Open interest in BTC and ETH perpetual futures rose by over $2 billion each in 24 hours after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement.
As Kalshi captures a dominant 89% of the market, a high-stakes legal battle between federal regulators and individual states will determine if these platforms are treated as sophisticated financial tools or just another form of gambling.
Market uncertainty looms as Bitcoin's rally faces skepticism, with potential volatility driven by leveraged positions and macroeconomic factors.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly has signaled a willingness to negotiate with Lebanon.
Event disclosures allow for Trump’s absence or even cancellation, with top holders potentially receiving an NFT instead of attending.
CME has lost its position as the largest Bitcoin futures exchange to Binance for the first time since November 2023.
The company holds nearly 4% of ether's (ETH) total supply, but shares have struggled alongside that crypto.
Onchain data shows WLFI deposited 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral to borrow stablecoins it then sent to Coinbase Prime, pushing a lending pool to 100% utilization and leaving depositors unable to withdraw.
Borderless data shows stablecoin FX is nearing parity with traditional banking rails across key markets like LATAM and East Africa.
Bitcoin avoids major volatility after the first of the week's two key US inflation reports, while a trader sees a "new upwards leg" coming for BTC price action.
Bitmine uplists to the NYSE, expands its share buyback, and continues building one of the largest ETH treasuries.
The company's Nasdaq debut was a turning point toward infrastructure-led growth in the digital economy, said Novogratz.
The integration covers gas costs to lower barriers for retail users. Binance doesn't operate the markets directly, instead providing access to a third-party application.
The Fartcoin plunge highlights the volatility and manipulation risks in meme coin markets, impacting investor confidence and market stability.
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Long-term agreement between Meta and CoreWeave signals growing demand for scalable AI compute and inference capacity.
Commodities led the growth, with oil trading reaching $6.9 billion in weekly volume after geopolitical tensions, while stock perpetual swaps grew 908% to roughly $4.9 billion.
The bitcoin miner earned $222,012 in subsidy and fees for mining block 944,306 using CKpool in a solo mining configuration.
The liquidation was so large relative to the order book that Hyperliquid's auto-deleveraging mechanism activated, forcibly closing profitable short positions on the other side of the trade to prevent the system from accumulating bad debt.
Whales and options traders are betting on a massive BTC reversal toward $80,000 as a fragile Iran ceasefire fuels hopes for a supply squeeze and a breakout.
Despite a geopolitical "risk-on" boost, crypto markets remain range-bound with BTC hovering at $71,200 while altcoins like MANA and AERO show strength.
Strategy's Michael Saylor said bitcoin has likely bottomed near $60,000 and downplayed quantum computing risks.
High yield structure keeps STRC pinned at par while enabling large scale bitcoin purchases.
Institutions appear to be taking profits from the bitcoin rally rather than joining the momentum, one analyst said.
There’s a wide gap between how experts are viewing Friday’s inflation data and how the bitcoin market is pricing in the impending figures.
The Fundstrat co-founder and largest corporate ether buyer on earth said the ceasefire means the worst is over. His company bought 71,252 ETH last week.
One of the recipient wallets had previously been used to route funds for selling via Galaxy Digital and OKX, Onchain Lens said.
Elevated volume and modest institutional buying fail to support price, with sellers continuing to dominate near resistance.
Analysts say a sustained 15%–16% decline in crude could revive Fed rate cut bets, sending BTC higher.
Tehran says three clauses of the ceasefire have been breached, oil is rebounding toward $97, and the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed despite the deal.
The crypto ATM operator has suffered a security breach that resulted in 50.9 BTC being drained from its company wallets.