Bitcoin and XRP price traded slightly lower today as rising geopolitical tension triggered a fresh wave of caution across crypto markets, with BTC price holding just above $70,000 and XRP price consolidating near $1.30. The pullback follows renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, dragging total crypto market value closer to $2.41 trillion as risk …
The Fartcoin plunge highlights the volatility and manipulation risks in meme coin markets, impacting investor confidence and market stability.
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Most U.S. lenders remain in a wait-and-see mode as deposit risks, regulatory shifts and new competition complicate strategy, according to the report.
XRP whales are aggressively accumulating while the asset’s recent price action keeps many retail participants cautious. This raises a key question for investors: are large holders positioning ahead of something the average trader has not yet recognized? XRP Whales Accumulate At Key Levels While Retail Hesitates While XRP has dropped 3.5% in the past 24 hours, on-chain metrics indicate that XRP whales have dramatically shifted their positioning in recent weeks. Data from the analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that the Whale Flow 30-day moving average (30DMA) has turned positive after spending more than three months in negative territory, signaling a transition from distribution to accumulation. Related Reading: Analyst Who Called Bitcoin Price Crash Above $100,000 Predicts Crash To $29,000 This shift has pushed whale buying activity to its highest level in roughly ten months, highlighting a sharp change in behavior among large investors. Moreover, major holders have been purchasing more than 11 million XRP every day, a pace of accumulation that has not been observed since earlier stages of previous market expansions. The timing of this accumulation is notable because it coincides with XRP defending a key technical support zone. Market data shows the asset recently rebounded after touching the $1.28 level, bringing its current value to $1.33. Traders are closely watching this behavior, considering whether the combination of strong whale buying and support defense could set the stage for a potential breakout. Another signal reinforcing the accumulation narrative is the steady movement of tokens away from trading platforms. Exchange outflows for XRP have increased, sending a larger portion of the supply into private wallets. With fewer coins available for immediate sale, short-term selling pressure eases, amplifying the impact of growing demand and highlighting the deliberate positioning of large holders. Event-Driven Momentum: Why Whales Are Watching Japan Closely The timing of this accumulation aligns closely with a major XRP Ledger-focused event taking place in Japan this week. The conference is expected to feature Ripple executives and focus on institutional adoption, decentralized finance, and broader ecosystem development. Japan holds strategic importance for XRP due to its deep ties with SBI Holdings and its established role in Ripple’s global expansion. This regional strength adds weight to the significance of the event, making it more than just a routine industry gathering. Market participants are closely watching how the XRP price reacts around this event. Related Reading: Ripple Makes A $13 Trillion Bet With This Move, And XRP Price Could Be Set To Explode The combination of large-scale buying, reduced circulating supply, and the upcoming institutional-focused conference underscores a clear pattern. While retail participants often respond to short-term uncertainty with hesitation or panic, whales are coordinating their activity with events that could influence adoption and ecosystem growth. Ultimately, the difference between panic-driven retail behavior and disciplined whale accumulation illustrates that these large holders are acting not out of impulse, but based on insight and timing. Their moves suggest they see opportunities that others may overlook, emphasizing strategy and preparation. Whales may not have secret knowledge, but they clearly understand how to act decisively when the rest of the market hesitates. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
Long-term agreement between Meta and CoreWeave signals growing demand for scalable AI compute and inference capacity.
Bitcoin Depot said a hacker stole 50.9 BTC, worth about $3.7 million, after gaining access to internal systems linked to corporate wallets.
On April 8, Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund began trading on the NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT, logging 1.6 million shares and roughly $34 million in volume on its highly anticipated first day. The MSBT fund purchased 430 Bitcoin on day one, following $30.6 million in net inflows. Speaking on this performance, Bloomberg […]
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The March CPI report lands tomorrow at 8:30am ET, and it carries more weight than any inflation print this year. Economists are forecasting a sharp jump to 3.3% year-on-year, up from February’s 2.4% reading – the first report to fully capture the inflationary impact of the Iran war and the oil price surge that came …
Crypto exchanges are racing to capture the market share of TradFi trading venues, but tokenized commodities adoption remains limited by pricing and liquidity concerns.
Commodities led the growth, with oil trading reaching $6.9 billion in weekly volume after geopolitical tensions, while stock perpetual swaps grew 908% to roughly $4.9 billion.
BitMEX said commodity perpetual swaps volume jumped from $38.1 million to $25 billion in Q1 as traders flocked to 24/7 gold, silver and oil exposure.
ZachXBT said a 390-account North Korean IT worker network has generated over $3.5 million in crypto flows since November 2025.
Iran may accept BTC for oil tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while Morgan Stanley just helped drive a huge day for Bitcoin ETFs.
The bitcoin miner earned $222,012 in subsidy and fees for mining block 944,306 using CKpool in a solo mining configuration.
The liquidation was so large relative to the order book that Hyperliquid's auto-deleveraging mechanism activated, forcibly closing profitable short positions on the other side of the trade to prevent the system from accumulating bad debt.
Pepe is back on traders’ radar after Canary Capital’s ETF filing triggered a fresh wave of speculation. The development has pushed sentiment sharply higher, but price action remains locked at a critical breakout zone, where the next move could define the short-term trend. The key question now dominating the market is clear, Can Pepe price …
Whales and options traders are betting on a massive BTC reversal toward $80,000 as a fragile Iran ceasefire fuels hopes for a supply squeeze and a breakout.
The SEI price remains stuck in a deep bearish trend, even as the crypto markets experience a bullish push with Bitcoin trading above $71,000 and Ethereum around $2,200. The price has plunged heavily by 95% from its all-time high and is trading near the lower boundary of its identified demand zone. No clear reversal structure …
The South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), together with the Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA) are rolling out unified rules for withdrawal across all registered crypto exchanges. A Unified Crypto Withdrawal System From now on, all local crypto exchanges are being forced to have one tough, standardized withdrawal‑delay regime by South Korean financial regulators. According to the Korean outlet News1, the intention behind the new withdrawal delay system for crypto exchanges is to prevent damage from voice phishing scams that depend on speed. The new criteria for ‘withdrawal delay exceptions’, which according to News1 have previously been highly susceptible to criminal exploitation, will be standardized. Intensive monitoring will also be conducted on accounts to which these exceptions apply. Related Reading: Crypto Trust Crisis — The “Kim Jong‑Un Test” Is Exposing Secret North Korean Moles The aforementioned vulnerability was created by “exchange‑by‑exchange loopholes” that scammers abused, The Korea Times claims. In many of these voice phishing schemes, dirty cash is funneled into an account, quickly flipped into crypto, and rushed back out again before investigators can track it or lock it down. What The Change Really Entails South Korean exchanges have been obliged to hold crypto withdrawals for 24 to 72 hours after a deposit since May 2025. This creates a buffer window that lets banks and regulators spot and stop suspicious transfers. However, the rules include exemptions based on factors like how long an account has been open, its past activity, trading size, and any history of misconduct. Each exchange has set and applied those standards on its own until now. In some instances, accounts slipped into the exempt bucket with minimal checks, letting scammers sidestep the waiting period and pull funds out almost instantly. Between June and September 2025, 59% of identified fraud‑linked exchange accounts sat in these “exception” buckets that dodged the delay. Under the new standards, authorities want exception accounts cut to under 1% of users. Exchanges are also required to tighten KYC, fund‑source checks and monitoring on those accounts Regulators also intend to tighten scrutiny of exempt accounts, rolling out stronger, recurring customer checks. This includes routine verification of where funds come from, at least once a year. Alongside it, a new system designed to more systematically track and analyze withdrawal patterns will also be required. To keep inconvenience to a minimum, exemptions will still be available when immediate withdrawals are genuinely needed, for example, to settle accounts. Market Implications The new measure comes on top of other recent strict Korean crypto regulations, like AI‑powered transaction surveillance and potential early account freezes for suspected manipulators. Just this Monday, the FSC ordered all domestic crypto exchanges to have a new 5-minute asset-matching system, as regulators found that the existing kill switches of some of the major exchanges were unreliable. Related Reading: Binance Deploys PRER Volatility Shield — Here’s How New Price Bands Could Hit Your Orders All new users and large fresh deposits will face predictable 24–72 hour “cooling‑off” windows before they can move coins to self‑custody or offshore venues, which dulls fast‑money flows and arb activity. Standardized delays and tighter exemptions make it harder for scam rings to spin up fresh accounts across multiple exchanges, but they also push sophisticated traders toward long‑term setups, derivatives on regulated venues, or non‑Korean liquidity hubs. If the model works and fraud metrics fall, Korea’s unified‑delay template is likely to show up in other high‑risk jurisdictions as a “best practice” for managing scam‑heavy retail flows. Bitcoin bounced back and reclaimed $72k earlier today. At the moment of writing, BTC trades for the high $71ks on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSDT on Tradingview. Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSDT chart from Tradingview.
Bithumb's error highlights the critical need for robust security measures in crypto exchanges to prevent costly distribution mistakes.
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Chainalysis projects stablecoin volumes could reach $1.5 quadrillion by 2035, driven by generational wealth transfer and retail adoption. Stablecoins already processed $28 trillion in 2025, growing 133% annually since 2023. However, this shows that stablecoins could become a core global payment infrastructure. Stablecoins Growing Faster Than Traditional Payments According to the Chainalysis report titled “The …
Bitcoin needs to regain momentum with higher trading volumes for BTC to reclaim $80,000 as support and sustain the recovery.
Bhutan has moved another 319 BTC, taking the total to over 9,000 BTC since late 2024, and trimming its sovereign stash by around 70%.
Despite a geopolitical "risk-on" boost, crypto markets remain range-bound with BTC hovering at $71,200 while altcoins like MANA and AERO show strength.
Bithumb has filed for a court-approved asset freeze to recover 7 BTC, worth approximately $496,000, from users who have refused to return funds two months after the exchange’s catastrophic payout error. The legal action marks the final unresolved chapter of one of the largest accidental Bitcoin distributions in exchange history. Bithumb $43 Billion Bitcoin Error: …
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced on Apr. 8 that it would convert 5,000 ETH into stablecoins through CoWSwap’s TWAP feature to fund research, grants, and donations. The announcement reopened a debate over what the foundation’s treasury overhaul was ever meant to accomplish. Over the last year, EF moved treasury assets into DeFi, borrowed against ETH […]
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Strategy's Michael Saylor said bitcoin has likely bottomed near $60,000 and downplayed quantum computing risks.
The decision closes a legal battle spanning more than a year, after Dunamu moved to overturn the sanction and halt its enforcement.
Around $180 million worth of Avalanche has been transferred to Coinbase over the past six months, raising concerns about sustained selling pressure. The crypto community reacted with skepticism and frustration, with some users pointing to large transactions as a main reason behind AVAX’s weak price performance. Avalanche is trading around $9.07, down 3.35% in 24 …
The DOJ and CFTC asked a federal court to block Arizona from prosecuting Kalshi, citing event contracts as federally regulated swaps.