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The Chainlink price is quietly doing something interesting again bouncing right where it historically tends to. And if you’ve followed the long-term LINK price chart, you’ll know this isn’t just another random move. On the monthly timeframe, an ascending trendline has consistently acted as a reliable bottoming zone. Every time price has tapped that level, …
Payments giant Mastercard moves to bridge fiat and crypto with $1.8 billion acquisition of the U.K. based stablecoin startup.
Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK could accelerate the integration of stablecoins into mainstream finance, enhancing global payment systems.
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XRP is climbing the rankings again, but the bigger shift is happening under the hood. XRP price is holding near $1.50, extending its recent strength, while XRP flips BNB in market capitalization to become the fourth-largest crypto asset. The move comes as broader market conditions remain mixed, suggesting XRP’s outperformance is being driven by internal …
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 22,337 Bitcoin for about $1.57 billion last week, using a funding mix led by its variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC. The March 16 announcement showed the company paid an average of $70,194 per Bitcoin in the purchase. The buy lifted Strategy’s holdings to 761,068 Bitcoin, valued at about $56.5 billion at […]
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Vietnam plans to restrict citizens from overseas crypto trading as banks and brokerages compete for new domestic licenses.
Michael Nadeau, founder of The DeFi Report, says he remains bullish on Hyperliquid over the long run, but argues the latest move in HYPE looks mistimed. In a post on X, he said the market is leaning too hard into the bullish narrative just as on-chain activity and positioning data begin to soften. Nadeau’s central point is not that Hyperliquid is broken. It is that the recent strength in HYPE may have outrun what the underlying data currently supports. “I’m a fan of both @Globalflows and HYPE, but think he’s early here,” Nadeau wrote. He added that HYPE had “been strong in the bear market (outperforming BTC) because of its token economics + the ‘TradFi/Oil futures’ narrative,” before arguing that “the reality is that Hyperliquid looks like a ‘risk-off’ chain, just like the rest of crypto.” Bullish Hyperliquid Long Term, But Not Now That distinction matters. Hyperliquid presents itself as a high-performance layer-1 built for a fully on-chain financial system, with on-chain order books for perpetuals and spot markets. Bulls have also focused on HYPE’s design: Hyperliquid says trading fees are directed to the community, while its assistance fund converts fees into HYPE and burns those tokens, and stakers can receive trading-fee discounts. In other words, when Nadeau mentions “token economics,” he is referring to the structural features that have made HYPE attractive even in a difficult market. Related Reading: Weiss Crypto Flags 3 Key Risks For Hyperliquid And HYPE He also briefly points to the “TradFi/Oil futures” narrative, which has become one of the more powerful stories around Hyperliquid in recent weeks. The platform’s pitch is that it can extend crypto’s 24/7 market structure into more traditional assets, and oil-linked perpetuals on Hyperliquid saw a burst of attention during the recent geopolitical shock around Iran, when traders used the venue to price crude outside normal exchange hours. That backdrop helped feed the idea that Hyperliquid was becoming a real-time macro trading venue rather than just another crypto chain. Nadeau’s pushback is that the numbers no longer line up neatly with that narrative. “Fees are down 56%. Volumes are down 55%. Open interest is down 44%. Bridged assets are down 32%,” he wrote, adding that there had been “very few inflows over the last 30 days.” These numbers are key. Fees and volume speak to how much actual trading is happening. Open interest tracks how much derivatives exposure is still outstanding. Bridged assets are a rough signal for how much capital is moving onto the network. He sharpened the point further by saying, “The reality is it’s the same 50k users on HYPE that we saw last year.” That is a blunt way of framing the concern: price may be running on narrative expansion while user growth and capital inflows remain comparatively flat. Related Reading: Hyperliquid Looks Like Solana At $20 Last Cycle, Daniel Cheung Says Nadeau then shifts from fundamentals to market structure. He says oil futures volume on Hyperliquid peaked on March 9 and has trended lower since, undercutting one of the main catalysts behind the move. At the same time, he argues HYPE is “locally overbought,” citing an RSI of 67 and says the token is running into resistance at its 50-week moving average, a longer-term technical level many chart watchers treat as an important trend line. His skepticism extends to PURR as well. PURR, now trading on Nasdaq as Hyperliquid Strategies Inc., describes itself as a digital-asset treasury company focused on accumulating HYPE and giving US and institutional investors exposure to the token. Nadeau called buying that vehicle in a “risk-off bear market” a “head-scratcher,” especially because, in his view, there is still little evidence that traditional finance is urgently chasing HYPE exposure. He noted that HYPE is up 93% since January 20, while PURR has gained 87% over the same period. The net result is a measured warning, not a bearish capitulation. Nadeau is still “bullish long term,” but for now he is “fading the recent action.” For traders, that leaves a clear takeaway: the long-term Hyperliquid thesis may still be intact, but in his view the short-term setup no longer offers an especially attractive entry. At press time, HYPE traded at $41.031. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Cari Network is building a bank‑governed tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync’s Prividium stack, giving US regional lenders a stablecoin‑style, onchain payments rail.
The payments giant says the dollar-backed PYUSD token will enable cheaper cross-border transfers and faster settlement for merchants.
Bitcoin on Tuesday hit a 6-week high of $75000 USD, but quickie retained below. This is credited to the surhe in the derivative market, Insitutional investment, and ETF inflow. The broader market also followed the bitcoin price, Ethereum(ETH) made it $2400, Solana(SOL) passed $97, XRP hit a monthly high at $1.59, and memecoins turned green. …
XRP price has surged past BNB to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, hitting $93.4 billion after a sharp 14% rally in just 48 hours. The token has reclaimed $1.60, backed by a spike in network activity and a massive surge in derivatives positioning. But beneath the surface, a critical question is emerging: Is …
Vietnam's move to regulate crypto exchanges could enhance domestic economic control, reduce capital outflows, and challenge foreign dominance.
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Three months ago, Citigroup set a $143,000 Bitcoin target and told investors that 2026 was the year US crypto regulation would finally deliver. Today, the same bank cut that target by $31,000. The reason has nothing to do with Bitcoin itself. It has everything to do with Washington. Head of Quantitative Global Macro and DeFi …
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PayPal's expansion of PYUSD access could significantly enhance financial inclusion and streamline cross-border transactions globally.
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A Buenos Aires court instructed Argentina's telecom agency ENACOM to block Polymarket nationwide, citing unauthorized gambling concerns.
Bitcoin bulls failed to take out major resistance at six-week highs as open interest trends resulted in warnings over a BTC price reversal.
Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of Polymarket, adding to growing scrutiny of prediction market platforms globally.
Vietnam, ranked 4th in global crypto use with over $200 billion in yearly trading, is planning a big change in its crypto rules. Authorities are planning to ban users from trading on foreign platforms like Binance and OKX. The government’s goal is to build a local crypto market while tightening control over capital flows. Vietnam …
The company sold 4,451 BTC in February to cut debt and fund AI infrastructure pivot.
Crypto markets cooled after Monday's rally, with bitcoin eyeing support near $72,000–$74,000 even as derivatives positioning remains broadly bullish and altcoins see deeper profit-taking.
Bitcoin’s recovery is evolving into a broader market comeback as spot ETF inflows rebound, buyer activity returns after February’s sell-off, and fresh institutional accumulation helps push BTC back above $75,000. Bitcoin pushed above $75,000 in Asia trading hours, extending a rebound that's getting harder to dismiss as a simple bounce. Wall Street is putting fresh […]
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Altcoins have begun to show early signs of strength after weeks of consolidation and weak sentiment. Key market-wide indicators, including OTHERS (cryptos excluding top 10), TOTAL3 (market cap excluding BTC & ETH), and the ETH/BTC pair, have broken out of their respective accumulation structures. This movement suggests a potential shift in market dynamics, with capital …
Bitcoin’s technical and onchain indicators are boosting the case that BTC price may go as high as $84,000 in the short-term.
Bitcoin’s foray above $70,000, while encouraging, has not really done much to quell the expectations that this is only the start of the bear market. A number of analysts continue to warn investors that this might only be a temporary relief, with the real crash on the way. One of these analysts is HAMED_AZ, who took to the TradingView website to share why the Bitcoin price is still very bearish and why he expects a further crash before the cryptocurrency hits a bottom. Bitcoin Price Still Very Bearish According to HAMED, the Bitcoin price is still very bearish, despite the recent recovery, and this is due to the fact that it continues to trade inside a descending channel. This descending channel appeared on the daily timeframe, and since the price broke below the support at $79,000, it has completely eroded the bullish sentiment. Related Reading: Why The XRP Price Might Crash To $0.87 Before The Bear Market Ends Even now, the Bitcoin price has yet to retest the resistance that has now formed after this support level turned into resistance, showing weakness on the part of the bulls. Another important point that that the analyst makes is that this same zone is closely aligned with the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level. All of these put together make it an important level to determine the next wave of action. If the cryptocurrency’s price continues to correct below the $79,000-$82,000 level, then it is possible that the price could experience another rejection that could send it crashing lower. This is because this level is an area that bears control. What To Expect In the case of a crash, then the crypto analyst suggests that there could be another 40% price crash. This would mean that the price would eventually fall below $50,000. The bottom for this move is placed somewhere around $47,000, which would mean that the Bitcoin price would be below 60% from all-time high levels. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Can Still Cross $1: Historical Cycle Performance Points To 750% Rally “If price reaches this zone and shows signs of rejection or weakening bullish momentum, the market may experience a bearish rejection, continuing the broader downtrend within the channel,” HAMED explained. “As long as price remains below the supply zone and the upper boundary of the descending channel, the dominant scenario favors a bearish continuation after a pullback into resistance.” On the flip side of this, there is still the possibility that the bulls will reclaim control of the cryptocurrency. This would happen if the Bitcoin price were to rally and break above $82,000. In this case, it would push to the upper boundary of the descending channel, leading to a potential trend reversal. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
The ban is the latest legal setback for prediction markets, which are facing regulatory pushback around the world.
Solana price is stabilizing near $95 after a measured recovery, but the real catalyst may not come from within the crypto market itself. As traders position ahead of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision, SOL appears to be entering a phase where macro conditions and internal strength are beginning to align. The current move lacks the …
Nine wallets accumulated $47.5 million worth of LayerZero’s ZRO token over the past several days, and according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, almost nobody noticed it happening. The data shows 24.5 million tokens, representing 2.6% of circulating supply, accumulated at an average entry price of $1.94 across nine wallets with not a single sell recorded …
A viral claim circulating across X and crypto media suggests that Pi Network may soon support native tokens and memecoins, following its latest Pi Day 2026 updates. The claim links the launch of Pi Launchpad and Protocol 20 to the idea that users will soon trade ecosystem tokens freely on the Pi blockchain. So Coinpedia …