Intercontinental Exchange will take a board seat at OKX and plans to bring NYSE-listed tokenized stocks and derivatives to the crypto exchange’s users in 2026.
The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.
Bitcoin liquidity analysis described bulls as in control after the trip to $74,000, but a support retest could take BTC price action almost $10,000 lower.
'We're seeing the first signs of this value flow back into subnet tokens, which are becoming more than just network incentives,' Silbert said.
NYSE parent company Intercontinental Exchange has invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25 billion valuation as tokenization garners traction.
Intercontinental Exchange's investment in OKX signals growing institutional confidence in crypto exchanges, potentially boosting market legitimacy.
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ICE also made a strategic investment in OKX at a valuation of $25 billion.
Most people only see IPOs after the price resets at the open. Institutional investors and select clients receive allocations at the offering price, while everyone else waits for the exchange to start trading and buys at the market price. The gap between those two prices, the “IPO pop,” can be substantial. Circle's IPO last year […]
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Crossover Markets raised $31 million in a Tradeweb-led Series B round that values the institutional crypto trading firm at $200 million.
Bitcoin’s recent pullback toward $60,000 was likely a buy-the-dip opportunity with the price set to recover, several key technical indicators suggested.
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According to widely circulating reports, Sky News Arabia has reported that Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said the country is prepared to abandon its entire nuclear program if the United States presents a satisfactory alternative offer. Bitcoin is trading around $72,855 at the time of writing, recovering from the lows it hit when US and Israeli …
BC.GAME has announced a $500,000 bounty for credible leads on an Ethereum wallet tied to a $4.37 million exploit of a third‑party game, prompting the crypto community to help trace the hacker. On‑chain tracking by EyeOnChain showed the attacker used about 1.7 million USDC from the stolen funds to open a $31 million short on …
Ethereum price is beginning to show early signs of recovery after weeks of downside pressure. The second-largest cryptocurrency has gained roughly 4% this week, pushing back above the $2,150 level, suggesting that bearish momentum may be starting to weaken. The rebound comes as the broader crypto market attempts to stabilize, but what is happening beneath …
A crypto market analyst has shared a new technical analysis, outlining reasons why the Bitcoin price has not yet reached a cycle bottom. Using a charting framework called the Bear Bands alongside the Halving Cycles Theory, the analyst argues that while a short-term bounce is currently playing out, the broader bear market still has significant time and more downsides ahead before reaching a final price floor. Why The Bitcoin Price Has Not Hit A Bottom Yet According to market expert Crypto Con on X, the recent bounce that saw Bitcoin surge above $71,000 after its first major low under $64,000 is a normal reaction and does not indicate that the Bitcoin bear market has ended. The analyst stated that everything is unfolding exactly as expected, both in timing and price, in line with the Halving Cycles Theory. He further noted that the price sitting precisely at the first low of the Bear Bands indicator actually reinforces his bearish case for Bitcoin. Related Reading: XRP Price At $100 Is ‘Inevitable’, Analyst Explains Why This Is Sharing a detailed price chart, Crypto Con draws on Bitcoin’s full price history dating back to 2011, mapping out recurring bear market sequences that have played out across every major cycle. Each of those cycles followed a consistent three-stage structure, moving through a first low, a second low, and a final cycle bottom before any sustained recovery took hold. Based on this sequence, Crypto Con argues that the Bitcoin market has not yet reached a bottom but could be heading towards one soon. The Bear Bands framework on the chart places Bitcoin’s first low at around $64,000, a level it already achieved this February. The second low for the current cycle is projected near $44,500, indicating that the world’s largest cryptocurrency still has considerable downside ahead before the next major support is even tested. Below this level, Crypto Con has set BTC’s cycle bottom around $28,500, marking the final and deepest projected level before a genuine reversal could be considered. With current prices currently holding above $72,000, a drop to $28,500 would represent a staggering decline of more than 60%, reinforcing the analyst’s belief that the bear market is far from over. Expected Timeline For A BTC Bear Bottom Beyond bearish price targets, the bottom timeline laid out in Crypto Con’s analysis presents a sobering outlook for investors and traders hoping for a quick recovery. The analyst has projected that the second low around $44,500 is not expected for at least another five months from the time of his post. Related Reading: Bitcoin Pattern Memory Predicts The Bottom, And It’s Below $40,000 This places Bitcoin’s next major price crash roughly in the August to October 2026 window, as indicated on the chart. If this timeline plays out, it would push any hope of a final bottom well beyond mid-2026. If the projected cycle bottom at $28,500 plays out, Crypto Con expects it to arrive no earlier than three months after the second low. That points toward a November 2026 to January 2027 timeframe as the earliest window in which Bitcoin could realistically find its true price floor before it begins building toward a recovery. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
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The bounty highlights the growing importance of blockchain transparency and collaboration in addressing security breaches in digital finance.
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Bitcoin and ether edged higher as traders assessed macro risks, derivatives positioning and whether bitcoin can sustain a push toward $80,000.
A TON blockchain whale accidentally sent 126,000 TON, worth about $220,000, to a scammer’s fake wallet created through a dusting attack, which uses tiny transactions to identify and target wallets. The scammer returned 116,000 TON (around $203,000) but kept 10,000 TON ($17,000) as a “fee,” even leaving a message apologizing for taking it. The incident …
Analysts said renewed ETF inflows may be reviving bitcoin’s long-debated “safe haven” narrative as its price approaches the mid-$70,000s.
Ethereum price has reclaimed the $2,150 level after a strong bounce from the recent lows, signaling a shift in short-term market momentum. The second-largest cryptocurrency is now approaching a crucial resistance near $2,200, a level that has repeatedly capped upside attempts over the past sessions. With buying pressure gradually increasing and the broader crypto market …
Board members Justin Mateen and Richard Busch bought roughly 1.6 million shares after the trading window reopened following the bitcoin miner’s latest earnings report.
Bitcoin’s price recovered to around $73,000 in early March, after having fallen to the mid-$60,000 range from late January due to geopolitical unrest. What The Data Says Bitcoin’s price notable instability during the first trimester of the year seems to have a direct geopolitical correlation, CryptoQuant reports. Bitcoin dropped to around $63,000 on February 29, following the U.S.-Israel military strike on Iran on February 28 and the Iran heightened tensions in the Middle East. BTC had recovered near $70,000 by March 2, and by March 4 and 5 the price pushed to above $73,000 due to strong buying pressure. Related Reading: Bitcoin Reclaims $73,000 Amid Iran War Volatility, But Analyst Issues Key Warning Geopolitics In The Bitcoin Price CryptoQuant highlights a classic short squeeze dynamic on the derivatives side. A short squeeze happens when when the price of an asset rises very suddenly and to the upside, which forces traders to buy back their shorts as price reverses. As the sellers get pushed out, the price rises even further due to liquidations. Funding rates turned negative and futures open interest climbed during the dump, signaling that many traders were opening or adding short positions into the Iran headlines. Bitcoin price on Coinbase Premium Index. Source: CryptoQuant As the conflict failed to escalate further and ETF demand stayed positive, Bitcoin’s price pushed higher, triggering liquidations of late shorts and driving funding back toward neutral, rebounding toward the high‑$60K / $70K area. In CryptoQuant’s words, the episode looks like a temporary liquidity and positioning shock layered on top of the existing trend, not the start of a new war‑driven regime. Bitcoin: Open Interest - All Exchanges, All Symbol. Source: CryptoQuant The Iran‑related sell‑off was primarily a flow‑event rather than a structural shift in holder behavior: it was less about investors “fleeing to safety” and more about how positioning and liquidity interacted around the shock. Related Reading: Bitcoin Slides Again as Iran War Jitters Hit BTC, Risk Assets A Broader Picture This episode is not an outlier but part of a pattern in Bitcoin’s price on‑chain behavior across major conflicts. From Ukraine and Gaza to the recent crisis in Venezuela, they all display the same signature: a sharp, fear‑driven spike in coins moving onto exchanges around the event window, followed by a rapid normalization back to baseline as price re‑anchors to its prior trajectory. That was exactly what emerged during the Venezuela escalation, where military headlines amplified intraday volatility but failed to trigger a sustained distribution phase or a structural trend change. Wars and geopolitical conflicts inject short‑term stress into flows, but once the initial panic fades, Bitcoin tends to revert to the macro trend that was already in place. BTC's price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview Cover image from ChatGPT, BTCUSD chart from Tradingview
More than 1,800 crypto businesses operate in the UAE, with over 600 Web3 companies based in Dubai’s DMCC free zone.
The venture firm led by Chris Dixon is reportedly aiming to close its fifth crypto fund in the first half of 2026, signaling continued bets on blockchain startups.
Billionaire Venture capitalist points to privacy and fungibility concerns, while debate grows over corporate bitcoin strategies such as Strategy’s massive holdings.
The lawsuit seeks damages for Coinbase, governance reforms and the return of compensation and profits allegedly earned by insiders during the company’s compliance failures.
Sen. Murphy plans legislation banning prediction market bets on government actions after $1 million in profits tied to Iran strike contracts.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK reportedly secured a second boost of 3 million British pounds ($4 million) from Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne
Bitcoin is climbing again, up over 7% this week. Whether that means the worst is over, or whether $40K is still ahead, depends entirely on who you ask. Right now, the market is deeply divided. The Signal Bitcoin Bulls Are Watching Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe flagged something significant today. Bitcoin has hit a …