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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UpsideOnly's AI-driven model could democratize trading, reducing financial risk for retail traders and potentially reshaping market dynamics.
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NUVA launched this week with nearly $19 billion in tokenized real-world assets from Figure Technologies, aiming to bring regulated U.S. yield products into DeFi.
The Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency questioning the charters of nine crypto firms.
Early offerings from the prediction market focus on AI, fintech and crypto unicorns including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Kraken.
21Shares says strong early flows into its new Hyperliquid ETF reflect growing investor demand for around-the-clock access to crypto and traditional assets.
A crypto trader tracked by Lookonchain has opened a fresh leveraged long position in Dogecoin, adding DOGE exposure alongside larger Bitcoin and Ethereum bets. The move matters because the wallet, identified as 0x152e, is described by the on-chain analytics account as a “smart whale” with $24.79 million in total profit. According to Lookonchain, the trader moved aggressively across major crypto assets over a three-hour window, opening longs on Ethereum, Bitcoin and Dogecoin. The DOGE position totaled 19.47 million tokens, worth about $2.04 million, while the Ethereum and Bitcoin trades were substantially larger in dollar terms. Dogecoin Draws $2 Million Long From ‘Smart Whale’ “Smart whale 0x152e, with $24.79M in total profit, is going long on ETH, BTC, and DOGE,” Lookonchain wrote on X. “Over the past 3 hours, he opened longs on 4,601 ETH ($9.82M), 118.2 BTC ($9.11M), and 19.47M DOGE ($2.04M). He also placed limit orders to keep adding to his BTC and ETH longs.” Related Reading: How To Time The Dogecoin Bottom And When The Price Will Reach $2 The positioning suggests the trader is not making a single memecoin bet in isolation. DOGE appears to be part of a broader directional long setup across higher-liquidity crypto assets, led by Ethereum and Bitcoin. The Ethereum position, worth $9.82 million, was the largest of the three disclosed longs, followed closely by the $9.11 million Bitcoin position. Dogecoin accounted for the smallest new futures exposure, but still represented a notable $2 million-plus leveraged bet on the memecoin. The additional limit orders are also important. Lookonchain said the whale had placed orders to continue adding to Bitcoin and Ethereum longs, indicating that the trader may be scaling into the position rather than treating the initial entries as a complete allocation. The post did not say whether similar add-on orders were placed for Dogecoin. Related Reading: Dogecoin Fisher Transform Turns Bullish: The Last Setups Were Explosive Beyond the new perpetual positions, the same wallet also holds sizable spot positions in Zcash and Hyperliquid’s HYPE token. Lookonchain said the trader holds 10,797 ZEC, worth about $6.14 million, with an unrealized gain of $3.5 million. The wallet also holds 114,547 HYPE, valued at $5.48 million, with an unrealized gain of $2.2 million. Those spot holdings add context to the “smart whale” label. The wallet is not only showing realized or total profit, according to Lookonchain’s framing, but is also sitting on multi-million-dollar unrealized gains across separate spot positions. The new DOGE long therefore comes from an address that has already built profitable exposure elsewhere in the market. Still, whale tracking has limits. On-chain position data can show what a wallet is doing, but not the trader’s full risk book, hedges, off-chain exposure or intended holding period. A large Dogecoin long from a profitable wallet may attract attention, but it does not by itself confirm a market-wide shift in DOGE demand. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.10429. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Armitage's launch could centralize DeFi capital allocation, potentially creating new gatekeepers and influencing protocol funding dynamics.
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Polymarket’s new private-company prediction markets let retail traders bet on startup milestones once reserved for Wall Street insiders.
Canaan posted an $88.7 million net loss for the first quarter of 2026 despite meeting revenue guidance at $62.7 million.
Bitcoin fell to $76,700 amid the largest spot ETF outflows since January, thin spot volume, rising rate-hike bets, and unwinding leverage.
Crypto firms are pausing long-awaited IPO plans as weak trading volumes and macro pressures weigh on valuations despite boom in AI-linked tech listings.
Vault curators allow institutions to take a hands-off approach to crypto by allocating capital along pre-set risk parameters.
More than 10,000 Bitcoin have been sold at a loss by short-term holders in recent days, adding fuel to analysts’ predictions that BTC price will fall to $65,000.
Lolli's seamless bitcoin cashback integration could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption, fostering a more circular Bitcoin economy.
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Crypto markets have turned lower in morning U.S. trade on Tuesday as the idea of coming rate hikes takes a toll on risk assets.
Flare's integration and XRP Alliance could significantly enhance XRP's DeFi utility, attracting new users and fostering ecosystem growth.
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Canaan’s Q1 results were dragged down by a $25 million inventory write-down and a 75% quarterly drop in equipment sales as Bitcoin prices retreated from their highs.
Throughout 2026, MSTR stock and Strategy’s preferred securities are trading as more than a simple Bitcoin proxy. Bitcoin is down about 12.5% year to date, while Strategy stock, trading as MSTR, is up about 6.8% Strategy's preferred securities have also held up better than BTC in price. STRC is nearly flat, while STRD, STRF, and STRK […]
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