Americans 60 and older accounted for $4.4 billion of those crypto losses across 44,555 complaints, nearly double the next-closest age group.
Strategy is one of the most aggressively promoted stocks on Wall Street, with a consensus “Strong Buy” rating and an average analyst price target that implies a 155% upside from recent prices. That's nearly double the implied upside for any other large-cap name in America. It's also, by a wide margin, the single largest issuer […]
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Bitcoin price sold off as negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down and the Strait of Hormuz returned to the spotlight.
Bitcoin's potential drop to the 30-50k range could mark a significant market bottom this cycle.
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Sun criticized the WLFI platform over long token lockup periods and accused it of having blacklist functions at the smart contract level.
AI's transformative impact on careers demands adaptability, while mobile coding reshapes engineering work habits.
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Is Coinbase too big to fail? It has to be now ETFs rely on it daily Wall Street spent two years selling investors on a clean vision of Bitcoin: a regulated exchange-traded fund, cleared and settled through the same institutional machinery that handles equities and bonds, scrubbed of the Wild West baggage that haunted crypto's […]
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Selig said states do not have the ability to police prediction market providers, echoing his agency's stance as it pursues court cases to cement its authority.
Novozhenov argues that despite lingering governance, security and regulatory hurdles that have shuttered several protocols, DeFi remains resilient.
A developer distilled Claude Opus 4.6's reasoning into a local Qwen model anyone can run. The result is Qwopus—and it's surprisingly close to the real thing.
The company has completed 105 Bitcoin transactions since 2020 and is playing contrarian as it continues accumulating BTC via corporate debt and equity financing
Sun called himself "the first and single largest victim" of World Liberty's blacklist, referencing his own wallet which has been frozen since Sep. 2025.
According to market analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin’s price-based supply distribution is revealing critical zones that could define the asset’s near-term trajectory. This latest piece of important on-chain data is offering a clearer picture of where the market may be headed next, following the positive price action observed in early April. Related Reading: Bitcoin 23 Bar Theory: What Happens To The BTC Price If The Bottom Is In? 61% Of BTC Supply In Profit Despite Bear Season In an X post on April 11, Darkfost shares an insight into Bitcoin’s price structure based on its supply distribution pattern. At current prices, the renowned expert reports that approximately 61% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply was acquired below the spot price, leaving 39% purchased at higher levels. This positioning suggests that a majority of market participants remain in profit, a condition often associated with a more constructive market structure. Interestingly, further data analysis reveals a notable concentration of investor activity in the $65,000- $70,000 range. While this zone reflects both buying and selling activity rather than pure accumulation, it still represents a key area where a significant volume of coins last changed hands. Because this range sits below the current price, it is interpreted as a potential support floor and a good accumulation zone for smart money investors. On the upside, a similar cluster of activity has emerged between $90,000 and $95,000, which Darkfost expects could act as a formidable resistance level. This is because market participants who acquired Bitcoin at this price range are likely to exit their positions once prices return to their cost basis, thereby creating a barrier to further upward movement. However, Darkfost warns that not all activity clusters carry the same weight. The analyst considers the $85,000 region non-sequential from a technical standpoint, despite showing elevated transaction volume. This is largely due to the influence of exchange-related transfers, most notably a substantial transfer of nearly 800,000 BTC from Coinbase, which distorts the data and fails to reflect genuine investor sentiment or conviction. Related Reading: XRP Could Rally Near $20 After Breakout Signal Originating In 2017, Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Pocket Lies Above $75,000 Another key insight from the supply map is the presence of a relatively low-activity zone, often referred to as an “air pocket,” above $75,000. In this range, Bitcoin has historically seen limited trading activity, implying fewer barriers to price movement. As a result, if Bitcoin enters this zone with sufficient momentum, it could either move through it rapidly or undergo a brief consolidation phase before continuing higher. At press time, the premier cryptocurrency trades at $71,535, up 6.45% over the last seven days. Featured image from Shutterstock, chart from Tradingview
In November 2024, the SEC celebrated 583 enforcement actions and a record $8.2 billion in remedies, saying crypto was proof it could keep pace with emerging threats. This week, the same agency published a 2025 review calling that approach a mistake. The new report said prior resources were misapplied, criticized the pursuit of “media headlines,” and […]
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Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, says strong earnings are helping markets absorb geopolitical shocks, despite ongoing risks.
Oil prices spiked on the Hyperliquid platform after President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Justin Sun says World Liberty Financial secretly built a backdoor into its smart contract that lets the company freeze or seize any token holder’s funds without warning, and he is demanding answers. The Tron founder, who invested heavily in the Trump-backed DeFi project, published a lengthy public statement this week accusing WLFI of embedding a …
The current price range of Bitcoin may not relay much, but a change in ownership structure is taking place under the surface. Related Reading: Forget XRP Forecasts: The ‘Delusional’ Crowd Could Have The Last Laugh On-chain data from CryptoQuant shows that one cohort of market participants is stepping back from exchange activity at a pace not seen in nearly a year, while another is quietly rebuilding at a scale that demands attention. Whale Inflows On Binance Fall To Multi-Month Lows The 30-day sum of whale inflows to Binance has fallen massively in recent days, falling to $2.96 billion as of the latest CryptoQuant data, the first reading below $3 billion since June 2025. The drop in exchange inflow is a departure from the elevated inflow levels that characterized the entire period between February and early March, when the same metric was consistently tracking above $6 billion and briefly touched $8 billion. That detail matters because exchange inflows from whales are an intent to sell or reposition. When these flows begin to dry up, it shows that large players are no longer rushing to offload their supply. BTC- Binance Whale To Exchange Flow At the same time, long-term holders are rebuilding exposure at scale. This exposure can be seen through the 30-day realized cap change for this group. This metric captures the value of coins being absorbed into long-term storage, and its reading reached as high as $49 billion on April 9. That contrast is clearly visible in the behavior of short-term holders, whose realized cap change has dropped to -$54 billion. This is the third time since early March that short-term holders have registered losses exceeding $50 billion on a 30-day basis. This data shows that reactive participants are exiting positions under pressure, while longer-term investors are buying more into that weakness and tightening supply. BTC: STH LTH Net Position Realized Cap The Setup For A Squeeze Is Building Speaking of tightening supply, data from the derivatives market is showing a signal as to how there might be an incoming short squeeze. The impression across derivatives and spot metrics is a market where bearish sentiment has become heavily concentrated in leveraged positions, while physical supply is migrating off crypto exchanges. Funding rates across all major exchanges came in at -0.0118% on April 10 and -0.0101% on April 11, two consecutive sessions of strongly negative readings. Negative funding has become the dominant regime since late March, and throughout April the metric has remained in negative territory without a single positive flip. Bitcoin Funding Rates The negative funding means short positions are paying longs to maintain their bearish exposure, and short positions are becoming overcrowded. At the same time, open interest climbed from around $21.87 billion on April 6 to $24.37 billion by April 10. Rising open interest alongside persistently negative funding is a characteristic signature of leveraged short accumulation. Meanwhile, spot supply continues to tighten up. Many coins are being moved off crypto exchanges, and exchange netflows recorded about 7,900 BTC in outflows over April 9 and 10 combined. Related Reading: XRP Eyes $17 After Massive Breakout—Is A 1,100% Surge Next? Off-exchange, the 30-day change in OTC desk balances has turned negative, which is a sign that institutions or large buyers are absorbing supply outside of visible market infrastructure. Bitcoin Total OTC Desk Balance Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Crypto trading is almost entirely public. One startup thinks it has borrowed an idea from Wall Street that could change that.
Bitcoin miners are heading toward the 2028 halving with thinner margins, tighter power markets and a growing need for capital discipline.
The blockade heightens geopolitical tensions, potentially destabilizing global markets and impacting energy security and cryptocurrency values.
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"Effective immediately, the United States Navy ... will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," said the president in a social media post.
The US-Iran ceasefire made oil retreat, European equities posted their largest single-day gain in more than four years, and crypto joined the relief wave alongside everything else. During the relief, traders rotated sharply into privacy-adjacent names, pushing Zcash up roughly 59.6% over seven days and Dash up about 47.3% over the same window. CryptoSlate's privacy […]
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Key factors, such as ETF flows, macro factors and on-chain supply favor a rally in bitcoin even as war risks linger.
The Fellowship PAC spent $300,000 with Nxum Group that was co-founded by Bo Hines, the chief of Tether's U.S. arm and former adviser to President Donald Trump.
Stablecoin adoption in Europe is shifting from strategy to execution, with demand increasingly driven by real-world needs.
A post from pioneer Daniel F is generating discussion in the Pi community, and the argument at the centre of it is more technically interesting than most of the price speculation that usually dominates the conversation. The claim is interesting but the implications are uncomfortable for anyone trying to reconcile Pi’s DEX pricing with its …
The allegations highlight potential risks in DeFi projects, emphasizing the need for transparency and robust governance to maintain trust.
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Bitcoin traded as high as $73,000 following a 9% price rally in the past week. However, the broader market suggests the leading cryptocurrency is still stuck in a bear phase that’s been dragging on for more than six months. Interestingly, historical data suggest that recent price movement could trigger a significant bullish rebound, providing investors with a mid-term to long-term relief period. Related Reading: Bitcoin On The Brink: One Move Could Trigger A Massive Shift Bitcoin Nears Key Support Level As Bulls Eye Historical Recovery Run In an X post on April 11, renowned analyst Ali Martinez shares a positive observation of the Bitcoin price chart, highlighting a cyclical price rally. Notably, this price surge is triggered by a retest of a particular long-standing ascending trendline during an extended correction period, as is being observed. Martinez names this ascending trendline the “Parabolic Guard,” describing it as probably the most consistent technical level in Bitcoin history. Over the last 10 years, a price retest of this support line has consistently preceded a massive rebound. In 2017, Bitcoin’s contact with this trendline produced a staggering 961% gain in the following months. A similar event was observed in 2018; however, it resulted in a lower yield of 261%. In 2020, Bitcoin’s retest of the Parabolic Guard triggered 1,126% price increase, before the 2022 bear market commenced. The bullish condition was met again later in 2022, resulting in a 660% gain observed over the last four years. According to Martinez, the historic ascending trend line currently runs between $56,000 and $60,000, about 20% below the current market price. Interestingly, the present cycle low lies around $60,000, which Bitcoin formed amid an intense market sell-off in early February. According to Martinez’s latest post, the market would likely need a return to this market bottom to end the bear market and initiate a long-term recovery. The prominent analyst also explains that Bitcoin’s contact with the Parabolic Guard would slow smart money’s accumulation in anticipation of the next price surge. Related Reading: Bitcoin Reclaims $73,000 Mark But Traders Remain Unconvinced – Details Bitcoin Market Overview At the time of writing, Bitcoin was valued at $71,508, following a 1.81% loss in the last day. Meanwhile, daily trading volume has dropped by 27.35% and is valued at $26.35 billion. According to CoinCodex data, the overall market sentiment is heavily bearish, while the Fear & Greed Index remains in extreme fear territory. Nevertheless, CoinCodex analysts expect Bitcoin’s market bounce, driven by the easing geopolitical tensions, to persist for the time being, with price predictions of a $79,729 in the next five days. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview
As banks retreat from trade finance amid Iran-linked risk fears, non-bank lenders and traders are increasingly turning to stablecoins for settlement, according to Haycen’s Luke Sully.