Zcash Foundations Q1 report highlighted SEC clarity and network upgrades as ZEC trades near $570 after a 160% rebound.
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The Massachusetts lawmaker asked the US Comptroller of the Currency to provide all communications between the agency and Donald Trump potentially related to the charter approvals.
AKT is moving again, and today the token climbed roughly 10% intraday after Akash Network highlighted a wave of AI-focused projects being deployed across its decentralized GPU infrastructure. Traders, naturally, noticed fast. Akash Builders Push Fresh AI Experiments According to Akash, developers recently shipped a string of autonomous AI tools ranging from scam detectors to …
The bank-issued and GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin entrants have had a harder start than many expected.
Tor's shift to decentralized funding could enhance internet freedom, but success hinges on overcoming identity verification challenges.
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Google's AI advancements highlight a shift towards decentralized AI infrastructure, impacting tech ecosystems and crypto market dynamics.
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The agency is proposing its largest overhaul of public listing rules in over 20 years, cutting compliance costs and giving crypto firms a much easier path to raise cash on Wall Street.
The UK central bank said digital money should remain trusted and interoperable as it weighs stablecoin reforms and near-24/7 settlement to support tokenized markets.
COMP price woke up again. And this time, it wasn’t some mystery whale candle out of nowhere. The latest push came after the announcement that the Compound Foundation’s Executive Director will speak at the Yale Innovation Summit, specifically during the event’s first dedicated digital assets session. Apparently, institutional blockchain adoption and tokenization still know how …
The Blocknative website now returns a post noting that the firm is “now in the process of ceasing operations."
Polymarket's IPO prediction markets democratize access to private company valuations, potentially reshaping financial transparency and regulation.
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Consumers feel less social pressure when lying to an AI chatbot, research finds, while human-like social cues reduce dishonest behavior.
The next global power competition is not being fought over missiles alone. It’s being fought over money, and right now, China is moving aggressively to shape the future of it, argues Gooden.
XRP is trading below $1.40 as the market faces selling pressure and uncertainty that has compressed the price into a range that offers little clarity on what comes next. The decline is uncomfortable — but a CryptoQuant report tracking both on-chain activity and derivatives behavior has identified a structural condition beneath the price action that reframes the current weakness in a way that changes how it should be read. Related Reading: Massive HYPE Accumulation Continues: Whale-Linked Wallet Adds $90M In Weeks The report examines two independent data streams simultaneously, and both are telling the same story. On-chain, XRP’s total daily transaction count has dropped 20% compared to three months ago, settling at approximately 1.78 million daily transactions. Network activity — the measure of real, organic utility flowing through the XRP ledger — has cooled meaningfully from its recent baseline. Derivatives markets show equally subdued activity. Funding rates on Binance have slipped into negative territory at -0.003. Reflecting a mild lean toward bearish positioning among perpetual traders. More strikingly, total liquidations have collapsed by 99% — falling to just a few thousand dollars daily from levels that previously ran into millions. Two separate market dimensions — on-chain utility and derivatives activity — have both retreated to near-silence simultaneously. That combination has a specific name in market structure analysis, and the CryptoQuant report’s interpretation of what it historically precedes is the most important content the article delivers. The Vacuum Before the Move The CryptoQuant report connects the two data streams into a single structural diagnosis. A simultaneous decline in on-chain transaction counts and negative funding rates describes a dormant market — one where organic network utility is cooling, and perpetual traders are leaning mildly bearish, paying a small premium to maintain short positions against an asset that is not moving meaningfully in either direction. XRP Volatility Vacuum: Total Apathy Across On-Chain & Derivatives Markets | Source: CryptoQuant The leverage data is where the report’s most important finding emerges. The Estimated Leverage Ratio on Binance sits at 0.173 — heavily suppressed relative to its six-month peak of 0.260. That suppression is not a warning sign. It is the structural context that changes the entire interpretation of the negative funding. When funding turns negative alongside high leverage, it signals aggressive, over-leveraged shorting that creates fragile market conditions. When funding turns negative alongside a leverage ratio this low, it signals something else entirely: the market has simply run out of speculative fuel in both directions. The 99% collapse in liquidations confirms the reading. There is no crowded short position waiting to be squeezed. There is no overcrowded long position waiting to be unwound. The speculative excess has been completely flushed from the system. The CryptoQuant report identifies this condition as a Volatility Vacuum. A state of absolute structural exhaustion where the absence of leverage, the absence of aggressive directional positioning, and the absence of on-chain activity combine to create the exact environment that historically precedes major volatility events. The market is not broken. It is resetting, coiling, and waiting for the catalyst — macroeconomic, regulatory, or fundamental — that ignites the next directional move from a base with nothing left to liquidate in either direction. Related Reading: Ethereum Whales Flood Binance With 225,000 ETH In Largest Inflow Since 2022 XRP Remains Trapped In Consolidation XRP is trading near $1.37 after weeks of sideways consolidation, with price continuing to compress beneath major long-term resistance levels. The daily chart reflects a market that has largely lost directional momentum following the sharp February selloff, entering a low-volatility structure defined by reduced participation from both spot and derivatives traders. XRP Consolidates below $1.40 level | Source: XRPUSDT chart on TradingView After collapsing toward the $1.15 region during the February capitulation event, XRP stabilized and formed a prolonged range between roughly $1.30 and $1.50. Since then, every recovery attempt has failed to generate meaningful continuation. The price repeatedly rejected near the descending 100-day moving average. Meanwhile, the 200-day moving average remains significantly higher near the $1.70 region, reinforcing the broader bearish structure still dominating the market. Related Reading: Bitcoin Cannot Clear $82K – Analyst Explains How Traders Are Using Every Rally to Exit Volume has also declined steadily throughout the consolidation phase, confirming the absence of aggressive buyers or sellers. This aligns with the collapse in derivatives liquidations and the heavily suppressed leverage environment currently visible across XRP markets. The chart now reflects a structurally exhausted market rather than an actively trending one. Importantly, XRP continues holding above the $1.30 support zone. This has acted as the foundation of the current range since March. A decisive breakdown below this region could trigger another wave of weakness. While reclaiming the $1.45-$1.50 resistance area would likely be needed to revive bullish momentum and break the current volatility compression phase. 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The Ethereum Foundation's leadership changes may challenge its strategic shift, impacting network governance and community engagement.
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Spot XRP ETFs record net inflows for nine days, absorbing sell pressure and potentially supporting an XRP price recovery over time.
Bitget Wallet integrated xStocks, adding 130 tokenized equities and expanding its RWA offering to over 300 assets.
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The Ethereum price pullback toward $2,100 has turned a short-term price correction into a broader test of the market’s conviction in one of crypto’s largest assets. Data from CryptoSlate show that ETH has fallen nearly 10% over the past week, wiping out its May gains and bringing traders’ focus back to the $2,000 level. This […]
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The public Bitcoin mining sector is facing a massive structural identity crisis. For years, the corporate playbook was simple: buy millions of dollars in computer equipment, mine Bitcoin, and hoard it on the balance sheet for long-term profit. Today, that rigid infrastructure model is breaking under its own weight. The mathematical reality is brutal. Global …
Bitwise CIO says Hyperliquid targets the $600T global asset market as ETFs, USDC support, and tokenized stock momentum grow.
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BTC price stayed pinned below $77,000 amid rising US bond yields and oil prices, with market analysts saying Bitcoin is now at a "crucial level of support."
Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker has raised $8 million in funding from a range of investors including Galaxy and Framework.
5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral.
Global internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years, with more countries restricting access to more of the internet, according to Freedom House.
This incident underscores the critical need for robust security practices in managing cloud credentials, highlighting potential supply chain vulnerabilities.
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Karpathy's move to Anthropic highlights the intensifying competition in AI research, emphasizing the growing focus on safety and technical innovation.
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A wave of recent high-profile departures at the Ethereum Foundation has reignited longstanding questions from community members about what is going on inside the organization.
Last year, the OCC granted conditional approvals to Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity, and Paxos, as well as other firms more recently.
Warren's critique highlights potential systemic risks and calls for stricter regulations to safeguard financial stability and protect investors.
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The scrutiny of xAI's safety practices could influence investor confidence and regulatory frameworks, impacting Musk's broader business ventures.
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