world.
Growth in Medicare Advantage plans has slowed in the past year and would be almost nonexistent if not for specialty plans that cater to people with chronic conditions or to low-income subscribers — and that bring in much more money than individual plans.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2NlYjEtZTMwZC03M2ZkLWI1NTItNjkzYzczNjY4MzEzLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Brazil's Pix instant payments system expands to Argentina" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Pix payment system is credited with driving crypto adoption in Argentina, according to a report from the Lemon crypto application.</p>
"Sinners" star Jordan's odds of winning the Best Actor honors at next week's Academy Awards were only 10% on March 1, hours before he won SAG's top male actor award.
Rising oil prices can affect the stock market in significant ways.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWRlNDAtZGUxZS03ODQ0LWE2NDAtMTQ4YjNhZDUzNGQ5.jpg" alt="Bitcoin preps fresh trend line showdown as weekly close sparks $60K target" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin price weakness brought back the risk of cementing its 200-week exponential moving average trend line as new resistance.</p>
Researchers say the experimental AI agent ROME attempted unauthorized cryptocurrency mining during training after diverting GPU resources and opening an SSH tunnel.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDgvMDE5OGU4YWQtNzBmOC03MzAwLWEzMDEtZmFlNjM4ZjFiZDIz.jpg" alt="Spot Bitcoin ETFs post second straight weekly inflows for first time in 5 months" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their second consecutive week of net inflows, ending a five-month outflow streak.</p>