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Tensions in the Middle East remain elevated as the US-Iran war continues, placing significant pressure on global financial markets as well as the Bitcoin and Ethereum prices. Recent reports indicate that Iranian forces have launched retaliatory attacks against the US, signaling a firm determination ...

A recent evaluation of the Bitcoin market has surfaced, suggesting that the premier cryptocurrency is suffering from a lack of structural strength. Notably, the cause of the weakness is a combination of interrelated underlying factors. Related Reading: No Bitcoin Sell-Off At GameStop, 4,710 BTC Stil...

On Friday, March 27th, the price of Bitcoin fell toward the $65,000 level, reflecting the growing uncertainty in the broader global financial markets. Interestingly, this decline in the flagship cryptocurrency’s value came despite the increasing market activity of select institutional investor...

The Bitcoin market remains in a bear phase that has now lasted six months. During this time, the premier cryptocurrency has established a local low of $60,000, while the cycle peak and current all-time high remain at $126,000. Notably, prominent analyst Burak Kesmeci has provided insights, highlight...

One part of the last bull run that disappointed investors was the fact that altcoins seemed to completely fall behind against Bitcoin. Going by previous bull markets, the expectation was that altcoins would rally once the Bitcoin price topped, leading to the legendary ‘altcoin season.’ While there h...

Australia’s financial regulator has hit Binance’s Australian derivatives arm with a A$10 million ($6.8 million) penalty after finding onboarding failures that exposed retail customers to risky products and resulted in millions in losses. Binance Admits Missteps In Australia In a Friday release, the ...

House of Representatives Ranking Member Maxine Waters has pressed the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City over its approval of a “limited purpose account” for Kraken, expressing concerns about the implications of granting a crypto firm access to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) payment system. Related Re...

Tether has signed on KPMG for its inaugural full independent audit, as well as PwC to help the crypto firm prepare its internal systems. KPMG Will Reportedly Participate In Tether Audit On Tuesday, stablecoin issuer Tether announced that it had hired a Big Four firm for its first full independent fi...

Ripple says it is overhauling how security is handled on the XRP Ledger, adding AI-assisted testing, a dedicated red team, stricter amendment review standards, and a broader push to modernize parts of the codebase. Notably, Ripple is explicitly tying XRPL’s next phase of security work to its ambitio...

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are struggling with bearish performance as the broader cryptocurrency market flips notably into the negative territory. Nonetheless, with key upcoming events, the market is expected to experience a major shake-up that could either lay the foundation for an upward move or ...

Ethereum’s latest price structure is beginning to look like a pattern that has previously led to steep declines, and one analyst believes the signal is already in play. A technical breakdown shared by Leshka.eth on X points to a SuperTrend reversal on the daily timeframe, which is a setup that has a...

A fresh round of disagreement over the CLARITY Act has revealed ongoing concerns originating from the Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC), as lawmakers prepare for a potential Senate Banking Committee markup. The debate intensified after a potential deal surfaced earlier in the week, suggesting the bill...

A group of 13 tech leaders — including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, and AMD’s Lisa Su — will now help shape US technology policy alongside David Sacks, the venture capitalist who spent the past several months as the Trump administration’s top voice on crypto...

Ethereum, the leading altcoin, is in the spotlight again, not because of its recent price action, but its staking activity. Currently, ETH staking activity is at its highest rate ever, with millions of supply being locked away in staking contracts. Rising Staking Trends Shrink Ethereum’s Supply In l...

Congressional sources told Eleanor Terrett of Crypto In America on Friday that the Senate Banking Committee is poised to release its long‑awaited draft of the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act) as soon as next week. The disclosure comes amid growing industry pushback from the industry, inclu...

Bitcoin failed to hold $70,000. The selling pressure that followed was swift, and the support being tested now is not comfortable. And in that exact moment of weakness, one of the oldest narratives in macro investing has quietly re-entered the conversation. Related Reading: XRP Leverage Collapses 78...

The broader crypto space has continued to believe that Bitcoin (BTC) is in a bear market. This narrative is fueled by its recent price crash to $60,000 in February this year, reflecting a 45% decline from its all-time high above $126,000 in October 2025. However, technical analyst Crypto Patel boldl...

Bitcoin is testing $67,000. Days of attempting to push above $71,000 have produced nothing conclusive. And yet, beneath the price action, the miners are sending a signal that has historically mattered more than the short-term chart. Related Reading: XRP Leverage Collapses 78% On Binance – The Crowde...

A recent survey by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon shows that institutional investors are more allocated to Solana over XRP and Dogecoin. This contrasts with the current trend in spot crypto ETFs, where XRP ETFs boast more net assets than SOL and DOGE ETFs. Institutions Are More Invested In Solana Than XR...

Two months of speculation ended Tuesday when GameStop confirmed it never sold its Bitcoin. The company pledged 4,709 of its coins to Coinbase Credit as collateral for a covered-call options strategy, according to its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Related Reading: B...