Bitcoin’s derivatives market has reached what Real Vision’s Jamie Coutts is calling a state of “excessive pessimism” after his Derivative Risk Score hit 1. Furthermore, the analyst said BTC’s 7-day moving average funding rate has fallen to the third percentile of all readings made since 2020. But according to him, in the past, similar sustained negative […]
The stablecoin issuer Circle has doubled down on its defense against criticism for failing to act during an exploit that led to roughly $280 million in losses from the Solana-based Drift Protocol. This time, the company’s CEO, Jeremy Allaire, responded during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, and cited a moral quandary. The chief […]
Ether has outperformed its crypto brethren today, surging 8.1% over the past 24 hours to hit $2,380 in early trading in Asia on Tuesday morning. It is the highest the asset has traded since February 2, just after it crashed from $3,000 in a couple of days. Santiment reported on Tuesday morning that the number […]
Tron founder Justin Sun, who also happens to be the single largest investor in the Trump family-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has publicly demanded that the DeFi project disclose the identities behind a single anonymous wallet and a five-member group that he claims can freeze user funds. The confrontation is centered on the control of […]
Polkadot’s native token plunged by over 7% in minutes after reports emerged that a hacker minted a billion tokens on the Ethereum mainnet and sold them off. The asset traded at $1.24 before it plunged immediately to $1.15, but managed to recover some ground and now trades around $1.20. Arkham reported that an unknown attacker […]
Retail-focused exchanges use a larger share of their reserves for trading than platforms that are institution-focused. Exchanges with a stronger institutional focus, such as Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken, maintain relatively low volume-to-reserve ratios of around 0.1. This indicates that deposits are largely held rather than actively traded. Asset Utilization Diverges According to CoinGecko’s latest report, […]
In the first quarter of 2026, the crypto market experienced a clear cooling in user participation following a cycle peak in the months prior. This decline in market participation was evident in crypto exchange trading activity. Data gathered by CryptoQuant on exchange activity in Q1 shows that traders and investors concentrated on major exchanges amid […]
After weeks of diminishing inflows, which included multiple no-inflow days, the spot XRP ETFs finally saw a substantial uptick on Friday, marking a multi-month high. The underlying asset has joined the market-wide rally, with a minor increase since last weekend, but some analysts remain hopeful of a more profound breakout. XRP ETFs Finally in the […]
Aethir, a decentralized GPU cloud network providing scalable computing power for AI and gaming, confirmed that it had detected and contained a malicious attack targeting its ATH bridge contracts linking Ethereum to other chains. The team behind the platform said that all compromised contracts were promptly disconnected, thereby successfully halting the exploit. It added that […]
Ethereum (ETH) has entered Q2 2026 with a steep 55% drop from its August 2025 high above $4,900, as macro-driven pressures weigh on the price. New data suggests that the unprecedented surge in the Total Transfer Count metric highlights that on-chain activity has reached peak levels. Ethereum Usage Peaks Ethereum’s on-chain activity has returned to […]