Negative funding rates, rising open interest and liquidations point to crowded positioning and heightened derivatives activity.
Cryptocurrency markets are falling sharply as geopolitical and financial pressures collide. Bitcoin fell sharply to $63,000 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered panic across global markets. Nearly $75 billion was wiped from crypto’s total value, with over 154,000 traders liquidated and $522 million in forced closures, mostly long positions. BTC futures volume surged …
The Clarity Act is heading toward a make-or-break moment. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has put the odds of the bill passing by April at 80%, and the White House has set a March 1 target to resolve the stablecoin yield dispute holding it up. If it passes, XRP would be classified as a digital commodity. …
Paradigm's expansion into AI and robotics highlights a strategic shift towards integrating advanced technologies with decentralized systems.
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Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, has fallen 10% today after the U.S. and Israel strike Iran. The sharp drop triggered heavy liquidations across the market, wiping out billions from its market value. Even large traders, including Machi Big Brother, were liquidated. Despite the crash, some Ethereum whales continue to accumulate heavily. Ethereum Drops 10% as …
President Trump announced and ordered a large-scale U.S. military assault against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran as Israel carried out coordinated strikes on Iranian regime targets. Trump described the action as necessary to neutralize Iran’s nuclear threat and weaken its military, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the mission “Lion’s Roar.” Smoke was …
Tehran launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Israel, U.S. bases, and Gulf allies, with explosions reported in Dubai, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
Oil-linked futures on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 surged after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran reignited fears of supply shocks.
Tether blocked billions in USDt tied to scams and laundering cases as authorities increasingly rely on stablecoin issuers to halt suspicious funds.
Bombs, not bears, just dragged Bitcoin to its lowest level since the Feb. 5 crash. US and Israeli forces launched a joint strike on Iran early Saturday, sending BTC spiraling from $65,500 to $63,000 in under an hour. Ethereum slid to around $1,850. Roughly $75 billion in total crypto market cap vanished before most traders …
While the broader crypto market remains under pressure, attention is gradually shifting from fear to opportunity. As selling momentum fades across major assets, traders are increasingly focused on where the next reversal could begin. The XRP price rally narrative is now gaining traction in that context. Despite muted price action, a combination of on-chain accumulation, …
A security flaw in a proposed XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade could have enabled unauthorized transactions, but researchers flagged the issue before it could reach the blockchain’s main network. The XRPL Foundation said Feb. 26 that the vulnerability was found in the proposed “Batch” amendment, a feature intended to let users bundle multiple actions into a […]
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Escalating military actions risk destabilizing the region, potentially leading to broader geopolitical tensions and economic repercussions.
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Bitcoin faced geopolitical instability alone as a weekend move on Iran saw traditional markets closed, with key support still holding.
The crypto market saw a sudden and sharp crash after news of U.S. and Israel strikes Iran, raising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. In just one hour, the total crypto market cap fell 5.42%, wiping out billions in recent gains. Bitcoin dropped nearly 6%, falling to around $63,410. This quick sell-off has pushed the …
After a week of bullish optimism around Bitcoin, the Cryptocurrency has experienced a new shock amid geopolitical tensions. BTC dips to $ 64,000 on the last day of the month, down 6% in 24 hours. The asset has hit its lowest since February, near $63000. Altcons also react bearishly to this. This reaction came suddenly after …
Ethereum has perhaps taken the largest hit of all the large-cap altcoins in February, with its value dropping by more than 36% over the past month. The second-largest cryptocurrency deepened its woes over the past week, struggling to keep its price above the $2,000 level. On Friday, February 27th, the price of Ethereum fell by more than 5%, falling to just above the $1,900 mark. Interestingly, a recent on-chain evaluation shows the potential reason behind the altcoin’s latest struggles below $2,000. ETH Taker Volume Sees Steady Rise On Friday In a February 27th post on the social media platform, crypto pundit Maartunn revealed the source of the recent bearish pressure witnessed by the Ethereum price. The relevant on-chain indicator here is the Taker Sell Volume, which saw steady spikes across all exchanges throughout Friday. Related Reading: XRP Emerging As Safe Haven? CEO Points To Steady Inflows As BTC, ETH Struggle For context, the Taker Sell Volume metric measures the total volume of sell orders filled by takers (market participants who match existing orders created by market makers) in Ethereum perpetual swaps. Hence, a rise in the indicator can be interpreted as a bearish signal, implying that the market is being flooded with sell orders. As observed in the chart above, the Ethereum Taker Sell Volume rose as high as 105 million ETH on Friday. Now, this puts some context to the fall in the ETH price seen on the day, as the spike in this metric is a sign of heavy selling pressure in the market earlier. The price of ETH, which started the day above the $2,000 mark, soon dropped to around $1,920 as the weekend approached. Ethereum Price Overview As of this writing, the price of ETH stands at around $1,925, reflecting an over 5% decline in the past 24 hours. However, the past week’s action was relatively mild, with the second-largest cryptocurrency losing nearly 2% of its value in the past seven days. The selling pressure witnessed by the Ethereum price over the past day is not new, as it has been the case over the past few weeks. This trend can be seen in the recent performance of ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to recent market data, the US-based Ethereum ETFs have seen roughly 563,600 ETH (worth nearly $1.13 billion) withdrawn by investors over the past five weeks. This significant ETF outflow highlights the shift in investor sentiment and demand since the last week of January. Market sentiment and demand need to shift optimistically for the ETH price to witness a bullish reversal soon. Related Reading: The $2,000 Fault Line: Why Ethereum’s Record Volatility Signals An Imminent Explosion Featured image from iStock, chart from TradingView
Bitcoin fell 6.25% to $63,442 in 24 hours, hit by a wave of liquidations and growing risk aversion across markets. About $87.8 million in BTC positions were wiped out as funding rates turned negative, signaling heavy leveraged selling. Heavy liquidations, nearly $100 million in long positions, were triggered when prices slid, flushing out leveraged traders. …
February 28, 2026 08:20:09 UTC Israel Launches Preemptive Strike on Iran, Nationwide Emergency Declared According to CNN, Israel Katz said Israel carried out a “preemptive strike” against Iran early Saturday. Israeli authorities simultaneously declared a nationwide state of emergency, warning of possible Iranian retaliation involving drones and ballistic missiles. The move sharply escalates regional tensions, …
Bitcoin fell sharply below $65,000 today after the latest U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) came in higher than expected, putting pressure on risk assets. The weak sentiment also hit spot Bitcoin ETFs, which recorded a net outflow of $27.5 million. BlackRock Bitcoin ETF led the outflow with $32.99 million, as BTC erased all its recent gains. …
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The drop extends a pattern where bitcoin sells off on geopolitical shocks before recovering, as the token's 24/7 liquidity makes it one of the few large assets traders can exit over the weekend.
Heightened geopolitical tensions can lead to significant volatility in cryptocurrency markets, impacting investor confidence and market stability.
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Bitcoin dropped to around $63,000 after reports of an Israeli strike on Iran escalated geopolitical tensions and rattled global markets. The sudden risk-off reaction triggered over $100 million in leveraged long liquidations within minutes, amplifying the downside move. Crypto markets saw a sharp spike in volatility as traders reduced exposure, with derivatives funding rates flipping …
As volatility continues to dominate the broader crypto market, traders are increasingly focused on identifying the top altcoins to watch this March, tokens that are holding key levels and showing early signs of trend expansion. While Bitcoin and the wider market remain range-bound, Pippin, Decred, and Polkadot are standing out due to constructive technical structures, …
Tether has frozen roughly $4.2 billion in USDT linked to illegal activities, including $3.5 billion since 2023. Recently, the company helped the U.S. Department of Justice block $61 million connected to “pig-butchering” scams. With a total circulating supply now above $180 billion, Tether can remotely freeze tokens in user wallets when requested by authorities, demonstrating …
An analyst has pointed out where Solana support levels could lie based on a Parallel Channel forming in the asset’s weekly price chart. Solana Parallel Channel Could Indicate Support At These Levels In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has discussed how support is looking for Solana from the perspective of a Parallel Channel that may be emerging in its 7-day price. Related Reading: XRP Triangle Could Point To Support Between $0.60 And $0.90 The “Parallel Channel” is a pattern from technical analysis (TA) that forms whenever an asset trades between two parallel trendlines. There are a few different ways a Parallel Channel can be categorized based on the orientation of its trendlines. Ascending Channels involve lines that are pointing up, while Descending Channels have a downward slope. These types correspond to periods of parallel consolidation to a net upside and downside, respectively. In the context of the current topic, the third and the most basic type is of interest: a Parallel Channel that’s parallel to the time-axis. As the price moves inside such a channel, it observes a phase of perfectly sideways action. Now, here is the chart shared by Martinez that shows the Parallel Channel that the weekly price of Solana has potentially been moving inside in recent years: As displayed in the above graph, Solana retested the upper level of the Parallel Channel a couple of times during 2025. Each time, the price ended up topping out and a decline followed. The upper line of a Parallel Channel is considered to be a source of resistance, so these rejections may have been signs of the pattern being in action. Since the latest rejection, SOL has been moving down in a sharp manner as the cryptocurrency sector as a whole has observed a bearish shift. So far, the coin is still contained inside the upper half of the channel, but if momentum weakens, it might end up traveling lower. According to the analyst, these levels could act as support in such a scenario: $50.22, $22.47, and $9.98. These levels correspond to a point 50%, 75%, and 100% down the channel, respectively. Solana last tested the lower-most of these levels during the bear market of the previous cycle. Back then, it had helped the cryptocurrency reach a bottom. It now remains to be seen which direction the asset will go next and if a retest of any of these levels will take place. Related Reading: Ethereum Still Undervalued As Bitcoin, XRP Sit Near Neutral, Santiment Says SOL isn’t the only cryptocurrency observing a Parallel Channel setup. As Martinez has highlighted in another X post, the monthly price of Stellar (XLM) has also been moving down such a pattern, with possible support levels existing at 0.147, 0.078, and 0.041. SOL Price At the time of writing, SOL is floating around $81, down 5.5% in the last 24 hours. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Hyperliquid (HYPE), one of the largest decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in the crypto sector, is preparing a significant upgrade that could reshape how new projects launch tokens on its platform. The proposal, known as HIP-6, introduces a framework designed to enable permissionless, on-chain token launches without relying on the off‑chain capital-raising methods that many teams currently use. New Hyperliquid Proposal Details of the proposal were shared on social media by James Evans of Reciprocal Ventures. According to Evans, HIP-6 establishes a permissionless token launch auction for new HIP-1 assets, specifically tailored for teams seeking to issue tokens directly on Hyperliquid. The system adapts Uniswap’s continuous clearing auction model to function within Hyperliquid’s central limit order book (CLOB) environment, allowing token launches to occur natively within the exchange’s infrastructure. Related Reading: Jane Street Faces New Lawsuit: Trump Media Calls For Federal Investigation At present, while HIP-1 and HIP-2 already allow permissionless token deployment and automated liquidity provisioning, gaps remain in capital formation and price discovery. Teams launching tokens on Hyperliquid often need to secure funding off chain, manually provide their own liquidity to seed HIP-2 pools, or release tokens into relatively thin order books. These limitations have meant that, despite its technical strengths, Hyperliquid has not yet reached feature parity with other high-performance ecosystems and exchanges when it comes to initial token offerings. HIP-6 is designed to close that gap, though participation will remain optional for projects. By integrating capital raising and liquidity seeding into a single on-chain flow, the proposal aims to simplify the process for founders. Funds raised during the auction would be split automatically between the token deployer and liquidity provision through HIP-2, reducing operational friction and reliance on external arrangements. Auction Structure And Ecosystem Growth A core component of the proposal is its approach to price discovery. Instead of a one‑time auction vulnerable to timing strategies, HIP-6 uses a continuous clearing auction that unfolds over multiple blocks. This structure is intended to determine a fair market price while minimizing the “sniping” and last‑minute bidding behavior often seen in traditional token launches. The upgrade also seeks to strengthen the broader ecosystem around Hyperliquid. By creating utility for aligned quote assets, HIP-6 could contribute to higher total value locked (TVL) in those assets and generate yield for the platform’s Assistance Fund. Related Reading: Circle Tops Q4 Revenue Forecasts, Shares Surge 30% — Key Numbers Inside While HIP-6 addresses how new tokens raise funds and establish initial liquidity, it does not dictate how those tokens create long-term value or how their governance systems operate. Mechanisms such as revenue sharing, buybacks, staking rewards, treasury oversight, or voting rights would remain up to individual projects. Similarly, tokenholder protections—such as treasury lockups, on-chain transparency requirements, or vesting schedules affecting both buyers and team allocations—would need to be built on top of the HIP-6 framework. The proposal’s stated objective is to make the initial auction process as efficient and equitable as possible, leaving post-launch design choices to the creativity of the Hyperliquid community. At the time of writing, HYPE, the platform’s native token, was trading at $27.430, representing a 3% drop over the previous 24 hours. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
Mark Karpelès said it has been 12 years since the start of Mt. Gox’s bankruptcy proceedings and “this is probably the last sore point on this whole case.”
The pullback erased most of Wednesday's push toward $70,000 as hot producer-price data and a post-earnings Nvidia decline dragged risk assets lower heading into the weekend.