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The Ethereum price has not been immune to the sharp downturn that swept through the broader crypto market over the weekend. Selling pressure intensified into Monday, pushing the second‑largest crypto down toward the $2,150 level at its lows. Even so, some analysts remain confident that Ethereum’s lo...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is at it again. This time, he’s pivoting the crypto conversation toward the intersection of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and prediction markets, a concept he calls ‘info finance.’ In recent commentary on the evolution of on-chain...

Hong Kong financial authorities have announced that they will soon grant the first, limited batch of stablecoin provider licenses as the review process for applications is almost completed. Related Reading: Cardano Founder Says He’ll Sell A Blackhawk And Lambos, Mothball His Jet HKMA To Grant Limite...

Ark Invest’s latest filing reveals a chunky $32.7M acquisition of Robinhood (HOOD) shares. On the surface, it’s an equity play, but dig deeper, and it looks like a derivative bet on the resurgence of crypto market participation. Historically, Robinhood’s volume spikes act as a canary in the coal min...

Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings are in danger of going underwater after the latest price plunge, but that hasn’t stopped the firm from unveiling a new buy. Strategy Has Bought Another $75.3 Million Worth Of Bitcoin In a new post on X, Strategy co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor has share...

Binance has returned to the center of market attention following the October 10 crash, an event that marked one of the most violent deleveraging episodes of the current cycle. On that day, a sharp wave of liquidations swept through derivatives markets, erasing billions in open interest and exposing ...

Institutional capital isn’t just tiptoeing around Ethereum anymore; it’s stomping in. BitMine, a heavyweight in digital asset mining, has officially expanded its Ether treasury to a massive $10.7B following its latest strategic acquisition. This purchase marks a pivotal shift in market structu...

The number stops you in your tracks: 89%. According to a recent report from JP Morgan Private Bank, the vast majority of family offices, those quiet giants managing the fortunes of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, still have zero exposure to cryptocurrency. Given that the asset class has outperform...

The crypto market faced a sharp reality check this morning. Reports confirmed Donald Trump’s camp has officially denied rumors of a $500M investment from the United Arab Emirates into World Liberty Financial (WLFI). Speculation had reached a fever pitch earlier in the week, traders were practically ...

Nomura, Japan’s biggest brokerage and banking giant, said it will temporarily trim its cryptocurrency positions after a weak quarter that dented profits and tightened its short-term risk tolerance. The pullback looks aimed at smoothing swings to earnings while the firm keeps its longer-term plans fo...

The cryptocurrency market is showing a fascinating divergence: institutional giants are building the floor while retail traders are aggressively testing the ceiling. Reports that major banking institutions like ING are warming up to direct crypto services signal a critical shift in market structure....

The decentralized derivatives landscape isn’t just shifting; it’s mutating. Hyperliquid, currently the heavyweight champion of on-chain perps, has signaled a direct expansion into prediction markets. The market’s reaction was immediate and violent: the HYPE token surged 20% following the...

Bitcoin has managed to claw its way back to $78.5K, a psychological level that has bulls calling for a run to six figures. But pop the champagne just yet? Probably not. A closer look at the order books reveals a troubling divergence: price is rising, but conviction is thinning. The bounce looks driv...

Bitcoin entered the weekend under heavy selling pressure, decisively losing the $80,000 support and sliding to the $74,000 area for the first time since April 2025. The move has intensified concerns that the market is no longer in a corrective pause but is instead transitioning into a broader bearis...

Bitcoin’s price crash over the weekend pushed some big holders into the red for a short while, but a handful of major players signaled they were still buying into the dip. Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor posted on X “More Orange” after the slide, hinting at fresh accumulation for a comp...

Ripple and Stellar were pulled into a fresh round of social-media speculation this weekend after newly surfaced emails from the Epstein document release appeared to reference the two projects in a 2014 investor dispute. Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz pushed back publicly, saying he knows of no dir...

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin spot price is now below the cost basis of nearly two-thirds of inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 62% Of US Bitcoin Spot ETF Inflows Now In Loss In a new X post, on-chain analyst Checkmate has shared a chart discussing the latest situation related to the Bitco...

Igor Runets, the entrepreneur behind one of Russia’s biggest Bitcoin farms, was taken into custody Friday as tax investigators moved in on his company. The move shocked many in the mining world because BitRiver runs huge data halls in Siberia and has been a visible player since the early 2020s. Rela...

Russia’s biggest crypto mining company is under renewed scrutiny after authorities detained BitRiver founder and CEO Igor Runets on multiple tax evasion charges, deepening the legal and financial pressure on a firm already constrained by sanctions and operational setbacks. Related Reading: With Bitc...

A viral post on the social media platform X recently claimed that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, just sold 10,000 BTC. An attached screenshot purported to show on-chain data supporting the claim, and the rumor quickly garnered attention on the social media platform.