AI usage among Gen Z is up, but excitement over the technology is way down—so are feelings of “hopefulness.”
Bitget's new IPO Prime platform debuts with a Republic-issued token offering exposure to SpaceX's eventual public market performance.
On-chain data shows the largest Toncoin whales have quietly been accumulating the asset while its price has continued to struggle. Top Toncoin Whales Have Seen A Surge In Their Supply In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the supply of the top whales on the Toncoin network. “Whales” popularly refer to the big-money investors of the cryptocurrency who tend to carry some degree of influence in the market. Here, the top whales are the 100 largest investors of this kind. Related Reading: Zcash Breaks Out With 34% Surge—Is $440 The Next Target? Below is the chart shared by Santiment that shows how the supply of these humongous entities has changed over the last few months. As is visible in the graph, the Toncoin supply held by the top 100 addresses saw a decline during the last quarter of 2025 as the cryptocurrency sector as a whole saw a bearish shift. An especially sharp decline in the indicator came alongside the recovery surge in early January, suggesting that some big-money hands used the rally to exit the market. Since that price surge, TON has seen continuous struggle, but interestingly, the top whales have changed their tune recently. From the chart, it’s visible that despite the consolidation that the cryptocurrency has been stuck in, the largest addresses have sharply increased their supply over the last couple of weeks. Even before this uptick, the metric was in a gradual uptrend in the preceding couple of months. In total, the 100 largest wallets on the Toncoin network have loaded up on 189,730 tokens (worth about $244,900 right now) over the last three months. This reflects a rise of about 2.5% in their total supply. While the accumulation isn’t terribly large in scale, the fact that the top 100 whales have chosen to accumulate rather than sell during the recent bearish phase may be a sign that large investors still have confidence in the asset. As the analytics firm explains: Even with the #29 ranked coin in crypto losing two thirds of its market cap since its local top in early August, 2025, this heavy accumulation is a promising sign that a relief rally may come quickly once crypto markets finally turn the page from this bear cycle. Related Reading: Bitcoin Surge To $72,000 Unleashes $470M Squeeze On Crypto Bears Though, while the top whales have been buying recently, things can often swing fast in the digital asset sector. As such, the supply of this cohort could still be to keep an eye on in the near future, especially in the case of a relief rally emerging. TON Price At the time of writing, Toncoin is trading around $1.29, up about 2.8% over the past week. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
CIA leadership confirmed the agency used AI to generate its first-ever autonomous intelligence report—and expect to use full AI agent teams.
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is challenging Colorado’s new high-risk AI law, adding to mounting legal scrutiny around its Grok chatbot.
Bitcoin holding above $72,000, along with a sharp uptick in whale activity, suggests traders may target the supply zone at $88,000.
Flare proposes protocol level MEV capture, FIRE buybacks, and a 40% inflation cut as it pushes FLR toward stronger value accrual.
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Binance is offering temporary relocation to employees based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the Iran conflict rattles the wider Middle East. Iran Tensions Spill Over To CEXs Bloomberg reported today that the largest crypto centralized exchange (CEX) said many staff members have opted to stay in the UAE, though it did not disclose an exact number. Related Reading: Is XRP Safer Than Bitcoin? This Analyst Explains The Real Quantum Risk For Holders In an e-mail statement sent to Bloomberg this Friday, the CEX explains it gave its UAE employees the relocation option as a precaution measure. Binance assures the company is more than capable to support this type of scenarios without it interfering with the business. Given the recent regional tensions, we offered employees the option to temporarily relocate as a precautionary, employee-first measure to provide flexibility and support during a period of uncertainty. As a remote-first organisation, we are well set up to support this kind of flexibility without disruption to our operations. This measure follows last month’s recommendation from Binance to its UAE staff to limit outdoor activity and prioritize remote work as tensions rose. Binance And The UAE: A Recap On March 2025, Binance reported it had roughly 1,000 employees in the country, accounting for about 20% of its global headcount, Bloomberg claims. At the ending of last year, Binance repositioned itself under Abu Dhabi Global Market oversight and moved its global platform under ADGM supervision, making the UAE its regulatory and operational anchor. The CEX giant is under an ongoing compliance upheaval and Iran‑linked scrutiny since February this year. Binance fired five investigators after an internal probe into roughly $1 billion worth of USDT transactions tied to Iran. According to The New York Times, users in Iran accessed more than 1,500 Binance accounts. In that period, around $1.7 billion moved from two Binance accounts to Iranian entities with alleged ties to terrorist organizations. This potentially breached international sanctions. A Binance contractor opereated one of those accounts. The cuts were focused on investigators and compliance personnel who were reportedly responsible for missing red flags tied to these potential violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Such move marked a major internal compliance crackdown and a strong signal of enforcement within the company’s regulatory structure. Related Reading: Bitcoin Stress Cycle Is Ending — But Traders May Hate What Comes Nex For global exchanges, jurisdictional arbitrage now includes war risk and sanctions optics. No direct impact on trading has been reported yet. Operational disruptions or a drawn‑out conflict could dent sentiment around BNB and Gulf‑centric liquidity. At the moment of writing, BTC trades for around $72k on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview. Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSD chart from Tradingview.
The US government's Bitcoin deposit on Coinbase Prime highlights a shift towards strategic reserve building, impacting future asset management.
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Although US inflation was weaker than expected in March, the ongoing war between the United States, Iran and Israel has fueled macroeconomic uncertainty.
Benchmark’s base case notes that even 0.01% of NYSE’s roughly $44 trillion market could exceed Securitize’s $4 billion asset base.
Privacy coins are back and not quietly either. Since April 4, the privacy coins surge has been hard to ignore, with tokens like DASH, ZEC, DCR, and XMR snapping out of their long consolidation phases and ripping higher. The timing? Not random. The spark came from a geopolitical twist, the April 8 U.S.- Iran ceasefire …
Attention has again been drawn to the popular trader James Wynn, who went from a high of almost $100 million in profits to less than $1000 in his Hyperliquid account at the moment. The trader continues to trade Bitcoin and was recently liquidated as the market recovered. Popular Bitcoin Trader Who Went From Almost $100 Million To Below $1,000 HypurrScan data shows that popular Bitcoin trader James Wynn’s account has gone from a peak of $84.21 million in May 2025 to $914.21 at the moment. The trader gained prominence for reaching a $84 million peak in just over two months after he began trading on the decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid. Related Reading: Here’s Why The Hyperliquid Price Is Exploding Again The trader stacked these profits through high-leveraged bets, including betting on Bitcoin. A major highlight of the trader’s journey was building a $1.25 billion BTC position by going long with 40x leverage on the leading crypto. This was one of the largest Bitcoin positions at the time, which drew more attention to the trader. That position was eventually liquidated, and since then, the Bitcoin trader has lost up to $100 million on his positions. Further data from HypurrScan data show that he currently has a loss of $22 million all-time PnL (Profit and Loss) on Hyperliquid. Wynn was notably a bull as his trading profits on Hyperliquid climbed to a peak of $84 million. However, since the crash in his trading profits, the trader’s sentiment toward Bitcoin has continued to flip. Towards the end of last year, he became largely bearish on BTC, rightly predicting that the leading crypto would suffer a long-term downtrend. Bitcoin has been in a downtrend since reaching an all-time high (ATH) of $126,000. Earlier this year, in February, Wynn predicted that BTC would still drop to as low as $48,000 in this bear market. More Liquidations Amid Bearish Sentiment On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed that James Wynn was recently liquidated on his Bitcoin position as the crypto market recovered amid the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. The trader had shorted Bitcoin just below $67,000 and got liquidated as the price hit $67,900. Lookonchain noted that the trader has been liquidated six times in just the past two weeks. Related Reading: Crypto Trader Predicts Bitcoin Price Will Hit $100,000 Again When This Happens Wynn had mainly been shorting Bitcoin while the leading crypto traded in the $67,000 range. However, the leading crypto has yet to make a new low, holding the $66,000 support, and has instead rebounded above the psychological $70,000 level since the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement. HypurrScan data show that the trader has not opened a new position since the ceasefire agreement. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is trading at around $72,000, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
BitFuFu's BTC sale reflects strategic balance sheet management, highlighting the dynamic nature of crypto asset management amid market shifts.
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Treasury and Federal Reserve officials reportedly alerted banks to cybersecurity risks tied to Anthropic’s advanced new Mythos AI model.
Circle's stance highlights the urgent need for regulatory clarity in crypto, balancing centralized control with decentralized ideals.
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The dispute between the crypto exchange founders, which included a $1 billion wager from CZ, revives allegations dating back 11 years to Zhao’s time at OKCoin.
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TAO drops 30% from its weekly high, confirming fractal setups that projected deeper downside targets for the token in the past.
The crypto market has rebounded, with Bitcoin rising 10% over the last eight days and Ethereum up 12% in the same period. The total market cap is now up about 2.95% to $2.47 trillion in 24 hours, adding roughly $209 billion in value. Why Crypto Is Rallying The primary driver is Japan’s regulatory momentum. The …
Everything EV has pulled off nice ascent in past 30 days and it briefly outpaced even Bitcoin in 24-hour visits on CoinMarketCap. Yeah, that got attention. And naturally, when a relatively under-the-radar token suddenly tops traffic charts, it’s either the start of something… or the middle of something messy. Let’s unpack what’s actually going on. …
A high-profile departure from Bittensor has triggered a steep sell-off in the decentralized artificial intelligence network, wiping out nearly $900 million from its market capitalization in a matter of hours as internal disputes spill into public view. On April 10, Covenant AI, the development team behind one of the network’s largest subnets, announced that it […]
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Bitcoin briefly crossed $73,000 this afternoon, hitting a high of $73,115 before pulling back. It is currently trading at $72,794, up 2.51% in the past 24 hours and 8.81% on the week. The March CPI report that everyone had been watching landed this morning, and understanding what it actually said explains the move. The CPI …
Ripple and Quant are no longer just talking about the future of institutional payments, they’re now sharing the stage, and the market is taking notice. In a rare joint appearance, Ripple’s James Wallace, head of CBDC relations, and Gilbert Verdian of Quant Network sat side by side, unveiling a single, tightly‑linked vision: a programmable, multi‑ledger, …
Adam Back has heard the question before. He will keep hearing it. But this week, with a New York Times investigation naming him as the most likely identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the Blockstream CEO gave his most detailed public response yet, and it raises as many questions as it answers. “No,” he said when asked …
Bitcoin saw a fresh attempt to hit new local highs on the back of lower-than-expected US CPI data, despite a giant gas-price increase.
Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing fosters innovation in digital finance, enhancing cross-border transactions while ensuring regulatory oversight.
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Reuters reported that White House staff were warned against using confidential information after suspicious Iran-linked oil futures bets and fresh scrutiny of prediction markets.
A Bank of France official called for tighter MiCA rules on non-euro stablecoins as lawmakers advance reporting requirements for self-custodial crypto wallets above 5,000 euros.
March inflation has delivered a split result with one immediate consequence. US consumer prices accelerated hard enough to keep the Federal Reserve boxed in, while the softer core reading kept the next month alive as the real test. That tension reaches well beyond macro calendars. Bitcoin has spent much of 2026 trading through rates, liquidity, […]
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