Bitcoin’s power law enters a 2026 stress test as Giovanni’s new chart shifts the debate from price targets to regime signals Bitcoin Power Law chart creator Giovanni Santostasi has added a new layer to one of crypto’s most durable valuation models. The chart shifts attention to Bitcoin's movements away from the trend line, with a […]
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A new report reveals that OpenAI's own team warned the company against its adult mode plans—but the AI giant is still moving forward.
The amended SEC filing details the assets, custody arrangements and potential staking plans for the actively managed crypto fund.
Fresh ETF inflows, digital asset treasury buying and a shift away from bitcoin to altcoins are helping lift the second-largest cryptocurrency.
Peirce said the SEC isn't a “merit regulator,” emphasizing the agency doesn't decide whether financial products are good or bad investments.
The SEC has ended its case against Nader Al-Naji, who was accused of $257 million in unregistered securities sales via the BitClout token.
Data shows the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has marked an improvement after the latest price surge, but its value is still inside the extreme fear zone. Bitcoin Has Witnessed A Price Jump Over The Past Day Bitcoin ended last week on a mixed note, first observing a sharp surge near $74,000 on Friday, but then dropping back into the low $70,000 levels inside the same day. The weekend saw the asset consolidate, but it seems the new week has brought with it fresh bullish momentum as BTC has jumped once more. Related Reading: Bitcoin Foundation For A Mid-Term Breakout Remains Thin, Cost Basis Data Shows As the below chart shows, Bitcoin went further than the Friday jump this time, briefly hitting $74,400. The cryptocurrency has pulled back a bit since the high, but with a current value of $73,200, it remains more than 7% in the green on the weekly timeframe. BTC hasn’t been alone in the bullish push as the altcoins have also observed rallies. Ethereum, the second largest digital asset, has seen even better returns than Bitcoin, being up 13% on the week. Recent trader sentiment has been poor because of the extended bearish price action, but the new recovery has led to some improvement. BTC Fear & Greed Index Now At Edge Of Extreme Fear Territory The “Fear & Greed Index” refers to an indicator created by Alternative that tells us about the average sentiment present among investors in the Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency markets. The index determines the trader mentality using the data of five factors: market cap dominance, trading volume, volatility, social media sentiment, and Google Trends. To represent the sentiment, it uses a numerical scale running from 0 to 100. All values above 53 on this scale correspond to a sentiment of greed, while those under 47 to one of fear. The values in between imply a net neutral market mentality. Besides these three core zones, there are also two extreme territories on the index called the extreme fear (25 and under) and extreme greed (above 75). All the recent bearish price action pushed the market down into one of these extreme zones, as the chart below shows: From the graph, it’s visible that since dropping down deep into the extreme fear zone in February, the Fear & Greed Index has steadily been improving this month. The latest Bitcoin recovery surge, in particular, has induced a notable jump in the indicator. Related Reading: Bitcoin Recovery Requires STH Profitability Above 50%: Glassnode However, the trader sentiment still hasn’t improved enough to escape the extreme fear zone. Nonetheless, at a current value of 23, the index is now very close to transitioning into the normal fear region. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin chases $75,000 as the return of aggressive spot BTC ETF inflows, billion-dollar buys from Strategy and an improvement in investors’ risk appetite propel the crypto market.
The Ertzaintza (Basque Country police) says crypto is now present in a growing share of tech‑enabled crimes in Euskadi. More Than 500 Crypto Crimes In A Small Region In a report from last Monday, northern Spain’s Ertzaintza stated that they logged 541 crypto‑linked complaints in 2025, all of them undergoing investigation right now. The cases include 13 investigations into alleged fraud offenses and multiple other money laundering, embezzlement, fraud, scams and asset concealment related offenses, with crypto mainly as a rail to move or hide funds rather than the only target. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Hits $74K As Geopolitical Tensions Spike, Is BTC Poised For a Fresh Leg Down? A Growing Trend The Basque Country situation is not an outlier, but rather a micro‑case of a broader European pattern of growing cases of cryptocurrency-related crimes. The European’s Union Police Agency (Europol) has called crypto‑enabled fraud and laundering a “significant burden” for law enforcement, with Spain regularly cited in large pan‑European operations. Spain has recently carried various operations dismantling multi‑million‑euro pyramid schemes and cross‑border laundering networks that used bitcoin and other coins to wash funds for thousands of victims. The 2026 Crypto Crime Report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs estimated that illicit wallets received 158 billion dollars in 2025, up 145% year‑on‑year, yet that was only ~1.2% of total crypto transaction volume and a smaller share than in 2023, as reported by our sister website Bitcoinist. A Country Of Extreme Crypto Surveillance Spain is widely known in the crypto community as one of the countries with the thighter and most asphixiating regulations for crypto. Since 2021, CEXs like Binance and Coinbase are forced to share customer information with the Spanish Government under the Law on Measures to Prevent and Combat Tax Fraud. On top of the already strict reporting rules for foreign-held assets and harsh penalties for mistakes, lawmakers are now backing a proposal that would move crypto gains into the general income tax base, exposing high earners to rates of up to 47% on their digital asset profits. Related Reading: Bitcoin And US Election Cycles: An Age-Long Romance That Says $400,000 Is Possible What This Means For Traders Markets tend to price in regulatory and enforcement risk: short‑term headline spikes rarely change bitcoin’s long‑term trend by themselves, but harsher tax and AML moves in key jurisdictions like Spain can hit liquidity and local volumes. For traders, increased enforcement in places like the Basque Country means more KYC friction but also cleaner counterparties and a stronger institutional case over time. With scams clustering around promises of outsized yield, serious market participants should treat police warnings as a sentiment signal, not an existential threat to the asset class. BTC’s price trends to the upside on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview Cover image from Perplexity, BTCUSD chart from Tradingview
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
A senior executive at one of Asia’s leading financial firms just made one of the clearest institutional cases for XRP heard in recent months, and the numbers he cited are difficult to argue with. Sagar Shah, Chief Business Officer of EverNorth Asia, sat down for an interview covering the XRP Ledger ecosystem and its potential …
The Sei Development Foundation joined in the round to support expansion of an SEC-regulated alternative trading system and settlement platform for blockchain-based securities.
Pi Network has officially opened its second migration phase, allowing Pioneers who have already moved their first Pi balance to Mainnet to bring additional tokens on-chain. The announcement, which was first made on Pi Day on March 14, is now rolling out gradually across the network and represents one of the most anticipated milestones the …
The President-backed effort to set broader rules for US crypto markets is nearing a political deadline in Congress as banks press lawmakers and regulators to block stablecoin companies from offering rewards that resemble interest on deposits. The fight has become one of the central unresolved questions in Washington’s crypto agenda. At stake is whether dollar-linked […]
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The cryptocurrency market is entering a tense moment as investors turn their attention to the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for tomorrow. While economists widely expect the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged, traders across crypto and traditional markets are watching closely for signals from Fed Chair Jerome Powell about inflation …
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer just said something that the XRP community is not going to stop talking about. In a candid and unusually honest exchange on X, David Schwartz, acknowledged that a collapse from a possible $4 to as low as $0.20 or $0.25 cannot be ruled out, while simultaneously admitting that nobody at Ripple, …
The Trump family's World Liberty Financial approved a measure that lets big-time WLFI investors access members of its team.
Ironlight raises $21M to expand a regulated marketplace for tokenized securities as blockchain based equities trading surpasses $1B.
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As global demand for faster, cheaper, and more transparent financial infrastructure grows, Ripple is intensifying its global expansion strategy toward positioning XRP as a core settlement asset in international finance. With leadership visits and strategic engagements spanning major financial centers, the company is reinforcing its presence across multiple continents to accelerate real-world adoption of blockchain-based payment solutions. How XRP Is Being Positioned For International Payments Ripple is actively working to make XRP a global financial asset through an aggressive international expansion strategy. An analyst known as XFinanceBull on X has revealed that the company’s leadership, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse and President Monica Long, has recently visited four major offices across three continents in just five days. Related Reading: XRP Back In The Spotlight As Mastercard Explores Ripple Technology These include Dublin, London, Singapore, and Sydney as part of a broader push to strengthen the company’s global footprint. The tour reflects Ripple’s focus on building comprehensive financial platforms across payment, custody, liquidity, and treasury. XFinanceBull highlighted that a key part of this strategy involves embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into real-time cash forecasting and CFO-grade liquidity tools. The strategy also signals a shift away from the US coastal mindset. By engaging directly with international markets and financial hubs, Garlinghouse has reportedly emphasized that Ripple aims to drive real adoption of its technology and expand the role of XRP in global payment networks. In XFinanceBull’s view, Ripple is not waiting for the next crypto bull run to validate its vision. Instead, the company is focused on building the infrastructure for a global financial network, while much of the market remains focused on price movements. If the strategy succeeds, the XRP chart will eventually reflect the thesis. Could Ripple Enter The Ranks Of The World’s Top 10 Banks? Ripple has reportedly reached a major milestone by securing a banking license, a development that could significantly reshape its position in global finance. A crypto commentator known as 25hoursawake on X noted that the move could push Ripple’s valuation toward $120 billion, supported by its large holdings of XRP. Related Reading: Pundit Shares What The XRP Float Is Likely To Be For Global Settlement With roughly 40 billion XRP on its balance sheet, valued at around $3 per token, Ripple would instantly be placed among the world’s largest financial institutions. However, if the XRP price were to climb above $6, Ripple’s balance sheet value tied to its XRP reserves could exceed $240 billion, potentially placing the company within the top 10 banks globally by balance sheet strength. Such a shift would mark an evolution for Ripple as it transitions from a cross-border payments company into a broader financial powerhouse built around blockchain infrastructure. According to some projections, an estimated $650 trillion in global assets could eventually move across the XRP Ledger network, powered by RealFi and its REAL Token. Meanwhile, some speculative estimates cited by the commentator suggest that with a projected $100 billion market capitalization, the Real token could rise from $0.043 toward $998.90 as global adoption accelerates. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com
The threats appear tied to a market contract with more than $14 million wagered on whether Iran carried out a strike on Israel on a specific date.
MEXC launches a prediction market platform as crypto exchanges including Coinbase and Kraken expand event based trading products.
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The Secret Service is working together with U.K. and Canadian law enforcement agencies in a bid to stop crypto fraud schemes.
South Korea just lit up. Over the weekend, 14 altcoins saw explosive volume spikes across Upbit and Bithumb, the country’s two largest crypto exchanges. Over 16.2 million South Koreans hold crypto accounts, meaning 32% of the entire population owns digital assets. More people in South Korea own crypto than stocks. According to Chainalysis, South Korea …
XRP price has gained bullish momentum over the past 24 hours, climbing from around $1.41 to nearly $1.51, marking a 5–6% daily increase. The move comes after the token successfully broke above the $1.426 resistance level, a zone that had capped multiple recovery attempts in recent sessions. The breakout follows improving sentiment across the broader …
Crypto wealth manager Abra plans a Nasdaq debut through a SPAC merger, joining a growing wave of digital asset companies tapping public markets for capital.
The document quickly sparked debate across the Ethereum community, with supporters saying it reinforces the network’s core principles. Critics, however, argue the mandate signals the foundation intends to take a backseat just as institutional interest in blockchain is accelerating.
Crypto wealth manager Abra is going public at a $750 million valuation—but regulators have repeatedly taken issue with how it does business.
The stablecoin issuer has rallied as analysts point to growing demand for USDC, a higher interest-rate environment and the rapid expansion of tokenized assets.
Jane Street's resumed Bitcoin trading amid scrutiny highlights ongoing tensions between market manipulation allegations and regulatory oversight.
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Dubbed “Operation Atlantic,“ the effort involves law enforcement agencies from the three countries and is aimed at preventing phishing attacks involving cryptocurrencies.