South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, is set to list Sky Protocol (SKY) and USDS (USDS), expanding trading options for users. The exchange will support both KRW and USDT trading pairs. SKY serves as the governance token of the Sky ecosystem, giving holders a role in protocol decisions. USDS is a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin designed …
Binance Wallet is introducing a new feature that will allow users to access prediction markets directly from the wallet. The feature will work by connecting to external platforms, with Predict Fun serving as the first main provider. Predict Fun is a decentralized prediction protocol built on the BNB Smart Chain. This step reflects Binance’s strategy …
Google Research said the necessary resources for quantum computers to break cryptocurrencies have seen a 20-fold reduction.
With the Ethereum price struggling around the $2,000 support, the question of when the digital asset will hit a bottom has continued to linger among investors. Naturally, a bottom is largely based on the Bitcoin price, setting the tone for the entire market. However, a crypto analyst has also suggested things to look out for that could help to confirm that the Ethereum price has actually hit a bottom and will begin to move upward once again. Watch Out For The Ethereum Close Above $2,100 For now, the Ethereum price is still trending below $2,100, and crypto analyst Rawl has called this out as the next important level to break. Given the fact that the Ethereum price had fallen below $2,400 initially, but then didn’t make a complete weekly close, it suggests that this could be a takeout. Related Reading: The Crowd Is Bearish On Bitcoin, But History Says That’s Bullish Going by this, the Ethereum price now needs to actually make a close above $2,100 on the weekly chart to confirm if this is the bottom or not. Since the cryptocurrency completed the last week without making this close, then it moves into this week for another chance to make the close. As the crypto analyst explains, a close above $2,100 would confirm the local bottom, setting the stage for the next price increase. The first move is expected to propel the altcoin as high as $2,400 in the primary move. However, the move is not expected to end there. For a secondary move, Rawl points to a climb to $2,800-$3,000, and hitting the top of this prediction would mean that the Ethereum price would rise 50% from the current level at the time of this report. “So the plan remains the same, we will likely stay choppy here before properly breaking above 2,100 and heading toward 2,800–3,000,” the analyst stated. Bears Could Still Take Over Just like with any scenario, there is still the possibility that the Ethereum price does not make this weekly close and ends up falling below it. In this case, it would put the bears back in control, likely triggering a sustained decline that would keep the cryptocurrency’s price below the $2,000 level. Related Reading: Bitcoin Last Line Of Defense Revealed: Can BTC Price Still Go To $40,000? Even in the case where the Ethereum price does close above $2,100 and completes the projected rally, the crypto analyst says this is only preceding a larger decline. In a previous post, the analyst had pointed out this possible large correction, but then posits that the Ethereum price could continue to rally and likely hit $6,500-$8,000 for a new peak. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
The rapid advancement of quantum computing poses a significant threat to the security of cryptocurrencies, necessitating urgent adoption of post-quantum cryptography to safeguard digital assets and maintain financial stability.
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Prediction markets are facing increasing scrutiny over allegations of insider trading, prompting Kalshi and Polymarket to plan guardrails to curb potential incidents.
Users would be required to set up a dedicated prediction account, separate from their spot trading accounts, to trade on event contracts.
The Bitcoin price rebounded from the local lows around $65,000 and began the weekly trade on a bullish note. Currently, the price has surged close to $67,500, forming an intraday high at $68,408 as market pressure has been fading since yesterday. The price continues to trade within a rising channel structure but seems to have …
Rising U.S. real yields, especially on 10-year TIPS, pose a headwind to zero-yielding risk assets like bitcoin.
KuCoin’s parent company will pay $500,000 to resolve CFTC charges, marking a fraction of the $300 million it previously agreed to pay the DOJ over similar charges.
Google has updated its estimates of the quantum computing resources needed to break elliptic curve cryptography.
As Bitcoin (BTC) retests a crucial level after breaking down of a bearish pattern, an analyst has suggested that the flagship crypto’s final correction before the next bull market could start in the coming days. Related Reading: Ethereum Could Hit $40,000 And Beat Bitcoin, Standard Chartered Says Start Of ‘Final Washout’ Is Days Away In a Monday analysis, market observer Ali Martinez affirmed that Bitcoin’s final leg down before the next bull run could be around the corner based on the flagship crypto’s past cycle’s behavior. The analyst explained that historically, the crossover between BTC’s 50 and 200 Simple Moving Averages (SMAs) has marked the “‘absolute bottom’ of every major cycle since 2014.” Over the past 12 years, whenever these two lines crossed on the three-day chart, it has consistently signaled the start of the “final washout” before the next bull market begins. In 2014, 2018, and 2022, Bitcoin had already declined by 50%-72% from its cycle peaks when the 50- and 200-SMAs crossed. 23-33 days after the crossover, the cryptocurrency continued its correction, retracing another 45%-52% before bottoming. In 2022, “another lower low formed 156 days later, completing the bear structure and opening the door for the next bull market.” Now, Bitcoin has already seen a 52% correction from its October 2025 peak, while the SMAs crossed over on February 27. “As of today, we are exactly 30 days into this signal,” the analyst detailed, adding that “If history ‘rhymes,’ we are likely entering the Final Accumulation Window of this cycle within the next 3 to 6 days.” Martinez noted that while the final leg down could be intimidating, history has shown that the crossover is the “Golden Opportunity” for long-term investors. Based on its 40%-50% “resets,” the analyst suggested two main accumulation zones: the $40,000 and $30,000 levels. Structurally, this setup has historically aligned with the last major downside move before a generational macro bottom forms. (…) The countdown to the next vertical move has begun. Bitcoin Bear Flag Breakdown Confirmed? After closing the week around the $66,000 mark, Bitcoin has surged to the $67,000-$68,000 area to retest a crucial level from below. The flagship crypto has been trading between $62,000-$74,000 for nearly two months, developing a bearish formation during this period. Notably, BTC has formed a bearish flag pattern on the daily timeframe, retesting the formation’s lower and upper boundaries multiple times since early February. Following last week’s correction, the cryptocurrency retraced over 10% from its recent highs to a four-week low of $65,000 on Sunday. Related Reading: The Last Time Bitcoin Sentiment Was This Bad Was 2022, But There Was A Silver Lining Amid this performance, Bitcoin lost the lower boundary of its bear flag formation, risking a second leg down toward lower levels. Analyst Crypto Jelle noted that the cryptocurrency is currently retesting the formation from below after today’s bounce, which could confirm that the pattern’s support has turned into resistance if BTC price is rejected. In addition, the market watcher pointed out that the cryptocurrency’s bear market lows have historically formed below the Fibonacci 0.618 retracement levels, which could place BTC’s bottom below the $57,000 area. “Is this time different? Doubt it,” Jelle concluded. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
Dubai’s VARA has set formal rules for crypto exchange-traded derivatives, allowing retail access under suitability checks, margin controls and leverage limits.
Google’s Quantum AI team, with researchers like Justin Drake and Dan Boneh, published a paper showing a significantly more efficient implementation of Shor’s algorithm that could threaten cryptography used by Bitcoin and Ethereum. The optimized method needs around 1,000 logical qubits (500,000 physical qubits) to solve the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, securing ECDSA signatures, …
Equity futures rallied and oil erased gains on the report, but the S&P 500 is on its longest losing streak since 2022 and MSCI Asia Pacific is heading for its worst month since 2008.
The safe harbor proposal would allow 401(k) managers to offer crypto-linked funds with stronger legal protections.
Bitmine bought over 71,000 Ether over the past week, adding to the 238,244 Ether it acquired over the previous four weeks.
The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act is gaining traction again after U.S. lawmakers reached a tentative deal on one of its most debated issues, stablecoin yield. This development could clear the way for the bill to move toward a Senate hearing, marking a major step toward long-awaited crypto regulation in the U.S. According to updates …
The company said it plans to use the proceeds to invest in its core businesses and replenish working capital following recent mergers.
Prosecutors say Jonathan Spalletta exploited smart contract bugs twice in April 2021, laundering funds through Tornado Cash and spending proceeds on rare collectibles.
KuCoin operator Peken Global Limited cannot cater to U.S. users on its platform unless it registers as a foreign board of trade.
The Uranium Finance indictment carries potential prison time of up to 30 years for fraud and money laundering counts.
The US Labor Department published a proposed regulation on Monday intended to give 401(k) participants access to alternative investments, including crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC). The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) framed the rule as “historic,” saying it lays out a clear, process-driven framework that plan fiduciaries can follow when evaluating non-traditional assets for defined contribution plans. Safe‑Harbor Rules For 401(k) Considering Crypto At the heart of the proposal are safe-harbor procedures designed to guide plan managers through the selection of designated investment alternatives. Under the rule, fiduciaries would be required to evaluate potential alternatives, addressing factors such as expected performance, fees, liquidity, valuation methods, appropriate performance benchmarks, and the complexity of the crypto assets. The department emphasized that the rule is intentionally neutral with respect to asset classes: it does not endorse any particular type of investment but instead sets out a prudent process for review and selection. Related Reading: XRP Price Alert: Expert Predicts $0.80 On Bitcoin’s Potential Retreat To $60,000 The move follows President Trump’s executive order, “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors,” and represents an attempt to translate that directive into practical regulatory guidance, according to the statement on the matter. Labor Department officials say the proposed rule returns the agency to a long-standing approach that focuses on fiduciary process rather than picking winners and losers among asset types. “The department’s days of picking winners and losers are over. Our rule clearly spells out that managers must evaluate any and all potential product offerings by following a prudent process,” said Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling. Treasury And SEC Back Labor Proposal The EBSA noted that the Biden administration’s 2022 compliance guidance — which effectively discouraged fiduciaries from offering crypto options — diverged from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) requirements, contributing to the limited uptake of alternatives in retirement plans. The new proposal aims to remove that regulatory uncertainty by providing concrete, process-based protections for fiduciaries who choose to consider crypto investments. Officials from other agencies welcomed the initiative as part of a broader push to expand retirement investment options. Related Reading: XRP Nears Key Turning Point As Descending Wedge Tightens Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised the Labor Department’s rulemaking as “another step in ushering in President Trump’s Golden Age,” saying the proposal seeks to broaden access to additional retirement options for “millions of Americans” while protecting retirement assets. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins also expressed support, noting that enabling Americans to participate in innovation and economic growth through diversified, long-term investments is important for retirement planning and that the SEC helped formulate the proposal. If finalized, the rule would provide plan fiduciaries with a structured path to consider crypto and other alternative assets without immediately exposing them to the compliance risks that had discouraged inclusion in recent years. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $66,580, having failed to capitalize on moves slightly above $68,000 earlier on Monday. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
The findings suggest attackers could one day steal bitcoin mid-transaction, challenging assumptions that the threat is decades away.
The proposed rule change seeks to enable Americans to invest in products like crypto that better reflect the current investment landscape, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said.
A crypto analyst has pointed out how Dogecoin has remained stuck in a Descending Triangle recently, decompression from which could potentially trigger a notable move. Dogecoin Has Continued To Coil Inside A Descending Triangle In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has shared a Descending Triangle pattern that has recently been forming in the 4-hour price chart of Dogecoin. The Descending Triangle is a triangular consolidation channel from technical analysis (TA) that forms when an asset travels between two converging trendlines to a net downside. Related Reading: OG Bitcoin On-Chain Models Could Hint At $46,000-$54,000 Floor: Analyst A key feature of the pattern is that the lower trendline is parallel to the time-axis. Thus, as the price moves through the channel, the upper end of its range progressively gets smaller. Like other consolidation patterns in TA, the upper trendline of a Descending Triangle is also assumed to be a source of resistance, while the lower one that of support. A break out of either of these boundaries can imply a continuation of trend in that direction. The Descending Triangle is just one type of triangle that exists in TA. Another popular pattern is the Ascending Triangle, which involves the reverse case: a flat upper barrier and an ascending support line. Now, here is the chart shared by Martinez that shows the Descending Triangle that Dogecoin has been stuck inside on the 4-hour timeframe recently: As displayed in the above graph, Dogecoin has gradually been making its way down in the shape of the Descending Triangle over the last couple of months. The asset has retested both trendlines multiple times, but so far, it hasn’t been able to find a break. The analyst initially shared the pattern last week, but between then and now, not much has changed for DOGE, as it remains firmly trapped in the channel. In that last post, Martinez noted that this triangle could pave the way to a move of about 29% for the memecoin. Related Reading: XRP Open Interest Surges As Price Slides—More Volatility Ahead? Triangle breakouts are often assumed to lead to moves equal in degree to the height of the triangle; the DOGE Descending Triangle involved a swing of 29% between its highest and lowest points, hence the analyst’s figure for the breakout. Currently, it’s unclear when Dogecoin could escape the channel, but as is visible in the chart, the asset is slowly approaching the apex of the triangle. In this region, consolidation is tight, so breakouts can become more likely to take place. It now remains to be seen which direction the coin will exit the channel and whether any sustained move will follow. DOGE Price At the time of writing, Dogecoin is floating around $0.093, up over 2% in the last 24 hours. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
A report from Reuters earlier this month claimed that the SEC's former chief of enforcement clashed with agency leadership over cases involving those in Trump's orbit before resigning.
When Teucrium launched America’s first XRP ETF, few anticipated the response. Within just 12 weeks, the fund pulled in $500 million, a remarkable figure for any ETF, let alone a crypto derivative product that doesn’t even hold physical XRP. “The XRP community is an army,” said Sal Gilbertie, Founder and CEO of Teucrium. “They’re willing …
Bitcoin price started a recovery wave above $67,000. BTC is now consolidating below $68,500 and might struggle to continue higher. Bitcoin started a recovery wave above $67,000 and $67,500. The price is trading above $67,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $67,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another decline if it stays below the $68,500 and $68,800 levels. Bitcoin Price Attempts Recovery Bitcoin price extended losses and tested the $65,000 zone. BTC formed a base above $65,000 and recently started an upside correction above $66,000. The price climbed above the $67,000 resistance zone. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $67,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The bulls even cleared the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $71,985 swing high to the $65,030 low. Bitcoin is now trading above $67,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. If the price remains stable above $67,200, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $68,500 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $71,985 swing high to the $65,030 low. The first key resistance is near the $68,800 level. A close above the $68,800 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $69,250 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $69,500 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $70,000. Another Decline In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $68,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $67,200 level. The first major support is near the $67,000 level. The next support is now near the $66,200 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $65,500 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $65,000, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is now losing pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $67,000, followed by $65,000. Major Resistance Levels – $68,500 and $68,800.
The crypto market has been under pressure for months. The selling has been relentless. And the world outside the chart is not making it easier. Top analyst Darkfost has published an assessment that places the current market environment in its full context: the geopolitical situation is deteriorating, not stabilizing. Despite announcements from the Trump administration suggesting a path toward de-escalation, the attacks and bombings have not stopped. The conflict is escalating. The consequences are spreading across every asset class without exception. Related Reading: An XRP Key Indicator Just Flipped Bullish — and Most Traders Are Not Watching It The damage is not limited to crypto. The 60-40 portfolio — the stocks-and-bonds allocation that has defined institutional risk management for decades and survived every major market stress of the past thirty years — is experiencing its worst performance since 2022. When the most robust mainstream strategy is breaking down, the environment for risk assets is not merely difficult. It is structurally hostile. Crypto has not been spared. But Darkfost notes something that the headlines are missing: relative to the scale of the macro dislocation, the crypto market has shown a degree of resilience over recent weeks that deserves attention rather than dismissal. That resilience is not a recovery. It is a signal worth watching in a market where most signals have been pointing in one direction for months. The Bleeding on Binance Has Stopped. What Comes Next Is the Question Darkfost’s on-chain data introduces the first constructive development in weeks. Amid the macro pressure and the sustained selling environment, Binance — the platform recording the highest trading volumes globally — is showing a clear increase in stablecoin inflows. The shift is measurable, dateable, and significant enough to warrant serious attention. The historical contrast makes the current reading more meaningful. On December 11, Binance recorded net stablecoin outflows of -$3.4 billion — capital leaving, liquidity contracting, the market voting with its feet. On February 15, that figure deteriorated further to -$6.7 billion, the largest single outflow reading in the period under review. Those two dates marked the depths of investor withdrawal from the platform. Today, the stablecoin netflow on Binance stands at +$2.4 billion. The direction has reversed. Capital that was leaving is now entering. The $9.1 billion swing from the February low to the current reading is not a footnote — it is the largest behavioral shift visible in the flow data this quarter. Darkfost’s qualification is precise and should not be dismissed: the signal is encouraging, but it needs to hold and build. A single positive reading is a data point. A sustained trend is a signal. The difference between the two is what the next several sessions will determine. Related Reading: Crypto Market Open Interest Hits $30 Billion, Highest Since January: Leverage Returns To The Market The Entire Crypto Bull Run Is Being Weighed Against a Single Support Level The total crypto market cap stands at $2.3 trillion, up 1.85% on the week — a candle that opened at $2.26 trillion, reached $2.32 trillion, and is holding above the week’s low of $2.25 trillion. The green candle is real. The context surrounding it is sobering. The macro picture requires no interpretation. Total market cap peaked near $4.05 trillion in January 2026 — the highest level in crypto’s history — and has retraced 43% over three months, erasing the entirety of the second half of 2025’s advance. The speed of that decline is as significant as its magnitude: what took eighteen months to build was unwound in twelve weeks. Related Reading: $2.3 Billion Ethereum Has Left OKX And Binance This Quarter: The Sell-Side Supply Is Thinning The weekly moving average structure tells the most important structural story visible on this chart. Price has broken below the 50-week MA and is now testing the 100-week MA — the green line, currently ascending through the $2.85–$2.9 trillion region — from well below it, having failed to reclaim it in recent weeks. Both the 50-week and 100-week MAs are now turning lower. The 200-week MA continues its long-term ascent near $2.1 trillion — the last structural support this chart offers and the level that has never been violated since 2023. Current level at $2.3 trillion sits in the gap between the 200-week MA below and the 100-week MA above. Reclaiming $2.85 trillion is the minimum requirement for any credible recovery argument. Until that level is reclaimed on a weekly close, the market remains in a confirmed downtrend on its most reliable long-term timeframe. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com